[wit]

In the hills on the North Coast from Jacksontown to Brownstown. Himself's niece turned back from school yesterday and this morning due to cabbies and locals blocking the roads. They are demanding road repairs.

[Jenny]

Very interesting - let's hope that it remains sustained BUT peaceful. Don't give those gun-happy policemen "a reason" to shoot them!

It's happening all over the world - seems like the people are trying to "take back" their communities - good thing. Along these lines, check out this link to the BBC World News about Northern African & the Middle Eastern Countries - it's a "clickable" map breaking down various figures, e.g., poverty, literacy, youth unemployment rates, including a "shoe-throwers'" index, the deepest insult in the Arab world; you can click on all the countries shown on the map:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12482680