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Religious Community Joins IMF, Legitimate Investors and Governments in Opposing Exploitative Hedge Fund Behavior

A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Radio Deutsche-Welle, the Voice of Russia, NHK World Radio Japan, and Spanish National Radio.

On the 12th of February, honeybee protection advocates dresses as bees showed up in front of the Home Depot on Rhode Island Ave. Video of the "bees" at Home Depot-and Home Depot's refusal of their Valentine delivery

Love Football, Resist Empire! SOA Watch Anti-Empire Cup: This Summer in Washington, DC. GET YOUR TEAMS READY and stay tuned for updates about the 6v6 tournament. The Cup is for like-minded people who enjoy some competitive fun without taking it too seriously, regardless of gender or skill/experience.

8 lawmakers in MD are pushing a bill to deny and "material support, participation or assistance in any form" from the state or any of its contractors. Many say this might cut off the NSA's acccess to the huge amounts of electricity and water they purchase from area utilities.

As the Olympics entered their second full day of competition, Code Pink staged a protest and blockade of the Russian Embassy to oppose Putin's crackdown on Russian GLBT people. These two recorded Ustream videos have been posted: <img src="/images/icons/video.gif" border="0" alt="" /><a href="http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/43630153">First Recorded Video</a> <img src="/images/icons/video.gif" border="0" alt="" /><a href="http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/43631160">Second Recorded video</a>

On the 8th of February, antiwar protesters staged their 16th monthly antidrone bombing vigil at the CIA's headquarters Dolly Madison Boulevard entrance. As usual, the CIA shut down that entrance. Assuming 3-4 hours shut down per vigil, that's 48-64 hours so far of this entrance being closed. Video of the Feb 8 CIA drone vigil

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says there is no “one simple answer” to the ethical crisis gripping the US military.

truth hurts

No all the security surrounding Putin's Winter Olympics is aimed at stopping "Black Widow" suicide bombers left over from Russia's war of aggresssion in the Caucasus. As the Olympics open, Gay dating apps are being blocked, and there have been arrests of both Russian GLBT protesters and of tourists under Putin's "homosexual propaganda" law.

Metro's riders are fed up with fare hikes and shit service. Metro employees are fed up with low wages and growing discrimination, especially a new policy of retroactive enforcement of a "no conviction record" policy. On the 6th of February, Jobs with Justice and other labor advocates protested in front of Metro's headquarters. Video of the protest

A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK World Radio Japan, and the Voice of Russia.

Listener/supporters of WPFW will protest at open sessions and public comment sessions of the Pacifica Radio Natl. Bd. Meeting in DC the Pacifica-imposed programming grid changes and the violations of Pacifica by-laws and mission statement.

The MiCATS 3 are three women convicted of felonies and facing 2-3 years in prison for a nonviolent lockdown against an Enbridge tar sands pipeline in Michigan. On the 3ed of February, Enbridge board member Mark Andrew Maki was confronted at his home by protesters in solidarity with the Enbridge 3. Youtube Video

An analysis about Occupy movements all around the world in 2011. This text was written by the French Collective Lieux communs (lieux communs = commonplaces) in june 2011. It was translated in English in October 2012. If you wish to know who we are, you can read our declaration here: https://collectiflieuxcommuns.fr/spip/spip.php?article483