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Rally/Protest/DemonstrationThree YearsPublished: May 31, 2012 by Will Urquhart
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Women's Rights
Three years ago today, a "pro-life" activist assassinated Dr. George Tiller at his Church in Wichita, KS. Our coverage, a few days later, of a vigil outside the White House in Tiller's honor was the first video we ever released and getting it out was something we cared enough about to rush an early release of our website. That video also led to us being asked to film this dedication of memorial garden for the late doctor a couple months later: Mayor Gray's Gesture Doesn't Go Far EnoughPublished: Apr 12, 2011 by Will Urquhart
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Economy
Rally/Protest/Demonstration
A gesture is what it was when DC's Mayor, Vincent Gray, was arrested this Monday on Capitol Hill. The Mayor, joined by several City Council members, was protesting the budget deal which prevents DC from spending its own money on abortion and establishes a school voucher program. The gesture was powerful and certainly attracted the attention of national media, but it does not go nearly far enough.
If Mayor Gray truly wants to lead the way towards statehood for the District, right now offers a moment of opportunity. With the country watching, thanks to Monday's arrest, DC's leaders have a chance to put up a serious fight, but that will require far more than a simple protest and some minor civil disobedience. Mayor Gray needs to send a clear message to the federal government: As long as Congress has the authority to run DC, the nation's capital will continue to be used as a political football, thrown around haphazardly as a negotiating card by people who have no connection to the city outside of Capitol Hill. If the Mayor wants to send that message, he can shut it all down. Go home. Ask the City Council to go home. Ask all city servants to go home. If the federal government wants to run the city, let them. These people on Capitol Hill could care less about the status of home rule in DC. Tell them it is time to start caring. Tell them they went too far when they sold the District to settle their arguments.
Unless Mayor Gray and the City Council act, act big, and act now, their arrest was nothing more than a well-played gesture. Video from Rally to Save the American DreamPublished: Feb 26, 2011 by Will Urquhart
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Labor
Rally/Protest/Demonstration
 WASHINGTON, DC: Demonstrations were planned in over 60 U.S. cities today to show solidarity with workers in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and wherever workers' rights are under attack. I stopped in at the Rally to Save the American Dream here in DC, at Dupont Circle, where we heard from a number of speakers, including Van Jones. Here are some videos, starting with my interview with Van Jones: My interview with Jeff Blum of USAction: A couple clips of Van Jones' speech: A powerful speech from a GW student, originally from Ohio: More video is coming soon...
On the Ground in OhioPublished: Feb 21, 2011 by Will Urquhart
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 COLUMBUS, OH: I am on the ground in Ohio, here to cover the protests for the couple days that I can afford to be away from DC. Today, despite a persistent rain, demonstrators lined the sidewalk outside of the Capitol Building in Columbus to voice their opposition to Senate Bill 5 which threatens state employees' bargaining rights. Today's protest was a lead up to tomorrow, when thousands are expected to descend on Columbus. I also want to include the full interview I did with one of the teachers: Some helpful facts about Ohio and collective bargaining (from the Examiner, not directly quoted)
We'll be here for part of the protest tomorrow too! In Maryland, Eyes Turn to PG CountyPublished: Nov 2, 2010 by Will Urquhart
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UPPER MARLBORO: Democrats in Maryland have directed a lot of their GOTV efforts this election cycle towards Prince George's County, an area that President Obama carried with almost 89% of the vote in 2008. Several Democratic candidates, including Governor O'Malley, held a rally in Upper Marlboro late Monday night, making one final push in PG County to urge supporters to vote and volunteer.
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