On AlterNet: rally

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "rally"

Tale of Two Cities: NYPD's Racist Arrests Create Class War in New York

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. May 13, 2012.

For the NYPD's stats to add up, they'd have to have stopped every young, black man living in the city once--and then some.

Occupy AIDS: ACT UP Celebrates 25 Years by Marching On Wall Street

Michael Bouldin, AlterNet. April 24, 2012.

ACT UP developed a model of direct action that is in many ways a template for Occupy--so it's not surprising that they're joining OWS for a march on Wall Street.

Romney Celebrates with Trump as Working New Yorkers Rally Against Rich Tax Dodgers

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 17, 2012.

Mitt Romney's wife held a tax day fundraiser in New York--and found a day of protest from working people angry at the Romneys and their 1% friends' low tax rates.

Calling for Police Commissioner's Resignation, Occupy Wall Street Teams Up With Victims of NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk

Ryan Devereaux, The Guardian. March 20, 2012.

A rally on Tuesday increased the public pressure on Commissioner Ray Kelly and the NYPD following a series of recent controversies over police tactics.

Can You Hear Us Now? Striking Verizon Workers Rally For Good Jobs and Fair Contracts in New York City

Rae Gomes, AlterNet. August 17, 2011.

Verizon has launched Scott Walker-style cuts on its workers, who've responded by building a Wisconsin-style coalition of activists.

Thousands of Visionary Nurses Confront Wall Street and Advocate for their Patients in Rollicking Wall Street Rally

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. June 22, 2011.

National Nurses United has a message for Wall Street: bankers need to pay up for the ailments they've caused.

Is a Real Resistance Movement to the Big Banks Finally on the Rise?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. April 3, 2011.

There is no way to vote against the interests of Goldman Sachs. Civil Disobedience is the only tool we have left.

San Francisco Rally for the American Dream Draws Thousands, Demanding Economic Rights and Opportunity

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 26, 2011.

AlterNet spoke with some of the attendants who came on Saturday to stand up for the middle class and the democracy protests in Wisconsin.

Restore Sanity to Drug Laws at Stewart/Colbert Rally

Yair Tygiel, AlterNet. October 24, 2010.

Join the drug policy reform movement at The Daily Show’s Rally to Restore Sanity, a mere three days before Proposition 19 goes to a vote.

Watch: Rabid Rally in Tel Aviv for Israeli Commandos Who Killed 9 Peace Activists

Max Blumenthal, AlterNet. June 7, 2010.

International condemnation has deepened the Israeli public's siege mentality, leading many demonstrators to claim that anti-Semitism best explained the world's motives.

Over 100,000 Rally for Climate and Clean Energy Action: Media Downplays This Amazing Show of Support

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. April 26, 2010.

Apparently the Washington Post doesn't think that preserving the health and well-being of countless future generations is 'hot-button' enough for the media.