Selma Bloody Sunday 1965: John Lewis Led Peaceful Marchers Along Bridge Sidewalk; They Did Not Block Traffic
As Andrew Young explained in the video from that day, they were not going to interrupt traffic. See: “Selma , …
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Portland Protests-Riots DHS Readouts; Protecting Federal Buildings; Insurrection Act, & More
The City of Portland, Oregon, is being sued over use of tear gas against protester-rioters. See: “The city of Portland …
Dr. Martin Luther King: “Riots are self-defeating and socially destructive”
In a September 27, 1966 interview on 60 minutes, Dr. Martin Luther King talks about the importance of non-violence and …
Andrew Young on the US Civil Rights Movement: “We Changed the World by Loving the Hell Out of Them”
Former Atlanta Mayor, US Congressman, and UN Ambassador Andrew Young discusses the late US Congressman John Lewis, Rev. CT Vivian, …
Seattle Police Plan to Take Back East Precinct-CHAZ “Autonomous Zone” Because it has Dangerously Slowed Police Response Time
Police response time now in part of Seattle is 18 minutes instead of 5 minutes. Will those blocking the police …
Episcopal Rector Describes Being Pushed Out from Church for Trump Photo-Op; Don Lemon Wonders When Trump Last Saw a Church
Trump had police, national guard (and maybe military) push, tear gas and/or pepper spray peaceful protestors to open up a …
Official Autopsy Rules George Floyd’s Death a Homicide; Protests; White Supremacists Posing as Antifa on Twitter Called for Violence
The murder of George Floyd was clearly first or second degree murder, and probably first degree murder. According to an …
Trump Administration Releases Proposal to Suppress Opposition to Dangerous Pipelines, Intimidate Peaceful Protesters
From the Sierra Club: “Trump Administration Releases Proposal to Suppress Opposition to Dangerous Pipelines, Intimidate Peaceful Protesters Monday, June 3, …
US Senate Targets Those Boycotting Israel; 77 Senators Voted To Throw Away The First Amendment; 23 Voted To Protect
We need more boycott, divestment and sanctions, not less. In NAACP vs. Claiborne Hardware Co., it was determined that boycott …
Exiled Catalan President Puigdemont Drops Bid To Return As Leader
From VOA: “Exiled Former Catalan President Drops Bid to Return as Leader March 01, 2018 9:43 PM, VOA News …
A King Humiliated By A Worthy Nation
From VilaWeb.cat: “A king humiliated by a worthy nation «Above all, a monarchy is a spectacle. But yesterday King Felipe …
Amnesty International Asks Spain To Drop Sedition And Rebellion Charges Against Sànchez And Cuixart; The NGO Accuses Spain’s Supreme Court Of “Making This Injustice Worse”
By Vilaweb.cat: “Amnesty International asks court to drop sedition and rebellion charges against Sànchez and Cuixart, The NGO accuses Spain’s …
300 Catalan Lawyers And Jurists State That Puigdemont Can Be Sworn In As President From Belgium Under Catalan, Spanish And International Law
By Vilaweb.cat: “IN ENGLISH Catalan jurists’ statement claims Puigdemont can be sworn in as president from Belgium The attorneys stress …
Catalan President Puigdemont in Denmark: “We Will Not Surrender To Authoritarianism”
President of the Government of Catalonia 21-10-2017 By Vilaweb.cat: “Puigdemont, in Denmark: ‘We will not surrender to authoritarianism’ The Catalan …
Nuclear: We Are Standing On The Threshold Of Too Late
Standing on the Threshold of Too Late Nuclear: There will soon come a time when it is too late In …
Pro-Independence Parties Win Majority in Catalonia Elections, Dealing Blow to Madrid
From VOA: “Pro-Independence Parties Win Majority in Catalonia Elections, Dealing Blow to Madrid December 22, 2017 2:28 AM, by Henry …
Catalonia Votes For A New Parliament (Under Orders From Spain)
From VOA: “Spain’s Catalonia Region Votes for New Parliament December 21, 2017 6:12 AM, VOA News Voters in Spain’s Catalonia …
Catalan President Puigdemont: “December 21 Will Prove That Someone Deceived The EU’s Institutions” (Interview)
By VilaWeb: “President Puigdemont: ‘December 21 will prove that someone deceived the EU’s institutions’: Interview with the Catalan president Per: …
Extradition Case Against Catalan President Puigdemont Closed (14-12-2017)
By VilaWeb: https://www.vilaweb.cat “Extradition case against Puigdemont closed The Belgian justice officially puts an end to the proceedings a week …
Oriol Junqueras Letter From Estremera Prison (Letter Of The Legitimately Elected Vice-President of Catalonia)
Via Vilaweb.cat: “Oriol Junqueras letter from Estremera prison Letter of the legitimately elected Vice-President of Catalonia Per: Redacció 13.12.2017 09:26 The …
45,000 Demonstrate In Brussels For Release Of Catalan Political And Social Leaders From Prison And To Denounce The Lack Of Democracy In Spain
“45,000 people attend demonstration in Brussels, according to Belgian police figures: Original route changed due to large influx of protesters …
Spain’s “Article 155 Is A Remnant of Francoism” [Fascism]: Interview With Bojan Brezigar, Slovenian Journalist Who Has Written Six Days In Catalonia
“Bojan Brezigar: ‘Article 155 is a remnant of Francoism’ An interview with Bojan Brezigar, the Slovenian journalist who has written …
Spanish Supreme Court Withdraws International Arrest Warrant For Catalan President Puigdemont: The Catalan President And The Four Ministers in Belgium Testified Monday In Brussels Over Their Extradition Case; Catalan VP Junqueras Still In Prison
