http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Protest march) en-us Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:45:00 -0800 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/gun-control-backers-march-in-dc-will-congress-hear?start=0 Despite frigid January temperatures, gun control activists came out to march in the nation's capital to voice their support for progressive gun legislation. Opponents organized to counter the gun control argument, but both camps made it clear that the future of school safety is a primary concern. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:45:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/gun-control-backers-march-in-dc-will-congress-hear Gun control, Gun law, US Congress, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Aurora shooting, Protest march, National Rifle Association (NRA), CNN Despite frigid January temperatures, gun control activists came out to march in the nation's capital to voice their support for progressive gun legislation. Opponents organized to counter the gun control argument, but both camps made it clear that the future of school safety is a primary concern. http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-clashes-at-march-to-remember-pinochet-victims?start=0 A largely peaceful demonstration in Chile to honor the victims of General Augusto Pinochet's military government has ended in violence. Police used tear gas, water cannons, and paintball guns to disperse protesters. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:44:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-clashes-at-march-to-remember-pinochet-victims Augusto Pinochet, Chile, 1973 Chilean coup d'état, Santiago, Salvador Allende, Paintball marker, Government Junta of Chile (1973), Protest march, Tear gas, Water cannon A largely peaceful demonstration in Chile to honor the victims of General Augusto Pinochet's military government has ended in violence. Some 3,500 people took part in the march to Santiago's General Cemetery. Police used tear gas, water cannons, and paintball guns to disperse protesters who built barricades, lit fires, and threw stones. http://news.linktv.org/videos/spain-robin-hood-mayor-loots-supermarket-to-feed-poor?start=0 Spanish town mayor Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo became a cult hero for robbing supermarkets and giving stolen groceries to the poor. Now he has set off on a three-week march that could embarrass the government and energize anti-austerity campaigners. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:28:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/spain-robin-hood-mayor-loots-supermarket-to-feed-poor 2011-2013 Spanish Protests, Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, Marinaleda, Spain, Anti-austerity protests, Spain, 2008-2013 Spanish financial crisis, Protest march, Andalusia, Looting, Robin Hood Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, a Spanish town mayor, became a cult hero for staging robberies at supermarkets and giving stolen groceries to the poor. Now he has set off on a three-week march on Thursday that could embarrass the government and energize anti-austerity campaigners. --- A Spanish mayor who became a cult hero for staging robberies at supermarkets and giving stolen groceries to the poor set off on a three-week march on Thursday that could embarrass the government and energize anti-austerity campaigners. [Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, Mayor of Marinaleda]: "We will occupy banks because they are responsible for this crisis and some of them (bankers) should be in jail. The attorney general should intervene as well as Mrs Becerril (the ombudsman), but that is unlikely." Seven people have been arrested for taking part in the two raids, in which labour unionists, cheered on by supporters, piled food into supermarket carts and walked out without paying. Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, regional lawmaker and mayor of Marinaleda, stood outside the supermarket. Gordillo,who has been referred to as a Spanish Robin Hood, has political immunity as an elected member of Andalusia's regional parliament, but says he would be happy to renounce it and be arrested himself. His critics, however say he cannot go breaking the law like Robin Hood and at the same time be the Sheriff of Nottingham, in reference to his public post. On Thursday, Gordillo and about 500 labourers supporting his cause began a trek from Jodar, the town with Andalusia's highest unemployment rate, planning to march across the region in blistering summer heat to persuade other local leaders to refuse to comply with government reforms designed to cut spending. Sanchez Gordillo says he wants to draw attention to the human face of Spain's economic situation - poverty levels have risen by over 15 percent since 2007, a quarter of workers are jobless and tens of thousands have been evicted from their homes. http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-spanish-anti-austerity-protestors-brawl-with-police?start=0 Thousands of Spanish civil servants took to the streets Friday in angry protest as the government approved sweeping austerity measures that include