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Non-Violent Resistance » What is Non-Violent Resistance?Non-Violence is an alternative to either armed resistance or passive acceptance of the status quo. It is both a strategy and a philosophy which rejects violence as a means to promote change, and instead aims to change power relations through assertive acts of omission (refusal to do something) or commission (actively challenging the status quo). It is a method by which to change the minds of both the oppressor and oppressed so that a new reality can be built upon d...
Tacoma Police arrest nonviolent protesters against Strykers » Three people were arrested for peacefully protesting at the Port of Tacoma at about 12:30 AM Monday morning, March 5, 2007. They were protesting the shipment of Stryker Brigade armored vehicles from Fort Lewis to the illegal war and occupation in Iraq. Caitlin Esworthy was arrested within second after the Tacoma Police Disorder Response Team confronted the protest. Another person, Navy veteran Wally Cuddeford, was then brutally dragged on his stomach (and tasered three times) just after his ar...
Non-violent Greek activist arrested by Israeli Occupation » A non-violent Greek activist was arrested on Friday May 25, 2007, at a non-violent demonstration in the village of Artas, Bethlehem, Palestine. The demonstration was organized by Palestinians and joined by Israeli and international solidarity activists.On Sunday, May 20, Israeli Occupation Forces uprooted 28 apricot and date trees in order to build a sewage system for the Illegal Israeli colony of Efrata. Israel is also continuing to build the Apartheid Wall right through t...
Honduras begins election campaigning amid political crisis » TEGUCIGALPA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Coup-hit Honduras formally began its campaigning on Sunday for November election, some two months after a military coup set the country into a political crisis. Parties have less than 90 days to hold rallies and make media claims for the late November election that is set to choose a president, 128 deputies, 128 substitute deputies, 298 municipal leaders and 20 deputies and substitutes for the Central American Parliament.
Letter from Lhasa regarding March, 2008 (May 2008) »   The following letter was written by a resident of Lhasa, who wishes to remain anonymous. It gives a personal account of the current situation and the tense atmosphere in the city: Yesterday it was quite hot outside and the soldiers guarding one of the petrol stations had a big umbrella to protect them from the intense sunlight. Today it’s the opposite: cold, cloudy and even light snowfall as storm-fronts ...
Peace camp protest by residents » Residents living near the Faslane nuclear submarine base have held a demonstration against the ongoing peace protests there. People in Garelochead claim children have been prevented from going to nearby schools during recent anti-Trident protests. About 50 residents marched to the peace camp. A previous protest in April attracted about 120 demonstrators. The naval base is the home of the UK's Trident strategic nuclear deterrent. The submarines which carry the weapons system have been based on ...
Tookie and the myth of non-violent protest » Tonight the state of California is scheduled to execute Stanley Tookie Williams, co founder of the Crypts, after Governor Schwarzenegger made the determination that Williams was not sufficiently redeemed to merit clemency. All sorts of state and local organizations were abuzz about the possibility of riots should Williams be executed.
Thailand: Red Shirts Ready For Govt House March » BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thousands of anti-government protesters in red shirts gathered at Sanam Luang Monday night (23 Feb) before marching to Government House early Tuesday (24 Feb).Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan said the red shirts are expected to march to Government House this morning, and though the rally is expected to last a while the exact time period is still unknown.
South African Group Urges Nestle Boycott Over Mugabe » Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- AfriForum, a South African civil rights organization, called for a worldwide boycott of Nestle SA products after the Swiss company said it buys milk from a farm belonging to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s family. Nestle, the world’s biggest food company, said on Sept. 28 that it purchases milk from the Mugabe family’s Gushungo Holdings Ltd. that account for as much as 15 percent of the company’s intake in the southern African country. Gushungo owns a property former...
Free Palestine: born here, DAM (palestinian hip hop) » Palestinian rap group DAM, Da Arab MC's created this music video about the life of Palestinians in Israel. They're from Lod, a town between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, so they're Palestinians with Israeli citizenship (often called "Israeli Arabs"). They usually rap in Arabic, but they made a Hebrew version of this song with a music video to get their message out to the majority of Israelis who don't speak Arabic.