List of “Things” Happening Globally
This is a list started by D from Removing the Shackles in a post she published on February 22, 2014. I have pulled the list out to its own post so it can easily be added to and kept recent on the blog page.
North America
Canada:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/thousands-join-toronto-rally-in-support-of-ukrainian-protesters/article17061501/
Put fluoride question on ballot: city committee
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2014/02/20/put-fluoride-question-on-ballot-city-committee
Postal workers and activists protest Stephen Harper in Toronto- 02/08/14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD6WdAZfspA
RAW: UNB students protest strike-Students at UNB staged a demonstration against the ongoing faculty strike Friday.- jan 24/14
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/NB/ID/2432342209/
BC Ferries Protest -01/18/14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZHSHxNvrz4
Fracking protest leads to bigger debate over indigenous rights in Canada- 12/10/13
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/10/fracking-protestleadstobiggerdebateoverindigenousrightsincanada.html
Anti-Rob Ford rally at Nathan Phillips Square- 11/15/13
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/16/anti-rob-ford-rally-at-nathan-phillips-square
Protesters hold Idle No More rallies across Canada-10/07/13
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/protesters-hold-idle-no-more-rallies-across-canada-1.1486640#ixzz2uW427znc
USA
Worldwide Wave Launch Gatherings- Apr 4, 2014
https://waveofaction.org/job/worldwide-wave-launch-gatherings/
Students heading to Washington this weekend to protest Keystone XL pipeline- Feb 25, 2014,
http://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/02/25/students-heading-washington-weekend-protest-keystone-xl-pipeline
‘WARmerica’: Protesters in New York rally against strike on Syria – 02/23/14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdyG5CBc5QY
Americans rising up against government: February 23, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/02/23/license-plates-guns-news-federal-government-column/5759933/
NATO Protesters Stand with the NATO3, Respond to The Chicago Tribune’s War on Dissent
February 13, 2014
http://revolution-news.com/nato-protesters-stand-nato3-respond-chicagotribune-war-dissent/
Angry Residents Wave Pitchforks, Torches In Protest Of Mayor’s Crackdown On Homelessness- Feb 14/14
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/14/portland-homelessness-illegal_n_4790205.html
Thousands Attend Vigils Last Night Protesting Keystone XL- February 4, 2014
http://ecowatch.com/2014/02/04/vigils-protesting-keystone-xl/
Stop Watching Us! International Day of Privacy Protests IDP14- February 1, 2014
http://revolution-news.com/stop-watching-us-international-day-privacy-protests-idp14/
VOA News Khmer American protest in front of the White House- 01/20/14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb-bdKogYf0
Face Time Hundreds march in DC in Anonymous inspired protest- 11/14/13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xACQQzW8xFU
Mexico
65,000 Protest TPP In Mexico, See Repeat Of NAFTA Mistakes- Feb 3/14
http://www.popularresistance.org/65000-protest-tpp-in-mexico-see-repeat-of-nafta-mistakes/
Live Blog: CNTE-SME Mega Marcha – Mexico City-January 31, 2014
http://revolution-news.com/live-blog-cnte-sme-march-mexico-city/
In Mexico’s Michoacan state, spiraling violence- jan 14/14
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-mexicos-michoacan-state-spiraling-violence/2014/01/14/ed42bbe2-7d51-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_gallery.html#item0
Mexican riot police end striking teachers’ occupation of city square-sept14/13
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/14/mexico-riot-police-retake-zocalo-plaza
Europe
England:
50,000 attend Manchester protest against austerity-Sept 29/13
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/29/thousands-protest-manchester-austerity
Thousands Protest the UK Government’s Brutal Austerity- Apr 1/13
