2023-03-09: News Headlines

Isheka N. Harrison (2023-03-08). Doctor Reportedly Told Man He Had HIV, Misdiagnosis Led To 10 Years Of Anguish And Suicidal Thoughts. moguldom.com There's no doubt that being diagnosed with an incurable disease is devastating. But getting a misdiagnosis and living in mental and emotional turmoil for over a decade because of it might be worse. According to one Black man sharing his story on social media, that's precisely what happened to him — and it led to …

Fight Back (2023-03-09). Hundreds gather to stop Cop City, police arrest activists for "domestic terrorism" fightbacknews.org Atlanta, GA – Hundreds gathered in the Atlanta Forest over the March 5-6 weekend to demand justice for Manny "Tortuguita" Paez, and that the Atlanta forest be saved,and Cop City not be built. The events over the weekend included a two-day music festival and a protest inside the Atlanta Forest. Georgia law enforcement agencies ended the music festival early by arresting and charging 22 attendants with domestic terrorism charges. | The music festival and protest were part of a week of action against the proposed Cop City development. Saturday featured local musical acts such as rapper Zach Fox and hardcore band Sym…

Amjad Iraqi, +972 Magazine. (2023-03-08). A Mass Wave Of Israeli Army Refusal Could Be A Transformative Moment. popularresistance.org During the Second Intifada, as the Israeli army was killing thousands of Palestinians in its effort to suppress the uprising, I was part of a movement of Israeli youth and soldiers who refused to serve in the army. From the age of 18 to 20, I spent 21 months under arrest and in prison, alongside many others, in protest of the occupation and its brutal policies. It was one of the largest campaigns of conscientious objection seen in Israel — one that, until recently, seemed very unlikely to occur at such a scale again. | Over the past two weeks, however, and for the first time in two decades, a new movement o…

Atlanta Community Press Collective (2023-03-08). The Show Must Go On: On Sunday's Arrests at the South River Music Festival. itsgoingdown.org Report published by the Atlanta Community Press Collective (ACPC) on the recent arrests in Atlanta during ongoing protests to stop Cop City. The Atlanta Community Press Collective (ACPC) received the following submission on 3/7/2023. In the following statement, the authors describe the South River Music Festival that took place on the first and second day…

Isheka N. Harrison (2023-03-08). Doctor Reportedly Told Man He Had HIV, Misdiagnosis Led To 10 Years Of Anguish And Suicidal Thoughts. moguldom.com There's no doubt that being diagnosed with an incurable disease is devastating. But getting a misdiagnosis and living in mental and emotional turmoil for over a decade because of it might be worse. According to one Black man sharing his story on social media, that's precisely what happened to him — and it led to …

Fight Back (2023-03-09). Hundreds gather to stop Cop City, police arrest activists for "domestic terrorism" fightbacknews.org Atlanta, GA – Hundreds gathered in the Atlanta Forest over the March 5-6 weekend to demand justice for Manny "Tortuguita" Paez, and that the Atlanta forest be saved,and Cop City not be built. The events over the weekend included a two-day music festival and a protest inside the Atlanta Forest. Georgia law enforcement agencies ended the music festival early by arresting and charging 22 attendants with domestic terrorism charges. | The music festival and protest were part of a week of action against the proposed Cop City development. Saturday featured local musical acts such as rapper Zach Fox and hardcore band Sym…

Amjad Iraqi, +972 Magazine. (2023-03-08). A Mass Wave Of Israeli Army Refusal Could Be A Transformative Moment. popularresistance.org During the Second Intifada, as the Israeli army was killing thousands of Palestinians in its effort to suppress the uprising, I was part of a movement of Israeli youth and soldiers who refused to serve in the army. From the age of 18 to 20, I spent 21 months under arrest and in prison, alongside many others, in protest of the occupation and its brutal policies. It was one of the largest campaigns of conscientious objection seen in Israel — one that, until recently, seemed very unlikely to occur at such a scale again. | Over the past two weeks, however, and for the first time in two decades, a new movement o…

Atlanta Community Press Collective (2023-03-08). The Show Must Go On: On Sunday's Arrests at the South River Music Festival. itsgoingdown.org Report published by the Atlanta Community Press Collective (ACPC) on the recent arrests in Atlanta during ongoing protests to stop Cop City. The Atlanta Community Press Collective (ACPC) received the following submission on 3/7/2023. In the following statement, the authors describe the South River Music Festival that took place on the first and second day…

Fight Back (2023-03-08). Tampa students arrested, brutalized by university police while protesting cuts to Diversity Equity and Inclusion. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Monday, March 6, students at the University of South Florida marched to the president's office to protest attacks against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs by Governor Ron DeSantis. Led by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the protesters marched to the building that houses the president's office and occupied the lobby to demand a meeting with the president. | "Attacks on DEI programs affect the entire USF student body, but DeSantis has been specifically targeting Black history, gender studies and trans students," said SDS member Lauren Pineiro. DeSantis' most rece…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-08). Ultimatum: Western operatives give Georgian parliament one hour to withdraw bill. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2March 8, 2023 Withdraw the Draft Law from the Parliament and release the people arrested yesterday — ·Éêccording to Giorgi Vashadze, they give the Government 1 hour People protesting against the so-called agents draft laws addressed the Government with 2 demands, which was voiced by the leader of Strategy Aghmashenebeli at the rally in front …

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