4.02.09 protest roles (legal, support, medical, press, etc.)

How to Respond to Verbal Or Physical Violence at Vigils and Protests

Authors: Larry Dansinger Sam Diener

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Ralph was extricated from police kicks by a knot of rolling huggers.

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How to Deal with Pepper Spray at Protests

A medic assists a demonstrator in Rostock, Germany, June 2, 2007. Tens of thousands protested corporate globalization, war, and racism as the G8 (heads of state from the wealthiest eight countries) met. photo: Hughes Leglise-Bataille
Authors: Black Cross Health Collective

Summary:

Some methods, like Vaseline, once thought to help, actually make it worse.

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Nike Supplier Closes Unionized Factory, Shifts Work to Vietnam

Authors: the Clean Clothes Company

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On February 22, 2007, the unionized BJ&B garment factory in the Dominican Republic suddenly announced that it was closing and would lay off all workers. The owners of the factory are shifting the work to Vietnam, where independent unions are banned, and possibly to Bangladesh, where unions are banned in "export processing zones."

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Vietnamese Lawyer Jailed for Union Advocacy

Authors: the Committee to Protect Vietnamese Workers and Le Thi Cong Nhan

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The state-owned union is not interested in organizing strikes. When workers initiate strikes, they're classified as illegal.

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Getting Ready for the Conventions in 2008

Woman at demonstration.
Authors: Ashley Hinson

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PIECES

Authors: Editor

Summary:Events, Gatherings, Opportunities, Resources, Campaigns

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Requiem for a Brave Woman

Authors: Susanne Fischer

Summary:The logic of those who want Iraq to fail dictates that anything that might give hope must be destroyed.

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Heeding King's Call to End the Madness

Authors: Michael McConnell

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Each day of war robs this nation both materially and spiritually of bread and life.

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