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It all began on Thursday, October 9th, in Waukesha, Wisconson with the words "I'm mad, I'm really mad." I think this lone man spoke for us all. We are seeing our country being taken over by socialists and feel frustrated that we are not being heard. We all feel the media is at the root cause. They do not report the news, they report their agenda. They hide what doesn't fit into that agenda and we as Americans are suffering for it. And we are MAD! Well, now is our time to be heard. Join us as we plan a...

Who wants to start a nation-wide protest of all tv and newspapers next week or the week after? We would demand that the media tells the truth about Obama, the economy, the war and everything else they lie about. We could make signs and hand out flyers. Telling everyone how the media is literally destroying this country with there lies and deception. We could set up a website to promote our cause and sign up for protests at different media outlets. If this went national, the media couldn't ignore it. What do you say? Do you think it could be...

Freepers, not sure if this is important but I believe this is the only pic of them together at a protest, found it with some archives, if it is important, please save in case the website takes it down

Protest against Palin as she attends a fundraiser in Costa Mesa, CA. Bring rally signs, posters and lots of friends. date: Oct 4, 2008 (Saturday) time: 3:30-6:30 pm location: Segerstrom Concert Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 615 Town Center Dr. Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Meifert says Republican vice presidential candidate is ‘a pawn chosen to be manipulated’ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain’s controversial choice to be his running mate on the Republican ticket this year, will be in Dallas on Oct. 3 for a fundraiser, and Dallas activist Dawn Meifert is organizing a protest outside the hotel.. A day after the vice presidential candidate debate with Sen. Joe Biden, Democratic nominee Barack Obama’s running mate, Palin is scheduled to speak at a $1,000-a-plate lunchtime fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas. Dallas County Republican Party Chair Jonathan Neerman told The Dallas...

I live in the peoples republic of Maryland, close to DC. I'm ready to go down to DC on Thursday or Friday, whenever the congress comes back into session to renegotiate this deal in order to make mine and my family's voice heard. I'm not sure how to organize something like this, but to be sure, there are people on FR that do. It really would need to be peaceful and orderly, but it's time to Assemble (ala, the First Amendment). Anyone interested?

RAIN OR SHINE - Join Us September 25! September 25 Rally to protest U.S. religious leaders “honoring” AHMADINEJAD at NYC Hyatt Hotel Join us to raise your voice of conscience against religious appeasers of tyrant Ahmadinejad! On Thursday, Sept 25, at 6pm in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, The American Friends Service Committee, Mennonite Central Committee, Quaker UN Office, Religions for Peace, and the World Council of Churches-UN Liaison Office will be “honoring” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at an Iftar (dinner to break the day’s Ramadan fast). Other organizations, political leaders and media have also been invited....

UPDATE Wednesday 2:00 pm I have a pretty good feeling that we will have a permit to gather on the west Capital lawn on Saturday from 10:00 AM til 6: PM, not in writing yet, but so far it looks good.

It remains to be seen whether this issue will plague Obama as he continues to struggle to establish both his foreign policy credentials and his support for Israel. One supporter of the McCain-Palin ticket on Capitol Hill remarked ruefully, “Has it occurred that the reason that neither Obama nor Biden would show up is maybe that they would rather meet with Ahmadinejad without preconditions than protest his presence at the UN?”...

BELGRADE, Serbia: Serbian police say nationalists have attacked a gay gathering, injuring three people, including a U.S. citizen. Police official Slobodan Vukelic said Sunday that two attackers have been detained. Human rights groups say masked assailants targeted the so-called Queer Festival held Friday in a cultural center in downtown Belgrade. The groups report that an unidentified American citizen suffered a concussion and a broken arm. The statement adds that two female activists were also injured. The groups are demanding that Serbia's pro-Western government curb extremism to "show they are for democracy, rule of law and respect of human rights."

HK investors protest losses on Lehman products By Jeffrey Hodgson Sun Sep 21, 6:06 AM ET More than 100 angry Hong Kong investors marched on government offices on Sunday, calling for action after losing money on structured products linked to failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The protesters, many of them elderly retirees, accused the government of failing to provide proper oversight and said local banks did not do enough to warn of them of the risks involved. Many had purchased so-called "minibond" products, notes secured by swap obligations guaranteed by Lehman. "They were misleading investors on the...

