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British and Canadian activists, including the B.C. woman who scaled the EU’s tallest building in 2013 to protest Arctic oil drilling, are on the scene. Photos are available at the link below. B-roll and video sound bites will be added shortly.  [1] 18 April 2018 (LONDON, U.K.) — The Kinder Morgan controversy followed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Europe today, as Greenpeace activists occupied the...

For Immediate Release October 23, 2011 RNs to Picket Mayor’s Office Monday Morning at 10 am Registered nurses from across the U.S. today condemned Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for his decision to arrest nurse volunteers, as well as peaceful protesters, in a late night crackdown Saturday night at the Occupy Chicago protest. NNU is asking supporters to call Mayor Emanuel’s...

“This is much bigger than tarps, tents and protesters in the park—this is the beginning of a movement for economic equity…” WASHINGTON— The New York State Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the eviction of Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park will not deter a movement that has made economic fairness for all Americans a part of our national dialogue....

A march to take over a vacant building by members of the Occupy movement in Oakland, Calif., turned into a violent confrontation with the police on Saturday, leaving three officers injured and about 200 people arrested. The clashes began just before 3 p.m. when protesters marched toward the vacant Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, the police said, and began to...