The School of Law, Birkbeck presents 2013 Annual Law Lecture IS THERE A RIGHT TO DISOBEDIENCE AND RESISTANCE? Professor Costas Douzinas Birkbeck, University of London ‘The ‘new world order’ announced in 1989 was the shortest in history coming to an abrupt end in 2008. From the Arab spring, to the indignados and Occupy, protests and uprisings have erupted all over the world
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International Week of
Solidarity with the...

The International Week of Solidarity with the NATO 5 was a smashing success thanks to the love and solidarity people across the country showed for our imprisoned comrades! Here in Chicago, we had a number of awesome events that brought folks together for good times and fierce commitment to defending the NATO 3 as their trial approaches this Fall. We also raised more money for the NATO 3 legal defense. With everyone’s support over this last year, we’ve been able to raise nearly half of our $30k goal for legal defense costs
Return The Murray’s To
Their Home

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22 2013 CONTACT: Matt Murray, (260) -443-4838 , matthewmurray777@yahoo.com THE MURRAY’S ARE NOT GIVING IN AFTER THE MURRAYS HAVE BEEN EVICTED, AFTER FAITHFULLY PAYING $42,726 IN ESCROW PAYMENTS, BANK OF AMERICA HAS STOLEN THEIR HOME, REFUSING TO GRANT THEM THE MODIFICATION AND TAKING THEIR HOUSE At 3pm on Friday May 24th, the Murrays will be joined Majyck radio, Occupy Kalamazoo, and others to demand this illegitimate action is overturned. Matthew and Beverly Murray found themselves the victim of an illegitimate eviction on Tuesday May 14th
Kenyan Occupy Activists
Demonstrate at Parliament

The 14th of May will probably be remembered as the day that a pig was slaughtered in front of the Parliament building in Kenya. Civil society activists – led by Boniface Mwangi – held a demonstration dubbed OCCUPY PARLIAMENT, in protestation of Members of Parliament. In what is deemed a greedy act, Parliamentarians are demanding an unreasonable, unconstitutional amount as perks for holding office
NATO 3 Case Continues to
Develop as...

The NATO 3—Brent Betterly, Brian Jacob Church and Jared Chase—appeared in court on Tuesday, April 30th for a status hearing about their case, one of the many pre-trial hearings in advance of their trial date in mid-September. This court date was on the one-year anniversary of their comrades in the Cleveland 4 being arrested at gun point after being entrapped by an FBI informant and was just one day before May Day protests around the country. This date was also just about two weeks before the International Week of Solidarity for the NATO 5 from May 16-21





