I’m on a bus on Jan. 21

Friends of mine have been talking about participating in the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21. I’d meant to get to this, but finally my friend Melissa texted me, and how can I keep dragging my feet? I? Cannot wait. We’re only there for 12 hours but I intend it to be a very …

Victory at Standing Rock

The Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit that would allow drilling under the Missouri River, for the Dakota Access pipeline. This is after weeks of protesting by natives and clergy and veterans and others. You can read more here. UPDATE: Welp, it’s not as clear-cut as all that. 1. The businesses involved in this enterprise said …

We do not, as a rule, endorse bands but:

The Foo Fighters put on an awesome show (but who writes Kansas City Star’s headlines that say the band aroused “a riotous joy”) in Kansas City recently, both in their concert, and in their pre-concert-counter-protest against the Group That Won’t Be Named. Rock. On. (And if you want to know what means “Rick Roll’d,” go …

The Hartford 17 lives

Yesterday, the community court saw the so-called Hartford 17, people who were arrested last Monday for disorderly conduct while protesting in downtown Hartford that Black Lives Matter. The 17 were given three days’ community service, as if what they were doing by protesting was not community service, itself. Prior to their time in court, the …

Dear Indiana Christians (a letter from Jesus)

In light of the “religious freedom” nonsense that has gone on in Indiana (and rock on to the people who are protesting this nonsense), I really wish I’d written this letter to Indiana, from Jesus, at John Pavlovitz: Stuff That Needs to Be Said: I’ve seen what’s been going on there lately. Actually, I’ve been watching you …

As it should be:

And thanks, Mike the Heathen, for the link.

You’d think Christians would have something better to do…

…than protest at Comic-Con. But no. However, not all Christians were there to protest.

Mr. and Ms. Smith go to court

Eleven of the 12 protesters who were arrested at Hartford’s action that blocked the Broad St. I-84 on-ramp on Thursday went to Hartford Community Court this morning. The protesters (the 12th could not be in court today and will appear later) were charged with disorderly conduct in violation of Section 53a-182 of Connecticut law. Before they …

This is what democracy looks like?

About 12 protesters out of roughly 100 or so agreed to be arrested at Hartford’s part in the International Day of Action today. In a cold drizzle, the protesters marched from Aetna’s corporate headquarters on Farmington, down Flower St., around the Courant, and up Broad, where they stood near the Courant’s front door and chanted. Police stood …

Today in Occupy Everywhere:

Evicted Wall Street protesters are marching on Wall Street to show that the movement is more than tents. (Some Occupy Hartford protesters say they’ll participate.) Meanwhile, Occupy Hartford protesters delivered tree branches to CL&P to protest that company’s (in)action and slow recovery after an October snowstorm turned out the lights for most of the state. …