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Protest Camp’s Anna Feigenbaum takes on tear gas at #OccupyGezi and beyond

Posted on June 4, 2013 by drfigtree

Protest Camp’s Anna Feigenbaum takes on tear gas at #OccupyGezi and beyond Over the past five days Turkey’s government has unleashed thousands of canisters, cartridges and helicopter drums of tear gas onto its people. This has resulted inhundreds of tear … Continue reading →

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Blockupy Frankfurt wins as police blocks bankers, government blocks democracy

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Fabian Frenzel

There has been quite some debate over whether the Occupy movement, despite being famously open and unspecific about its political aims, is fundamentally based on an anti-capitalist agenda. Some have argued against this assumption, claiming Occupy was critical of capitalism … Continue reading →

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Evictions Build Resilience: Lessons from Past Protest Camps

Posted on October 27, 2011 by drfigtree

“We have given the women a reasonable amount of time to make their protest, but they are trespassing and they must go.” -Cyril Woodard, Chairman of the Recreation and Amenities Committee Newbury Weekly News, Greenham, 21 Jan 1982 “Now is … Continue reading →

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