In the Shadow of Ghandi, Jewish Voice for Peace Urges End to Israeli Crackdown
In the Southwest corner of Union Square, under the gaze of the park’s statue of Mahatma Ghandi, demonstrators lined…
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Anti-Austerity and the Public Space: A Global Near-History Perspective
Dec. 17, 2010 A produce vendor and his family’s breadwinner since childhood, 26-year-old Mohammed Bouazizi sets himself on fire…
When American-Canadian writer and activist Jane Jacobs died in 2006 her New York Times obituary read: “At a time…
The Whole World Is Watching: Nonviolence at Liberty Plaza
There have been several arrests each day among those occupying Liberty Plaza/Zuccotti Park in New York’s Financial District, and…
I woke up today as I’m sure many of you did thinking of how I get to wake up…
Protesters March on Wall Street, Occupy Lower Manhattan
Hundreds of activists are camped out in the financial district in lower Manhattan. They’ve been there since Saturday when…
Who Will Occupy Wall Street on September 17?
When the culture-jamming activist group Adbusters put out a call on July 13 for “20,000 people” to “flood into…
The Roots of Spain’s Revolution
In late April, the progressive Spanish daily Publico asked why there was so little resistance to the economic crisis,…
Three memorial events for the racist, far-right ultra-nationalist Rabbi Meir Kahane are to be held throughout New York City…
Chicago Parents Occupy Elementary School Building to Prevent Demolition
A preliminary deal has been reached between Chicago Public Schools and a group of parents who have occupied a…