RBC Headquarters Banner Drop in Toronto

JUL/28/09 - During rush-hour two Indigenous Canadian women, working with the Rainforrest Action Network, scaled flagpoles in front of Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC’s) headquarters in Toronto. They dropped a 50 foot banner reading “Please Help Us Mrs. Nixon.com”, an appeal to Mrs. Janet Nixon, wife of RBC CEO Gordon Nixon, asking her ...

Updated: Nov 01, 2009 11:00pm PST

Boston Die-in Against the BU Bio-Terror Lab

MAY/7/07 - Concerned community members staged a die-in in front of the Contemporary Art Institute where Mayor Menino and Governor Patrick were hosting a lavish party for bio-tech industry bigwigs. The protesters were outraged at plans to build a Level 4 bio-laboratory in the densely populated Roxbury/South End Area. This lab would researc ...

Updated: May 08, 2007 1:27am PST

Chelsea Says No to Diesel Power Plant

MAR/5/07 - Community members from Chelsea, Roxbury and East Boston and local government officials gathered at Chelsea High School last week to speak out against plans to build a diesel power plant in Chelsea.

Updated: May 17, 2007 4:47pm PST

Action Against TXU Coal Power Plants

FEB/21/07 - Outside one Financial Center in downtown Boston environmental justice activists protest against Merrill Lynch’s investments in a series of new TXU coal plants. The demonstrators stage a dramatic “die-in" acting out a slow death while coughing up black-colored coal sludge.

Updated: Feb 16, 2009 4:10pm PST