On April 12, at least 20,000 protested the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. The protest was peaceful except for what seems to have been targeting by police of anti-capitalists. On April 13, about 1,000 protested the policies of the IMF, World Bank, and multinational corporations.

Four cyclists riding with Critical Mass were arrested today in downtown Baltimore. All were beaten by the police. Frank McCraw, ended up in Mercy Hospital.

As the U.S. began its bombing of Iraq, hundreds of thousands protested around the world and in the U.S. Former Baltimore activist John Cassidy reports on anti-war activism in and around Tokyo, Japan.

During the afternoon, more than 300 students shut down the central business area in Towson to protest Bush's war on Iraq. In the evening, another 300 protested downtown, one group at the War Memorial Plaza, another snaking its way through the streets of the Inner Harbor area, stalling traffic.

A look at the rhetoric of protest in the Washington, DC rallies of March 15-16

C. William Michaels, author of "No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National Security State", examines further measures of government repression in development.

About 200 students attended teach-ins against the U.S. war on Iraq at Towson University and University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) on February 13. Indymedia presents the remarks of Stephen Eric Bronner (Professor Political Science, Rutgers University) and Louis Cantori (Professor Political Science, UMBC). Remarks by Wolfgang Fuchs (Professor Philosophy, Towson University) are forthcoming.

Baltimore May Join 65 Cities and Towns in Passing a Resolution Countering Certain Provisions of The Patriot Act. Resolution 03-1046 requires the City Council to resist enforcing aspects of the Patriot Act, such as local police enforcing immigration laws and surveilling groups involved in dissent.