Mark Nieweem, (pronounced Nye-wame) one of the NATO5, was badly beaten by Cook County Jail Guards and placed in solitary confinement, “the hole,” for 20+ days. The hole means no visitation, no mail, and isolation from human contact, aside from the prison guards which include his torturers. Mark’s lawyer confirmed that Mark spent the night in Cermak Hospital. Mark has stitches, his face is swollen and bruised. his ribs are [...]
Chicago Today the streets are filled to the brim with peaceful protestors, including many war veterans who made the trek to Chicago to return the medals they earned fighting in wars of aggression around the world. Later in the afternoon police showed up with weapons and in full riot gear, antagonizing, then beating protestors. Besides batons and the threat of tear gas, government forces have come prepared to use LRAD [...]
The scene late last night in Chicago via Interoccupy: While tens of thousands are in Chicago protesting NATO and many more are marching in the streets of Quebec, the action in your city must not stop! NOW IS THE TIME TO AMPLIFY! Use the tag #SOLIDARITYSUNDAY to organize! Send your meet up locations to [email protected] or post a comment here to be included in this list. We will update as [...]
It’s 10:53pm Chicago time. The police have been raiding safe houses to make sure protesters have no place to stay. They’re even threatened to raid churches. My friend confirms: he saw the police run over a protester with a van.CPD is chasing and kettling people. All this to stop the people and protect the corporate war machine. I’ve finally confirmed that my three friends are OK. Rene and Krissana are [...]
Pritzker Military Library Presents: Social Responsibility and National Security: Towards a New NATO NATO Summit Chicago: Demonstrators and NATO Experts May 17th, 2012 A debate with a live audience (May 17, 2012) at the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago, Illinois. In describing the debate, moderator Richard E. Friedman of the National Strategy Forum, a non-partisan, non-profit organization in Chicago said, “The webcast is of national and international interest because of [...]
Please Donate to help us pay for the trip! I actually got some sleep on the bus last night. Maybe three hours or so. It looks like we'll be getting to Chicago tonight, fingers crossed, so we're gathering all the updates we'll need when we get there. I hope the team will get a good night's sleep tonight lying fully horizontal, but I figure we better be prepared for anything. [...]
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