Category Archives: viewings
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After slaying teen, police haunted by #BrooklynProtest
Leave a commentMarch 16, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
“You’re going to miss me when I’m gone.” Those words were posted on Facebook by teenager Kimani “Kiki” Gray shortly …
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When bearing witness becomes an act of resistance
Leave a commentFebruary 23, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
By Andrew Beale The media whirlwind surrounding the Oscar nomination of the documentary 5 Broken Cameras has put the spotlight on film …
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Sandy Survivors asking, “Where is the city?”
Leave a commentJanuary 17, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Residents of Rockaway, Queens are demanding mold remediation for homes hit by Sandy. Click here to sign a petition in …
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As New York’s fracking moratorium nears expiration, activists vow civil disobedience
1January 11, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Hundreds of clenched fists were raised Wednesday afternoon at Albany’s Empire Convention Center. Behind a security checkpoint defended by state …
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From divestment to political power
6January 2, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Author Christian Parenti critiques 350.org’s fossil fuel divestment campaign in this article, originally published at Common Dreams in December. Below, …
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As Mayan calendar ends, fight for another world continues in the Chiapas
Leave a commentDecember 23, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Activist comedian Lee Camp quipped back in September, “Mayans say the world ends in a few months and they might …
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Communities hit by Sandy “form like Voltron” and fight back
1December 19, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
The stakes are high for people in the Rockaways. More than month and a half after Superstorm Sandy, winter is …
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Report: US spends five times more on fossil fuel subsidies than on climate aid
Leave a commentDecember 4, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
A new report, from Oil Change International – released as governments gather in Qatar to talk climate change at the …
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Fight against fossil fuels escalates in New York City
1December 2, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Approximately three hundred people rallied Saturday along the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan, part of an ongoing campaign against Spectra …
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Activists escalate struggle against fracking in NYC
Leave a commentSeptember 15, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Six people in New York City occupied the site of the incoming, mega-fracked-gas Spectra Pipeline Wednesday, shutting down construction. Two …
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