New Orleans Once again Tahrir Square in Cairo stands for dream of freedom, rather than the disappointment of struggle. Tens of thousands have held the square for days against scores that have died and thousands injured by the military. Finally, the demands have been clear and consistent and directed at the brazen power play …
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Cairo 2050 Plan and Egyptian Revolution Postponed
Cairo The weekend in Cairo is Friday and Saturday. On the Friday day of prayers organizers had called a rally to reignite the spirit of Tahrir Square, predicting a vast assemblage of people with some promising that a million would be in the square. The call had been to speed up the process and …
Annals of Organizing: Naked Protests
San Pedro Sula Waiting for the meeting to begin ACORN Honduras leaders in the San Pedro Sula area were talking animately back and forth. In my sorry Spanish I could make out the fact that the subject was Cairo and the military, but not enough to be certain how each leader was coming down. I …