When liberal activists hear "Christian," they often think "conservative".
At one point activists heard there had been a leak and that security had gathered at the power station.
When activists heard about the purges in Chechnya, the Network set up an e-mail address and a phone number for Chechens to call.
When liberal activists hear someone within their own party call for fiscal responsibility, they reflexively assume that the speaker is just looking for ways to slash benefits for the poor, all while claiming to be a "modern" kind of Democrat.
As the protest drew to a close a trumpeter the played the last post and the activists heard final speeches from, amongst others, Tom Kearney, a pedestrian victim of a serious bus accident that left him in a coma.
The meeting attended by 450 activists heard a strong attack by Serwotka on union leaders who are contemplating backing the government framework agreements or have already signed up to them.
On Wednesday, Ugandan L.G.B.T. activists heard news that was exciting even though they had assumed it was inevitable: U.S. District Court Judge Michael Ponsor said that a lawsuit brought by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) against the anti-gay American pastor Scott Lively over his involvement in the effort to persecute gay people in Uganda can move forward.
But a far more stifling reality prevails in the real-life Arab world, where frustrated political activists hear promises from their own leaders or from Washington and ask, "When?" To take the Internet as just one example, Tunis has proven itself to be perhaps the most repressive Arab government, activists here say.
By Alexis Okeowo August 16, 2013 On Wednesday, Ugandan L.G.B.T. activists heard news that was exciting even though they had assumed it was inevitable: U.S. District Court Judge Michael Ponsor said that a lawsuit brought by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) against the anti-gay American pastor Scott Lively over his involvement in the effort to persecute gay people in Uganda can move forward.
Throughout the route, activists heard many chants -- "There are alternatives to power, BUT none for the Sundarbans," "Sundarbans is our mother, we will not let it get destroyed," "We will give our blood and our lives, but not the Sundarbans," "Coal plants kill and damage.
