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Wearing nothing but colorful underwear and strategically placed tape, one Harvard undergraduate joined five similarly clad representatives from the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA) in a protest in Harvard Square that ended in the arrest of all six participants on misdemeanor charges...
...part of their “Rather go naked than wear fur” campaign, PETA staged the protest to raise awareness of the treatment of animals on fur farms. As other PETA employees passed out leaflets criticizing animal abuse, the six near-naked protestors posed for the massive crowd of students, press, police and local residents, while attempting to recreate a 1960s “love...
...mayor's mind was made up. Gay activists came to city hall every year as part of a protest movement called Freedom to Marry. Newsom timed his directive so that this year they would not be turned away. During the long Presidents' Day weekend, Newsom even officiated at some weddings, including those of his chief of staff and his policy director. Meanwhile, impromptu parties convened on the city hall steps. Each couple that emerged waving a certificate was saluted by a mariachi band and a tap-dance troupe. Cookies, cake and roses were passed around. "This is our generation...
...Guardian Council, Khamenei appoints other key bodies like the Expediency Council, a sort of Iranian House of Lords, and the Iranian judiciary. In the past four years, together they have shut down reformist newspapers, jailed outspoken journalists and overturned every major reform bill approved by the Majlis. Student demonstrations protesting the actions have been suppressed by the security forces, leaving among young people a trail of disillusionment with Khamenei--and with Khatami for not speaking out or resigning in protest...
...indoctrination in a disturbing way as a student in the summer of 2000. Watching television one night at the house of a teammate, she says, she was taken by surprise when he suddenly began to kiss her. She told him, "That's not O.K.," but he ignored her protest, climbed on top of her and, she claims, raped her. Outweighed by 100 lbs., the comparatively little kicker never really had a chance...