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Repression at the Republican Convention: The Criminalization of Dissent

Anti-war demonstration in St. Paul, MN, September 4, 2008. photo: Zoe Prinds-Flash
Authors: Tom Good

Summary:

The Republican Party Host Committee bribed St. Paul to violate protesters' rights. The city, and Homeland Security, complied.

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

Authors: Larry Dansinger Sam Diener

Summary:

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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Military Shipments Obstructed: Olympia Activists Nonviolently Blockade Port

Woman with baby on picket line
Authors: Olympia Port Militarization Resistance

Summary:

The military cargo was blocked. Demonstrators controlled the entrance.

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Consequences of War Enacted at Blackwater Headquarters

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Authors: Jonah House

Summary:

Activists staged a die-in to dramatize the bloody results of Blackwater's profits.

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Breathing Life into the Struggle: Victories for Indigenous Peoples & Transnational Allies

Indigenous Child
Authors: Paula Palmer

Summary:

Winning the right to decide if resource extraction should take place.

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Iraq Moratorium: No Business as Usual

Authors: Bill Fletcher Jr.

Summary:

On the third Friday of every month, protests across the USA.

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Rise Up Singing: Raising our Voices Against Nuclear Weapons

Authors: Penny Stone

Summary:I met the eyes of my arresting officers as I was carried away, singing with all of my force. One by one my friends joined me in the police van, and we continued to sing.

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The Mad Plan: Activists Blockade Nuclear Weapons Base in Scotland for an Entire Year

Demonstrator carried away
Authors: Brian Larkin Jane Tallents

Summary:The Spaniards poured red paint over themselves and danced through the gate, unimpeded by the amused police.There has been a Tea Party, a Silent Disco, and even a "Banana Blockade."

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Clamshell Memories Discipline, Humor, and the Power of Nonviolence

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Authors: Arnie Alpert

Summary:

Two protesters escaped from jail, got ice cream, then returned to custody. They were known as the "Häagen-Dazs Two."

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