Month: June 2019

Stonewallistrans
Events

Audre Lorde Project’s 15th Annual Trans Day of Action

June 5, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
Friday, June 28, 2019 at 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT Washington Square Park 5 Avenue, Waverly Place, West 4th and MacDougal Streets, New York, New York 10011 Hosted by Audre Lorde Project Bring your […]
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Political Prisoners

MOVE 9 members Janine and Janet released at last

June 4, 2019 Gloria Verdieu
After 41 years, all the MOVE 9 women are liberated, no longer incarcerated, finally released! Janet Holloway Africa and Janine Phillips Africa, the longest-held women political prisoners in the U.S., were freed on May 25, […]
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In the U.S.

Fulton Houses tenants say: ‘Keep public housing public’

June 4, 2019 Anne Pruden
Over 50 tenants left their homes at the Fulton Houses to unite outside of New York City Hall on May 29. They were rallying to challenge the privatization plan of local politicians and officials of […]
Agriculturaurbana
Events

Food Sovereignty Delegation to Caracas August-19 to 28 -2019

June 3, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha
https://revolucionalimentaria.org/2019/05/23/food-sovereignty-delegation-to-caracas-august-19-to-28-2019/ What’s going on right now in Venezuela? Come see for yourself how Venezuelans are coping with US economic sanctions designed to cause a social implosion. According to the Independent of England, in Venezuela people […]
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LGBTQ+

Stonewall still means fight back!

June 2, 2019 Bob McCubbin
On May 24, the Washington Blade reported on the Trump administration’s latest assault on transgender rights. On the day before a long holiday weekend, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule that […]
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La Lucha por el Socialismo

¡Stonewall todavía significa lucha!

June 2, 2019 Bob McCubbin
El 24 de Mayo, el Washington Blade reportó en el internet acerca del último asalto de la administración de Trump contra los derechos trans. Un día antes del largo fin de semana festivo, el Departamento […]
TwoSpirit
Indigenous peoples

Celebrating Two-Spirit Pride — for thousands of years!

June 1, 2019 M. Tiahui
Perhaps you have heard the term “Two Spirit” used along with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other terms. If you are not Indigenous, this may have made you think that “Two Spirit” refers to Indigenous […]
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LGBTQ+

Honor Marielle Franco and Chelsea Manning

June 1, 2019 James Costello
This June marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion against police brutality and anti-LGBTQ2S oppression that was led by working-class, Black and Brown, trans and queer peoples. The legacy of Stonewall is a fighting […]