On the Line
On the Line State of Disunion Washington, D.C. About 500 people protested outside the Capitol on the night of President Bush's State of the Union address and called for the President to...
...On February 2, demonstrators protested in front of the White House...
...Act to Stop Genocide No More Heartbreak Silver Spring, Maryland Members of the Metropolitan Area Raging Grannies and PeaceAction Montgomery County went to the Silver Spring Armed Forces recruiting center and tried to enlist on Valentine's Day The police arrested five people for blocking the entrance...
...The janitors are employed by UNICCO and make as little as $6.40 an hour and lack health benefits, according to the Service Employees International Union...
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...For more information, go to www.quarantinewalmart.com...
...The game features disruptive actions such as strikes, boycotts, and mass protests...
...Kansas City, Missouri ACORN and the Ruckus Society teamed up to create a "Bureau of Worker Health" and confront senior staff of Wal-Mart at a meeting at a convention center in Kansas City...
...The activists want the United States to lead the international community in stopping the genocide in Sudan...
...Raging Grannies in other cities held similar events...
...Quarantine Wal-Mart ?Huelga...
...University of Miami President Donna Shalala said she intends to form a committee to examine the janitors' situation on campus...
...The activist groups say that Wal-Mart's business model threatens the health and well-being of its workers and their families...
...For more information, go to www.worldcantwait.net...
...Patriot Game "A Force More Powerful-the Game of Nonviolent Strategy" is a new video game that teaches players how to fight for their rights using nonviolent tactics...
...The National Labor Relations Board recently accused UNICCO of violating the rights of janitors seeking to form a union...
...The company denies the allegations...
...Miami Janitors at the University of Miami voted to go on strike over unfair labor practices on February 26...
...About 500 people protested outside the Capitol on the night of President Bush's State of the Union address and called for the President to relinquish his office...
...The player takes charge of the movement's resources, recruits new members, builds alliances, and organizes against dictators, colonizers, and corrupt regimes...
...For more information, go to www.velvetrevolution.us...
...For more information, go to www.peaceactionmc.org...
...They wrapped the convention center in yellow caution tape and stuck "notice of quarantine" signs on the doors...
...On January 29, more than 100 people donned hazmat suits, dust masks, and rubber gloves...
...For more information, go to www.africaaction.org...
...A Force More Powerful" presents ten scenarios inspired by history and allows a player to be the chief strategist in a nonviolent movement...
...The Impeachmobile The activist group Velvet Revolution created an Impeachmobile and drove it around Washington, D.C., in February...
...For more information, go to www.seiulocal11.org...
...For more information, go to www.aforcemorepowerful...
Vol. 70 • April 2006 • No. 4
