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Victoria's Secret Protesters Wear Underwear in the Street to Demand Body Diversity

2013-06-18 22:00:46| Apparel - Topix.net

In San Francisco, however, it's a common occurrence to see protesters doing what they can to get attention.

Protesters confront tight security in Belfast G8 rally

2013-06-15 10:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: More than 1,000 trade unionists, environmentalists and anti-poverty campaigners confronted heavy security in Belfast on Saturday to voice their anger at G8 leaders who meet in Northern Ireland next week. Stilt-walkers, drummers and protesters in Halloween masks chanted slogans against everything from U.S. foreign policy to local government cutbacks as they snaked their way through the city, flanked by hundreds of armed police. The rally in Belfast was small and peaceful but revealed the concern...

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VIDEO: Why Bilderberg attracts protesters

2013-06-10 12:38:47| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Bilderberg is the name for a group of transatlantic VIPs who meet every year, at posh locations, but usually do not say who is coming, what they are talking about, and the press and public are kept away.

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Obama Dogged by Keystone XL Protesters on Bay Visit

2013-06-06 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

San Francisco Chronicle: President Obama swooped through Silicon Valley Thursday for two private fundraisers, dogged by protesters who urged him not to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project that would transport tar sands fuel across the United States. Holding signs that said, "Stop the Keystone XL pipeline," and chanting "Hey Obama. We don't want no pipeline drama," more than 350 demonstrators from activist groups, including CREDO Mobile and the Sierra Club, gathered near the Palo Alto home of Flipboard...

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