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Denver Coalition to Protest 8-Year Anniversary of Afghan War
Submitted by Anonymous on September 14, 2009 - 1:25pmWhile much of the country's attention is focused on the domestic health-care debate, one Denver coalition will be protesting the escalating conflict in Afghanistan. The "March for Real Change" will take place of Oct. 7th, on the eight year anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan. "Change your hope into action, stop Obama's wars," will be the focus of the demonstration, says local activist, Mark Cohen. "Though he promised change, Obama is leading the country deeper into a quagmire in Afghanistan with no end in sight."
Cohen and other Denver-area activists have come together and formed the group, the Denver Anti-War Network. Along with a street protest against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Denver Anti-War Network is planning an after event, the Justice and Peace Jamboree. It will be a free event featuring free food, music, poetry and speakers from ongoing radical and social justice-oriented projects. "We want to bring people together, present them opportunities to plug into the social justice organizing that is happening and open a space where constructive dialogue can take place, leading to a more active and vibrant anti-war left."
The "March for Real Change" begins at 4pm at the Federal Courthouse on 19th and Stout in downtown Denver. The Justice and Peace Jamboree begins at 7pm at Quixote's (2637 Welton St.). The Denver Anti-War Network can be reached by contacting Mark Cohen at denverantiwarnet@gmail.com.
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subMedia's Final Dispatch from the DNC
Submitted by Anonymous on August 29, 2008 - 8:57amOff to Saint Paul. Stay tuned next week for RNC...
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Police Block Veterans’ Access to DNC in Largest Protest to Date
Submitted by Anonymous on August 28, 2008 - 2:23amBy Alex Kane and Jessica Lee
DENVER, Colo.—A little more than an hour before Sen. Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at Pepsi Center to conclude the evening at the Democratic National Convention, his campaign had an exchange with Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW).
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RED STATE ROAD TRIP 2 - New Political Documentary
Submitted by Anonymous on August 28, 2008 - 1:15amCheck out the link for this ultra-current new political documentary about the state of the nation and the upcoming election in the United States:
The Dangerous Logic of Blocking Protests in the Name of Electing Obama
Submitted by Anonymous on July 30, 2008 - 11:49pmThe Dangerous Logic of Blocking Protests in the Name of Electing Obama
by Sunsara Taylor
Millions believe Barack Obama is the anti-war/anti-Bush candidate. In reality, Obama is proving to be the candidate most effective at getting all-too-many “leaders” of the anti-war movement to shut up and even urge others to go along with wars for empire.
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Patriotism and the Prison of Dissent
Submitted by Couch Potato Re... on June 30, 2008 - 1:44pm
On the same day that Barack Obama begins his nationalistic patriotism tour in Independence, Missouri, the authorities-that-be announced that protesters will be fenced in by chain-length
