Final Straw (2023-05-31). June 11th & Long Term Prisoner Support. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio and podcast The Final Straw presents a statement from Mark "Mustafa" Hinkston, a look at the upcoming June 11th day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners, and a discussion on continuing solidarity with prisoners arrested following the George Floyd uprising. Listen and Download HERE First up, after some announcements concerning a local…

Laith Fadel (2023-05-30). California seeks reparations to bring about racial equality. america.cgtn.com California is seeking to become the first state in the U.S. to pay reparations to its African-American residents over the systematic discrimination and mistreatment of the people. A reparations task force has been studying ways in which California can compensate its African-American residents, with …

Surangya (2023-05-30). Women wrestlers' protest in India: The latest crackdown on democracy. peoplesdispatch.org On May 28, India's new parliament building was inaugurated. On the same day, the country's wrestlers, who have been on a sit-in protest seeking the arrest of their federation head on charges of sexual harassment, were brutally repressed and evicted from their protest site…

WSWS (2023-05-30). Ukrainian nationalists refuse to speak at New York literary festival with Russian authors. wsws.org In a display of far-right, anti-Russian chauvinism, three Ukrainian writers refused to give a presentation at the PEN America World Voices festival if the festival also sponsored a panel with three Russian writers.

Laith Fadel (2023-05-30). California seeks reparations to bring about racial equality. america.cgtn.com California is seeking to become the first state in the U.S. to pay reparations to its African-American residents over the systematic discrimination and mistreatment of the people. A reparations task force has been studying ways in which California can compensate its African-American residents, with …

Surangya (2023-05-30). Women wrestlers' protest in India: The latest crackdown on democracy. peoplesdispatch.org On May 28, India's new parliament building was inaugurated. On the same day, the country's wrestlers, who have been on a sit-in protest seeking the arrest of their federation head on charges of sexual harassment, were brutally repressed and evicted from their protest site…

Extinction Rebellion Netherlands. (2023-05-29). Police Use Water Cannons, Mass Arrest At Extinction Rebellion Protest. popularresistance.org The Netherlands- Saturday 27 May, the police deployed water cannons fifteen minutes after the start of the A12 blockade, even though there was no question of a dangerous or threatening situation. 33 people were also arrested who had managed to reach the tunnel of the A12. At least 6000 people and 130 social organizations[1] demonstrated on the A12 or next to it in the support demo. The A12 orchestra also played with more than 80 musicians and 100 scientists from Scientist Rebellion were present. All demonstrators agreed on one simple demand: stop fossil subsidies. From 14: 00 this afternoon the police started arre…

Fight Back (2023-05-28). Milwaukee holds vigil for George Floyd and all victims of police crimes. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Thursday, May 25 marked the three-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder by killer cop Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. George Floyd's murder sparked a rebellion in which millions took to the streets in the U.S. and around the world. His murder resonated in Milwaukee, a city with countless victims of police crimes. To commemorate George Floyd and all victims of police crimes in Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) organized a vigil. | "May 25, 2020 was a day that changed many of us," said Femi Akinmoladun, member of the Milwaukee Alliance. Tens of tho…