Articles about activism

Between Theory and Practice: The Surveillance Camera Players
Kendall Clark
An interview with the Surveillance Camera Players.
2 November 2000

G7 Finance Ministers Meet, Others Protest
Dru Oja Jay
Photos of folks protesting the G7 finance ministers' meeting in Halifax, June 14-15.
21 June 2002

Protesting the FTAA in Quebec City
Kendall Clark
A report from Dallas activists protesting the FTAA in Quebec City.
20 April 2001

A Life and Death Struggle in Genoa
Kendall Clark
The G-8 goes to Genoa, Italy; you know, Italy, the place with the proud anarchist tradition.
20 July 2001

In Memory
Collin Williams
Animation dedicated to the memory of Carlo Guiliani
25 July 2001

Shedding Democracy for Tears
Dru Oja Jay
The effects of using tear gas against democratic dissent are medically and politically problematic.
14 July 2001

Quebec City A20 Protests: A Photo Essay
Dru Oja Jay
A selection of photos from Quebec City.
12 May 2001

Give a little criticism; get a little hate mail
Bijan Parsia
Your Author receives anonymous, puerile hate mail, presumably in response to PhillyCriticism.
3 August 2000

Dallas Buy Nothing Day
Kendall Clark
Nothing screams "American consumer monomania is killing the planet" like a banner-float at Northpark Mall in Dallas, Texas, on Buy Nothing Day.
1 December 2000

Austin Protests!
Kendall Clark
The weekend of October 13 saw protests over a wide-range of social issues, and Monkeyfist.com was there to document them.
18 October 2000

Silent Al, Oxy's Pal
Kendall Clark
Al Gore refuses to speak against Occidental Petroleum's treatment of the U'wa people in Colombia. Gore holds a large stake of Occidental stock. Dallas activists tried to make his reluctance more difficult and more public.
9 October 2000

INPEG Calls for Solidarity
Kendall Clark
As police repression heats up in Prague, a call for international solidarity must not go unheeded.
28 September 2000

S26 Dallas
Kendall Clark
The global day of action, S26, comes to sleepy Dallas, Texas.
28 September 2000

Dallas Rocks World Car Free Day
Kendall Clark
Dallas, Texas, Land of the Enchanted Smogmobile sees its first Critical Mass on World Car Free Day 2000.
22 September 2000

Kill Your Car: Celebrate World Car Free Day
Kendall Clark
Kill your car, and the rest will follow.
21 September 2000

A better way to "buycott" the RIAA
Dru Oja Jay
A simple way to bypass the record industry and support artists.
8 September 2000

Beyond Melbourne and Prague: An Exhortation to Local Action
Kendall Clark
The worldwide movement to oppose corporate globalization continues apace in Melbourne and Prague; when will you bring it to your town?
3 September 2000

Tank
Collin Williams
tank animation
3 September 2000

To Philly: Remember MLK
Bijan Parsia
It would not be inappropriate to have a Letter from Philadelphia City Jail.
8 August 2000

All the Lies Fit to Retract
Kendall Clark
NY Times retracts its obvious lies.
7 June 2000

Next Protest Site: Detroit/Windsor
Niel Bornstein
First Seattle, then Washington DC. Next up is Detroit and Windsor.
31 May 2000

5th National Independent Politics Summit
Kendall Clark
IPPN's National Summit in June.
16 May 2000

Does the federal government still persecute political dissent?
Kendall Clark
Ward Churchill's COINTELPRO papers are must reading.
15 May 2000

Seattle -> DC -> Philadelphia
Kendall Clark
The next highpoint in the American version of the anti-corporate globalism movement will occur in Philadelphia during the Republican National Convention.
11 May 2000

It is a global movement!
Kendall Clark
Seattle and DC were just the coming out parties of American activists.
10 May 2000

Cracking qua Civil Disobedience
Kendall Clark
A new generation of political activists is using the Internet to engage in civil disobedience.
28 April 2000

Here we go again
Mike Billips
Can't ANYTHING ever be handled through reasonable compromise?
2 May 2000

Get ready for MayDay2k
Michael Stutz
The May Day 2000 Global Celebration.
27 April 2000

A16 Detainees Finally Freed!
Kendall Clark
The action isn't over until the last protester is out of jail.
26 April 2000

Alice's Restaurant Massacree
Niel Bornstein
Friends, they may think it's a MOVEMENT, and that's what it is.
25 April 2000

A16 Detainees Statement
Kendall Clark
Statement from the men still incarcerated in DC.
25 April 2000

The Arms Sales Monitoring Project
Kendall Clark
Lots of facts, figures and analysis of US military exports around the world.
24 April 2000

DC Jail Solidarity
Kendall Clark
The action isn't over until the last one's out of jail.
20 April 2000

The Dinosaur Media Strikes Back
Mike Billips
Washington Post coverage of global trade issues/protests is excellent
14 April 2000

That's Refreshing!
Niel Bornstein
The courts say you can protest on New York's capital steps. Hurrah!
7 April 2000

That Was Just Too Close
Niel Bornstein
The flag burning amendment is barely defeated... this time.
29 March 2000

Who the hell are Korten and Grossman? A Brief Profile of Anti-Corporate Activists
Kendall Clark
Korten and Grossman are coming to Texas. Who the hell are Korten and Grossman? Read on, fair reader, read on...
29 March 2000

The Electrohippies' Electronic Civil Disobedience Website
Kendall Clark
Can't make it to D.C. for the IMF protests? Then participate in the Electrohippies electronic civil disobedience: shut down the IMF/World Bank Web sites.
27 March 2000

Guide to the Seattle Meltdown
Michael Stutz
What corporations think of the Seattle WTO protests.
25 March 2000