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Tyler Froatz(armed MinuteKlan) trial date set for Feb 27

luke — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:25:40 +0000

At a hearing in Courtroom 310 on Dec 19, Tyler Froatz's trial date was rescheduled for Feb 27, with motions to be heard on that same day. This was because of a nearly-booked schedule for the judge.

Froatz's attorney wanted a motions hearing with an "expert witness" in an attempt to claim his arsenal is an antique collection. Since when do things like a molotov cocktail and an AK-47 constitute "antiques?" Unfortunately, those maps in his car weren't dusty old treasure maps either-they were diagrams of Malcolm X Park showing lines of fire into the crowd at the May 1 immigration rally!

beltway IMC suspending operations

admin — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:18:24 +0000

Due to a lack of resources and a sustainable collective, we are putting our operations on hold. Please email info at beltwayimc.org if you'd like to get involved.

Editorial Cartoon: Hillary Answers The Tough Ones!

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:39:12 +0000

Yet another early-morning-news REM State inspiration classic!

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Jan 19021, Binghamton, NY, Tentative dates for northeast Unconventional Action convergence

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:39:27 +0000

Greetings & Solidarity from the Upstate Uprise Unconventional Action Faction,

Martin Luther King, Jr Day weekend, January 19-21st, are tentative dates for a
northeast Unconventional Action convergence in Binghamton, New York to network
anti-authoritarians for the protests against the 2008 Democratic & Republican
National Conventions.

While plans are still coming together, we wanted to give people a heads up and
start getting the word out. Several groups/individuals are working on
announcements & info about logistics that will come soon!

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What Is Unconventional Action?

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Smithfield pusher Paula Dean protested at Books a Million

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:07:35 +0000

n Wed Nove 28, paid Smithfield spokesperson and cookbook author Paula Dan showed up at Books-a-Million in Dupont Circle for fans to sign her latest book. She was greeted by protesters from UFCW and the Justice at Smithfield campaign.
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Several people slipped inside with copies of the book(required for admission to the line) and when they got to the front confronted Paula Dean over her refusal to meet with any Smithfield workers except a few that management sent to her.

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Update on organizing for demonstrations against American Renaissance; Planning Meeting This Saturday

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:50:25 +0000

Earlier this week, members of Resistance and Solidarity conducted a preliminary reconnaissance trip to the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Dulles Airport in preparation for the demonstrations against the American Renaissance Conference.

February 22-24, the American Renaissance Magazine will hold their biannual white supremacist conference in Herndon, VA.

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REVOLTING: Ron Paul "Cleans Up Well" in Philly, Nov. 10 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:38:20 +0000

(FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM, Bullshit with English Subtitles)

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Confront Racist Terrorist Gathering near Dulles Airport!

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:29:02 +0000

Confront Racist Terrorist Gathering near Dulles Airport!

In 2008, neo-nazis and racist bigots will be planning more racist terror at the American Renaissance Conference. On Feb 22-24, prominent white supremacists from the US and across the world will gather at the Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport Hotel to vent their hatred and spew their racist venom towards communities of color.

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Youth Shut Down CitiBank Branch, Demand an End to Coal Pollution!

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:45:43 +0000

Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Coal River Mountain Watch, the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) and students from around the country shut down a Washington, D.C. Citi branch today by performing a theatrical “die-in” and delivering a bundle of coal to the financial giant. The protesters, in Washington for this week’s major youth climate conference Power Shift, called on Citi to stop funding the leading cause of global warming in the United States: coal.

http://understory.ran.org/2007/11/05/climate-youth-movement-convergences...

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Glaxo-SmithKline exec gets halloween home demo

luke — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:24:26 +0000

Janey Kinney ,head of government relations for Glaxo-SmithKline(GSK), received a 45 minute protest at her home 4825 Quebec(st?), near American University on Halloween. This is because GSK continues to do business with Huntingdon Life Sciences, a contract vivisector that tortures 500 animals to death every day.

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