Lifting Another Blockade

Today is Che Guevara's birthday (also mine). In honor of his legacy and the fight to lift the 50-year-old U.S. blockade of Cuba, Pastors for Peace has announced its 21st Friendshipment US/Cuba Caravan. It starts next month. More here.

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Sun, Wind and Water Make A Break For It

In a scene reminiscent of Woody Allen's "Sleeper," up to 50 Greenpeace activists dressed as solar, wind and water power broke into a Swedish nuclear power plant to protest an upcoming vote expected to reverse that country's longtime phasing out of nuclear energy. Many activists were able to get into the plant using fire truck ladders , raising the issue of security at a place you'd think would be harder to get into, especially for someone dressed pretty goofily as a wind turbine.

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A Bit Cheeky

This year's World Naked Bike Ride was, as usual, part cycling celebration and part nudism party, but also anti-BP and anti-oil rant. Over a thousand people rode in London ; there were also lots in San Francisco, where they like that sort of thing.

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