The Ghosts Of Robespierre

MAN'S ENDLESS MARCH TO REALIZATION

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cartermagazine: Today In History ‘Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, author, and engineer of the Underground Railroad, led Union Army guerillas into South Carolina and freed nearly 800 slaves on this date June 2 1863. Tubman was the first woman in U.S. history to command an armed military raid.’ “I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” - Harriet Tubman (photo: Harriet Tubman) - CARTER Magazine

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Today In History

‘Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, author, and engineer of the Underground Railroad, led Union Army guerillas into South Carolina and freed nearly 800 slaves on this date June 2 1863. Tubman was the first woman in U.S. history to command an armed military raid.’

“I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” - Harriet Tubman

(photo: Harriet Tubman)

- CARTER Magazine

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fotojournalismus: Protesters shout during a demonstration against presidential candidates Mohamed Mursi and Ahmed Shafiq at Tahrir Square in Cairo May 28, 2012. Egypt will hold a run-off next month in its first truly contested presidential election in which the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mursi will face Shafiq, the last prime minister of deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. [Credit : Mohammed Salem/Reuters]

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Protesters shout during a demonstration against presidential candidates Mohamed Mursi and Ahmed Shafiq at Tahrir Square in Cairo May 28, 2012. Egypt will hold a run-off next month in its first truly contested presidential election in which the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mursi will face Shafiq, the last prime minister of deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.

[Credit : Mohammed Salem/Reuters]

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catmartini:

Noam Chomsky on Suppression of the Occupy Movement.

This video is poignant.  Especially considering the recent announcement by Obama that the G-8 and NATO summit that was to be held in Chicago this summer will be moved to Camp David due to security concerns. 

The Chicago Tribue writes:

  • “Chicago police estimated that 2,000 to 10,000 demonstrators were expected to show up for the overlapping G-8 and NATO summits.  At least two major demonstrations were already planned for downtown during the summit, and organizers said they wanted to send crowds of marchers down Michigan Avenue in the middle of the day.”

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-g8-summit-to-be-held-at-camp-david-not-chicago-20120305,0,5743216,full.story

RT Writes:

  • Amid concerns over thousands of protestors descending on Chicago, Illinois for the G-8 Summit this spring, the event have been moved to the presidential compound at Camp David, Maryland, around an hour outside of Washington.
  • Leaders from the United States, Russia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and European Union were expected to arrive in Chicago this May for the annual meeting of the world’s largest economies. Protesters also had plans for the Windy City, however, and demonstration groups including Occupy Wall Street offshoots had begun orchestrating events to coincide with the meeting. Now barely two months before the event is slated to occur, the G-8 Summit is being moved outside of Chicago to Camp David, a suburban city outside of the US capital that serves as a historic retreat locale for America’s commander-in-chief.

http://rt.com/usa/news/chicago-g8-capm-david-921/

I can only see this as a testament of the success of the Occupy Wall Street movement.  For the president to move the G-8 and NATO summits out of an American city and onto a military base displays that the power elites in this nation are taking notice of Occupy.  The see us, the recognize our ability to organize, mobilize, demonstrate, and effect change, and it scares them. 

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thepoliticalnotebook: Picture of the Day: Beirut, Lebanon. Protesters burn tires and boxes in a demonstration against the kidnapping by the Syrian rebels of a dozen or more Lebanese Shi’a pilgrims in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Further: Lebanese foreign minister Adnan Mansour has voiced optimism for the pilgrims’ release and indicated that the negotiations were ongoing, but he couldn’t elaborate more. They have been taken captive by Syrian rebels in hopes of leverage in a prisoner exchange for those in Syrian government custody Credit: Wael Hamzeh/EPA. Via. View more Picture of the Day posts. Submit a photo.

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Picture of the Day: Beirut, Lebanon. Protesters burn tires and boxes in a demonstration against the kidnapping by the Syrian rebels of a dozen or more Lebanese Shi’a pilgrims in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Further: Lebanese foreign minister Adnan Mansour has voiced optimism for the pilgrims’ release and indicated that the negotiations were ongoing, but he couldn’t elaborate more. They have been taken captive by Syrian rebels in hopes of leverage in a prisoner exchange for those in Syrian government custody

Credit: Wael Hamzeh/EPA. Via.

View more Picture of the Day posts. Submit a photo.


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curiositycounts: Stunning photography and a beautiful example of why freedom of expression is essential to protect. “Muslim-Canadian Sooraya Graham, a fine arts student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C., didn’t expect to find herself in the middle of a virtual hostage-taking when her project for a photography class was hung in the hallways of the university’s art department. Her photo, a mural print of a woman wearing full Islamic dress and holding a bra in her hands while folding laundry, was ripped off the wall by an outraged university staffer.” Full story.

curiositycounts:

Stunning photography and a beautiful example of why freedom of expression is essential to protect. 

“Muslim-Canadian Sooraya Graham, a fine arts student at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C., didn’t expect to find herself in the middle of a virtual hostage-taking when her project for a photography class was hung in the hallways of the university’s art department.

Her photo, a mural print of a woman wearing full Islamic dress and holding a bra in her hands while folding laundry, was ripped off the wall by an outraged university staffer.”

Full story.

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picturedept: Photo of the Day: May 20, 2012 Gay Group Leader Beaten in Ukraine Unidentified men beat Svyatoslav Sheremet, head of the advocacy group Gay Forum of Ukraine, as he met with members of the media in Kiev to announce that a scheduled gay-pride parade was cancelled. The attackers ran off when they realized members of the media were documenting the attack. PHOTO OF THE DAY ARCHIVE

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Photo of the Day: May 20, 2012

Gay Group Leader Beaten in Ukraine

Unidentified men beat Svyatoslav Sheremet, head of the advocacy group Gay Forum of Ukraine, as he met with members of the media in Kiev to announce that a scheduled gay-pride parade was cancelled. The attackers ran off when they realized members of the media were documenting the attack.

