Author: Anne Pruden

Labor and strikes

‘What do we want? Justice! Boycott Wendy’s!’

November 21, 2019 Anne Pruden
New York, Nov. 18 — Hundreds of Immokalee farmworkers and supporters took over the block outside Wendy’s headquarters this afternoon. Inside the upscale Manhattan offices at 280 Park Avenue were several of Wendy’s board of […]
In the U.S.

Fulton Houses tenants say: ‘Keep public housing public’

June 4, 2019 Anne Pruden
Over 50 tenants left their homes at the Fulton Houses to unite outside of New York City Hall on May 29. They were rallying to challenge the privatization plan of local politicians and officials of […]
In the U.S.

NY tenants sit-in for housing rights

May 30, 2019 Anne Pruden
On May 14, several dozen tenants held a sit-in at the office of New York State Assembly member Tremaine Wright in Albany, N.Y.  As part of the statewide coalition called Housing Justice for All, they […]
In the U.S.

NYC tenants issue eviction notices to worst landlords

May 13, 2019 Anne Pruden
New York, May 8 — “Hey hey, ho ho! All evictions have to go!” and “Evictions are violent! We will not be silent!” were two popular chants by protesters outside Stellar Management at 156 William […]
In the U.S.

‘Keep Public Housing Public’

May 9, 2019 Anne Pruden
The New York City Housing Authority has nearly 400,000 tenants living in 173,160 apartments. These NYCHA apartments are called public housing and “the projects,” making them the largest public housing project in the country. NYCHA […]
Indigenous peoples

Stop cruel and unusual punishment, support Leonard Peltier

May 9, 2019 Anne Pruden
New York — On April 28, Lenny Foster, a longtime American Indian Movement activist and former director of the Navajo Nation Corrections Project, spoke on “Native American Issues and Leonard Peltier” at The People’s Forum. […]
In the U.S.

Across New York, housing struggles heat up

May 5, 2019 Anne Pruden
New York — On April 27, Bronx tenants rallied on a vacant lot owned by the city of New York along East 152nd Street. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) was supposed to build […]
Political Prisoners

Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox welcomed in Brooklyn

April 1, 2019 Anne Pruden
Brooklyn, N.Y. — Nearly 200 people packed the auditorium of the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza on March 27 to hear Albert Woodfox of the Angola Three speak about his new book, “Solitary: Unbroken […]
In the U.S.

New York health care workers fight Medicaid cuts

March 12, 2019 Anne Pruden
Giving up their lunch breaks and a brief chance to relax, over 500 Brookdale Medical Center 1199SEIU union members rallied March 6. They gathered outside their hospital in below-freezing temperatures to show the working-class community […]
In the U.S.

NY tenants say ‘Keep public housing public!’

February 13, 2019 Anne Pruden
Dozens of tenants of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) apartments held a militant rally on Feb. 10 on the steps of City Hall. They chanted, “Keep public housing public!” In spite of freezing temperatures, […]