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GENETIC ENGINEERING: 50 GE-Free Food Activists Visit Shaw's Headquarters |
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 Volunteers with the Safe Foods Campaign, VT People's Voluntary Labeling Bridgade, Organic Consumers Association, Newton Sustainable Food Committee and Greenpeace converged at Shaw's US headquarters Tuesday to demand an end to Shaw's use of untested GE ingredients.
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20 Jun 2002
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REPRESSION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES: Palestinian Activist Has Pre-Trial Hearing--Sort Of |
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Palestinian activist Jaoudat Abouazza, currently being detained by the INS on bogus "suspicion of terrorism" charges, was found in default for failure to appear at his pre-trial hearing, after the efforts of his court-appointed attorney to secure his transfer to the courtroom were rejected by the court.
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13 Jun 2002
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PEACE ACTIVISM: Boston Launch of the 'Pledge of Resistance' |
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 Boston took part in the nationwide antiwar organizing event, the `Pledge of Resistance' in Copley Square, June 4. About 100 gathered to demonstrate and listen to speakers describe the damage being done to their countries and ours by US policies and tax dollars.
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12 Jun 2002
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WORLD BANK: Riot Cops Menace Protesters as World Bank President Speaks at MIT |
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 As the president of the World Bank spoke at MIT’s graduation, activists engaging in a legal march against the World Bank’s poverty promoting policies were confronted by a battalion of riot cops. They prevented the activists from exercising their right to free speech anywhere close to the graduation ceremonies.
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08 Jun 2002
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ELECTIONS: Will Stein See a Dime? |
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Gubernatorial candidate Dr. Jill Stein has leaped the first two hurdles in her run for election: she succeeded in getting on the ballot and garnered enough contributions to qualify for Clean Elections funds. But will the Legislature let Greens get state campaign dollars? Not if House Speaker Finneran has anything to say about it.
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31 May 2002
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IRAQ: Vigil for Iraq; Former Weapons Inspector Argues War is Unnecessary |
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From 5:30 to 6:30 on 5/21/02 in Copley Square, about fifty people held a vigil opposing the sanctions on and the possibility of a wider war with Iraq. After the vigil, Scott Ritter, former chief weapons inspector in Iraq for the UN, argued that war with Iraq was unnecessary as there is no evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction any more.
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28 May 2002
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FESTIVAL DEL PUEBLO VIDEO: Cops, Anarchist exchange views. |
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The following was part of the Festival Del Pueblo in
Boston.. This video describes the events after the
cracking of the Express window on Newbury St., as the
black bloc tried to get back on the sidewalk, in the
concluding "Convergence of Struggles" march on May
5th...
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21 May 2002
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MULTI-NATIONALS: Victory in U'wa campaign: Boston's efforts vindicated |
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 In early May 2002, Occidental Petroleum executives announced they would discontinue attempts at oil exploration on U'wa land, handing the tribe and their international supporters a monumental victory after a long and bitter struggle. Fundamental to that success were Boston efforts against financial giants like Fidelity Investments, showing that even small demonstrations, carefully and strategically targeted, can have a huge impact years down the road.
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14 May 2002
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