Archive for the ‘protests’ Category
Monday, April 21st, 2008
A Seattle public school teacher leaves the test behind in protest: "To my mind the measure of successful childhood is that each child learns about who she or he is and how the world works, gains an assertive and confident self image, and feels safe, well fed, and happy. Schools, ...
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Friday, November 16th, 2007
Remember those sonic blasters I blogged about here on BoingBoing (and reported on NPR) a while back? Noah Shachtman at Wired reports that the Saakashvili regime in Georgia is using them to crush protestors. Read the full story
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
The four-deck, double-hulled Alakai carrying 500 passengers and 150 cars turned back from Lihue harbor to the cheers of several hundred protesters beating drums and shouting Hawaii chants along a sea wall, witnesses said. Its docking was prevented by protesters who paddled out to within a few yards of the ...
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
In addition to the video footage, the three suspected plants wore the same brand boots, as evidenced by the soles, as the Sûreté du Québec riot police. Neither the SQ, nor the RCMP, commented; each initially denied planting agents provocateurs.Read the full story
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