Author: Bayani

Around the world

Protests in Indonesia fight to stop further exploitation of workers

October 23, 2020 Bayani
In the second week of October, the Indonesian Parliament approved the Job Creation Law. This law amended 79 previous laws and is nominally intended to help President Joko Widodo’s efforts to attract more foreign investment […]
Covid-19

Baltimore teachers demand ‘masks, tests and plexiglass!’

October 4, 2020 Bayani
On Sept. 30, the Baltimore Teachers Union (BTU) held a protest and die-in in front of the Baltimore City Public Schools headquarters in Baltimore City. Diana Desierto, BTU member and speech language pathologist, explained: “I […]
Fight racism

Youth collective marches for FTP times three

October 4, 2020 Bayani
On Sept. 30, the organization Good Kids Mad City held a march in Baltimore City.  Struggle-La Lucha interviewed Destini Philpot, spokesperson for Good Kids Mad City, who gave the following statement:  “We are a Black, […]
Around the world

Philippines: Outrage as U.S. Marine pardoned for murdering transwoman

October 3, 2020 Bayani
All of Jennifer Laude’s friends called her “Ganda” or “Beauty” in Filipino. Laude’s friends described her as selfless, generous and confident about her sexuality. She was murdered for being a transwoman, and her murderer was […]
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 […]
Fight racism

Congress of the Peoples of the East resonates 100 years later

September 12, 2020 Bayani
For a moment, let’s travel back in time exactly 100 years to Baku, a city in what was known then as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. Somewhere in the city, nearly 1,900 people gathered in […]
Elections

Baltimore protest hits Pence, racist attacks on voting rights

September 11, 2020 Bayani
When Vice President Mike Pence announced an Aug. 26 visit to Fort McHenry in Baltimore, the Peoples Power Assembly called for a protest march and car caravan with the message, “Trump/Pence out of Baltimore!”  Pence […]
Around the world

Global protests erupt in response to Philippines ‘terror law’

July 18, 2020 Bayani
On July 3, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law what he calls the “Anti-Terrorism Act,” now the Anti-Terrorism Law. Despite international criticism from human-rights watchdogs, legal professionals and grassroots organizations, the Anti-Terrorism Law will […]
Labor and strikes

J-1 workers speak out on exploitative State Department labor program

May 22, 2020 Bayani
“It all started with the sudden terminations of all J-1s,” said Mary Lee Philline Camello, calling in from Hot Springs, Va. “Instead of receiving termination letters, we were informed via phone call, video chat or […]
Fight racism

Trump’s green card suspension does nothing but incite racism

May 11, 2020 Bayani
On April 22, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation that nominally suspends immigration and the issuance of green cards (Permanent Resident Cards) for 60 days, effective on April 24.  The purpose of the proclamation, according […]