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Migrant Rights activists arrested along Obama fundraiser tour route
Migrant rights activists erect blockades, balloon banners and more during Obama's fundraiser tour stops in Chicago and L.A.
Justice to Justice Week of Action
Ruckus actionistas helped coordinate the Home Defenders League "Justice to Justice Week of Action" this May in DC calling on the Department of Justice to prosecute Wall Street bankers, end the foreclosure crisis, and more.
2012 in Review!
This year was huge! Check out what we accomplished in 2012: including a Training for Trainers, a national Action Camp, and tons of action support!
Black Friday Actions with Striking Walmart Workers!
Ruckus folks joined thousands on Black Friday to support Striking Walmart Workers and boycott Walmart's evil empire
Undocu-Bus "No Papers No Fear Ride for Justice"
This amazing undocumented Action Bus Tour made headlines all summer as it made its way across the South to the DNC!
#Occupy & the Oakland General Strike
Check out video and more about our Occupy the Banks banner and other community actions for the Oakland General Strike!
Tar Sands Action Storms the White House
1,252 arrested in 2-week sustained civil disobedience to protest the Tar Sands Keystone XL Pipeline
Balloon Banner Action to Fight Cap & Trade
Ruckus helped youth deploy giant banner in front of EPA Bldg 8/24 in Sacramento
Mass Mobilizations for Migrant Rights - All Out Against Georgia's HB 87
July 1 & 2 ~ Atlanta & Across the U.S.
CA Community Leaders demand Wells Fargo end Foreclosures
May 4th, 2011
May 4th, 2011
8 arrested in San Francisco at Wells Fargo Shareholders Meeting
Bank of America - Corporate Tax Dodger - gets Flash-mobbed!
April 15th, 2011
April 15th, 2011
Surprise performance in a San Francisco branch to tell Bank of America to PAY UP!
Activists hang banners from Minneapolis skybridge protesting Cargill's destruction of rainforests
September 23rd, 2010
September 23rd, 2010
Climbers from Ruckus's 2010 Advanced Action Camp deploy banners for RAN's agribusiness campaign
Week of Actions Against SB1070
We gave Sheriff Joe Arpaio and AZ's SB1070 law a run for their money this July with non-stop hard-hitting actions in Phoenix. We Will Not Comply!
Protestors Rail against Oil Pipelines
July 16th, 2010
July 16th, 2010
Participants in the First Nations Tar Sands Training Camp protested the Enbridge Pipeline Friday in Smithers, BC
Photo Essay: Detroit Incinerator Action
by Orin Langelle, Climate Voices
June 26th, 2010
by Orin Langelle, Climate Voices
June 26th, 2010
Check out photos from our Clean Air, Good Jobs & Justice Action against the World's Largest Incinerator in Detroit at the U.S. Social Forum!
Environmentalists march in protest of Detroit incinerator
by Christine Ferretti, The Detroit News
June 26th, 2010
by Christine Ferretti, The Detroit News
June 26th, 2010
The Detroit News
Rupert Murdoch Confronted in Press Conference
Ruckus action supporting ColorofChange.org against Fox News' claim that "Obama is racist"
N30 Climate Justice Actions
November 30th, 2009
November 30th, 2009
Check out Mobilization for Climate Justice's reportbacks from the Day of Action
N30 Climate Day of Action
November 30th, 2009
November 30th, 2009
11/30/09 - Mass Action to Prep for COP15 Climate Talks in Copenhagen & 10th anniversary of WTO shutdown in Seattle
Climate Justice or Climate Chaos?
September 21st, 2009
September 21st, 2009
Mobilization for Climate Justice Action in San Francisco following the West Coast Convergence for Climate Justice
Tar Sands Banner Deployment on Niagara Falls
September 15th, 2009
September 15th, 2009
Participants from our Localize This! Action Camp this summer hung a banner this morning on Niagara Falls!
8/15 Chevron Protest in Richmond, CA
August 15th, 2009
August 15th, 2009
Check our blog about this kick-off action for the Mobilization for Climate Justice
Anti-Tar Sands Banner Deployment at RBC-Toronto
July 28th, 2009
July 28th, 2009
Ruckus staff, board, and network helped Rainforest Action Network deploy a banner and action in front of Royal Bank of Canada's headquarters in Toronto.
Action Support For Coalition Against Police Executions
National Day of Nonviolent Action to Protest the Murder of Oscar Grant III & All Victims of Police Brutality
IP3 supports Black Mesa Water Coalition Action at Office of Surface Mining in Denver
by Robert Chanate, IP3 Advisory Board
December 10th, 2008
by Robert Chanate, IP3 Advisory Board
December 10th, 2008
Pro-Tibet Protesters Climb San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
And then the banner unfurled, white and black against the iconic red Golden Gate Bridge, and was gorgeous. "One World, One Dream: Free Tibet"
The Whole World is Screaming: Free Tibet
San Francisco is the only city hosting the torch in the United States, and Students for a Free Tibet are responding. The message is clear and visionary: FREE TIBET!!!
Columbus Day Parade Gets Shut Down
Our very own Robert, about 80 protesters and activist Russell Means, were arrested on Saturday after blocking Denver's downtown parade honoring the Italian-born discoverer Christopher Columbus, an event they denounced as "a celebration of genocide."
Security Workers Take Action!
The Ruckus Society supported San Francisco¹s security workers as they took to the streets September 24th - September 28th for a week of direct action to demand the city¹s wealthiest property owners, including Shorenstein,Morgan Stanley, and Hines, give them a living wage and decent health care benefits.
Projecting to Bring the Salmon Home
May 5th, 2007
May 5th, 2007
Working with the Klamath-Salmon Media Collaborative, the Ruckus Society projected images throughout Portland to send a message to PacifiCorp to "Bring the Salmon Home."
Plug-In Hybrids, Not Hummers!
April 14th, 2007
April 14th, 2007
The Ruckus Society helped Working Assets STEP IT UP in collaboration with 1,400 other simultaneous nationwide climate change consciousness-raising actions, by deploying an 18-ft banner reading “PLUG-IN HYBRIDS NOT HUMMERS NOW!”, suspended by two weather balloons, in front of a Hummer dealership in San Rafael, CA.
Forward Not Back - Reproductive Justice for All!
January 21st, 2007
January 21st, 2007
On January 20, 2007, the rightwing held their 3rd Annual "Walk for Life - West Coast" in San Francisco. The Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights (BACORR) organized a multi-issue response to defend reproductive rights. The Ruckus Society worked with BACORR to float a large banner that said "Forward Not Back - Reproductive Justice for All!"
Desert Rock Blockade
January 16th, 2007
January 16th, 2007
Burnham, New Mexico is ground zero for the proposed Desert Rock coal burning power plant development by Sithe Global and the Dine Power Authority. The development threatens the way of life of Navajo (Dine) families who have been living on the land harmony for generations. Navajo families BLOCKADED the road to the site and STOPPED production of a coal burning power plant. The elders and supporters continue to hold vigil at the sight despite the bitter cold and a short supply of resources. However, the resolve of the elders is strong and cannot be defeated.
Target - PVC Day of Action
October 12th, 2006
October 12th, 2006
The Ruckus Society joined CHEJ, MOMS, and CEHCA to tell Target to phase out PVCs. A 20' tall Rubber Ducky was inflated at the protest.