Blacks rally against Obama. 10+ hold homemade signs. Intentional, well executed protest inside Obama rally. Obama shaken.

On Thursday, Sept 25, at 6pm in Manhattan, The American Friends Service Committee, Mennonite Central Committee, Quaker UN Office, Religions for Peace, World Council of Churches-UN Liaison Office will be honoring Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at an Iftar (dinner to break the day’s Ramadan fast). At the same time, The Jewish Action Alliance, Stand With Us, the Israel Project, Americans for a Safe Israel, The Center for Security Policy, the Catholic League, Rabbi Potasnik from NY Board of Rabbis, the Traditional Values Coalition, and the Alliance of Iranian Women will hold an interfaith counter-rally to protest Ahmadinejad’s presence at the...

BERKELEY, CA (KGO) -- The final showdown is unfolding at UC Berkeley. As campus police move in on the tree sitters occupying the last of the remaining trees. There have been many violent confrontations between police and protestors. Objects thrown, weapons drawn, people arrested - it's all going down right now at UC Berkeley. Campus police in a cherry-picker are actively trying to get the tree sitters down from their perch in a redwood tree. A dramatic ending to the nearly two-year protest over the removal of trees to build a new university sports complex.

Day 2 Day: TuesdayArrests: None Video Pictures Minn. GOP Delegates' Bus Tires Slashed Minnesota delegates spent their day on the second day of Republican National Convention in meetings and at a reception in their honor. The Minnesota delegates got a late start because someone slashed the tires on two of their buses. Minnesota Republican Party Chair Ron Carey said, "It's a shame that people want to deny us a chance to exercise our 1st amendment rights." Day: TuesdayTime: approx. 8:30Protesters: 4000 Video Pictures Journalist rescues pol, wife, six delegates from thugs So, we get out of the thick of the...

I made a fun little video of a screaming anti-war protester yesterday. This woman originally says she's there to stop the war. But then continually says she's running out of food. Then she starts screaming.. and her blabbering rivals anything Ted Kennedy's ever said. "We are going hungry!!!!"

Protesters march for immigrant rightsBy Kirk Mitchell The Denver Post and George Watson of MediaNews Group Article Last Updated: 08/28/2008 12:18:03 PM MDT More than 800 people joined a march supporting immigration rights this morning, culminating in a lunchtime, festival-like gathering at Lincoln Park. The march began shortly after 9 a.m. at Rude Park and proceeded without any problems, police said. **SNIP** A group calling itself "World Can't Wait" led the march. "This is Germany in the 1930s all over again!" according to a press statement. "The past seven years of the Bush regime have seen a dramatic escalation of...

The Elephants of August by: Irene Warren, August 28, 2008 To protest the U. S. Congressional House Democrats going on recess without voting on a bill to relax oil drilling restrictions—while America suffers from high gas and energy prices—House Republicans once again took the floor Friday, August 22, 2008, to speak to thousands of Americans visiting the nation’s Capitol in an effort to encourage citizens to vote for American energy production. House Republicans insist that they tried earnestly for months to get House Democrats and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to vote on nonpartisan proposals that would allow them to lower...

During the speech when there will be traffic jams through out Denver. Freepers should march with signs that say "OBAMA IS THE ONE YOU ARE WAITING FOR" Should go over well with people that are waiting for hours in their cars

Temporary holding area described for RNC arresteesPublished - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 ST. PAUL (AP) — Demonstrators arrested on misdemeanor charges at the Republican National Convention could end up in a temporary holding area near the county jail, where they would get food and drink and likely be processed in just a few hours, officials said Tuesday. The holding area will be on the first floor of Ramsey County’s Emergency Communications Center, where police vehicles are usually stored. Sheriff Bob Fletcher wouldn’t say whether holding cells were being set up inside. The center is near the jail and part of...

Huge protest sign to be taken down By Joanna Nasar and Kristi Morhbacker Special to the Rocky Originally published 12:43 p.m., August 26, 2008 Updated 12:43 p.m., August 26, 2008 GOLDEN - Officials are working to remove a gigantic protest sign unveiled this morning in Golden that is visible from downtown Denver. The American Right To Life Action unveiled a sign on North Table Mountain with dimensions the groups says set a new record for protest signs as measured by the Guinness Book of World Records. The group hopes delegates, journalists and convention-goers will be able to see the sign...

