The People of the Peace Island, Jeju, South Korea, protest massive naval base pushed by United States as part of Asian Pivot. Their non-violent protest included attempted suicide by hanging.
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Diane Wilson on 10th Day of Hunger Strike Arrested Protesting Guantanamo at White House
Diane Wilson protesting at White House, with her neck attached to White House fence with bicycle lock.
More: Why I Am on a Hunger Strike to Shut Down Guantanamo Bay Prison
World’s Richest Man Carlos Slim Taunted by Audience Laughter and Kazoos
Great Protest Video: Laughing at the World's Richest Man: He price gouges and then gives away a small percentage in philanthropy to be a fake hero. Activists give him the public mocking he deserves.
Weekly Update: Grass Roots Grows Fearless
As more see that the government represents Wall Street, instead of them; that the government continues to give the banksters who crashed the economy a break while cutting access to basic necessities, that the government continues to put big energy profits ahead of protecting the planet – more people are becoming fearless.
Last week, front-line environmental groups including climate justice activists, opponents of tar sands, mountaintop renewal and many others who oppose the extraction economy, announced “Fearless Summer” - a week of actions from June 24 to 29 that starts “an epic summer of actions.”The rising tide of courage in the environmental justice movement is one we also see growing in many other communities.
Confronting the 1 percent directly
The author speaks at the PNC Bank shareholder meeting on April 23. (Facebook/Earth Quaker Action Team)
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