10 Revolutionary Facts About Abbie Hoffman
Court jester-cum-political revolutionary Abbot “Abbie” Howard Hoffman is one of the most well-known figures of the Flower Power movement. Hoffman—a fierce opponent of the war in Vietnam; a staunch ...
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Former Harvard President Looks Back on Decades of Protests
In a new book that connects the past and present of student activism, Neil Rudenstine explores decades of protests, including ...
Chicago-area Vietnam War veterans commemorate 50 years since war's end: 'That was a brotherhood'
"Another thing that broke my heart was that there were a lot of babies, a lot of mothers, innocent people that were being ...
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What to know about Greenpeace after the Dakota Access protest case decision
A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The jury found ...
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Jury finds Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions in case over Dakota Access protest activities
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims brought by a company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The ...
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On This Day: Mick Jagger Joins an Anti-Vietnam War Protest in London Prompting the Rolling Stones’ “Street Fighting Man”
On March 17, 1968, 25,000 demonstrators corralled on Grosvenor Square in London to protest the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Somewhere in the sea of protestors was British actress Vanessa ...
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University of Chicago students protest arrest and pending deportation of Palestinian activist
CHICAGO – Students gathered on the University ... Mahmoud Khalil helped lead protesters at Columbia University in New York. ICE agents took him into custody over the weekend and his lawyer ...
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Activist punched by Chicago police officer during protest in line for $280K settlement
“We’d be a bunch of fools to support this money.” Former Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said days after the protest that “agitators” had hijacked the demonstration and injured ...
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Hundreds protest Trump administration arrest of Columbia student leader Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian student protest leader, was arrested by ICE on accusations of aligning with Hamas. Khalil's supporters argue that his arrest is unjust and targets his First ...
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U of C students protest ICE detention, possible deportation of Columbia grad, activist
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a pro-Palestinian gathering at Chicago's Federal Plaza Tuesday. Activists are rallying in support of a Columbia University graduate, and legal permanent resident, who's ...
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Hundreds protest on UCLA campus as President Trump takes aim at universities nationwide
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Hundreds participated in a protest on UCLA's campus Tuesday after letters from the U.S. Department of Education were sent out to 60 universities across the country ...
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At weekly protest outside Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s office, residents decry cuts to federal funding, Ukraine aid
It was the fourth time they gathered at noon outside Mackenzie’s office on South Cedar Crest Boulevard in Salisbury Township, part of an organized Mondays with Mackenzie protest to bring ...