Covid-19

Covid-19

Car rally: Stop sentencing incarcerated people to death by Covid-19

April 8, 2020 New Orleans Workers Voice
April 6 — The New Orleans Workers Group called a car rally today in solidarity with all incarcerated people. While we practiced social distancing rules, our motorcade was over 70 cars long and drove several […]
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On the anniversary of Dr. King Jr’s assassination – fighting racism during the coronavirus crisis

April 7, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
On the anniversary of Rev. Dr. King Jr’s Assassination – “Fighting racism during the coronavirus crisis” Speakers include: Rebecka Jackson and John Parker, Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice; Jasmine Johnson, youth activist and recent […]
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Webinar unites groups to fight capitalism’s coronavirus crisis

April 7, 2020 Daniel G. Cardwell and Greg Butterfield
At the national webinar “Defending People During the Coronavirus Crisis” on March 28, organizers from across the U.S. spoke about their struggle on the front lines of a humanitarian catastrophe magnified by the capitalist response […]
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The pandemic isn’t equal: Coronavirus hits the poor at most dangerous rate

April 5, 2020 Stephen Millies
The Covid-19 pandemic is devastating New York City. Forty-five refrigerator trucks are serving as mobile morgues to store the bodies. As of April 3, 51,810 people have been infected. Inmates in the Rikers Island prison […]
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Gov’t, bosses use pandemic emergency to escalate repression

April 3, 2020 Greg Butterfield
Measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus are being used as a cover by officials of the U.S. capitalist government, from the federal to the state and local levels, to heighten their control and […]
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Watch national webinar: Defending people during coronavirus crisis

March 31, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Did you miss the March 28 webinar, “Defending People During Coronavirus Crisis”? Now you can watch the entire event. Hear from groups organizing on the front lines from Los Angeles to New Orleans, Chicago to […]
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In solidarity with Sri Lankan migrant workers fleeing Italy

March 31, 2020 Rasika Ruwanpathirana
In the wake of Covid-19, countries around the world are moving to close their borders and locking their citizens in their homes in an attempt to stop or slow down the infection. For the past […]
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Profits more precious than life

March 29, 2020 Stephen Millies
We hold this truth to be self-evident: that Donald Trump doesn’t give a damn about the millions of workers who’ve lost their jobs because of the coronavirus shutdown. So why does Trump want to wind […]
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People’s War against coronavirus: Why Washington fears China’s example

March 28, 2020 Scott Scheffer
Gleaning the news, anyone can find articles acknowledging that China’s “People’s War” against the Covid-19 epidemic is on track for total victory. The sacrifices by the Chinese people and the confidence they have in the […]
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West Coast dockworkers respond to Covid-19

March 28, 2020 Lallan Schoenstein
Once again, in a powerful act of solidarity, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is organizing to protect its members and to support the surrounding community in the coronavirus pandemic. The union has issued […]