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Fuel protests gripping more than 90 countries
Fuel protests gripping more than 90 countries IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESImage caption, Protesters in Ecuador hit the streets over the rise in the cost of living High costs of living are driving people to protest in the streets against crippling prices. The BBC has mapped all reported demonstrations over fuel since January 2021, revealing a huge […]
Czech PM Blames Russian Propaganda For Mass Protests In Pragu
Czech PM Blames Russian Propaganda For Mass Protests In Prague Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala is blaming pro-Russian forces for mass demonstrations this weekend that saw tens of thousands of people protest against the government, the European Union and NATO amid soaring energy prices and inflation. The “Czechia First” demonstration saw 70,000 people gather to […]
‘Worst Yet to Come’ as Global Civil Unrest Index Hits All-Time High
An opposition activist shouts slogans holding up bread as he protests along with others against rising living costs, at the entrance of the president’s office in Colombo on March 15, 2022. (Photo: Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images) ‘Worst Yet to Come’ as Global Civil Unrest Index Hits All-Time High “Over the coming months, governments […]
Organizing Across State Lines to Stop a Pipeline
Organizing Across State Lines to Stop a Pipeline Activists protest against the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline at the United States Capitol on Friday, October 15, 2021. PHOTO BY TOM WILLIAMS/CQ-ROLL CALL, INC VIA GETTY IMAGES Activists in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Nebraska are proving that building collective community power can successfully counter Big […]
‘Bypassing the democratic process’
‘Bypassing the democratic process’ A Q&A on the Emergencies Act with Noa Mendelsohn Aviv of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association A truck outside parliament in Ottawa, February 14. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images It’s a moment unlike any I’ve experienced in my 20-year journalism career, or, indeed, my lifetime. In response to the ongoing trucker […]
Protesting Permaculture: the last five weeks and the last five decades
Protesting Permaculture: the last five weeks and the last five decades On Saturday 13th and 20th November, my partner Su Dennett and I joined others from central Victoria travelling by train to the “Kill the Bill”/anti-lockdown/anti-mandate protests in Melbourne. This essay documents the experience, and reflects on the relationship between permaculture and oppositional activism over […]
“We’ll Never Give Up” – Protests Erupt Across World Over Gov’t COVID Tyranny
“We’ll Never Give Up” – Protests Erupt Across World Over Gov’t COVID Tyranny AP News calls them “far-right,” but tens of thousands of freedom-loving people marched against new tyrannical public health measures, such as partial and full lockdowns and health passports and mandatory vaccinations, across Europe. Demonstrations against new virus restrictions were observed in Austria, […]
Australians Need To Decide If This Is The Kind Of Country We Want To Live In From Now On
Australians Need To Decide If This Is The Kind Of Country We Want To Live In From Now On A lot has changed for Victorians since the lockdowns started. Our lifestyles. Our waist sizes. The kinds of things we see as normal. And a lot has changed in Victoria itself since we’ve been in lockdown […]
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture: “Authorities Are Viewing Their Own People as an Enemy”
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture: “Authorities Are Viewing Their Own People as an Enemy” Professor to lead investigation of police brutality against anti-lockdown protesters. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer responded to police brutality dished out to anti-lockdown protesters in Germany last weekend by warning, “Authorities are increasingly viewing […]
Resistance is Not Futile – Does Our Entire Way of Life Depends on It?
Resistance is Not Futile – Does Our Entire Way of Life Depends on It? I find it amazing how stupid people can be. Those claiming if everyone just got vaccinated, we would all go back to normal. I know there were Jews in Germany who left early looking at the trend that was emerging and […]
Civil Unrest Is Inevitable – Here’s How It Will Be Exploited To Bring In Tyranny
Civil Unrest Is Inevitable – Here’s How It Will Be Exploited To Bring In Tyranny Mass civil unrest is a cumbersome weapon for societal change; like an oversized caveman club made of oak. You can barely swing it, and when you do you might destroy an enemy with it but you could also unwittingly destroy […]
