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Laid off Gannett reporter turns Occupy protester, feels burned by CEO’s $37 mil pay

By | 10.27.11 | 10:24 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

Barbara Weiland stopped at the Occupy Lansing encampment in Reutter Park Wednesday morning to drop off knitted hats and scarves she had made. She ended up taking up a sign and marching with a small contingent to the downtown Lansing Bank of America branch where the group protested the bank’s More…

Quran-burning Pastor Jones: Michigan state Rep. Agema volunteered to speak at Lansing rally

By | 10.12.11 | 5:00 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

The controversial Quran-burning pastor Terry Jones says that state Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville) called him and asked to speak at his Wednesday rally but “chickened out” when it came time to stand on the Capitol steps and give a speech about his anti-foreign laws legislation.

Mich. state senator locks himself in opponent’s office to argue for bullying legislation

By | 10.07.11 | 11:02 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

A heated battle on the floor of the Michigan Senate Thursday morning left State Sen. John Gleason (D-Flushing) so outraged that he spent Thursday night locked in the office of Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing).

In an interview with Michigan Messenger, Gleason announced he plans to carry More…

Mich. House Rep. Agema maintains he was invited to speak at Terry Jones rally

By | 09.15.11 | 10:48 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

State Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville) says reports that he called Quran-burning Pastor Terry Jones’ church to ask to participate in a rally last week at the Capitol are wrong.

Mich. state rep. Agema not to appear at controversial Terry Jones rally as announced

By | 09.06.11 | 5:00 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

State Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville) was announced as a speaker at a Lansing rally Wednesday organized by Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who made headlines when he threatened to burn a Koran on his church property earlier this year, but his office denies the accuracy of that announcement.
His More…

Video: Glitter-throwing ‘barbarian’ flash mob protests outside of Bachmann clinic

By | 08.26.11 | 3:45 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

A flash mob at Bachmann & Associates, a Christian counseling clinic run by Michele Bachmann and her husband Marcus, protested the clinic’s acceptance of state and federal money Thursday and poked fun at allegations that the clinic performs therapy to “cure” homosexuality. The mob, dressed as barbarians — a More…

Thousands rally at Michigan Capitol protesting budget, labor bills

By | 04.13.11 | 7:43 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

LANSING — Thousands of Michiganders gathered on the East lawn of the Michigan Capitol Wednesday to protest Republican legislative proposals that, in their view, undermine labor rights and budget proposals that balance the state’s budget on the backs of seniors and the poor.

“I am here because the Blue More…

‘What’s heroic about racism?’ asks abortion-rights activists at a Dillard’s/Heroic Media event

By | 04.12.11 | 4:32 pm

Image by: Matt MahurinOn Saturday morning, pro-abortion rights activists stood outside the Hyatt Regency in downtown Houston to protest a fundraiser for anti-abortion-rights media group Heroic Media sponsored by Dillard’s-Memorial City, which loaned some of its fashion for the event.

Texas abortion-rights groups plan to protest Dillard’s/Heroic Media event

By | 04.06.11 | 5:56 pm

Image by: Matt MahurinDespite petitions from women’s rights groups and emails from customers, department store chain Dillard’s is proceeding with sponsoring a second fundraiser with the anti-abortion media group Heroic Media this upcoming Saturday, April 9, in Houston.

However, people walking in and out of the Hyatt Regency in Downtown More…

VIDEO: Pelosi Speech Disrupted by Persistent Protesters

By | 06.09.10 | 12:26 am

Sarah Zibanejadrad of our video team was at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) speech today to the America’s Future Now conference when a protest broke out. The demonstrators seemed to be yelling for a number of different causes — some held signs about America’s Israel policy, while another shouted that More…