Daily Archives: August 7, 2022

2022-08-07: News Headlines

_____ (2022-08-07). NYPD Violently Arrest 5 Abortion Rights Activists at a Clinic Defense. popularresistance.org On every first Saturday of every month, anti-abortion protesters gather to harass patients at the SoHo Planned Parenthood in the heart of New York City, supposedly a "safe city" for abortion rights. In response, local activist group NYC for Abortion Rights organizes a monthly clinic defense and counter-protest. | The NYPD always go out of their way to protect the anti-choice crowd, enabling them to harass patients trying to enter the clinic, as well as physically assault abortion rights activists. In that regard, today was no different. | But today, the end of the morning, five clinic defenders were in handcuffs.

Staff (2022-08-06). 7 August, Rotterdam: Protest for Palestine, the Palestinian People and the Resistance. samidoun.net Sunday, 7 August 4 pm Binnenwegplein Rotterdam, Netherlands Info: www.instagram.com/p/Cg5Z9a2IeyH/ Protest for Palestine, the Palestinian People and the Resistance The occupying forces killed ten Palestinians in Gaza this Friday, including a 5-year-old girl and Islamic Jihad resistance leader Tayseer al-Jabari, and injured dozens. The attacks follow after the occupying forces arrested Bassam al-Saadi, leader of …

Fight Back (2022-08-06). LA Supervisors vote to place sheriff accountability measure on November 8 ballot. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted (4-1), August 2, to finalize the placement of a measure on the November 8, 2022 ballot, which, if approved, would amend the county charter to give the board the power to remove a sheriff for serious violations of the law. | After years of organizing, Black and Chicano groups like BLM-LA and Centro CSO, and civil rights groups like the ACLU, NLG, HERE Local 11, along with Black and Latino families of victims of sheriff's deputy violence successfully pushed the Board of Supervisors to support the amendment, paving the way towards communi…

2022-08-07 22:04 | 18:04 EST | jz | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0