American protesters discovering they don’t have the rights and freedoms they thought they had
Put up a poster and risk felony charge plus detention with $25,000 bail No 441 Posted by fw, March 20, 2012 “The Federally Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of … Continue reading
March 20, 2012 · Leave a comment
Pennsylvania State uses preemptive powers to strip local communities of the right to ban fracking
Act removes as much power as possible from those who are most impacted by gas extraction No 428, Posted by fw, March 5, 2012 “The legislature’s latest action to aid … Continue reading
March 5, 2012 · Leave a comment
“There’s a North American strategy to take away the right to mass protest.” Michael Ratner
No 232 Posted by fw, July 27, 2011 “We use the word – in the US we call it “it chills your rights” — because it’s basically sending a message … Continue reading
July 27, 2011 · Leave a comment
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund spearheads “massive disobedience” to U.S. law
No 142 Posted by fw, March 30, 2011 Following up on the three previous posts, which featured video recordings and transcripts of a 2009 talk by Mari Margil about the … Continue reading
March 30, 2011 · Leave a comment
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