With a Fox News helicopter overhead and police at bay below, pro-lifers are more than halfway toward their official Guinness Book of World Records attempt to display the largest ever protest sign.

Although the Democratic National Convention doesn't start until today, Monday, August 25, the protests against the convention started the day before on Sunday. The PJM/LGF/zombietime photo team had not yet arrived in Denver, but luckily fellow photojournalist and LGF/zombietime stringer "El Marco" was on hand to record the day's goings-on. (For this one report, all the photos are courtesy of El Marco; captions and layout are by zombie.) Let the games begin!

I have been watching Fox News today, and they were having trouble going live to their reporter in Denver who was covering the protesters, and my jaw dropped when they finally showed the video. I live in Los Angeles, and the video reminded me of the illegal alien amnesty rallies. The reporter in Denver looked like he was in a war zone! One fo the men behind him had a Crip or Blood gangmember bandana around his face to hide his face. The camera was shaking and the reporter looked real scared. It was amazing. People as far as the...

Grannies vow to fight on after punishment for Olympic protests Fri Aug 22, 11:14 AM BEIJING (AFP) - Two Beijing grandmothers remained defiant and in good spirits Friday despite being sentenced to one year of reeducation through labour for applying to protest during the Olympics. In an interview with AFP, neighbours Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, said they had not received compensation after their homes were demolished by the city government seven years ago and were simply fighting for their rights. "We have done nothing wrong," said Wang. "They won't let me protest, then they sentence me to...

Too Old and Frail to Re-educate? Not in China By ANDREW JACOBS BEIJING — In the annals of people who have struggled against Communist Party rule, Wu Dianyuan and Wang Xiuying are unlikely to merit even a footnote. The two women, both in their late 70s, have never spoken out against China’s authoritarian government. Both walk with the help of a cane, and Ms. Wang is blind in one eye. Their grievance, receiving insufficient compensation when their homes were seized for redevelopment, is perhaps the most common complaint among Chinese displaced during the country’s long streak of fast economic growth....

'WELL-behaved women rarely make history": That old feminist rallying cry could be Hillary Clinton's new motto. While in Denver to officially support Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee, Sen. Clinton will headline an event hosted by WomenCount - formerly WomenCountPAC, a group founded by Clinton loyalists during the primaries to push back against calls for her to drop out and to condemn the sexist coverage of the race. In Denver, it will relaunch as a "MoveOn.org for women's issues and ideas."

The city has agreed to pay $2,007,000 to end a lawsuit brought by 52 people who were swept up in a mass arrest along a Midtown sidewalk during a protest against the invasion of Iraq. They were charged with blocking pedestrians, but videotapes show that at their most annoying, they might have slowed a few people carrying coffee into work. Public order did not seem to be in unusual danger that morning — certainly nothing that called for rounding up 52 people, or spending millions of dollars. Only two people were tried; they were acquitted, and charges against the other...

DENVER—Denver police have issued some advice to protesters at the Democratic convention about what they can and can't do.

The national highway passing Kolar, 70km from Bangalore, has seen a lot of red on its surface for years now. The colour-coated stretch is the result of tomatoes dumped by farmers protesting a price crash. This week, too, the disgruntled lot threw their crop on the highway after the prices fell from Rs 80 per kilogram to Rs 15-25 a kg. An appeal had earlier been made to the government to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 per acre to tomato growers. The farmers’ action blocked the highway for hours this week. After their unique protest ended, the crushed tomatoes...

We enjoyed reading Jane Ahlin’s column published on inforum.com, “McCain’s good-ol’-boy fun won’t win the hearts of women voters,” about McCain jokingly suggesting that his wife partake in the Buffalo Chip beauty pageant in Sturgis, S.D. We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that Gotopless.org is organizing an upcoming Gotopless national protest on Aug. 23, to which Mrs. McCain has formally been invited, because gender inequality is unfortunately not a joke in the United States when men are free to be sans shirt while women are arrested and fined for this “criminal” act. If Mrs. McCain...