http://www.thenation.com/blog/173602/thousands-protest-uk-governments-brutal-austerity#
Ireland:
Scotland:
Wales:
Germany:
Germany: Riot police and protesters clash big in Hamburg – Dec 21/13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWwDsPSe7iM
Hamburg: Police Attack Rote Flora demo- Dec 24/13
http://revolution-news.com/hamburg-police-attacked-rote-flora-demo-hh2112/
Thousands in German anti-NSA protest-Sept 8/13
http://phys.org/news/2013-09-thousands-german-anti-nsa-protest.html
Anti-austerity protests: Spain, Germany, Portugal- June 1/13
http://news.yahoo.com/anti-austerity-protests-spain-germany-203305956.html
Spain:
Spanish protests over new austerity measures- Feb 16/14
Basques march in support of ETA prisoners despite Madrid ban-Jan 12/14
http://rt.com/news/spain-protest-ban-eta-468/
Protesters demonstrate against austerity measures across Spain- Mar 11/13
http://www.dw.de/protesters-demonstrate-against-austerity-measures-across-spain/a-16662588
Portugal:
Portuguese soldiers stage anti-austerity protest- Feb 13/14
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/14/350603/portuguese-soldiers-protest-austerity/
Mass protest erupts in Portugal against austerity budget- Dec 20/13
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/833251.shtml#.UwB7m03xvIU
Portugal: Anti-austerity protesters occupy government ministries- Nov 26/13
http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/26/portugal-anti-austerity-protesters-occupy-government-ministries/
Portugal Lived Today. A Million and a Half People In the Streets Against Austerity.-Mar 3/13
Lisbon: Thousands join anti-austerity march over 2014 budget- Feb 02/14
http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/02/lisbon-thousands-join-anti-austerity-march-over-2014-budget/
Italy:
Italy’s president fears violent insurrection in 2014 but offers no remedy – Dec 17/13
‘Pitchfork’ protests rattle Italian government – Dec 13/13
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25368433
Italy anti-austerity protesters clash with police in Rome- Oct 19/13
http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/19/italy-anti-austerity-protesters-clash-with-police-in-rome/
Switzerland:
France:
French conservatives march against government ‘family-phobia’- Feb 02/14
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/02/us-france-protests-idUSBREA110AG20140202
Thousands stage anti-government protests in Paris- Jan 26/14
http://www.dw.de/thousands-stage-anti-government-protests-in-paris/a-17388432
French government suspends ecotax after violent protests – Oct 29/13
http://www.english.rfi.fr/economy/20131029-french-government-suspends-ecotax-after-violent-protests
Tens of Thousands of French Protesters Reject Austerity- May 5/13
Greece:
Protests greet Greece’s EU presidency – Jan 9/14
Thousands of Greeks mark 40th anniversary of student uprising, protest against austerity-Nov 17/13
http://rt.com/news/greece-rally-austerity-protest-872/
Thousands join fresh Greece protests against Golden Dawn- Sept 25/13
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24275978
Wave of Protests Engulfs Greece- Jun 17/13
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/world/europe/wave-of-protests-engulfs-greece.html?_r=0
Belgium:
Austria:
Ukraine:
Ukraine parliament removes Yanukovich, who flees Kiev in “coup”
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/02/22/uk-ukraine-idUKBREA1H0EM20140222
Over 300,000 defy protest ban in Ukraine – Dec 2/13
2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots
Bosnia:
Serbia:
Poland:
Hungary:
Albania:
Belarus:
Bulgaria:
Romania:
Montenegro:
Denmark:
In Denmark, Goldman Sachs Deal Ignites Political Crisis- Feb 6/14
Sweden:
Iceland:
Russia:
Middle East:
Syria:
Bahrain:-
Jordan:
Saudi Arabia:
UAE:
Iran:
ASIA
Thailand:
India:
Pakistan:
Sri Lanka:
South Korea:
Afghanistan:
Kyrgystan:
Kazakhstan:
Uzbekistan:
Bangladesh :
Myanmar/Burma:
Vietnam:
Cambodia:-
protests unmask anti-Vietnam views Racially charged slogans are sometimes mixed with opposition calls for more democracy and higher wages.
