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The Body Electric-Bodies as Weapons: When the G20 Comes to Your Hometown

Science post by Page McBee on September 25, 2009 - 10:17am; tagged G20, Pamela's, Pittsburgh, protests, The Body Electric.

 

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You know what? I get it. The G20 is a symbol of everything that's wrong with globalized capitalism. Protesting their gatherings makes a lot of sense to me. This year the G20 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and we are once again awash in apocalyptic images of police-state riot gear and angry college kids in bandanas getting arrested.

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Feminists Protest PETA For a Change

Social Commentary post by Kelsey Wallace on August 20, 2009 - 11:35am; tagged animal rights, Blogtown PDX, Ingrid Newkirk, PETA, Powell's Books, protests, Sarah Mirk, video, wweek.media.
Friend of Bitch (and Beaker Bitch blogger) Sarah Mirk posted a great piece over at Blogtown PDX yesterday on the new (and oh-so-unfortunate) PETA billboard in Florida, and the subsequent protest of PETA President Ingrid Newkirk's book signing at Powell's Books here in Portland. The offending billboard:

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Seriously, PETA? I think I've lost enough weight already barfing at your ad campaigns


On Tuesday evening, the Portland Feminist Action League stood inside (and then outside once they were kicked out) of Powell's and gave Ingrid Newkirk (and her fans) a piece of their minds.

Video by Sarah Mirk after the jump!
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