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Pensioners picket in Gdansk

Pensioners picket in front of the Voivodship office against the low retirement pension and high prices in Poland. Gdansk, Poland. 21/03/2011

by Michal Fludra in Poland on 21/03/2011

Hope4Heroes - Wounded Heroes Baseball Classic, held at Nelson Wolfe stadium to benefit wounded military veterans where a team of military veterans played against selected retired Major League baseball veterans. San Antonio, Texas. 09/04/2010

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Wounded Heroes Baseball Benefit Game

Hope4Heroes - Wounded Heroes Baseball Classic, held at Nelson Wolfe stadium to benefit wounded military veterans where a team of military veterans...

by lucypenny in United States on 04/09/2010

Bernard Thibault - the head of the strongest union in France, CGT, arrives in Marseilles to support the fight against the government's intentions to increase the age of retirement. Marseilles, France. 25/05/2010

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Bernard Thibault - head of the CGT union in Marseilles

Bernard Thibault - the head of the strongest union in France, CGT, arrives in Marseilles to support the fight against the government's...

by amit mendelsohn in France on 25/05/2010

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21/03/2011 - Pensioners picket in Gdansk - Poland - Pensioners picket in front of the...
04/09/2010 - Wounded Heroes Baseball Benefit Game - United States - Hope4Heroes - Wounded Heroes Baseball...
25/05/2010 - Bernard Thibault - head of the CGT union in Marseilles - France - Bernard Thibault - the head of the...
10/04/2010 - Protest March Over Public Sector Cuts & Pensions - United Kingdom - More than 10,000 public sector workers...
03/03/2010 - World War II Sex Slaves Protest Outside Japanese Embassy - Philippines - DMTX. Women who became sex slaves at...
24/02/2010 - Retired pensioners demonstrate in Marseilles at low pension rates - France - DMTX. Retired pensioners supported by...

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