Category: News
Erdogan’s Last Act? Gezi Park Protests May Oust Turkish Prime Minister
| June 6, 2013 | Posted by Attila Gokbudak under Featured, News |
A small park sit-in in Istanbul ignited protests against the government all over the nation of Turkey, in spite of excessive use of force by riot police. Turkish-American writer Attila Gokbudak speculates on Turkey’s future and the fate of its Prime Minister. more
Mount Pleasant Housing Collective Faces Eviction
| March 18, 2013 | Posted by Siobhan McGuirk under News |
The Lamont Street Collective (LSC), one of D.C.’s longest standing cooperative houses, is under threat of eviction. Tenants are currently weighing their options to keep the house open and continue serving D.C.‘s activist and artist movements. more
Thousands of climate change activists rally in Washington, D.C.
| February 26, 2013 | Posted by John Zangas under Featured, News |
In what’s being called the “largest climate rally in U.S. history,” close to 40,000 people converged in Washington, D.C. on February 17 to focus world attention on global warming and climate change. About 160 environmental groups–including major players in eco-advocacy, Sierra Club, 350, and Greenpeace–sponsored the “Forward on Climate” Rally. One hundred and fifty buses… more
Inauguration Weekend: The Activist View
| February 13, 2013 | Posted by admin under Featured, News |
Over the long weekend of January 19-21, mainstream media cameras were directed solely at the Capitol, the Mall and the Inaugural Parade route–sites of carefully coordinated pomp and circumstance. Yet there was much more going on in Washington, D.C. during the extended Inauguration Day celebrations besides tributes to power. DC Mic Check editors Anne Meador… more
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