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Tahrir Square: Remembrance through street art.
Egypt. A country in turmoil with a youth in revolt of the injustices inflicted upon them by their own government. This April, things have been relatively quiet in Tarhir Square in downtown Cairo, whereas clashes have occurred with police in Port Said and Alexandria. Despite this, there is an energy in the air that is … Continue reading
#Yo Soy 132
No longer hidden from the public eye, a recent controversy has brought Mexico’s #YoSoy132 movement back into the headlines. Where once they rallied against the dominant news media outlets, some of 132′s most visible spokespersons are set to participate in a new talk show on Televisa, a conservative television network accused of being aligned with the PRI … Continue reading
December 12 on the West Coast; Occupy is still around.
by Andy Paul Just when the mainstream American media and stringent advocates of the status quo thought they had won, Monday December 12 came. Neither the winter, with snow in the northeast and cold rain on the West Coast, or determined adversaries across the country, could keep thousands of protesters from assembling in port cities … Continue reading
The complete UC Davis story: From Peacemaking to Pepperspray.
By Andy Paul On Friday November 18, events snowballing across the United States and the world took a turn for the worse on the campus of University of California Davis. In a show of force, a Davis police officer made his way into the headlines. But it wasn’t for an act of “protect and serve.” … Continue reading
#OWS Update: The night before reoccupation #N17
By Phil Acuña Phil is a staff contributor based in NYC. Despite living in the city that never sleeps, it’s safe to say that most supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement were caught off guard early Tuesday morning by the spontaneous mobilization of NYPD’s finest. Though suspicions were aroused when officers started equipping themselves … Continue reading
