December 17, 2024 from handsoffuhuru.org "No one’s going to prison; no one’s going to be fined,” stated U.S. District Court Judge William Jung on Monday, December 16, 2024 in the sentencing of the “Uhuru 3.” Applause, cheers and tears rose up in the courtroom and hallway that overflowed with supporters…
SJSU professors Sang Kil, who was suspended by SJSU and Rochelle McLaughlin, who submitter her letter of resignation on December 6 San Jose State University Professor Rochelle McLaughlin has resigned in protest and in solidarity with Gaza. Here is her letter of resignation: Dear CSU Board of Trustees, Mildred Garcia,…
And no amount of Israeli or U.S. government propaganda will change that. by Ramzy Baroud in Common Dreams, December 5, 2024 The ongoing war and genocide in Gaza is unprecedented. Nothing that Israel and its supporters can say or do will avoid the historical accountability of the extermination of the…
by Caitlin Johnstone November 29, 2024 This civilization is built upon the practice of continuously hiding inconvenient truths out of sight and out of mind. An entire empire held together by compartmentalization and avoidance. Inconvenient truths are hidden from us in many different ways. They are hidden from our minds…
by Julia Conley in Common Dreams, November 21, 2024 After widespread condemnation of 52 U.S. House Democrats who joined the GOP last week in backing a bill that would threaten nonprofit groups, there was significantly less support among Democratic members for the legislation on Thursday—but civil society groups denounced those…
"Every nonprofit across the spectrum of human rights and progressive values is up in arms, begging Democrats to overcome their greed and their spite, and not to hand President-elect Trump the ability to destroy any nonprofit he dislikes with the flick of a pen," wrote one campaigner. Eloise Goldsmith in…
November 19, 2024...Statement from CODEPINK, World Beyond War, Veterans for Peace, End Wars Working Group of Progressive Democrats of America, and Peace in Ukraine Coalition: We denounce President Biden’s decision to approve long-range missile strikes–already underway–deep inside Russia. Biden’s reckless decision ignores Pentagon advice against such long-range strikes, thereby escalating tensions…
Here’s some thinking about ways to orient so we can ground ourselves better for these times ahead. Daniel Hunter Nov 10, 2024 Waging Nonviolence It’s important we squarely face U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and what there is to do about it. Trump has already signaled the kind of president…
by Jessica Corbett on Common Dreams Rights advocates want the president to fulfill his "long-standing commitment to turn the page on the 9/11 era by closing this shameful site of torture and indefinite detention." U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday faced pressure from legal groups to accept a military judge's…
With the election results in CODEPINK’s demands and goals remain the same: We want an end to all wars, occupations and genocides. We want justice for the people of the world and for the planet. We will continue organizing to that end. We are not filled with despair, but immense…
