Tag: protest

Thousands protest NSA spying in Berlin (VIDEO)

Thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin, Germany on Saturday to protest against NSA surveillance activities and fight for their right to privacy.

Thousands protest NSA spying in Berlin (VIDEO)

Woman violently arrested for playing banjo in wrong place at Syria war protest in Philly | The Raw Story

submitted by Gabrielle Price

Iraq war veteran Emily Yates was arrested on Friday after a dispute with police about where she could stand while playing her banjo during a protest against U.S. military action in Syria.

Video uploaded to Live Leak shows Yates asking Federal Parks Police why she could not stand in a shaded area of Independence Mall in Philadelphia.

After several minutes of discussion, two officers bent Yates over a park bench and handcuffed her.

More: Woman violently arrested for playing banjo in wrong place at Syria war protest in Philly | The Raw Story

Women’s rights, Student Protests, Native American uprising / OWS Week 03-14-2012

Press TV’s new program; ‘OWS Week’ highlights 7 days of the protest movement’s happenings as viewed from American protesters’ eyes.
The program also examines the wide range of social issues addressed by the ‘occupy’ movement in the US.
Episode 8 sheds light on the 99 percenters struggle as expressed through Sacramento student protests against high education fees, Women’s rights rallies and the Native American dissenters.  Plus the OWS interview of the week, with journalist Gabrielle Price of The Refreshment Center.