http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/protest/ en-us Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:13:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073805/posts Day 2 Day: TuesdayArrests: None Video Pictures Minn. GOP Delegates' Bus Tires Slashed Minnesota delegates spent their day on the second day of Republican National Convention in meetings and at a reception in their honor. The Minnesota delegates got a late start because someone slashed the tires on two of their buses. Minnesota Republican Party Chair Ron Carey said, "It's a shame that people want to deny us a chance to exercise our 1st amendment rights." Day: TuesdayTime: approx. 8:30Protesters: 4000 Video Pictures Journalist rescues pol, wife, six delegates from thugs So, we get out of the thick of the... Modern Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073805/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:13:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072964/posts I made a fun little video of a screaming anti-war protester yesterday. This woman originally says she's there to stop the war. But then continually says she's running out of food. Then she starts screaming.. and her blabbering rivals anything Ted Kennedy's ever said. "We are going hungry!!!!" Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072964/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:23:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070327/posts Protesters march for immigrant rightsBy Kirk Mitchell The Denver Post and George Watson of MediaNews Group Article Last Updated: 08/28/2008 12:18:03 PM MDT More than 800 people joined a march supporting immigration rights this morning, culminating in a lunchtime, festival-like gathering at Lincoln Park. The march began shortly after 9 a.m. at Rude Park and proceeded without any problems, police said. **SNIP** A group calling itself "World Can't Wait" led the march. "This is Germany in the 1930s all over again!" according to a press statement. "The past seven years of the Bush regime have seen a dramatic escalation of... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070327/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:50:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2069951/posts The Elephants of August by: Irene Warren, August 28, 2008 To protest the U. S. Congressional House Democrats going on recess without voting on a bill to relax oil drilling restrictions—while America suffers from high gas and energy prices—House Republicans once again took the floor Friday, August 22, 2008, to speak to thousands of Americans visiting the nation’s Capitol in an effort to encourage citizens to vote for American energy production. House Republicans insist that they tried earnestly for months to get House Democrats and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to vote on nonpartisan proposals that would allow them to lower... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2069951/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:40:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2069485/posts During the speech when there will be traffic jams through out Denver. Freepers should march with signs that say "OBAMA IS THE ONE YOU ARE WAITING FOR" Should go over well with people that are waiting for hours in their cars http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2069485/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:17:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069483/posts Temporary holding area described for RNC arresteesPublished - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 ST. PAUL (AP) — Demonstrators arrested on misdemeanor charges at the Republican National Convention could end up in a temporary holding area near the county jail, where they would get food and drink and likely be processed in just a few hours, officials said Tuesday. The holding area will be on the first floor of Ramsey County’s Emergency Communications Center, where police vehicles are usually stored. Sheriff Bob Fletcher wouldn’t say whether holding cells were being set up inside. The center is near the jail and part of... Winona Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069483/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:15:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068516/posts Huge protest sign to be taken down By Joanna Nasar and Kristi Morhbacker Special to the Rocky Originally published 12:43 p.m., August 26, 2008 Updated 12:43 p.m., August 26, 2008 GOLDEN - Officials are working to remove a gigantic protest sign unveiled this morning in Golden that is visible from downtown Denver. The American Right To Life Action unveiled a sign on North Table Mountain with dimensions the groups says set a new record for protest signs as measured by the Guinness Book of World Records. The group hopes delegates, journalists and convention-goers will be able to see the sign... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068516/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:45:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068301/posts With a Fox News helicopter overhead and police at bay below, pro-lifers are more than halfway toward their official Guinness Book of World Records attempt to display the largest ever protest sign. Jill Stanek - Pro-Life Pulse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068301/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:48:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067876/posts Although the Democratic National Convention doesn't start until today, Monday, August 25, the protests against the convention started the day before on Sunday. The PJM/LGF/zombietime photo team had not yet arrived in Denver, but luckily fellow photojournalist and LGF/zombietime stringer "El Marco" was on hand to record the day's goings-on. (For this one report, all the photos