Briton and Australian among five detained for Beijing Tibet protest Jane Macartney in Beijing A Briton and an Australian-Canadian staged the latest challenge to Chinese rule in Tibet this morning, climbing up a huge billboard in front of the headquarters of Chinese Central Television in Beijing and unfurling a huge banner calling for a free Tibet. Philip Kirk, 24, from Hertfordshire and Nicole Rycroft, 41, a former national rower for Australia, carried out the latest demonstration against Chinese rule of the deeply Buddhist Himalayan region. The move is deeply embarrassing for China with the eyes of the world watching it...

Texas Tea Party continues The recent actions of the House Republicans—staging a revolt and refusing to leave the House for a five week vacation in protest of the Drill Nowhere Democrats—have the potential to turn the tide. Read more about it here:House GOP persists in protest of energy stalemateTo give visitors a better view, Republicans have opened the chamber floor to the public, which normally is restricted to the balcony. Although the chamber lights are dimmed, the microphones muted and the cameras shuttered, the Republicans say their message is spreading and that their populist-styled "talk-a-thons" are resonating with voters at...

Woman falls from consulate in Olympics protest Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, August 7, 2008 (08-06) 13:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A rappelling protester fell two stories from the roof of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco Wednesday, two days before the Olympic Games begin in Beijing and amid worldwide protest against China's human rights record in Tibet. San Francisco police and the State Department are conducting a joint investigation into the incident, including claims that the protester's ropes may have been intentionally cut. The protester was identified as Nyendak Wangden, 22, of Suisun City and a member of...

We were at the Nancy Pelosi protest today in Miami. There were only about 20 people. It was very disappointing. We hope that more people show up for the next stops on her book tour. Come on people, go out and make your voices heard or don't come on here and complain. I have pictures but don't know how to post them. If anyone lets me know how I will post them.

Three American pro-life activists were arrested in Tiananmen Square and forcibly taken into custody after displaying a banner that read "Jesus Christ Is King" in both English and Chinese. They were later released Rev. Pat Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition in Washington DC, Brandi Swindell of Generation Life in Boise, Idaho, and Michael McMonagle, National Director of Generation Life were standing in solidarity with the victims of human rights abuses, including forced abortion, religious persecution of Christians, and other denials of fundamental civil liberties. According to news reports of the incident, they called out to those around them, "End...

Tomorrow (Thursday), we're organizing an event in Annandale to highlight the GOP's extensive ties to Big Oil. We've invited the media, and having a good crowd is critical to show them that voters don't want oil industry gimmicks, they want real solutions like alternative energy to solve our energy crisis. Can you make it? Click Here Dear MoveOn member, Republicans have been escalating their attacks on Obama and the Democrats over oil drilling, and we need to push back. Can you join us at an emergency action in Annandale tomorrow (Thursday)? House Republicans have been "protesting" ever since Congress adjourned...

Two Americans and two British nationals have been ordered to leave China “within a prescribed time limit” after displaying “Free Tibet” banners near an Olympic venue in Beijing on Wednesday, local police said. Two are expected to leave on Wednesday night and the other two on Thursday. “They disrupted public order and violated Chinese laws. Their period of stay in the country will hereby be cut short according to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens,” the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau said in a statement issued late on Wednesday....

S. Korean riot police are firing orange-dyed water to anti-Bush left-wing protesters to tag them for later arrest. The colored water also contains tear gas agent. Bush is visiting S. Korea today.

Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 1 August 2008 Friday, 1 August 2008, 3:17 p.m. Dharamshala: Update on Tibet Demonstrations, 1 August 2008 Last updated 4 p.m. (IST) Karze (Ch: Ganzi) County, Karze "TAP", Kham Province (incorporated into the Chinese province of Sichuan) - A series of peaceful protests still being staged by the youth at the county government office On 17 July, Yonten Gyatso, a 19-year-old nun from Dhargye Yetsag Nang village in Karze county, staged a peaceful protest at the county government office. She was severely beaten and arrested by the People's Armed Police (PAP). On 15 July, Kunsang Tsering,...

Students Wearing Ties Risk Not Graduating August 04, 2008 Adnkronos International ­ AKI Tehran -- Thirty-two students who showed up to their graduation ceremony with a tie run the risk of not graduating at all. For some in Iran, the tie is considered an extreme form of western cultural contamination. Thus in many cases, wearing a tie is thought to be a form of silent resistance against the forced Islamisation of society. The students, all medicine students at the University of Shirazi, were approached by university security staff as they entered the room where they would receive their diploma and...

