from: William Hughes

On Wed., Jan. 20, 2010, a press conference/demonstration was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to assess the “one year presidency of Barack Obama.” One of the speakers was Matt Daloisio of Witness Against Torture. Medea Benjamin served as the M.C. of the event, which was sponsored by seven organizations.

from: William Hughes

On Wed., Jan. 20, 2010, a press conference/demonstration was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to assess the “one year presidency of Barack Obama.” One of the speakers was Dr. Robert Zarr of Physicians for National Health Program. Medea Benjamin of Code Pink served as the M.C. of the event, which was sponsored by seven organizations.

from: William Hughes

On Wed., Jan. 20, 2010, a press conference/demonstration was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to assess the “one year presidency of Barack Obama.” One of the speakers was John Cavanagh, Director of the Institute for Policies Studies. Medea Benjamin of Code Pink served as the M.C. of the event, which was sponsored by seven organizations.

from: William Hughes

On Wed., Jan. 20, 2010, a press conference/demonstration was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to assess the “one year presidency of Barack Obama.” One of the speakers was Phil Radford, Executive Director of Greenpeace. Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, served as the M.C. of the event, which was sponsored by seven organizations.

from: William Hughes

On Wed., Jan. 20, 2010, a press conference/demonstration was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to assess the “one year presidency of Barack Obama.” One of the speakers was Medea Benjamin, cofounder of Code Pink, Women for Peace. She also served as the M.C. of the event, which was sponsored by seven organizations.

From Dennis Morrisseau

MLK and Obama....... Perspective "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. To be your own man is hard business. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." : Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

from: William Hughes

On Jan. 18, 2010, Baltimore City celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with its annual parade. Under sunny skies, Maryland’s Governor, Martin O’Malley, aka Marty O’Gov, made an appearance; as did the current Mayor, Sheila Dixon. The President of the City Council, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, was also there. She will succeed Dixon in the office of Mayor, on Feb. 4, 2010. Suddenly, the festivities were interrupted by a 30-Second police chase. Oh well, Hon, it’s Baltimore City! Why the bad guys were being chased and whether they were caught or not wasn’t known at press time.

from: William Hughes

On Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, a demonstration, “Witness Against Torture; Rally for Justice,” was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to demand that President Barack Obama keep his campaign promises to close Guantanamo prison and to end torture. One of the speakers at the event was Ms. Pardiss Kebriaie. She is Staff Attorney with Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Ms. Frida Berrigan served as the MC for the protest action. For background, check out: http://www.witnesstorture.org/

from: William Hughes

On Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, a demonstration, “Witness Against Torture; Rally for Justice,” was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to demand that President Barack Obama keep his campaign promises to close Guantanamo prison and to end torture. One of the speakers at the event was Jeremy Varon. He is a Professor of History at The New School U. and a organizer with “Witness Against Torture.” Ms. Frida Berrigan served as the MC for the protest action. For background, check out: http://www.witnesstorture.org/

from: William Hughes

On Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, a demonstration, “Witness Against Torture; Rally for Justice,” was held in front of the White House. Its purpose was to demand that President Barack Obama keep his campaign promises to close Guantanamo prison and to end torture. The Human Rights activists also oppose “any plans for holding prisoners without charge or trial in the U.S: and denounce the White House’s expansion of [Bush-Cheney Gang]-style detention in Afghanistan,” according to their press release for the event. For background, check out: http://www.witnesstorture.org/