are courtesy of El Marco; captions and layout are by zombie.) Let the games begin! LittleGreenFootballs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067876/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:34:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067216/posts I have been watching Fox News today, and they were having trouble going live to their reporter in Denver who was covering the protesters, and my jaw dropped when they finally showed the video. I live in Los Angeles, and the video reminded me of the illegal alien amnesty rallies. The reporter in Denver looked like he was in a war zone! One fo the men behind him had a Crip or Blood gangmember bandana around his face to hide his face. The camera was shaking and the reporter looked real scared. It was amazing. People as far as the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067216/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:24:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066553/posts Grannies vow to fight on after punishment for Olympic protests Fri Aug 22, 11:14 AM BEIJING (AFP) - Two Beijing grandmothers remained defiant and in good spirits Friday despite being sentenced to one year of reeducation through labour for applying to protest during the Olympics. In an interview with AFP, neighbours Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, said they had not received compensation after their homes were demolished by the city government seven years ago and were simply fighting for their rights. "We have done nothing wrong," said Wang. "They won't let me protest, then they sentence me to... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066553/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:55:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065892/posts Too Old and Frail to Re-educate? Not in China By ANDREW JACOBS BEIJING — In the annals of people who have struggled against Communist Party rule, Wu Dianyuan and Wang Xiuying are unlikely to merit even a footnote. The two women, both in their late 70s, have never spoken out against China’s authoritarian government. Both walk with the help of a cane, and Ms. Wang is blind in one eye. Their grievance, receiving insufficient compensation when their homes were seized for redevelopment, is perhaps the most common complaint among Chinese displaced during the country’s long streak of fast economic growth.... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065892/posts#comment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:51:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065441/posts 'WELL-behaved women rarely make history": That old feminist rallying cry could be Hillary Clinton's new motto. While in Denver to officially support Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee, Sen. Clinton will headline an event hosted by WomenCount - formerly WomenCountPAC, a group founded by Clinton loyalists during the primaries to push back against calls for her to drop out and to condemn the sexist coverage of the race. In Denver, it will relaunch as a "MoveOn.org for women's issues and ideas." New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065441/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:06:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065102/posts The city has agreed to pay $2,007,000 to end a lawsuit brought by 52 people who were swept up in a mass arrest along a Midtown sidewalk during a protest against the invasion of Iraq. They were charged with blocking pedestrians, but videotapes show that at their most annoying, they might have slowed a few people carrying coffee into work. Public order did not seem to be in unusual danger that morning — certainly nothing that called for rounding up 52 people, or spending millions of dollars. Only two people were tried; they were acquitted, and charges against the other... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065102/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:51:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064494/posts DENVER—Denver police have issued some advice to protesters at the Democratic convention about what they can and can't do. Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064494/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:59:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063699/posts The national highway passing Kolar, 70km from Bangalore, has seen a lot of red on its surface for years now. The colour-coated stretch is the result of tomatoes dumped by farmers protesting a price crash. This week, too, the disgruntled lot threw their crop on the highway after the prices fell from Rs 80 per kilogram to Rs 15-25 a kg. An appeal had earlier been made to the government to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 per acre to tomato growers. The farmers’ action blocked the highway for hours this week. After their unique protest ended, the crushed tomatoes... The Telegraph (Calcutta) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063699/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:31:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2063510/posts We enjoyed reading Jane Ahlin’s column published on inforum.com, “McCain’s good-ol’-boy fun won’t win the hearts of women voters,” about McCain jokingly suggesting that his wife partake in the Buffalo Chip beauty pageant in Sturgis, S.D. We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that Gotopless.org is organizing an upcoming Gotopless national protest on Aug. 23, to which Mrs. McCain has formally been invited, because gender inequality is unfortunately not a joke in the United States when men are free to be sans shirt while women are arrested and fined for this “criminal” act. If Mrs. McCain... in-forum.