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As new Peace Project launches, antiwar groups hit stride, streets

By Chris Steller | 05.05.09 | 4:18 pm

With the recent launch of the Minnesota Peace Project and renewed activism around the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the local antiwar movement appears to be picking up steam.

Lockdown at Minneapolis military recruiting offices goes unchallenged

By Chris Steller | 04.24.09 | 4:53 pm

A day’s wait brought relative quiet for anti-war activists who locked themselves to a pair of military recruiting office doors in Minneapolis Friday. The protesters took advantage of heavily trafficked Washington Ave. SE to spread their message.