(2021-06-23). Reparations and abolition. workers.org 
Finally, the U.S. has a federal holiday recognizing the emancipation of Black people from slavery. Congress passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on June 15 — barely four days ahead of a day that Black people have been celebrating every year since 1865. Lawmakers were pushed to vote by . . . |
(2021-06-23). Emancipation ‚àí and abolition. workers.org Finally, the U.S. has a federal holiday recognizing the emancipation of Black people from slavery. Congress passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on June 15 — barely four days ahead of a day that Black people have been celebrating every year since 1865. Lawmakers were pushed to vote by . . . |
(2021-06-23). The Real Danger Of Israel's New Government — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Phyllis Bennis* | The new Israeli government takes office already largely paralyzed. With eight diverse parties, they agree only on two things. | One, they want to get rid of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Check — that's done. Two, given the unlikeliness of reaching agreement on any major policy changes, they all agree that the current situation of occupation and apartheid for Palestinians is quite sustainable for Jewish Israelis. | For now, the status quo will prevail. And that's a problem. | Despite the presence of centrist, center-left, and one small Palestinian party, power in the new governme…
(2021-06-22). Indigenous activists fighting Enbridge pipeline in US arrested, allege treaty violation. peoplesdispatch.org 
Three Indigenous activists protesting the construction of an oil pipeline in the US State of Minnesota were arrested by the police on Monday, June 21. The arrests come at a time when Indigenous and environmentalist groups have ramped up efforts to prevent progress on the Line 3 pipeline project by Canadian oil giant Enbridge Inc. | According to a statement released by the Stop Line 3 campaign, the three activists or "water protectors" were part of a protest camp near Palisade, Minnesota. They were arrested at the Mississippi River crossing of the proposed pipeline. In a video of the arrests released by the campai…
(2021-06-22). Justice demanded for Queens, NY man killed by plainclothes cops. liberationnews.org 
A speak-out was held outside New York Attorney General Letitia James's office on June 18 to support the family of Matthew Felix, a 19-year-old Queens resident shot and killed by Nassau County Police. The event was organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) and attended by community supporters and family members of other …
(2021-06-22). Buffalo: Second annual People's Pride. workers.org 
Buffalo On June 12th the Buffalo branch of Workers World Party hosted its second annual People's Pride event. Much of the focus this year was around shutting down many of the anti-trans bills flooding the legislature as we speak, but also the call to keep cops and Zionist colonizers out . . . |
(2021-06-22). Justice demanded for Queens, NY man killed by plainclothes cops. liberationnews.org A speak-out was held outside New York Attorney General Letitia James's office on June 18 to support the family of Matthew Felix, a 19-year-old Queens resident shot and killed by Nassau County Police. The event was organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation and attended by community supporters and family members of other police …
(2021-06-22). SDF Besieged Al-Busairah In Syria's Deir Ezzor, Arrested Dozens Of Civilians. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Written by Khaled Iskef. | On June 22, SDF militants have launched a surprise security operation at dawn today, during which they targeted the city of Al-Busairah in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, with the aerial support of the U.S.-led International Coalition's helicopters. | Local sources from the town stated that SDF gunmen had imposed a security cordon around the city, preventing entry and exit. Militants announced a curfew in the town until a further notice, posting their barriers on th…
(2021-06-22). Escape From Woke Metropolises. strategic-culture.org 
How about a year of activists trying to burn down federal buildings in Portland? Plus, staffing of the Portland police is at its lowest in decades, and there's been a huge surge of brazen gang violence. According to the AP, Portland disbanded its special unit dedicated to curbing gun violence because activists believed it disproportionately harmed black people.
(2021-06-22). Sunrise Movement's 400-Mile Climate March Ends With Arrests at Ted Cruz's House. truthout.org 
After six weeks of Eight demonstrators with the movement's "Generation on Fire" campaign were arrested on th…
(2021-06-22). Community Control of Public Safety: Building a Transitional Program for Power. popularresistance.org That Community Control Over Police campaigns (CCOP) are essentially neocolonialism is a rather wild claim that avowed abolitionist activists, like Dubian Ade applies to the articulation of CCOP by advocate Max Rameau, an organizer in Pan-African Community Action (PACA) to which this author also belongs. Understandably Ade avoids the rabbit hole of condemning the Black Panther Party as neocolonialist, the progenitors of CCOP.
(2021-06-22). Community Control Of Public Safety: A Transitional Program For Power. popularresistance.org That Community Control Over Police campaigns (CCOP) are essentially neocolonialism is a rather wild claim that avowed abolitionist activists, like Dubian Ade applies to the articulation of CCOP by advocate Max Rameau, an organizer in Pan-African Community Action (PACA) to which this author also belongs. Understandably Ade avoids the rabbit hole of condemning the Black Panther Party as neocolonialist, the progenitors of CCOP. | While the Democratic Party claims championship over congressional approval of police reform in the name of George Floyd, now awaiting a Senate vote, some Black circles are still debating th…
(2021-06-22). Over 100 Anti-Protest Bills Have Been Introduced Since George Floyd Rebellion. popularresistance.org Rather than address the onslaught of police violence against Black people or catastrophic environmental degradation, Republican state politicians continue to attack the people rising up against those systemic injustices. As many as 225 anti-protest bills have been introduced in 45 states since 2016 according to the International Center for Non-Profit Law U.S. Protest Law Tracker. More than 100 have been introduced since Black liberation demonstrators took to the streets in June 2020. Thirty-four such bills have been enacted since 2016.
(2021-06-22). Portland, Oregon, cops resign from rapid response squad after fellow officer charged with assaulting journalist. wsws.org Last week, all 50 members of the "Rapid Response Team" of the Portland Police Bureau resigned in protest after a grand jury charged a team member for assault during the mass protests against police brutality last year.
(2021-06-22). Juneteenth for white folk. nationofchange.org Is Juneteenth the national holiday going to fix the disparate outcomes for black people in education, health, income, wealth, home ownership, death by police, imprisonment, unemployment, and other inequities?>