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G-20 Protests are not about abstractions
by Tom Over
On Sept 20, The Toledo Blade published an article in which President Obama is quoted as saying, in reference to the G-20, “protests about abstractions [such] as global capitalism or something, generally, are not really going to make much of a difference." While I am not sure what the opposition to the G-20 accomplished last week in Pittsburgh, I found that many of the activists there were quite concrete about what they don’t like about the elite economic club.
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Robocops come to Pittsburgh
by Mike Ferner
...and bring the latest weaponry with them.
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Marchers for Falun Gong at G-20 demonstrations in Pittsburgh
by Tom Over
At the main protest against the G-20 in downtown Pittsburgh on Friday, Sept 25, Falun Gong marchers played calm, recorded music as they carried signs four lanes wide, some of which had gruesome photographs of people who’ve been mutilated and tortured. Kui Huang was one of the demonstrators. He urges people to “write to the president…and Congress” so as to get China to stop its persecution of Falun Gong, which includes not only imprisonment and torture, but also organ harvesting.
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March passes through neighborhood that may be gentrified
by Tom Over
On Friday, the permitted march began in a section of greater Pittsburgh called Oakland. This initial march was modest in size and intensity, but as it made its way from Oakland to downtown, a number of other marches combined with it, resulting in a demonstration whose size and intensity was perhaps what activists, reporters, and spectators were hoping for.
The route from Oakland to downtown involved passing through an area called SoHo where there were many run-down buildings. Nearby, the new stadium for the Pittsburgh Penguins is being built.
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The G-20 and anarchists
by Tom Over
Many of them wore kerchiefs over their faces, along with goggles during the protests today. It seems that anarchism has things in common with neo-conservatism with its emphasis on a lack of government control so as to enable huge corporations to escape accountability to the general public.
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Taunting police misses the issue of class
by Tom Over
The vast majority of the police at the G-20 are working-class or middle-class people. They obviously are not economic elites deciding on the policies of the G-20.
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G-20 Chants and picket signs
by Tom Over
Today, as was the case during yesterday's protests, there was a large group protesting against China's policies toward Tibet. There were some people near me who were taunting the black-clad riot police by humming one of the themes from a Star Wars movie.
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Stock-piling human waste part 3
by Tom Over
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Stock-piling human waste part 2
by Tom Over
It seems ironic that some public misconceptions about G-20 protesters have involved the idea that activists are storing human waste to be used against the police and other people. My guess is that the vast majority of the people involved with protesting the G-20 are also intensely and extensively involved in serving their communities, whether it's helping to feed, house, or educate people or some other type of sevice.
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G-20 People's Tribunal
by Tom Over
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