Month: May 2023

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Cuba

‘Cuban health assistance could make a huge difference in South Central and East LA’

May 26, 2023 John Parker
 Statement by Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice Coordinator John Parker at the Los Angeles City Council hearing on May 24. Hello, my name is John Thompson Parker. I’m the coordinator of the Harriet […]
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Cuba

‘Socialismo sí, homofobia/transfobia no!’ Cuba’s Conga celebrates advances in LGBTQ+ rights

May 26, 2023 Melinda Butterfield
 Conga, the traditional music and dance ensemble of Cuban carnival, with its pounding percussion, colorful costumes, and swirling dance, is beloved throughout the Caribbean and around the world.  A very special Conga took place […]
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Around the world

What led to Imran Khan’s arrest and the political crisis in Pakistan?

May 26, 2023 Peoples Dispatch
Taimur Rahman of the Mazdoor Kisan Party explains the current political crisis in Pakistan, where mass protests have broken out following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. He talks about why Imran Khan […]
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Fight racism

Slandering Jordan Neely while raising millions for his killer: The media campaign in defense of lynching

May 25, 2023 Stephen Millies
 Richard “Watergate” Nixon declared, “I am not a crook.” Subway vigilante Daniel Penny – who choked to death Black homeless man Jordan Neely – says, “I am not a white supremacist.” Penny made that […]
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Around the world

Nkosi Mandela speaks on apartheid and the Nakba

May 25, 2023 Lallan Schoenstein
 Upholding the legacy of Malcolm X and commemorating the Palestinian Nakba, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela — grandson of Nelson Mandela — spoke to a gathering at San Francisco State University on May 19. Mandela was […]
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En Cuba, la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular representa verdaderamente al pueblo

May 25, 2023 Lizz Toledo
La Habana – Lo primero que notas al venir de los EE. UU. a la hermosa isla de Cuba es lo relajada que es la gente. Pasan el rato hasta altas horas de la noche, […]
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Events

Baton Rouge: Louisiana March for LGBTQ Youth, May 27

May 25, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2023, AT 3:30 PM CDT Louisiana March for LGBTQ Youth Louisiana State Capitol Before a single anti-LGBTQ, anti-child bill lands on his desk, we need to put public pressure on the Governor […]
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Events

Brooklyn, NYC: African Liberation Day 2023 , May 27

May 25, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
Join us for African Liberation Day 2023! Africa’s War Against Poverty and Underdevelopment When African Liberation Day happened in 1973, Africans were fighting a war for decolonization, against Apartheid, and for human rights. Now the […]
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San Diego: African Liberation Day rally & Conference, May 27-28

May 25, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
May 27, 2022 – Rally Location: Southeast Community Spot 6443 Imperial Avenue San Diego, CA 92114 Time: 12:00 – 5:00 PM May 28, 2022 – Conference Location: Southeast Community Spot 6443 Imperial Avenue San Diego, […]
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Cuba

Amazon Labor Union statement on Cuba: End the Blockade!

May 25, 2023 Struggle - La Lucha
From Chris Smalls, Amazon Labor Union president.  May 22, 2023 “On May Day, I joined a delegation of organizers on a trip to Cuba to show solidarity with the Cuban people and call out the […]