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Pictures From Gay Pride March |
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by Boston IMC, |
 In recent years Boston's Gay Pride March has become contaminated by boring uniformity.. Corporate sponsors and Democratic political campaigns have sucked much of the life from what was once a vibrant celebration of queer culture. Nonetheless, pockets of fabulousness remain, and our intrepid photographer was on hand to record them before they disappear forever. |
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09 Jun 2013
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Filed under: News / GLBT/Queer |
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Video/Photos-Free Bradley Manning Protest-Boston--June 1, 2013 |
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by Michael Borkson, nosanctions (nospam) yahoo.com |
 Boston Common-June 1, 2013:
A good crowd of peace activists rallied today to free
wiki-leaks whistleblower on US war crimes, Pvt. Bradley Manning. |
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01 Jun 2013
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Filed under: News / War and Militarism |
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Harvard Union Protests Racist Layoffs at Commencement |
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by Boston IMC, |
 Members of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers marched at Harvard commencement to protest the racist layoffs of three of their members. |
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31 May 2013
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Filed under: News / Education : Labor : Race |
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Photos/Video:Anti-War Memorial Day Boston |
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by Michael Borkson, nosanctions (nospam) yahoo.com |
 Boston, Mass.-May, 27, 2013:
Peace activists gathered on Boston's waterfront to observe a Memorial Day For Peace-an alternative to the usual militaristic displays of the day. |
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28 May 2013
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Filed under: News / War and Militarism |
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Abusing Prisoners Decreases Public Safety --An interview with educator, author and ex-con Shawn Griffith |
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by Angola 3 News, |
 This new book’s thoughtful analysis and chilling reflections on what author Shawn Griffith experienced while incarcerated is a remarkable illustration of why the US public must listen to the voices of current and former prisoners who have stories that only they can tell. |
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24 May 2013
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Filed under: Interview / Human Rights : Media : Politics |
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Photos/Video-Shut Down Guantanamo Boston Protest |
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by Michael Borkson, nosanctions (nospam) yahoo.com |
 Boston Common-May 18, 2013:
Boston human rights activists held a vigil/speakout
as part of international protests to shut down Guantanamo prison; in support of the Guantanamo prisoner hunger strike. |
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19 May 2013
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Filed under: News / Human Rights |
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Local Fights Against Austerity Are Growing Across the U.S. |
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by Mark Vorpahl, portland (nospam) workerscompass.org |
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Between sequestration, with its damaging impact on workers and the entire economy, and the billions of dollars in cuts to Social Security, Medicare and other necessary social programs that President Obama is pushing, it is evident that the economic policies of both major parties are not intended to promote a recovery for working people. You cannot lift up a nation’s economy while slashing away at its consumers’ pocketbooks. In order to justify their defiance of this elementary law, both Republicans and Democrats start talking the language of “austerity,” that is the notion that economic policy must be guided by reducing budgetary deficits first and foremost, and that workers exclusively must be made to pay the cost. |
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