Movement Watch

Cops Spying on HoneyBaked Ham Protestors and Peace Activists

Two activists who handed out vegan pamphlets outside of a HoneyBaked Ham store– and were harassed, spied on, and arrested for it– can proceed with a lawsuit against the cops, a federal appeals court recently ruled. Caitlin Childs and Christopher Freeman were leafletting in an Atlanta suburb in 2003. Here’s much more from the ACLU, […]

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Movement Watch: RICO Used Against CAIR

Shock-jock talk radio host Michael Savage is suing the Council on American Islamic Relations under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. RICO was originally intended to go after the mob. This is from a right-wing site applauding Savage for the lawsuit, and his attempts to label CAIR as “terrorists” using racketeering laws: […]

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Panel Discussion in DC with Ramona Africa of MOVE

Panel Discussion on State Repression: Past and Present From the Green Scare to the Continued War on the Black Liberation Movement Featuring: Ramona Africa of MOVE Will Potter, journalist and creator of GreenIsTheNewRed.com Other Speakers: TO BE ANNOUNCED Saturday, November 17 at 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Church 1525 Newton Street NW Washington, D.C. $5-10 […]

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The “Other” Green Scare?

Some bloggers have called the “War on Terror” the “Green Scare” for other reasons: green is the color of Islam. Check out this post, and here’s another, ok and one more. I think it’s an important reminder of how far-reaching the War on Terrorism is, how many lives have been affected by the scare-mongering, and […]

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