New protest crackdown in Cambodia Riot police were recently deployed in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to break up anti-government protests. The crackdowns are part of an escalating standoff between officials and those calling for democratic reform.
http://www.dw.de/new-protest-crackdown-in-cambodia/a-17388999
Cambodia: Security Forces Beat Housing Rights Protesters
http://stratrisks.com/geostrat/17368
Malaysia:
Mongolia:
Nepal:
Philippines:
Taiwan:
China:
Africa
Somalia–
Nigeria–
CAR–
Libya–
DRC–
Sudan–
Kenya–
Egypt–
http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/24/egypts-government-resigns—reports/
Ethiopia–
South Africa–
central-african-republic-hell-hath-no-fury-like-a-population-of-african-christians-scorned
central-african-republic-car-christians-like-the-buddhists-in-myanmar-are-fighting-back-against-the-muslim-fascistsand-winning
central-african-republic-muslims-who-make-up-only-about-15-of-the-population-are-slaughtering-christians-like-halal-chickens
excellent-in-retaliation-for-the-muslim-coup-on-their-christian-led-government-central-african-republic-citizens-smash-a-mosque
central-african-republic-christian-civilians-burn-another-mosque-as-they-continue-to-fight-the-muslim-takeover-of-their-government
Mali–
Zimbabwe–
Algeria–
Malawi–
Angola–
Namibia–
Botswana–
Uganda–
Mozambique–
Tanzania–
South Sudan–
Morocco–
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/morocco/
Niger–
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/morocco/
Ghana–
http://www.apbrebes.org/news/massive-protests-ghana-over-upov-style-plant-breeders-bill
Oceania:
Australia:
South America
Argentina:
Malvinas Argentina: Police Repression in the name of Monsantohttp://revolution-news.com/malvinas-argentina-police-repression-name-monsanto/Peso panic and rocketing prices shake the throne of Argentina’s Queen Cristina
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/01/argentina-peso-crisis-shakes-queen-cristina
Argentine Default Chaos Relived as Blackouts Follow Looting
Bolivia:
Bolivia: children clash with police over child labour
http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/19/bolivia-children-clash-with-police-over-child-labour/
Bolivian protests continue for a 10th day
Brazil:
Rio fare protesters seize main station and let commuters travel freehttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/rio-fare-protesters-seize-main-station-and-let-commuters-travel-freeBrazil-‘Novo Palestina’ land occupation
http://www.socialistworld.net/mob/doc/6623
Brazil’s oilfield auction fuels protest in Rio
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x168vm6_brazil-s-oilfield-auction-fuels-protest-in-rio_news
“Rio, a showcase for the world”-22/10/2013
The people no longer believe this farce! The fight continues, tomorrow it will be even bigger!
Chile:
Colombia:
Ecuador:
4:3 Indigenous women from Amazonia protest against oil drillinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtzaKlDaiP8Indigenous Women Confront Ecuadorian Government Over Resource Extraction
Guyana:
Paraguay:
Peru:
Peru’s PM resigns after spat with first lady, finance minister Feb- 24/14
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABREA1N1CV20140224
Thousands Teargassed: Anti-govt protesters clash with Peru polic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ABigDmthBk
Peru police fire tear gas on protesting students, civil servants
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/04/us-peru-politics-protests-idUSBRE9630RB20130704
Uruguay:
Hundreds Protest Against Uruguay’s Paper Pulp Planthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OIHgGoY4b4Uruguay Protest (Americas)
Venezuela:
2014 Venezuelan protests
Caribbean:
Dominican Republic:
Protest Against Exploitation of Loma Miranda – Dominican Republic- Feb 1/14
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2014/2/1/50414/Thousands-rally-in-Bonao-for-Loma-Miranda
Haiti:
Thousands of Haitian people protest US-backed Martelly government