Said the boss this morning, “Seems to me House Republicans should be holding a public event every day in Washington from now until the end of the Democrats’ vacation to call attention to Nancy’s anti-drilling intransigence and her refusal to hold votes on the issue.” From her lips to the leadership’s ear. Just across from Boehner’s office:Washington, Aug 3 - House Republicans will be back on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives again Monday to continue the unprecedented protest that began last Friday, when dozens of Republicans joined hundreds of American citizens on the House floor to protest...

In only a couple of hours we will be holding a protest against Saudi Arabia in front of their consulate in West L.A., all FReepers are urged to get out there! PROTEST AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA WHEN: Saturday, August 2nd 4:00 PM WHERE: Saudi Consulate at 2045 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA (Near W. Olympic & Sawtelle) SAUDI ARABIA: World’s greatest exporter of Terror. Protest against: - Saudi funding of terror with petro-dollars - Saudi influence in American politics - Saudi influence in American schools - Saudi religious persecution of non-Muslims - Saudi human rights violations - Saudi violations of women's...

SALINAS, Calif.- The Salinas Valley Gay Pride Parade is scheduled to march through Old Town Salinas August 10th. The 2nd annual celebration is drawing strong opposition from the religious community. Several pastors and reverends on central coast spoke at Salinas City Hall Tuesday. They asked that council members think twice about the implication a gay pride parade can have. Reverend Chauncey Killens is leading the opposition with compassion. While he plans to protest the parade, Killens says, "We don't want them to think we hate them, nor have we ever." Lisa Schramm, Board President for Salinas Valley Pride says having...

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – Social and environmental groups yesterday challenged a multistate proposal to trim greenhouse gas emissions because they fear it would harm low-income communities and be vulnerable to fraud. Protesters showed up outside a meeting of the Western Climate Initiative in San Diego, where leaders from several states and Canadian provinces discussed their pollution-reduction compact. California supports the blueprint, which aims to drop climate pollutants 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. The most controversial aspect is a plan to create a cap-and-trade system for atmospheric pollutants. Once emission limits are set by the 11 participating governments, high-polluting...

Come join the Minuteman and all of us in the Bay Area who are fed up with San Francisco's illegal shielding of alien criminals. PLACE: San Francisco City Hall DATE: Wednesday, July 30th TIME: 11 A.M. We will demand the resignation of Mayor Newsom and criminally negligent District Attorney Kamala Harris, in addition to an end to San Francisco's criminal alien shield - otherwise known as the "Sanctuary City Policy." Three members of the Bologna family are dead as a direct result of this insane policy, and those responsible must be made to feel the heat. Please join us.

With just one month to go until the Democratic National Convention in Denver, the city and the Secret Service are preparing for activist crowds estimated to be between 20,000 and 50,000. Authorities are taking every precaution to make sure those looking to disrupt what the Democratic Party expects to be a historic moment don’t go too far. “I think we have to give the police the ability to act in certain circumstances where the intent … is clear. That is to act before something actually happens,” said Al Lacabe, safety manager in Denver. Police will not comment on whether they...

The renowed French stage director Ariane Mnouchkine has shot three videos related to the Beijing Olympics. In the first video, a Tibetan lama sits on the track and a bunch of police officers and "goons in blue/white track suits" rush over to remove thim. In the second video, an European diver loses his concentration when he spots a human rights protestor removed by the police. In the third video, the backs of French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife are shown when a protestor waving a Free Tibet is shot right in front and blood is splattered on the arm...

Rapper NAS is calling for bosses at U.S. TV network Fox to end their "pattern of racist attacks against Black Americans" by delivering a 600,000-name petition at the media giants' New York headquarters. The outspoken hip-hop hero will join ColorOfChange.org and MoveOn.org activists in a protest outside Fox's Manhattan offices on Wednesday (23Jul08). Nas has been a long-time critic of the channel, and takes aim at conservative news broadcasters in his new song Sly Fox, the CM reported. Nas is particularly upset at Fox broadcasters' subtle jabs at African-American presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The rapper says, "Fox poisons the country...

Activists were arrested for breaking through police barricades at Pelosi's mansion and "dying in" on her walkway to protest against war with Iran....Code Pink