“Spanish Supreme Court withdraws international arrest warrant for Puigdemont: The Catalan president and the four ministers in Belgium testified Monday …
Imprisonment of Catalan Officials Is Very Serious Attack on Democracy; Work Stoppages Held In Protest; More Than 20 Media Outlets Condemn Arrests
Free Political Prisoners pop-up on the Catalan President in Exile web site: http://president.exili.eu/pres_gov/president/ca/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171103084444/http://president.exili.eu/pres_gov/president/ca NB: The person in the photo …
Spain Puts Out Arrest Warrant for Catalan President and 4 Ministers in Belgium; Throws 8 Catalan Ministers in Prison without Bail in Madrid
“The Spanish attorney general demands international arrest warrant against dismissed Catalan president and 4 ministers in Belgium“, catalannews.com tweet. Even …
15 Catalan Officials In Madrid Courts Today; 5 Others Ask To Testify From Brussels; Madrid Judge Shaking Down Officials For Over 6 Million Euros (Over $7 Million) Bail
Some or all hearings suddenly postponed this morning after officials arrived in courts:,”Spain’s Supreme Court postpones hearings for members of …
Catalan President in Exile: President Puigdemont in Brussels
CBC news Canada, 3 minute clip in English and subtitled of Catalan President Puigdemont’s speech in Brussels: http://youtu.be/WErD2vLTm8E The new …
President Puigdemont-Catalan Government Officials Go To Belgium, Tricking the Double-Crossing Spanish Government
The Spanish government had pretended that they would let Catalan President Puigdemont run for office in December, only to try …
Catalonia Calm Before Storm?
“Attacks on journalists and Catalan police reported during anti-independence demonstrations, Incidents also include intimidation of transport workers and damage of …
Catalan President Puigdemont: “We Will Continue To Build A Free Country”, 28 Oct. 2017 Statement Following The Declaration of Independence
One of the most important aspects of President Puigdemont’s speech is the reminder that as people protest Spain’s takeover of …
Declaration of the Independence of the Catalan Republic, Friday October 27, 2017
Below is our unofficial translation of excerpts from the Declaration of Independence of Catalonia, 27 October 2017. Comments in brackets. …
President Puigdemont’s Speech to the Catalan Parliament About Application of Article 155 by Spain; Will the Catalan Parliament Declare Independence? Call for Elections? Both? Or Delay?
Since the President of the Generalitat [Government] of Catalonia is elected by the Parliament, it makes sense that he should …
Spanish Police Used Excessive Force in Catalonia; Need For Independent Investigation into Violence During Referendum
By Human Rights Watch: “Spain: Police Used Excessive Force in Catalonia Hold Independent Investigation into Violence During Referendum Link: http://youtu.be/x02_cTZpwDk …
Help Catalonia; Save Democratic Values
“The European Union’s fundamental values are respect for human dignity and human rights, freedom, democracy, equality and the rule of …
Catalan President Puigdemont Letter to Spanish PM Rajoy, Monday 16 Oct. 2017, Official English Version
Catalan President Puigdemont Letter to Spanish PM Rajoy, Monday 16 Oct. 2017, Official English version: Official English and additional language …
77 Years Ago Catalan President Lluis Companys Was Killed In the Name of the Established Order and the Law
Catalan President Companys was killed by Franco’s Spanish fascist government on Oct. 15, 1940. On the 77th anniversary, the current …
Catalonia General Strike of 3 October 2017: Against Repression and in Defense of Civil Liberties
Against Repression and in Defense of (Civil) Liberties: Catalan general strike of October 3, 2017, by Ernest CS, CC-BY-SA It …
Mormon Militia Extremists Found Not Guilty After Armed Takeover of Wildlife Refuge; Unarmed American Indians are Brutalized and Arrested for Protecting Water and Sacred Lands
“Indigenous activists pointed out that the militia in Oregon didn’t only threaten public officials and the wildlife refuge during their …
Activists Shut Down Canada to US Tar Sands Pipeline in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux; Arrested
“This morning five activists halted tar sands oil flowing across the Canada-US border by shutting down pipelines in Washington, Montana, …
US Judge Rules Against Injunction Protecting American Indian Land-Rights; Columbus Day Arrests at Dakota Access Pipeline Site; Fed Agencies Urge Voluntary Halt of Pipeline
“Dave Archambault, chairperson of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, explains that the oil pipeline “is threatening the lives of people, …
UN Calls on US to Halt Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline as “It Poses a Significant Risk to the Drinking Water of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe”; Threatens Burial Grounds and Sacred Sites
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, 20 Sept 2016: 2 min video of …
Standing at the Threshold of Too Late: 70+ Years of Nuclear is Too Much! Past Time to Shut it Down!
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Nuclear: There will soon come a time when it is too late In Dr. Martin Luther…
Standing at the Threshold: 70+ Years of Nuclear is Enough
Nuclear: There will soon come a time when it is too late In Dr. Martin Luther King’s Nobel Prize Lecture, …
#Cofrentes17 Acquitted of Nuclear Protest Charges
From Greenpeace: “#Cofrentes17 Acquitted of Nuclear Protest Charges Blogpost by Andrew Kerr – 17 December, 2014 at 14:00 In a …
