Blog Archives

Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Honored With Memorial

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

Nearly a month after a hurricane postponed the dedication of a national memorial honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. President Barack Obama leads the ceremony Sunday, Oct. 16. King was the leading voice of the nation’s modern…

Tagged with: 1964 Civil Rights Act, All Articles, Barack Obama, censorship, Censorship in America, Civil Rights, Human Rights, King, martin luther king, Newsworthy, Nobel Peace Prize, United States, Washington, Washington DC
Posted in Human Rights

#OccupyWallStreet Spawns #OccupyDC

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

The anti-capitalist protests that began near Wall Street in New York are spreading to other cities. Unlike the Tea Party movement, which blames big government for America’s economic problems, the so-called Occupy movement holds big business responsible. Our reporter went…

Tagged with: #OccupyDC, #OccupyWallSt, #OccupyWallStreet, #OccupyWashington, All Articles, Barack Obama, censorship, Censorship, Censorship in America, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom Plaza, General Censorship, Government, Government, Human Rights, Incompetence, New York City, Occupy Wall Street, United States, Wall Street, Washington, Washington DC, White House
Posted in Human Rights

People’s State of The Union Address 2011- ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

Only the People can know the true state of the union. Let your voice be heard! This is a mass protest by the people and for the people. On July 23, we will congregate in peaceful but angry protest on…

Tagged with: AdamKokesh, All Articles, Capitol Hill, censorship, Censorship in America, CrimethInc, Ellen DeGeneres, First Amendment, Freedom of speech, General Censorship, Government, Human Rights and Liberties, Newsworthy, Oprah Winfrey, Politics, United States, User-Submitted Articles, Washington DC, YouTube
Posted in Human Rights

Shocking Video: Americans Arrested Violently at the Jefferson Memorial — for Dancing

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

So now the Jefferson Memorial is a “protected area” per the Patriot Act? Watch what happened on May 29, 2011 at the Jefferson Memorial in DC. CodePinker Medea Benjamin and others were arrested for “dancing,” and others were body slammed…

Tagged with: Adam Kokesh, All Articles, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, big brother, censorship, Censorship in America, Dance, First Amendment, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Free Speech, Freedom of speech, Freedom of the Press, General Censorship, Government, Government, Human Rights and Liberties, Jefferson Memorial, Medea Benjamin, Newsworthy, Photography, Police Brutality, Politics, Stupidity!, United States, United States Constitution, USA PATRIOT Act, Washington DC, YouTube
Posted in Uncategorized

How To Get Elected Officials To Actually Hear Our Worries About Censorship: Speak Up!

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

Source: techdirt EFF‘s Cindy Cohn asked Lofgren a simple question towards the end of Lofgren’s talk, questioning what we in Silicon Valley could actually do so that folks in Washington DC actually understand these issues. Lofgren, at first, seemed unsure…

Tagged with: All Articles, big brother, censorship, Censorship in America, Cindy Cohn, COICA, Combating Online Infringement & Counterfeits Act, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Federal government of the United States, First Amendment, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Free Speech, Freedom of speech, General Censorship, Government, Government, Intellectual Freedom, Newsworthy, Politics, Silicon Valley, United States, United States Congress, United States Constitution, United States House of Representatives, Washington DC
Posted in Uncategorized

Feb 22, 1732: George Washington is Born

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

On this day in 1732, George Washington is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the second son from the second marriage of a colonial plantation owner. An initially loyal British subject, Washington eventually led the Continental Army in the American Revolution…

Tagged with: 1732, American Revolutionary War, Continental Army, Continental Congress, February, February 22, George Washington, Martha Washington, President of the United States, This Day in History, This Day In History, United States, Washington DC
Posted in Uncategorized

Feb 4, 1789: First US President Elected

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

George Washington, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, is unanimously elected the first president of the United States by all 69 presidential electors who cast their votes. John Adams of Massachusetts, who received 34 votes, was…

Tagged with: 1789, American Revolutionary War, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Electoral College, February, February 4, George Washington, This Day in History, This Day In History, United States, United States Constitution, Washington DC
Posted in Uncategorized

National Coalition Against Censorship: Monthly Update – January 2011

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

Monthly Update January 2011 Action, Advocacy, Education… In support of free expression. Dawn Of A New Decade January, 2011, finds the National Coalition Against Censorship in new offices. We’ve relocated to 19 Fulton Street, Suite 407, NY,…

Tagged with: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, All Articles, Art, August Wilson, Books, Corporate Censorship, David Wojnarowicz, Film, First Amendment, G. Wayne Clough, General Censorship, Government, National Coalition Against Censorship, Newsworthy, Smithsonian Institution, South Street Seaport, The National Coalition Against Censorship, Washington DC
Posted in Corporate Censorship

Customs Boss Defends Internet Censorship; Says More Is On The Way

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

Source: techdirt – By Mike Masnick Over at the State of the Net conference in Washington DC today, John Morton, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Homeland Security felt it was time to defend ICE’s seizure of…

Tagged with: Adversarial system, All Articles, big brother, COICA, Combating Online Infringement & Counterfeits Act, Domain name, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Free Speech Internet, General Censorship, Government, Government, Homeland Security, ICE, Intellectual Freedom, Internet, Internet censorship, John Morton, Law, Mike Masnick, Online Censorship, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Uniform Resource Locator, United States, Washington DC
Posted in Uncategorized

Jan 8, 1790: President George Washington Delivers First State of the Union

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

On this day in 1790, President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address to the assembled Congress in New York City. Washington began by congratulating you on the present favourable prospects of our public affairs, most notable…