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As the long-term impact of the Arab Spring continues to take shape, research from political scientists at Princeton University and New York University warns that the protests that swept across the Middle East and North Africa could mark more of an isolated occurrence than a permanent rise of people power in the region. In a paper published online in January by the American Journal of Political Science, "People Power or a One-Shot Deal? A Dynamic Model of Protest," Princeton politics...

Nearly 60 protesters gathered outside of Atlanta City Hall to protest a recent police raid on a local gay nightclub, an activist says. Community activist Mike Alvear told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Saturday's protest was intended to oppose the raid of Atlanta Eagle on Sept. 10 that resulted in 62 club patrons being detained and allegedly searched illegally. We were mugged by the police, Alvear, 50, said at Saturday's protest. They stole our dignity the same way crooks steal our...

Organizers of a rally against a ban on nudity at a traditionally clothing-optional California beach said more than 100 people disrobed for the protest. Allen Baylis, the Huntington Beach, Calif., attorney who organized the Sunday protest, said participants shed their clothing at the San Onofre State Beach's Trail 6 and held up signs protesting the state Department of Parks and Recreation's ban on nudity at the location, the Orange County (Calif.) Register reported Monday. It shows the Parks...

Flash Activists Leverage Wetpaint to Organize Rallies in 120 Cities Opposing the CA Supreme Court Decision Upholding Proposition 8 SEATTLE, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The trend of online organization leading to offline activism continued yesterday as tens of thousands of protestors rallied in over 120 cities, all planned by Day of Decision grassroots activists on a Wetpaint-powered website. The demonstrations were planned by activists using Wetpaint to create web pages that served as a...

Visit http://dayofdecision.wetpaint.com to Find Where Protest Will Happen in Your City SEATTLE, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- With tens of thousands expected to turn out in more than 100 cities worldwide to protest today's California Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8, Day of Decision is using the Wetpaint platform to easily and quickly organize the simultaneous events. Built by grassroots activists over the last several months in anticipation of today's ruling,...