Morning Open Thread
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We Can End Racial Profiling In NYC Today: Here's How
You can help end racal profiling in New York City today.
Sunday, Aug 4th: March Against A Future Without Freedom
Sunday, August 4th is 1984 Day. A broad coalition of resistance, including Restore the Fourth, will be gathering in cities across the US to oppose the global surveillance apparatus.
Open Thread: The Pipeline Sign Protest
Barbara Haws is a Brooklynite, but she was raised in Nebraska. The proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline would pass through her home state, and she’s not happy about it.
Restore The Fourth
Restore the Fourth is a nonviolent grassroots movement protesting indiscriminate government surveillance and the erosion of Fourth Amendment privacy rights. Inspired by recent NSA scandals, Restore the Fourth is planning a series of demonstrations across the U.S to take place this coming July 4th holiday.
WSJ's Insane 'Death By Bicycle' Video Op-Ed
Insane WSJ editorial board member Dorothy Rabinowitz attacks NYC's City Bike program with all bogus arguments.
March Against Monsanto Over 2M Strong. Blackwater Ops Watching?
Video: Luke Rudkowski talks to activists who joined in on the March Against Monsanto in NYC. Over 2 million participated across the globe.
Call To Action: Stop NYC From Kicking 600 Sandy Victims To The Curb
Petition: Families who were displaced by Sandy and are living in hotels need long-term affordable housing, not to be thrown out into the streets for the second time since the storm. Extend the April 30th deadline until all displaced families are placed into apartments that they can afford.
Rage In Brooklyn: Arrests At Third Day Of Demonstrations For Teen Killed By NYPD
For a third straight day demonstrators gathered in Kimani Gray's neighborhood of East Flatbush, to protest New York Police Department brutality after the teen was shot to death by two police officers.
16-Year-Old Killed By NYPD Was Shot Three Times In The Back, Four In Front
The autopsy report of a 16-year-old Brooklyn boy shot and killed by two NYPD officers has revealed that he was shot four times in the back, and three times in front. Also, a witness now claims that the boy was unarmed.
