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Category Archives: protests
Seniors at the Crossroads Demonstration
Thanks to Judy M. Hello friends, Join us for the next Seniors at the Crossroads** demonstration: WHEN: Thursday, April 23 MEETING TIME: 4:30-5:30 p.m. WHERE: 8TH and Madison intersection Our regular gatherings are on the second and fourth Thursdays at 4:30. … Continue reading
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Seniors at the Crossroads – April 9th and 23th
Thanks to Judy M. WHEN: Thursday, April 9 and April 23 MEETING TIME: 4:30-5:30 p.m. WHERE: 8TH and Madison intersection Our regular gatherings are on the second and fourth Thursdays at 4:30. Mark your calendars. Bring your signs and voices! NOTE: … Continue reading
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The 50 best signs!
Thanks to Bob P. On March 28, millions of people marched in peaceful “No Kings” protests across the United States and Europe, against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions. In cities like Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Washington, … Continue reading
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Join us for LIVE coast-to-coast coverage of the United States standing up against Trump’s corruption—because America doesn’t bow to kings.
Thanks to Pam P. This Saturday, March 28, we’re broadcasting live from No Kings protests across the country.Three streams. Reporters and contributors embedded at multiple sites. More on-the-ground coverage than you’ll find anywhere else!What’s happeningThe list of reasons why we … Continue reading
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No Kings March
Thanks to Judy M. WHEN:Thursday, March 12 and Thursday, March 26 MEETING TIME: 4:30-5:30 p.m. WHERE: 8TH and Madison intersection PLEASE NOTE: NO KINGS MARCH will take place March 28. Location to be announced. Our regular gatherings are on the second … Continue reading
Josephine Baker – Performer, Spy and Civil rights icon (1906-1975)
Honoring Women’s History Month By Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow | 2017 — (thanks to Ann M.) World renowned performer, World War II spy, and activist are few of the titles used to describe Josephine Baker. One of the most … Continue reading
Seniors at the Crossroads
Thanks to July M. Hello friends, Join us for the next Seniors at the Crossroads** protest: WHEN: Thursday, February 26 MEETING TIME: 4:30-5:30 p.m. WHERE: 8TH and Madison intersection Our regular gatherings are on the second and fourth Thursdays at 4:30. … Continue reading
The Boys of Terezin
Thanks to Ann M. Don’t miss this deeply moving documentaryabout courageous teenage boys and thesecret magazine they dared to create in Terezín Between 1942 and 1944, about 100 teenage boys imprisoned in the Terezín concentration camp created a secret magazine … Continue reading
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Steets of Mineapolis by Bruce Springsteen
Thanks to Mary M. 2,870,341 views Jan 28, 2026 #1 on music Trending chartLyrics:Through the winter’s ice and coldDown Nicollet AvenueA city aflame fought fire and ice‘Neath an occupier’s bootsKing Trump’s private army from the DHSGuns belted to their coatsCame … Continue reading
The killing of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti
Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson As the nation mourned the killing of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti yesterday at the hands of federal officials in Minneapolis, President Donald J. Trump spent last night at the White House at a black-tie … Continue reading
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A Superpower is Dying by Suicide
Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S. National Security Council had sent to European ambassadors in Washington a message that President Donald J. Trump … Continue reading
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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final speech – I’ve been to the Mountaintop
delivered 3 April 1968, Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters), Memphis, Tennessee Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy and his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself, I wondered who … Continue reading
Amid ICE raids, Chicago cyclists buy out tamale carts and distribute food to people in need: ‘Go home and be safe’
From GoodGoodGood – thanks to Pam P. Most cyclists bike around their cities as a form of transit or exercise, but members of the Chicago, Illinois collective Cycling x Solidarity take their bike love to a whole new level. As Immigration and … Continue reading
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SNAP benefits stop Nov. 1. This Portland coffee shop is serving free SNAP breakfast ‘until everyone’s benefits are reinstated, or we go broke doing it’
from GoodGoodGood – thanks to Pam P. As the government shutdown enters its 26th day, America’s most vulnerable households are bearing the cost. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 42 million Americans will lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program … Continue reading
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Fighting Authoritarianism
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Indivisible co-founder and co-executive director Ezra Levin joins the podcast to talk about how his group is changing under the second Trump administration, why organizing and protesting is so important, and how we can successfully … Continue reading
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Undaunted
MIT, with several courageous universities to follow, shows it is made of sterner stuffby Jennifer Rubin (thanks to Diana C.) Elite institutions ranging from Columbia University to CBS News to the Paul, Weiss law firm have capitulated to Donald Trump’s … Continue reading
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Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!
By Anna Griffin and Aaron West in the NYT (thanks to Linda T.) Animal costumes are the new black. Exceedingly aware that the black garb worn by demonstrators in 2020 informed President Trump’s apocalyptic view of Portland, Ore., protesters this year have gone … Continue reading
Portland prepares for war – by knitting!
Thanks to Mary M. “Makers unite. We knit at dawn. #Portland prepares for war.”
Jimmy Kimmel is Back (but not in Seattle)
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Even after ABC reinstated Kimmel, Sinclair Broadcast Group (which owns KOMO) has refused to resume airing the show on its stations.
It’s time to start wearing one!
Ed note: A paper clip on the collar was worn during World War II as a sign of resistance against the Nazis. It’s now past time to have a national protest symbol. In Heather Cox Richardson’s current newsletter, she notes … Continue reading
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‘Politics of the End’ is a Seattle U class. It could be a study of last week’s news
Police officers detain demonstrators during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Jacob K. Javits federal building in New York City on Thursday. (Yuki Iwamura / The Associated Press) Police officers detain demonstrators during a protest against Immigration … Continue reading
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Paper Clip Protest – The Norwegian Resistance During World War II and the Paper Clip
Thanks to Mary Jane F. A Norwegian faced with the need to keep related paper documents together designed and patented his version of the paper clip in 1899. It proved to be one loop too short of the ideal shape! … Continue reading
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Photos capture Chicagoans’ protest against ICE and Trump’s intervention plans
By CAROLYN KASTER (thanks to Pam P.) CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city. ___ This is … Continue reading
ACLU Know Your Rights Training
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Friday, September 5, 2025 8:00 PM ET As we speak, President Trump has deployed thousands of National Guard troops, federal agents, and local police forces to the streets of D.C. to target Black and Brown residents, … Continue reading
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