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June 04, 2010
Protests
By: John Caruso
Gaza Freedom March is compiling a list of emergency protests planned for the next few days all over the US and the rest of the world. Take a look and see if there's one near you (and if there's not, maybe you can organize one).
Posted at June 4, 2010 01:16 AMNO protests in front of any US Federal Agencies I see. ANOTHER case of addressing the symptom instead of the problem.
Posted by: Mike Meyer at June 4, 2010 01:38 AMSo true, so true.
Posted by: Coldtype at June 4, 2010 02:09 AMThere is one in front of the White House.
Posted by: N E at June 4, 2010 07:25 AMWe had a huge rally and a march in front of the Israeli consulate in Chicago......
And from their 2nd level huge terrace, consular staff was taking pictures and recording a video of the protest!!!!
"Rally protests attack on ships bound for Gaza"
here
http://mobile.chicagotribune.com/inf/infomo?view=breakingnews_article&feed:a=chi_trib_1min&feed:c=latest_breaking_news&feed:i=CE34D6D40C008385761BAF8A327B0970&nopaging=1
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Posted by: Rupa Shah at June 4, 2010 10:07 AMcont from above.......
And here are the pictures of the protest......
"Thousands turn out to protest Israeli Attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla"
here
http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/90625/index.php
ps I would not say, "thousands"---exaggeration imho----but it was massive.
Posted by: Rupa Shah at June 4, 2010 10:13 AMWomen in Black are protesting as usual today and will have Gaza signs.
On Monday, SDS is protesting in front of the US federal building in my town.
Posted by: Susan at June 4, 2010 03:12 PMThere was a small -- tiny, really, about 30 people -- protest in Seoul today outside the Israeli Embassy. I found it thanks to the list John linked to in his post. The Embassy is on the sixteen floor of a building near City Hall, so we couldn't actually see the Embassy. No media were present except a Reuters photographer, and though there were four police buses parked along the sidewalk, the police didn't have their riot gear so everything was peaceful. The protesters were mostly young and mostly Korean (except for two young American English teachers and old American me).
It was small, but it happened, and it's important to know that these things were happening all over the world.
The pictures I took should be visible if you click on my name.
Posted by: Duncan at June 5, 2010 09:45 AM