PHOTO OF THE DAY ARCHIVE

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Tuesday, May 15, 18 people boarded a yellow school bus to Montreal, direction Cegep Lionel-Groulx in Ste-Therese. They wanted to support the fight against an injunction that required the administration of the college to offer the courses despite the strike vote of students.

Just past Laval, four cars of the Quebec Provincial Police intercepted the bus and were diverted to their position. A policeman came in and ordered them out one by one. At no time did the police respond when these people were asking whether they were under arrest. Directed into a cell, they were searched by a police officer, unable to read them their rights and inform them about the situation. The police harassed them with questions, eventually invoked Article 31 of the Criminal Code. This allows, under reasonable cause to detain individuals preparing to breach the peace. But no “reasonable cause” was said by police visibly bothered to deal with people who know their rights.

Under interrogation, they were identified and interviewed about their occupations and their intentions, to which they had absolutely no answer. After these interviews and an additional delay period of nearly an hour, the police finally stopped. The “inmates” committed not to go to Lionel-Groulx and were been escorted by four patrol cars to Côte-Vertu metro.

No reasonable grounds justified the application of Article 31. The SQ knew very well. It simply sought to prevent non-citizens to exercise their rights and to continue to file the student movement. No excuses will justify such a move. The police clearly demonstrated that it is above the laws, rights and common sense. They do not hesitate to use all means to scare people.

Ironically, seeing the events of late, these people were still lucky not to be bludgeoned, pepper sprayed, gassed, or injured. Clearly, the inability to resolve the crisis student gets stuck in the logic of a police state. We salute the commitment of all those who will not retreat in front of that arsenal of fear to defend our rights and at the same time, to reiterate our solidarity.

(Source: neuroticnewsjunkie)

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danspeerin: Jean Charest’s Helpful Guide to Rioting! Story here. Quebec Premier Jean Charest has proposed legislation that will crack down on student protesters and the unions that support them… Additionally, any protester found guilty of causing the cancellation of classes could be fined between $1,000 and $5,000. If the same offence is committed by a leader of a student organization, the fine could be as much as $35,000. If a group or student federation stops others from attending class, it could be forced to pay up to $125,000. For protesting groups of  10 or more people, there will also be a requirement to inform police at least eight hours in advance of a demonstration… Stéphane Beaulac, a constitutional expert at the University of Montreal, told the CBC that the law is one of the most repressive he has ever seen, but that it doesn’t appear to violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

danspeerin:

Jean Charest’s Helpful Guide to Rioting!

Story here.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest has proposed legislation that will crack down on student protesters and the unions that support them…

Additionally, any protester found guilty of causing the cancellation of classes could be fined between $1,000 and $5,000. If the same offence is committed by a leader of a student organization, the fine could be as much as $35,000. If a group or student federation stops others from attending class, it could be forced to pay up to $125,000. For protesting groups of  10 or more people, there will also be a requirement to inform police at least eight hours in advance of a demonstration…

Stéphane Beaulac, a constitutional expert at the University of Montreal, told the CBC that the law is one of the most repressive he has ever seen, but that it doesn’t appear to violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

(via neuroticnewsjunkie)

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zeitvox: Syrian Slaughter Update - Week Thirteen Popular opinion in Syria is starting to turn on the peace plan and the UN monitors, as one activist named Kamal Al-Hamwi, from the hotspot of Hama, explained to Avaaz: “This initiative has been a bad omen on the city of Hama. No less than 140 civilians have fallen, most of which happened in three consecutive massacres and took place during the presence of UN observers in the city. It seems like the purpose of Annan’s initiative was not to stop the killing, but to give the regime a green light to shed more blood of the Syrians demanding their freedom.”  >continue<

zeitvox:

Syrian Slaughter Update - Week Thirteen

Popular opinion in Syria is starting to turn on the peace plan and the UN monitors, as one activist named Kamal Al-Hamwi, from the hotspot of Hama, explained to Avaaz: “This initiative has been a bad omen on the city of Hama. No less than 140 civilians have fallen, most of which happened in three consecutive massacres and took place during the presence of UN observers in the city. It seems like the purpose of Annan’s initiative was not to stop the killing, but to give the regime a green light to shed more blood of the Syrians demanding their freedom.”  >continue<

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The May 1998 Riots of Indonesia were incidents of mass violence that occurred throughout Indonesia, mainly in Medan in the province of North Sumatra (4–8 May), the capital city of Jakarta (12–15 May), and Surakarta (also called Solo) in the province of Central Java (13–15 May). The riots were triggered by economic problems including food shortages and mass unemployment, and eventually led to the resignation of President Suharto and the fall of the New Order government.

The May 1998 Riots of Indonesia were incidents of mass violence that occurred throughout Indonesia, mainly in Medan in the province of North Sumatra (4–8 May), the capital city of Jakarta (12–15 May), and Surakarta (also called Solo) in the province of Central Java (13–15 May).

The riots were triggered by economic problems including food shortages and mass unemployment, and eventually led to the resignation of President Suharto and the fall of the New Order government.


(Source: thesludgefeast)

Filed under Jakarta Indonesia riot 1998 rebellion demonstration protest

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The protesters should beware not only of enemies, but also of false friends who pretend to support them, but are already working hard to dilute the protest.
Slavoj Žižek — Occupy Wall Street: what is to be done next? (via mishamaloy)