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Marching Through Denver: Fighting for an End to War, Torture, and Government Repression


Denver PD - all suited up and nowhere to go(Photo: Elaine Brower / NLN)
DENVER, Colo. — Starting on Sunday, August 24, 2008, over 700 people gathered in front of the Capitol Building in Denver to kickoff the weeklong events protesting the democratic national convention, as well as the oppression of the militaristic environment those of […]

The Battle For The Soul Of El Barrio


(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
NEW YORK — In November of 2006, City Council member Melissa Mark Viverito spoke out against police commissioner Ray Kelly’s parade permitting rules. Mark Viverito felt the rules would violate the civil rights of activists. Ironically, on Sunday she faced a large contigent of protesters - permits in hand - at […]

New York State Senators Call For Defederalizing The National Guard


(L to R) Elaine Brower, Nat Good of NLN, Bill Perkins and Eric Adams(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
NEW YORK – On Sunday, August 17, 2008, a press conference was held to announce the joint cooperation of State Senators Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn, 20th Dist.) and Bill Perkins (D-Manhattan, 30th Dist.), to introduce in the upcoming January […]

FREEZE III - Staten Island Ferry Terminal


Organizers relax after the Freeze(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN)
NEW YORK – On Wednesday, August 6th, commemorating the 63rd year of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima, the World Can’t Wait called together a group of New York activists to demand “No Attack on Iran!” at the Whitehall Street Ferry Terminal in downtown Manhattan. […]

23 Protesters Arrested In Israel


(Photo: Oren Ziv / Active Stills)
RAMALLAH, West Bank — 23 demonstrators were arrested yesterday as they protested in front of the house of Colonel Aviv Reshef, commander of the Israeli army regiment stationed in the Ni’ilin region. Reshef resides in Zichron Yaakov, in Israel’s Haifa district.

The demonstrators were arrested while protesting the shooting of two […]

23 Protesters Arrested In Palestine


(Photo: Oren Ziv / Active Stills)
RAMALLAH, West Bank — 23 demonstrators were arrested yesterday as they protested in front of the house of Colonel Aviv Reshef, commander of the Israeli army regiment stationed in the Ni’ilin region.

The demonstrators were arrested while protesting the shooting of two minors in Ni’ilin last week. The two – Ahmed […]

Stop War On Iran Protest


Mike Morice, Tom Good and Nathaniel Good of MDS enjoy a dry moment(Photo: Red Dragon / NLN)
NEW YORK — Although pouring rain diminished the expected turnout yesterday, a number of activists heeded the call to protest a potential U.S. attack on Iran.
Filing into Times Square the protesters carried anti-war signs, banners - and umbrellas. After […]

Rubber Bullets Claim The Life Of Another Palestinian Youth


Palestinian mourners watch the funeral procession for Ahmed Moussa(Photo: Anne Paq / Active Stills - (c) 2008, activestills.org, not for commercial reuse)
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israeli troops mortally wounded another Palestinian youth Wednesday - shortly after the funeral of 10-year-old Ahmed Mousa who was shot an killed by Israeli border police on Tuesday. The shootings […]