wage cuts and tax increases. Sat, 14 Jul 2012 09:03:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-spanish-anti-austerity-protestors-brawl-with-police Spain, Anti-austerity protests, 2008-2013 Spanish financial crisis, 2011-2013 Spanish Protests, European sovereign debt crisis, Austerity, Economy of Spain, Protest march, Unemployment, Sales tax Thousands of Spanish civil servants took to the streets Friday in angry protest as the government approved new sweeping austerity measures that include wage cuts and tax increases. In July, Spain will become the fourth country in the eurozone to receive bailout funds, after Greece, Ireland and Portugal. http://news.linktv.org/videos/spanish-anti-austerity-protests-erupt-into-violence?start=0 There have been angry scenes in Spain after the government announced sweeping tax rises and spending cuts. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:46:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/spanish-anti-austerity-protests-erupt-into-violence 2011-2013 Spanish Protests, Anti-austerity protests, 2008-2013 Spanish financial crisis, Spain, Mariano Rajoy, Marcha Negra, Strike, Unemployment, Madrid, Protest march There have been angry scenes in Spain after the government announced sweeping tax rises and spending cuts. http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-striking-spanish-miners-complete-black-march-to-madrid?start=0 Hundreds of miners took their hard hats and helmet lights through the night streets of Madrid to protest against austerity cuts to industry subsidies, completing their 20-day "Marcha Negra" (Black March) from towns across northern Spain. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:58:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-striking-spanish-miners-complete-black-march-to-madrid Marcha Negra, Anti-austerity protests, Spain, Madrid, Strike, Aragon, León Province, 2011-2013 Spanish Protests, Protest march, Asturias Hundreds of miners took their hard hats and helmet lights through the night streets of Madrid to protest against austerity cuts to industry subsidies, completing their 20-day "Marcha Negra" (Black March) from Asturias, Leon, and Aragon in northern Spain. http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-june-18-2012?start=3146 Thousands marched in New York to protest the NYPD's controversial "stop-and-frisk" policies. The initiative has drawn accusations of being unconstitutional and of mostly targeting people of color, overwhelmingly black and Latino men. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:51:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-june-18-2012 DREAM Act, Immigration reform, Deportation, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, United States, Barack Obama, Executive order, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, Politics of the United States Thousands of people held a silent march in New York City on Sunday to protest the New York City Police Department's controversial "stop-and-frisk" policies. The warrantless search initiative has drawn accusations of being unconstitutional and while mostly targeting people of color, overwhelmingly black and Latino men. We hear from several voices at the march: Reverend Al Sharpton; Donna Lieberman of the New York Civil Liberties Union; Benjamin Jealous of the NAACP; and New York City residents who have endured dozens of "stop-and-frisk" searches. Thousands of people took to the streets Sunday to protest the New York City Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk policies. Organized by the NAACP, the protest marked only the second time the organization has held a silent march. The last time was in 1917 to protest lynching. Last year, the New York police officers stopped and interrogated people nearly 700,000 times. Nine out of 10 ultimately were not arrested or ticketed. According to the New York Civil Liberties Union, about 87 percent of those stopped were black or Latino. In all, there were more stops of young African-American men than the total population of that group in the city. Yesterday, at this massive march that went from Harlem to outside Mayor Bloomberg's home, I spoke with a number of people at the march, including Donna Lieberman of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Ben Jealous of the NAACP, but first, Reverend Al Sharpton, who disagreed with Mayor Bloomberg's assessment the city has been made safer by stop-and-frisk. The fact is that the mayor has not confiscated many more guns than was confiscated in 2003. The fact is that 88 percent of the people they've stopped were not committing a crime, there was nothing on them. So how is it safer? The net result is that you're having more innocent people harassed, and you're not collecting more guns. Why have a net negative if you can sit down with the community, sit down with those policymakers, like the New York City Civil Liberties Union, and come with policy that doesn't say check your civil rights and civil liberties at the door to fight against crime? We want to fight crime. But we don't want to pay it at the expense. What legislation do you want to see passed? Donna? Donna Lieberman of the NYCLU? We want the passage by the city council