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Ringling Brothers Circus draws protest for their animal abuse

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/02/2016 - 14:20

On the evening of April 1 and afternoon of April 2, animal rights activists showed up outside Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus, notorious for beating and chaining elephants, tigers, and other animals. At prior protests circus attendees have reported seeing animals beaten on-stage. This time around, protesters were emphasizing that Ringling's promise to "retire" the elephants after this year is a hoax, as the elephants are to be returned to the "Conservation for Elephant Conservation." That is Ringling's elephant training facility where most of the beatings and torture occur.

Video highlights of the April 1 and April 2 Ringings protests

Animal Rights

Outside the Verizon Center on the second day of the circus

Calling out Ringling Bros circus for animal abuse

Global Zero demands nuclear security summit discuss reducing nuclear warheads to zero

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 17:30

On the 1st of April, Global Zero staged a protest in McPherson Square complete with a full size inflatable replica of a US nuclear missile. The protest was timed for the second day of Obama's nuclear security summit that has barricaded much of the Convention Center area. The protesters called out the summit for not considering global nuclear disarmnament as a solution to the danger that a warhead will be stolen by ISIS/Daesh or some other terrorist group. There are over 15,000 warheads, and terrorists or coup governments only need one to create a humanitarian and environmental disaster worse than Hiroshima, The dangers of dirty bombs and just plain accidents were also cited as reasons to destroy this global stockpile of death.

Video highlights of Global Zero's rally plus a clip of the security zone around the summit

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Global Zero rallies near nuclear security summit

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Anti-War/Peace
Commentary/Op-ed
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

Climate activists protest Japanese funding for massive coal power plant in Indonesia

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/31/2016 - 16:21

On the 31st of March, climate activists showed up at the Japanese Embassy to demand that the Prime Minister Abe reject plans for Japanese governmental funding of the planned Batang coal burning power plant in Indonesia. For four years Indonesian activists have stopped the plant and defended the land at the price of arrests and human rights violations. No bank will touch it, so now funding is being sought from the Japanese government.

Video from the protest at the Japanese Embassy

Environment/Food/Health
Protesting Japanese funding for coal burning Batang power plant in Indonesia

7 arrests at FERC in fracking protest

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 00:56

On the 25th of March, seven anti-fracking protesters were arrested after blockading the driveways of FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. At first they set up in front of FERC cooking up pancakes on a solar grill, while inviting FERC to send out someone to discuss the destruction of the Holleran family's maple trees to make way for a fracked gas pipeline. When FERC ignored them, they escalated, setting up a picket line from which seven activists broke away to blockade FERC's driveway.

Video by Eleanor of "Pancakes not Pipelines" action

Environment/Food/Health
Pancakes not Pipelines-7 arrested at FERC

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