Anti-nuclear Power Festival Opens in Sinop http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=Anti-nucl... Two thousand people protested in the Black Sea city of Sinop on Tuesday morning as part of the 'Nuclear Free Life Festival' organized by the Anti-Nuclear Platform.
The festival is expected to continue for six days.
Turkish Businessmen Boycott French Companies http://www.turks.us/article~story~TurkishBusine... The passing of the controversial Armenian genocide denial bill in the French parliament has prompted strong reactions in Turkish business circles.
Global war against Bloody Burberry http://photopostcards.blogspot.com/2007/06/bloo... This is a global war against Burberry. A member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) covered with artificial blood, stands on a fur during a protest against the use of fur in front of a boutique of luxury goods company Burberry all around the world.
G8 Protest in Heiligendamm (PHOTOS) http://neoncobra.blogspot.com/2007/06/g8-protes... As hundreds of G8 delegates arrived in the area today, mass blockades seriously interrupted their arrival in the fenced security zone. Thousands of activists blocked all routes leading to the G8 meeting venue. Over 10,000 people blocked the fence gates and breached the newly declared zone around the fence in which all demonstrations had been declared illegal. In the evening, police violently dispersed one of the blockades, while others were continuing, with several thousand people still on the streets. Other activists were protesting in the streets at the Laage airport.
PHOTOS: Tens of thousands protest against Germany s G8 summit http://photopostcards.blogspot.com/2007/06/tens... Next week G8 summit will take place in Germany. Because of this in northeastern German port of Rostock was crowded by tens of thousands of protestors. Organizers hope to see 100 000 people that belongs to anti-poverty and anti-globalization groups.
ACTIVIST or SPECTATOR”¦..Which One Are YOU? http://www.thelangreport.com/?p=135... I truly believe that it was no accident that our very wise Founding Fathers chose to put “freedom of speech”¯, and the rights “to peaceably assemble”¯ and “petition the government for a redress of grievances”¯ into the First Amendment of the Constitution
Finally, news from Monday’s protest against Toyota http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/finally-n... When we spoke with Chelsea Sexton at the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo over the weekend (the above video), she said her organization, Plug In America, and others (Rainforest Action Network and the Global Exchange) were going to be protesting Toyota on Monday.
Olympic Flame Was Lit Monday http://www.sportlp.com/2008/03/25/olympic-flame... Even before the Olympic flame was lit Monday, a protester of China's human rights policies disrupted the solemn ceremony, foreshad ...
