Month: February 2020

Around the world

On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, fascism and the triumph of revolution

February 7, 2020 Lev Koufax
Over the past two weeks, the global working-class community has observed several anniversaries dating back to World War II. These anniversaries have included the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the 1943 […]
Venezuela

Embassy protectors will not be able to tell jury Guaido is not president, or mention international law

February 7, 2020 Ajamu Baraka and Bahman Azad
On February 4, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell issued a ruling on what the jurors will be allowed to be told in the trial of the Embassy Protectors scheduled to begin on February 11. She […]
Indigenous peoples

Six land defenders violently arrested on Wet’suwet’en territories

February 6, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
[Breaking story, info incoming] February 6, 2020: Six people have been arrested and several others, including members of the press, have been detained and removed from Wet’suwet’en territories in an aggressive pre-dawn raid by RCMP […]
Indigenous peoples

Breaking: Pre-dawn RCMP arrests on Wet’suwet’en territories

February 6, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
4:57 am, Feb 6, 2020: The gate at 39 km has been breached. 13 RCMP vehicles past 39 km. Road is being cleared, 1 to 4 arrests made. Story developing. 4:55am – It’s not yet […]
Palestine

Palestinians, supporters: Trump-Netanyahu plan intends to cement apartheid

February 4, 2020 Bill Dores
A Palestinian flag as long as a city block was carried outside New York’s City Hall on Jan. 31 as hundreds rallied to protest “the deal of the century” that Trump and Netanyahu seek to […]
Events

Black Lives Matter in NYC Schools Rally Feb. 6

February 3, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST Tweed Courthouse New York, New York 10007 Come rally for Black Lives Matter at NYC Schools on the steps of Tweed Courthouse! We will […]
Events

New York March 1: Celebrate the Life of Freedom Fighter Robert Seth Hayes

February 3, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST The People’s Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, New York 10018 This event is Sponsored by the Jericho Movement NY, which ProLibertad is […]
Covid-19

China mobilizes to combat coronavirus

February 3, 2020 Scott Scheffer
A newly discovered coronavirus in China has infected nearly 14,500 people over a period of weeks, and as of Feb. 2 there have been more than 300 fatalities. The disease was discovered in Wuhan, the […]
Palestine

Bring down the path of Oslo for the liberation of Palestine – Khaled Barakat

February 2, 2020 Free Ahmad Sa\’adat
The following article, by Khaled Barakat, the international coordinator of the Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa’adat, appeared first in Quds News Network (in Arabic).  There are no longer many roads or options available to the […]
Palestine

Global Actions and Demonstrations Confront Trump-Netanyahu “Steal of the Century” – Schedule of Events

February 1, 2020 Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Palestinian communities and supporters of Palestine inside occupied Palestine, in the refugee camps and everywhere around the world have mobilized a series of events, actions and demonstrations to express their outrage at the latest colonial […]