Chicago 1919
What did the unions do?
The long shadow of the Chicago race riot, Part 3 Up to the 1920s, Chicago was the center of the labor movement in the United States. It was the heart and soul of the eight-hour-day […]
Month: October 2019
In the U.S.
Solidarity with Ecuador
New York — Hundreds of people gathered in Corona Plaza in the Borough of Queens on Oct. 13 to demand that Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, resign. Ecuadorian immigrants and their supporters hailed the mass uprising in […]
LGBTQ+
Mumia Abu-Jamal: When trans women die
Oct. 13 — In recent weeks, we have seen naked violence unleashed against Black trans women, directed against them by the state in the form of police beatings and by rightist forces in this emerging […]
Around the world
Ecuador’s people have a won a victory but government repression continues
Following 12 days of massive protests, the government of Lenín Moreno repealed Decree 883 which formalized neoliberal reforms. At the same time, it launched a crackdown on political opponents. On October 13, the people of […]
Around the world
All occupying foreign forces out of Syria! Defend Syria’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity
U.S. Peace Council statement on Turkish incursion into Syria The U.S. Peace Council strongly condemns the illegal incursion of the Turkish forces into Syria with the approval of the Trump Administration and in direct violation […]
Events
Stand with Okinawa NY Action Oct. 22: Save the Sea, No New Base in Henoko
Hosted by Stand With Okinawa Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM At the stairs of NY Public Library on 5th Ave. between 40 & 42 Sts, NYC From October 21 to […]
Events
Baltimore Oct. 17: Commemorate Indigenous People’s Day & Organizing Meeting
Hosted by Peoples Power Assembly and ICE Out of Baltimore Thursday, October 17, Join us for a short film screening commemorating Indigenous People’s Day and for an organizing meeting to discuss our current campaigns and […]
In the U.S.
Why the victory of the Indigenous Movement in Ecuador is not total
There are celebrations in Ecuador. They began Sunday night when the national government and the Indigenous movement centrally grouped in the Coordinadora de Nacionalidades Indígenas de Ecuador (Conaie) announced that they had reached an agreement on […]