While cruise missiles were being launched into Libya from U.S. warships in the Mediterranean, anti-war activists rallied in Hollywood yesterday to protest America’s foreign policy. Demonstrators, led by veterans and active-duty soldiers, marched through Hollywood and rallied in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Calling for an end to the Afghanistan War...
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A demonstration was held yesterday in support of the world’s primary caregiver: mothers. Various groups rallied in MacArthur Park demanding an epic shift in priorities by calling for an end to budget cuts, poverty, environmental degradation, discrimination and war. Starting in front of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in Koreatown, demonstrators...
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Protesters, angry over the FBI’s targeting of anti-war activists, staged a “people’s tribunal” in front of the federal building in Westwood yesterday. Demonstrators heard statements from many activists that accused the Bureau of political oppression. Speakers representing a broad coalition of anti-war, social justice and international solidarity organizations stated their cases to a mock-judge...
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While many celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday yesterday through speeches, remembrances and parades, a few honored the civil rights leader by protesting law enforcement oppression. Activists gathered outside the Sheraton Hotel near LAX where U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. was being honored at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s annual gala and fundraiser....
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In the 1960s and ’70s, and even before that, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ran a counter-intelligence program, known as COINTELPRO, where federal agents spied on, infiltrated and disrupted anti-war, civil rights and social justice organizations. In 1975, after COINTELPRO was revealed in a congressional hearing, Congressman Don Edwards of California said, in reference...
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A string of wet and windy Pacific storms was not enough to cool the spirits of anti-war activists last night. Demonstrators assembled in Hollywood amid a steady rain to protest U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and elsewhere. Among the groups demands were the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan, ending...
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The Los Angeles March 4th Committee to Defend Public Education and Social Services demonstrated yesterday against layoffs and budget cuts. Although a local action, it was coordinated with similar events around the nation and conducted in solidarity with international movements. Assembling in front of the LA Unified School District building in downtown, they marched...
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Peace and solidarity activists gathered outside the federal building in downtown Los Angeles yesterday to speak out against a series of recent FBI raids on peace activists in the Midwest. The Bureau says the raids are part of a terrorism investigation, but protesters argue it is an attempt to suppress free speech and political...
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Among the colorful and creative kites flown in Santa Monica to celebrate the U.N.’s International Day of Peace, one group stood in stark contrast. For them, the concept of peace has drifted from sight. Members from the Bradley Manning Support Network, Courage to Resist, We Are Change LA, Code Pink, and various others joined...
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With a police escort, they marched down Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles yesterday, just like their predecessors did nearly 40 years ago. Their was a sense that history is repeating itself. Back then it was about ending the Vietnam War. Now, it’s about ending the Afghan War. And just like then, it’s also...
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