The Occupy Wall Street movement went Uptown on Friday night, as more than 100 people filled the second-floor sanctuary at St. Philip’s Church in Harlem for the first general meeting of Occupy Harlem. Unlike their downtown comrades, those in attendance were mostly black and Latino, save for a handful of whites who sat and listened […]
The protesting group known as Occupy Cleveland has a new permit for Public Square. The protest, which is part of a nationwide movement against big business and corporate greed, had spent weeks living in small tents in downtown Cleveland. Eleven protestors were arrested Friday when the group’s “green space” permit expired and some people refused […]
Some Greater Cleveland RTA buses are getting a fresh coat of paint. “Sometimes you need to show a picture of things to say, hey we don’t want this to happen,” said William Nix President of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 268. Nix and RTA General Manager and CEO Joe Calabrese painted large red Xs on […]
Some Greater Cleveland RTA buses are getting a fresh coat of paint. “Sometimes you need to show a picture of things to say, hey we don’t want this to happen,” said William Nix President of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 268. Nix and RTA General Manager and CEO Joe Calabrese painted large red Xs on […]
Hundreds of Clevelanders gathered Monday afternoon on the 31st floor of the Federal Building downtown to protest the recent signing of Senate Bill 5 by Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The “We Are One” rally was sponsored by the American Federation of Government Employees. About 250 middle-class Clevelanders attended. Many said their right to bargain collectively […]
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Thousands of Egyptians — taking to the streets across the country for a seventh straight day — defied a mid-afternoon government curfew Monday, despite a bulked-up and proactive military deployment scattered around the restive nation. In Alexandria, an armored personnel carrier fired warning shots as around 2,000 to 3,000 people gathered. […]
A Central Florida atheist organization has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Lakeland over opening city commission meetings with prayer. The lawsuit comes after the Atheists of Florida voiced specific outrage over the use of the name “Jesus Christ.” An April 5 meeting became heated after a citizen got into a yelling match […]
A Central Florida atheist organization has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Lakeland over opening city commission meetings with prayer. The lawsuit comes after the Atheists of Florida voiced specific outrage over the use of the name “Jesus Christ.” An April 5 meeting became heated after a citizen got into a yelling match […]
Prominent conservative and family groups filed an amicus brief Wednesday against an earlier court ruling that deemed the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional.
Resent police incident with Collinwood high school students who are peacefully protesting. Police use excessive force when dealing with two teenage girls. Video is disturbing. Was this type of force deserved?
