(2021-03-27). Amazon plays dirty in Bessemer Union Drive: Mass solidarity needed. mronline.org 
Everyone knew that Amazon would fight the union drive in one of its fulfillment centers in Bessemer, Alabama. But the company's union-busting tactics are drawing more scrutiny as the final days for workers to mail in ballots draw near. | Newswire…
(2021-03-27). This bodycam footage reveals all that is wrong with policing. therealnews.com 
The questionable arrest of a cab driver in Ohio, caught on body camera, shows how quickly police can be to initiate force—and what the consequences are for the victims who experience it.
(2021-03-27). Minneapolis for Community Control of Police launches petition to change city charter. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Nearly 150 people rallied in North Minneapolis, March 25, to launch a massive voter petition campaign to amend the city charter and establish an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Commission (CPAC). | They began outside the Minneapolis Police Department 4th Precinct building on Plymouth Avenue. Once the site of an 18-day occupation demanding justice for Jamar Clark in 2015, the precinct building is now surrounded by barricades, fencing and barbed wire, like other police precincts and government buildings in the city where killer cop Derek Chauvin is on trial for the murder of George Floy…
(2021-03-27). Bay Area Asians Rise Up to Repudiate Hate. indybay.org In solidarity with Blacks, Latinos and others they marched down SF's Market Street…
(2021-03-27). Cops Hired by Amazon Are Intimidating Workers and Supporters of the Union Drive. truthout.org 
We came down from New York City to cover the historic struggle of Amazon workers to form a union and to amplify the stories of the nearly 6,000 workers who are putting their livelihoods on the line to fight for their right to collectively organize. If this union vote is successful, it will be the first union of Amazon workers in the United States. There is great potential in this union drive — an effort that is being waged by a primarily Black workforce in a virulently racist and ant…
(2021-03-26). Algerian Supreme Court overturns conviction of journalist Khaled Drareni, orders retrial. peoplesdispatch.org Drareni was arrested last year in March and was detained without charge or trial while he was covering the Hirak protests in the country. He was charged with "inciting an unarmed gathering" and "endangering national unity"
(2021-03-26). Coup or no coup, Myanmar isn't moving into U.S. orbit. peoplesworld.org 
On Feb. 1, 2021, Myanmar's military—known as the Tatmadaw—invoked Article 417 of the 2008 constitution, dismissed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and arrested her and other members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Condemnation of the coup was swift, although there would be reason for hesitancy in the reaction: Aung San Suu …
(2021-03-26). U.S. props up unpopular Haitian regime on verge of collapse. workers.org 
March 21 — In the past week, one group of Haitian cops attacked at least two precincts, released prisoners who they said were being held illegally, set fires, sacked a car dealership and demanded the government retrieve the bodies of cops who died in a March 12 ambush. In the . . . |
(2021-03-26). Second Tree Sitter Extracted On Final Day Of Yellow Finch Blockade. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, March 24th, 2021, the second and final tree sitter at the Yellow Finch blockade in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline was extracted and arrested. This follows the Tuesday arrest of another tree sitter, and marks the final day — day 932 — of the Yellow Finch blockade. | After Tuesday's extraction, police remained on site overnight, shining spotlights at the remaining tree sit. MVP began work again this morning around 7 a.m. By 8 a.m., a rally of local supporters had formed nearby. Around 10 a.m., the large crane that police had brought on site began moving towards the remaining tree…
(2021-03-26). Baton Rouge Police Department Unleashes Dogs on to Black Teens. projectcensored.org In June 2019, Charles Carey, 17, was riding his bike through north Baton Rouge, Louisiana when a nearby police cruiser flipped on its lights. Having thought that police wanted him…
(2021-03-26). Headlines for March 26, 2021. democracynow.org Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Sweeping Bill to Suppress African American Vote , Georgia Lawmaker Arrested on Felony Charges for Knocking on Governor's Office Door in Protest, President Biden Says U.S. Unlikely to Honor May 1 Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadline, U.S. COVID-19 Cases Rise as Biden Doubles Vaccine Goal to 200 Million Shots in 100 Days, Mexico's Official COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 200,000; True Toll Could Be 50% Higher , ISIS-Linked Prisoners in Syria Face Conditions That Amount to Torture, Says Human Rights Watch , Netanyahu Fails to Clinch Israeli Election as Extreme-Right Party Gains Seats, Suez Canal Bl…
(2021-03-26). Black lawmaker arrested for knocking on Brian Kemp's door as he signs voter suppression law. salon.com Rep. Park Cannon was dragged by police as Gov. Brian Kemp signed the sweeping bill below a painting of a plantation…
(2021-03-26). Monday 3/29: Dr. Nicole Fleetwood Tour of Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-03-26). Tuesday 4/13: Freedom-Making in an Age of Mass Incarceration. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-03-26). Not Providing Covid-19 Vaccinations to Palestinians Is Proof of Israel's Medical Apartheid. commondreams.org The coronavirus does not stop at checkpoints. As an occupier, Israel must provide medical supplies to Palestinians and adopt measures to combat the disease there. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-03-26). Palestine elections: Israel arrests Hamas leaders in West Bank. middleeasteye.net 
Palestine elections: Israel arrests Hamas leaders in West Bank | Israeli forces reportedly intimidated members of Hamas movement and warned them against running in the May legislative elections | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 13: 51 | An Israeli soldier gestures in front of a Palestinian man following a protest (AFP/file photo) | Israeli forces arrested three prominent Hamas leaders in the occupied West Bank city of Hebro…
(2021-03-25). Activists Decry a Different Border Surge in Texas: Cops and Troops. zcomm.org Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lonestar is the latest move in a long tradition of border militarization…
(2021-03-24). Doctors Without Borders Warns Palestinians 'Urgently' Need More Covid-19 Vaccines. commondreams.org "There is not enough space, beds, or staff to help all of our critical patients, and people are dying," warned one MSF intensive care unit physician. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
