Showing posts with label OTPOR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OTPOR. Show all posts

September 18, 2012

Lee Camp and Greg Palast: Moment of Clarity



"If somebody is fucking you, FUCK BACK! If they're going to steal it, MAKE them steal it." - Greg Palast

"What do you fucking mean you're discouraged? People were hung from fucking TREES because they wanted to vote. Martin Luther King was shot in the fucking HEAD because he wanted to vote. All you're being asked to do is check your registration, pussy." -- Greg Palast

September 7, 2011

Serbia and Egypt: The Legacy of "ОТПОР!"



From Deutsche Welle

The Serbian anti-regime youth movement Otpor is an inspiration to the Tunisian and Egyptian demonstrators who recently took to the streets to call for greater democracy in their countries.
In 2000, the activities of the student-led Serbian uprising, Otpor! led to the overthrow of dictator Slobodan Milošević.Some of its members went on to set up the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies, which provides training and workshops for pro-democracy activists in countries such as Egypt, Tunisia and Iraq. They teach the importance of following an idea rather than a person: and of having stamina and faith in peaceful change. And these days, student protestors can use the Internet to get organized.