Baltimore
Baltimore Bank Riot of 1835
August 6, 2012On August 6, 1835 the Baltimore bank riots began. The several day long riot was prompted by a bank directors money making scheme.The directors invested depositors savings in the Union Bank of Maryland which went bankrupt....
Read moreBridge rally puts focus on jobs, infrastructure
November 23, 2011Principal organizers were SEIU, MoveOn and Occupy Baltimore. Speakers included health care workers, unemployed workers, teachers and community activists.
Read moreBaltimore residents push for restoration of funding for youth jobs
May 20, 2011Scores of citizens weighed in on Baltimore's preliminary fiscal year 2012 budget before members of the City Council.
Read moreBaltimore May Day: Made in the U.S.A.
May 10, 2011Demonstators denounced corporate and Republican union busting and called for a stepped-up fight to defend union rights, Social Security, and Medicare.
Read moreBaltimore youth say no to $104 million youth prison
November 3, 2010"I'm educated by Baltimore City Public Schools and if we put more money into our education system we wouldn't have to be building this prison!"
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