Activism Spotlight

Speaking Out

This section of the site aims at giving visibility to the numerous local protests and rallies taking place across the U.S. every week.

Send us reports or photos of protests to be included here via email.

Note: Where possibile, links to the organizers are included. Send them messages of support!

Activism Spotlight - Speaking Out in the U.S.

Protests, rallies and creative activism in the U.S.

May 22, 2006

Duncan, Oklahoma; Washington DC; Albuquerque, New Mexico; New York City; Santa Barbara, California; Boston Massachusetts.

Protests at Halliburton Shareholders' Meeting

After the protests in Houston last year, Halliburton attempted to hide their annual shareholders' meeting away in the town of Duncan, Oklahoma. But protesters followed...

See more photos, and listen to a report on the OK NPR station KGOU, including an interview with Pratap Chatterjee of CorpWatch.

Don't Attack Iran Petition Delivery in Washington DC

The petition opposing attacks on Iran with close to 50,000 signatures was delivered to the White House. Cindy Sheehan, Medea Benjamin of Codepink and our own Kathy Ford were on hand for the event.

Read Kathy's write-up. See more photos, video and read reports on the Traprock Peace Center and AfterDowningStreet web sites.

Impeachment Billboard in Albuquerque, New Mexico

The latest billboard from MergingLeft, a grassroots, all-volunteer organization in Albuquerque NM.

See more photos and past projects from MergingLeft.

McCain at The New School and Colombia University

John McCain gave commencement addresses at two universities in New York and was met by protests at both. Students held signs, turned their backs and heckled McCain during his speech.

Photos of Colombia and the New School, video and a report on The Nation. Read the commencement speech made by Jean Rohe and why she spoke out on Huffington Post.

ImpeachFest at University of California Santa Barbara

Over 150 students held an impeachment rally at UCSB, with speeches, petitions, information packets and a phone bank for lobbying California Senator Dianne Feinstein on impeachment.

Read about it and see more photos

Protesting Condi at Boston College

Faculty and students protested Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during commencement ceremonies at Boston College.

See more photos

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