Peace
Professor arrested for defending freedom of speech
April 17, 2003BOSTON – Little did University of Massachusetts (UMass) professor Tony Van Der Meer know that he would be arrested by the campus police as he attempted to defend a student’s right to free speech. At a...
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Youth and students speak out against war
April 17, 2003When asked why students are protesting the war on Iraq, Jessica Marshall of the Young Communist League (YCL) and National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, said it’s because politicians are “not sending the sons and daughters...
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Iraqi war fuels increased Israeli brutality
April 17, 2003TEL AVIV – The U.S. war in Iraq is fueling even more brutality towards the Palestinians by the far-right Israeli government. On April 13, the Israeli army stepped up its attacks on Palestinians when F-16 fighter...
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ILWU to Oakland Council: We want to know
April 11, 2003The following is testimony given to Oakland City Council, April 8. I am Steve Stallone, ILWU Communications Director. I am here representing the ILWU International officers and I am here to register our dismay and anger...
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Stop the war in Iraq; Stop the war on us!
April 11, 2003OAKLAND, Calif. – In the largest protest in East Bay memory, nearly 20,000 demonstrators thronged Telegraph Ave., April 5, as dignitaries and youth led the march from north Oakland’s Mosswood Park to a downtown rally at...
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