Author: Gregory E. Williams

Crawfish
Environment

Crawfish in the coal mine: Climate disruption is here

February 12, 2024 Gregory E. Williams
 Last weekend, my partner and I ate at a local restaurant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Crawfish season had clearly begun. People were crowded at the bar with trays piled with these “mud bugs.” It’s […]
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Palestine

Free Samaher Esmail!

February 11, 2024 Gregory E. Williams
 On Feb. 5, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) soldiers kidnapped Samaher Esmail, a 46-year-old mother and Palestinian-American who lives in Gretna, Louisiana. The kidnapping occurred in the family home near Silwad city in the occupied […]
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Palestine

New Orleans keeps marching, rallies for Yemen

January 19, 2024 Gregory E. Williams
Despite the onset of Carnival season, New Orleanians have not stopped marching for Palestine. And on the cold night of Jan. 16, several dozen gathered outside the Hale Boggs Federal Building to rally for Yemen. […]
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Palestine

NOLA fights for Palestine through the holidays

January 11, 2024 Gregory E. Williams
 Throughout the holiday season, people in New Orleans and surrounding towns have continued to protest in the streets for Palestine. That continued throughout Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and is carrying over into the area’s most […]
Landryprotest
In the U.S.

Confronting Trumpism on the state level: Mobilize resistance to Gov. Landry’s attacks in Louisiana

December 20, 2023 Gregory E. Williams
Excerpts from a presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. Other reports have laid out many aspects of the current situation with world capitalism and imperialism – from economic […]
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Palestine

‘Free, free Palestine!’: Thousands march in New Orleans, shut down tourism district

December 14, 2023 Gregory E. Williams
 New Orleans, Dec. 10 – A coalition of some 20 organizations brought out some 3,500 protesters for Palestine, shutting down street after street in the Central Business District. This was a busy Sunday evening […]
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In the U.S.

Mississippi Delta drought puts New Orleans in fire and water crisis

November 20, 2023 Gregory E. Williams
In late October into November, New Orleans was blanketed with fog and smoke from fires burning in nearby marshes. The marsh fires came on the heels of a finding that salt water was seeping into […]
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Palestine

Mississippi rallies for Gaza

November 15, 2023 Gregory E. Williams
On Nov. 9, Mississippians rallied to stop the U.S.-Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people. They demonstrated in the capital city, Jackson, at the intersection of Woodrow Wilson and North State Street.
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Palestine

New Orleans port protest: Cut ties with Israel!

November 8, 2023 Gregory E. Williams
 Nov. 3, New Orleans – About 100 pro-Palestine protesters gathered on Canal Street downtown, outside the Sheraton Hotel, where the annual State of the Port address was happening. This is an elite event for […]
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In the U.S.

Louisiana: Which way forward for the anti-Landry movement?

October 23, 2023 Gregory E. Williams
Dismal statistics Mothers, neonates, and infants die at high rates in Louisiana. That’s been documented for years. A 2023 report by the United Health Foundation shows that it’s getting worse: They ranked Louisiana 48 out […]