http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Anti_War_Protests_and_ActivismFind stories, videos, and photos about Anti-War Protests and Activism from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:21:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Anti_War_Protests_and_Activism14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Anti-War Protests and Activism from CNN.com.http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836834,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836834,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAbie Nathan, the peace activist who made a dramatic solo flight to Egypt in a rattletrap single-engine plane and later founded the groundbreaking "Voice of Peace" radio station, died Wednesday. He was 81Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835521,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835521,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTwo ships full of pro-Palestinian activists pierce Israel's sea barricade around the coastal strip -- and Israel plays nice, for a daySat, 23 Aug 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/19/anti.war.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/19/anti.war.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeveral hundred anti-war protesters marched through Washington on Wednesday's fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, splattering red paint on government offices and scuffling with police.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723683,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723683,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolice arrested made more than a dozen arrests at the IRS building of protesters who marked the fifth anniversary of the invasion of IraqWed, 19 Mar 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/protest.songs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/protest.songs/index.html#cnnSTCText"This here ain't no protest song or anything like that, cause I don't write no protest songs."Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/13/berkeley.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/13/berkeley.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Berkeley City Council voted early Wednesday to rescind a previous vote that said Marine recruiters are "not welcome in this city," but held tight to its anti-war stance.Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/12/berkeley.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/12/berkeley.marines/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary supporters descended on Berkeley early Tuesday, demanding the famously liberal California college town rescind its vote that says Marine recruiters are "not welcome in this city."Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/13/peace.activist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/13/peace.activist/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-war activist Cindy Sheehan doesn't come around President Bush's ranch any more, but there's a new kid in town trying to get his attention.Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/21/talon.aclu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/21/talon.aclu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon's counterintelligence office is shutting down a database that contained information gathered within the United States, including intelligence about Iraq war protesters.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter two years as the face of the antiwar movement, she has announced she's ending her public protests. A photographic look back at the antiwar mom's two years in the spotlightWed, 30 May 2007 22:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/28/sheehan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/28/sheehan/index.htmlCindy Sheehan, the California mother who became an anti-war leader after her son was killed in Iraq, declared Monday she was walking away from the peace movement.Tue, 29 May 2007 01:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/19/markets/nyse_protest/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/19/markets/nyse_protest/index.htmForty-four anti-war activists carrying "blood-splattered" cardboard signs displaying the record profits of companies were arrested outside the New York Stock Exchange Monday morning.Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/01/11/guantanamo.protests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/01/11/guantanamo.protests/index.htmlWorldwide protests were held on Thursday to mark the fifth anniversary of the first detainees arriving at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/28/sheehan.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/28/sheehan.arrest/index.htmlAnti-war protester Cindy Sheehan was arrested Thursday afternoon outside President Bush's ranch, according to a law enforcement official.Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/31/ivins.cows/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/31/ivins.cows/index.htmlI know it's bad form to brag, but I am now a graduate of Texas A&M University, and you can't stop Aggie pride. I became a diplomee of the great institution in College Station after successfully completing the three-day short course in beef cattle this summer. I specialized in forage management and graduated "Quel fromage!" meaning "avec distinction."Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/09/sheehan.senate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/09/sheehan.senate/index.htmlWhile criticizing Sen. Dianne Feinstein for supporting President Bush's war policies, Cindy Sheehan said Thursday that she won't run against the popular California Democrat because she could be more effective as a vocal anti-war activist.Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/01/sheehan.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/01/sheehan.arrest/index.htmlCall it the tale of two different shirts worn by two very different women: a well-known peace activist who has agitated the White House and a lawmaker's wife who has staunchly supported the U.S.-led war in Iraq.Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/31/sheehan.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/31/sheehan.arrest/index.htmlPeace activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Tuesday in the House gallery after refusing to cover up a T-shirt bearing an anti-war slogan before President Bush's State of the Union address.Wed, 01 Feb 2006 01:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/01/24/social.forum.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/01/24/social.forum.ap/index.htmlEuropeans and Americans browsed through rows of booths lauding President Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution while Venezuela welcomed tens of thousands of activists to a massive event Tuesday protesting globalization and the war in Iraq.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/18/time.poy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/18/time.poy/index.htmlThe good deeds of an activist rock legend and one of the world's richest men and his wife carried the day in 2005, as TIME magazine on Sunday named U2 frontman Bono and philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates as its "Persons of the Year."Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/01/iraq.hostages/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/01/iraq.hostages/index.htmlThe German government and the British anti-war movement say they are trying to contact gunmen in Iraq who kidnapped a female German archeologist and four peace activists.Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/28/crawford.sharpton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/28/crawford.sharpton/index.htmlThe Rev. Al Sharpton joined hundreds of war protesters camping near President Bush's ranch for an interfaith service Sunday, saying he felt compelled to meet Cindy Sheehan, the grieving mother who started the rally three weeks earlier.Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/27/crawford.rallies/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/27/crawford.rallies/index.htmlA dirt road divided hundreds of supporters and protesters of the Iraq war as they rallied Saturday in near-100-degree heat outside President Bush's Texas ranch.Sat, 27 Aug 2005 21:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/25/crawford.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/25/crawford.protest/index.htmlA day after she returned to the helm of a protest against President Bush's policy in Iraq, Cindy Sheehan expressed satisfaction Thursday about the peace movement she helped invigorate.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/24/bush.speech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/24/bush.speech/index.htmlAmericans appreciate "the service and the sacrifice of the military families" during the ongoing war in Iraq, President Bush told Idaho National Guard members and their families Wednesday, as he insisted again that a withdrawal from the strife-torn country would be a mistake.Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/22/joe.klein.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/22/joe.klein.tm/index.htmlWhy Cindy Sheehan's Crawford war vigil spurned a long-awaited dialogue on Iraq.Mon, 22 Aug 2005 15:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/21/bush.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/21/bush.iraq/index.htmlPresident Bush will launch a new round of speeches Monday to rally support for the war in Iraq, advisers said, as protesters camped outside Bush's Texas home and polls showed weaker support for the two-year conflict.Mon, 22 Aug 2005 01:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/19/crawford.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/19/crawford.protest/index.htmlThe California woman who has camped outside President Bush's ranch for nearly two weeks to protest the war in Iraq said Friday she plans to return "very soon" after leaving to tend to her ill mother.Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/18/crawford.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/18/crawford.protest/index.htmlThe mother of a slain soldier who has camped outside President Bush's ranch for nearly two weeks to protest the war in Iraq left Thursday to tend to her ill mother.Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/17/crawford.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/17/crawford.protest/index.htmlAnti-war demonstrators led by the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq will move their campsite closer to President Bush's Texas ranch.Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/15/mother.bush.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/15/mother.bush.tm/index.htmlA woman lost her son in Iraq and won't leave George W. Bush alone until he sees her. Who is she, and why is she stirring such emotion?Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/15/bush.neighbor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/15/bush.neighbor/index.htmlAnti-war protesters outside President Bush's ranch here were startled Sunday by gunshots fired by a Texas rancher frustrated by the group's presence.Mon, 15 Aug 2005 05:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/07/mom.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/07/mom.protest/index.htmlA mother whose son was killed in Iraq says she is prepared to continue her protest outside President Bush's ranch through August until she is granted an opportunity to speak with him.Sun, 07 Aug 2005 19:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/sinclair.kerry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/sinclair.kerry/index.htmlThe Washington bureau chief for a chain of television stations that plans to run a documentary critical of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Monday he was fired for publicly criticizing the company's decision to air the program.Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/28/greece.powell/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/28/greece.powell/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has pulled out of a visit to Athens to attend Sunday's closing ceremonies for the Olympic Games, U.S. officials said.Sat, 28 Aug 2004 08:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/24/rnc.protests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/24/rnc.protests/index.htmlRepresentatives of an Arab-American group and an antiwar group say they are urgently conferring with their attorneys on what steps to take after a federal judge turned down their request to gather in New York's Central Park and stage a protest before the Republican National Convention.Tue, 24 Aug 2004 06:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/30/koppel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/30/koppel/index.htmlThe Sinclair Broadcast Group ordered its seven ABC stations not to broadcast Friday's "Nightline" because host Ted Koppel intends to read the names of more than 500 U.S. troops killed in the Iraq war, as well as more than 200 others who died noncombat deaths.Sat, 01 May 2004 00:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/30/iraq.italian/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/30/iraq.italian/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has warned Italians not to send the wrong signal to kidnappers holding three of their countrymen in Iraq.Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/29/iraq.italian/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/29/iraq.italian/index.htmlThe families of three Italians held hostage in Iraq have led a march in Rome after the abductors threatened to kill the captives unless Italians protested against the war.Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/15/iraq.hostages.japan.free/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/15/iraq.hostages.japan.free/index.htmlThree Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq and threatened on video to be burned alive may be be home as soon as Saturday afternoon.Fri, 16 Apr 2004 01:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/14/kerry.iraq/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/14/kerry.iraq/index.htmlSen. John Kerry tried to outline a "more thoughtful and more achievable course" in Iraq during an impromptu debate with an anti-war activist Wednesday, but he said the United States cannot leave behind a "failed Iraq."Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/15/iraq.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/15/iraq.protest/index.htmlMore than 100 people gathered Monday in Washington for a march to the White House, calling for an end to U.S. military action in Iraq.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 15:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/20/mgrind.hot.Friday/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/20/mgrind.hot.Friday/index.htmlCheck out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/11/wbr.kerry.image/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/11/wbr.kerry.image/index.htmlFrom Wolf Blitzer Reports' Brian Todd in Washington:Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/11/elec04.prez.kerry.fonda/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/11/elec04.prez.kerry.fonda/index.htmlThe publication of an old photo of Jane Fonda and John Kerry at an anti-Vietnam War rally is raising questions about the antiwar activities of the Democratic presidential front-runner.Wed, 11 Feb 2004 01:28:00 EST