of the Community Justice Act. We want an independent inspector general for the NYPD. Every agency in the city and every other police department in the nation has an independent inspector general except the NYPD. It's clear what happens when you don't have accountability. They are out of control at the NYPD, and they have to bring stop-and-frisk in check. Ben Jealous, please. Do think President Obama should issue an executive order? What kind of legislation do you want to see at the national level, Ben Jealous? Well, what we know, as far as ending this program, is that this mayor and—you know, that this mayor can shut it down right now. He has ratcheted it up. We were all out here in 1999, when there were 80,000 stop-and-frisks. This year they're on pace for 800,000 stop-and-frisks. And so, it will take this mayor, it will take the head of—you know, it will take Kelly, the head of the NYPD—I'm sorry, this is the first press conference with my daughter playing with my hair. You know, and so, you know, what's real is that this doesn't take the president. The mayor can do it. The chief of cops can do it. They can shut it right down. Reverend Sharpton, how does— Well, we do intend to go to the Justice Department. There's already been one meeting. We intend to press this with Eric Holder. Holder was at our National Action Network conference. He's coming to the NAACP, works for 1199. If we have to go to the federal government, we will. But wouldn't it be sad that you'd have to take the New York City government to the Justice Department like they used to do in the Deep South? We would hope the mayor wouldn't force that, but we're willing to do that. How does the police killing of Ramarley Graham fit into this story? It started as a stop-and-frisk. His parents are with us today. They started as a stop-and-frisk that went bad. And that is what we're talking about. The dangers, the risks are not worth a program that does not really cut down on violence. Tomorrow on Democracy Now!, we'll bring you the story of Ramarley Graham. We'll speak with his mother. But at the end of the march, in front of Mayor Bloomberg's home on the Upper East Side, one of the wealthiest areas of the United States, I spoke with some of the young people on the march. All had been subjected to stop-and-frisk. We're here from 1199 representing our young workers' Purple Gold program. And we're here to— What's your name? Jason Morales, political organizer, 1199. Have you ever been stopped? Absolutely, plenty of times. What do you mean, plenty of times? It's been more than 20 times that I've been stopped and frisked in my neighborhood in Brooklyn. Where? Brooklyn, New York, Bedford-Stuyvesant. Were you arrested? I was not, not one time. So, why were you stopped? I'm assuming because of the color of my skin. I'm brown, I'm a Latino, and we experience that day in and day out. As a teenager, that's all I experienced. I see a tattoo on your arm that's a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Oh, that's right. It's supposed to represent liberty. But unfortunately, walking down the street, I get stopped, and it makes me question how loyal I am to the NYPD. Why do they say they're stopping you? They got a call that they got a description that a Latino has just robbed somebody. And I'm that Latino, unfortunately. And how does it make you feel? Angry, frustrated. And that's why we're out here, making sure that we get the word out to Mayor Bloomberg that stop-and-frisk has to stop. What's your name? Joseph Norris. And have you ever been stopped? Oh, yes, numerous times. Numerous times? Yes. About how many? If I had to give a number, I would say close to 30. Have you been arrested in any of those stops? No, I haven't been arrested. Where were you stopped? Actually, in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. And what did the police say? Usually, it's a stop that it's asked just to question you. There isn't really a reason given, the majority of times that I've been stopped. Or I've been stopped as they claim there was criminal activity. How does it make you feel? I mean, more than frustrated. I mean, you know, the first few times, you go with the flow. But after that while, you just really feel frustrated. Some young victims of stop-and-frisk. We'll continue, those who marched in the streets, telling their stories, tomorrow, as well as telling the story of a young man named Ramarley Graham, 18 years old, who was killed by police in his home in the Bronx. The police officer who was involved with that killing was just charged with manslaughter. http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-may-day-marches-around-the-world?start=0 From anti-austerity demonstrations in London, to Vladimir Putin enjoying a beer in Moscow, the Telegraph takes a look at May Day marches around the world. Tue, 01 May 2012 15:36:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-may-day-marches-around-the-world International Workers' Day, May Day, Cuba, Istanbul, Moscow, Athens, Seoul, Havana, Anti-austerity protests, Labor rights From anti-austerity demonstrations in London, to Vladimir Putin enjoying a beer in Moscow, the Telegraph takes a look at May Day marches around the world.