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2063510/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:51:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062221/posts Briton and Australian among five detained for Beijing Tibet protest Jane Macartney in Beijing A Briton and an Australian-Canadian staged the latest challenge to Chinese rule in Tibet this morning, climbing up a huge billboard in front of the headquarters of Chinese Central Television in Beijing and unfurling a huge banner calling for a free Tibet. Philip Kirk, 24, from Hertfordshire and Nicole Rycroft, 41, a former national rower for Australia, carried out the latest demonstration against Chinese rule of the deeply Buddhist Himalayan region. The move is deeply embarrassing for China with the eyes of the world watching it... Times of London http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062221/posts#comment Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:12:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059997/posts Texas Tea Party continues The recent actions of the House Republicans—staging a revolt and refusing to leave the House for a five week vacation in protest of the Drill Nowhere Democrats—have the potential to turn the tide. Read more about it here:House GOP persists in protest of energy stalemateTo give visitors a better view, Republicans have opened the chamber floor to the public, which normally is restricted to the balcony. Although the chamber lights are dimmed, the microphones muted and the cameras shuttered, the Republicans say their message is spreading and that their populist-styled "talk-a-thons" are resonating with voters at... Modern Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059997/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:45:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058416/posts Woman falls from consulate in Olympics protest Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, August 7, 2008 (08-06) 13:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A rappelling protester fell two stories from the roof of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco Wednesday, two days before the Olympic Games begin in Beijing and amid worldwide protest against China's human rights record in Tibet. San Francisco police and the State Department are conducting a joint investigation into the incident, including claims that the protester's ropes may have been intentionally cut. The protester was identified as Nyendak Wangden, 22, of Suisun City and a member of... SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058416/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 04:02:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057840/posts We were at the Nancy Pelosi protest today in Miami. There were only about 20 people. It was very disappointing. We hope that more people show up for the next stops on her book tour. Come on people, go out and make your voices heard or don't come on here and complain. I have pictures but don't know how to post them. If anyone lets me know how I will post them. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057840/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 03:46:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057659/posts Three American pro-life activists were arrested in Tiananmen Square and forcibly taken into custody after displaying a banner that read "Jesus Christ Is King" in both English and Chinese. They were later released Rev. Pat Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition in Washington DC, Brandi Swindell of Generation Life in Boise, Idaho, and Michael McMonagle, National Director of Generation Life were standing in solidarity with the victims of human rights abuses, including forced abortion, religious persecution of Christians, and other denials of fundamental civil liberties. According to news reports of the incident, they called out to those around them, "End... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057659/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:12:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057642/posts Tomorrow (Thursday), we're organizing an event in Annandale to highlight the GOP's extensive ties to Big Oil. We've invited the media, and having a good crowd is critical to show them that voters don't want oil industry gimmicks, they want real solutions like alternative energy to solve our energy crisis. Can you make it? Click Here Dear MoveOn member, Republicans have been escalating their attacks on Obama and the Democrats over oil drilling, and we need to push back. Can you join us at an emergency action in Annandale tomorrow (Thursday)? House Republicans have been "protesting" ever since Congress adjourned... Moveon.org Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057642/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 21:56:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057560/posts Two Americans and two British nationals have been ordered to leave China “within a prescribed time limit” after displaying “Free Tibet” banners near an Olympic venue in Beijing on Wednesday, local police said. Two are expected to leave on Wednesday night and the other two on Thursday. “They disrupted public order and violated Chinese laws. Their period of stay in the country will hereby be cut short according to the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens,” the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau said in a statement issued late on Wednesday.... China Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057560/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 19:27:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056815/posts S. Korean riot police are firing orange-dyed water to anti-Bush left-wing protesters to tag them for later arrest. The colored water also contains tear gas agent. Bush is visiting S. Korea today. JoongAng Ilbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056815/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:49:36 GMT