Activist News Under pressure from activists, the University of Washington announced it is terminating its licensing agreement with the anti-union Russell Corp.
March 3, 2009 Students at Columbia University are taking up the fight for Palestinian rights and organizing to demand the university's divestment from Israel.
March 3, 2009 The publication of a right-wing newspaper at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has galvanized the campus opposition.
February 27, 2009 Activists picketed in front of Cook County Courthouse on February 20 calling for new trials for victims of police torture.
February 26, 2009 Recent attacks on the LGBT community have spurred Seattle activists to organize a candlelight vigil and march.
February 26, 2009 Ann Coulter's visit to the College of New Jersey brought out dozens of protesters--and left one student facing charges for asking a question.
February 24, 2009 Activists are continuing to fight for justice for Jason Vassell, who faces felony charges for defending himself against a racist attack.
February 24, 2009 : Jonah Birch Updated at 1:45 p.m.: New York University students who organized an occupation to pressure the university for reforms have been detained and suspended.
February 20, 2009 : Gary Lapon Activists aren't accepting Hampshire College's shameful attempt to wriggle out of a decision to divest from corporations that support Israel.
February 20, 2009 Weeks after the police killing of Oscar Grant, 200 people rallied against racism and police brutality at the ILWU Union Local 10 hall in San Francisco.
February 19, 2009 Boone Impact and its supporters celebrated National Freedom to Marry Day at the Watauga County Courthouse with the exchange of wedding vows.
February 19, 2009 Over 300 Chicago activists celebrated Valentine's Day with a spirited picket of the Cook County Marriage License Bureau.
February 19, 2009 Activists are kicking off a campaign to defend members of the City College of San Francisco Muslim Student Association.
February 18, 2009 A recent string of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sparked a 300-strong march in downtown Riverside.
February 18, 2009 Activists staged a die-in at the University of Massachusetts career fair in front of the U.S. Army and Border Patrol recruitment tables on February 10.
February 18, 2009 Actor and right-wing ideologue Ben Stein withdrew from an invitation to speak at the University of Vermont in the face of swelling opposition.
February 17, 2009 In an important victory for those who protested, Philadelphia's mayor announced that 11 libraries slated to be closed would stay open.
February 16, 2009 Several hundred students and community members marched from the University of Massachusetts through Amherst in solidarity with Palestinians.
February 16, 2009 Some 50 people turned out to protest California's Proposition 8 and celebrate the anniversary of San Francisco's legalization of same-sex marriage.
February 16, 2009 : Gary Lapon Following a two-year campaign by activists, Hampshire College became the first institution of higher education in the U.S. to divest from Israel.
February 13, 2009 A spirited march of 200 wound through downtown Providence as part of the "Rhode Island Stands with Palestine" demonstration.
February 13, 2009 Opponents of a curfew that would have made it easier for Oakland police to sweep up young people have scored a victory.
February 13, 2009 Some 80 students attended an event titled "The Truth about Gaza: What We Can Do to Free Palestine" at New York's Hunter College.
February 13, 2009 The administration at Northeastern Illinois University is targeting a left-wing professor in its drive to stifle dissent on campus.
February 12, 2009 : Kyle Brown Students at the University of Rochester occupied a campus building in solidarity with Palestine--and won important concessions from the administration.
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