Month: September 2020

Political Prisoners

Tribute to the Attica Uprising

September 22, 2020 Sharon Black
Video of Attica Uprising tribute If you missed the incredible program marking the anniversary of the Attica prison uprising, you have a chance to watch it on video. Featuring never seen coverage of Tom Soto, […]
Im/migrants and refugees

Sterilization of migrant women in U.S. detention centers causes outrage

September 22, 2020 David Brooks
Sept. 18 — An accusation that there were a large number of hysterectomies done without the consent of the women involved in an immigrant detention center exploded at the beginning of this week. This and […]
Fight racism

Black people from around the U.S. will march on the White House with the demand for Black Power!

September 22, 2020 Black is Back
Call to Black People’s March on White House!!! Black Power Matters: Down with colonialism! Black Community control of the police! Register for the Black People’s March on the White House! Nov. 6-8, 2020 The Black […]
Events

Baltimore: Protest to demand better services for women veterans, Sept. 23

September 22, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT 10 N Greene St, Baltimore Join us in Demanding Better Services for Women Veterans Press Conference & Rally Wednesday, Sept 23, 4 pm @ […]
In the U.S.

ILPS: A response to the Democratic and Republican national conventions

September 22, 2020 Bayani
On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the U.S. chapter of the International League of Peoples’ Struggles (ILPS) as well as the U.S. chapter of the International Migrants’ Alliance (IMA) held a webinar titled “The U.S. vs. the […]
Labor and strikes

Meatpackers and Trump lie, workers die

September 21, 2020 Stephen Millies
Saul Sanchez didn’t have to die from the coronavirus. The 78-year-old worker at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo., died on April 7. His fellow workers, his six children and 12 grandchildren mourn him. […]
Labor and strikes

UIC: Largest strike since start of the economic crisis

September 21, 2020 Joe Iosbaker
Chicago, Sept. 17 — The strike of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73 and the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) shows no sign of ending. Starting […]
In the U.S.

Rally for housing justice in Baltimore

September 21, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Sept. 14, activists with the Peoples Power Assembly and delegates of the Baltimore public housing Resident Advisory Board marched and rallied for housing justice. The demonstrators demanded increased funding for public housing and an […]
Events

New York: Puerto Ricans Blame Trump for Maria Deaths, Sept. 20

September 19, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. Trump Tower New York Over 4,645 Puerto Rican’s died during and after Hurricanes Irma and Maria due to the gross, racist, reckless and diabolical disregard for Puerto Rican lives by […]
Environment

Fires, climate and prisons: Systemic racism, sexism is deadly

September 19, 2020 John Parker
Los Angeles, Sept. 18 — The National Interagency Fire Center, which provides unified guidance for fire agencies in the U.S., said the fires burning in Washington state, Oregon and California since the end of August […]