This week, it’s all about the DNC — from the streets. We’re bringing you marches, rallies and speeches — interviews with activists, Bernie supporters and non-affiliated protesters.
From Philly, from our streets, this is Act Out!
Advice For Bernie Sanders’ ‘Revolution’ & Other New Activists
I just got back from Philadelphia, where I was covering protests at the Democratic National Convention for MintPress News, so I spent a lot of time observing the activists taking the streets in America.
I’m impressed by the passion and righteous anger so many people are feeling right now, especially those of you who feel betrayed by the Democratic Party. Many of you may be taking the streets, attending nonviolent direct action trainings, and feeling the joy of holding a public space for a cause for the first time in your lives.
I don’t want the post that follows to sound like an “old man yelling at clouds,” but I’ve been an activist for a while now. I don’t claim to be the world’s greatest expert in street protest tactics, but I saw a few things that concerned me in Philly.
(VIDEO) DNC 2016: Day 1 Protest Highlights
Day One of the activist response to #DNC – a lot of pro-Bernie, pro- Jill Stein energy, a lot of anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, pro-people and planet power and WAY too much heat and humidity.
From the streets of Philly, this is Act Out!