David Swanson (2024-02-04). Workshops on Thinking About War and Doing Something About It. worldbeyondwar.org On February 3, WBW Advisory Board Member Maria Santelli and I led workshops at Southpaw Cafe in Blacksburg, Virginia, for students at Virginia Tech. #WorldBEYONDWar…

Malik Miah (2024-02-03). Why Many Blacks Turn on Biden Over Palestine. internationalviewpoint.org "We know too well that our freedom [as South Africans] is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." | – | / |

David Swanson (2024-02-04). Let's Shut down Travis Air Force Base. worldbeyondwar.org By Toby Blomé & Wynd Kaufmyn, SF Bay Area CODEPINK, February 4, 2024 | SHUT DOWN TRAVIS is Returning! On December 28, 150 people converged at Travis Air Force Base to protest their shipment of weapons that enable the indiscriminate killing of Gazans. Our peace communities collaborated to nonviolently close all 4 gates for up to 1-4 hrs at each gate. The Travis 14, who were arrested, now face arraignment in Fairfield on February 23. WATCH these powerful videos from Dec. 28: | <...

Nader Durgham (2024-02-01). Northern Gaza 'very scary' with continuous Israeli bombardment and telecoms blackout. middleeasteye.net Northern Gaza 'very scary' with continuous Israeli bombardment and telecoms blackout | The suspension of Unrwa funding from several donor countries threatens to further endanger the lives of Palestinians in Gaza | Thu, 02/01/2024 – 15: 59 | Palestinians look through garbage in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on 29 January 2024 (Reuters/Mohammed Salem) | The number of Palestinians killed since the…

Unicorn Riot (2024-02-02). 'Stop The Steal' Protest in San Diego 'Hijacked' by Proud Boys, Police Bodycam Shows. unicornriot.ninja

WSWS (2024-02-02). Court challenge exposes Canada's decade-long xenophobic anti-Muslim adoption ban. wsws.org In a chauvinist attack on the democratic rights of all working people, the Harper Conservative and Trudeau Liberal governments have enforced a punitive ban on adoptions from Muslim countries.

Malik Miah (2024-02-02). Why Many Blacks Turn on Biden Over Palestine. internationalviewpoint.org "We know too well that our freedom [as South Africans] is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." | – | / |

Democracy Now! (2024-02-01). Dr. Uché Blackstock on "Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine" democracynow.org Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Uché Blackstock about her new book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. | Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Uché Blackstock about her new book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine.

Democracy Now! (2024-02-01). Democracy Now! 2024-02-01 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for February 01, 2024; "The Houthis Are Not Iranian Proxies": Helen Lackner on the History & Politics of Yemen's Ansar Allah; "Climate of Fear": Inside UAE's Use of U.S. Mercenaries to Carry Out Assassinations in Yemen; "Legacy": Dr. Uché Blackstock on How Racism Shapes Healthcare in America | Headlines for February 01, 2024; "The Houthis Are Not Iranian Proxies": Helen Lackner on the History & Politics of Yemen's Ansar Allah; "Climate of Fear": Inside UAE's Use of U.S. Mercenaries to Carry Out Assassinations in Yemen; &#8…

Staff (2024-02-01). "Legacy": Dr. Uché Blackstock on How Racism Shapes Healthcare in America. democracynow.org On the first day of Black History Month, we take a look at how racism shapes healthcare in America. We speak with Dr. Uché Blackstock about her new book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. The instant New York Times best-selling book tells her family's story through multiple generations of Black women physicians while revealing the history of racism that created today's disparities in medical training and treatment in America. "I use my mother's story and my story to really emphasize how deeply embedded systemic racism is in our country, in the past and in the prese…

Eric A. Gordon (2024-02-01). 'De Organizer' and 'The Dreamy Kid': Premiere recordings of James P. Johnson operas. peoplesworld.org James P. Johnson (1894-1955), known as the "Father of the the Stride Piano" and a noted jazz composer and performer, also turned his talents in the late 1930s to writing opera. Perhaps he'd been inspired by the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, feeling that as an African-American he was just as well suited, if not more …

geo.tv (2024-02-02). Greta Thunberg goes on trial for oil protests. geo.tv The climate change activist was arrested after she refused to move from outside of hotel to designated protest area in 2023…

NEOB (2024-02-01). Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal. sanews.gov.za Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal | The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has condemned protestors' attempts to forcefully enter the Groblersdal Magistrate's Court premises and their brandishing of the colonial era Vierkleur flag. | The court was hearing a case against two men — Piet Groenewald and his son Stephen Greef — who allegedly assaulted one of their workers whom they accused of being drunk on duty. | Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said: "We applaud the [SA Police Service] for swiftly arresting all the protesters that attempted to block or…

Malik Miah (2024-02-01). Why Many Blacks Turn on Biden Over Palestine. internationalviewpoint.org "We know too well that our freedom [as South Africans] is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." | – | / |

Malik Miah (2024-01-31). Why Many Blacks Turn on Biden Over Palestine. internationalviewpoint.org "We know too well that our freedom [as South Africans] is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." | – | / |

Bruce C.T. Wright (2024-01-31). RIP Casey Goodson Jr.: Trial Begins For Ex-Cop Who Shot Black Man 6 Times In The Back. newsone.com Source: Walton + Brown, LLP / Walton + Brown, LLP | The trial of the former officer charged in the 2020 shooting Former deputy Jason Meade was charged with murder and reckless homicide in December 2021 after he shot and killed Goodson while he was entering his grandmother's home in Columbus, Ohio. | Meade pleaded not guilty to all the charges. | pic.twitter.com/zwuCjPhIW0 | — Anna Hoffman (@AnnaHoffmanTV)

NEOB (2024-02-01). Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal. sanews.gov.za Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal | The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has condemned protestors' attempts to forcefully enter the Groblersdal Magistrate's Court premises and their brandishing of the colonial era Vierkleur flag. | The court was hearing a case against two men — Piet Groenewald and his son Stephen Greef — who allegedly assaulted one of their workers whom they accused of being drunk on duty. | Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said: "We applaud the [SA Police Service] for swiftly arresting all the protesters that attempted to block or…

Abhishek Awasthi (2024-01-31). Italy protests alleged mistreatment of woman in Hungarian court. firstpost.com Italy's government has expressed its discontentment over the treatment of Ilaria Salis, a 39-year-old Italian woman awaiting trial in Hungary for her alleged involvement in a counter-demonstration against a neo-Nazi rally. | The images of Salis, handcuffed and chained, sparked outrage and prompted Italian ministers to summon Budapest's ambassador in protest. Arrested in Budapest last February, Salis faces three counts of attempted assault and accusations of being part of an extreme left-wing organization. | If convicted, she could be sentenced to up to 11 years in jail. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani sta…

Codepink (2024-01-31). BREAKING: 5 Peace Activists Arrested For Disrupting UNRWA Hearing, Demand Humanitarian Aid for Gaza. pressenza.com Five peace activists were arrested today as CODEPINK and other organizations disrupted the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency's Mission and Failures." The protest aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for humanitarian aid in Gaza. | The disruption comes in the wake of the International Court of Justice's recent ruling, which found South Africa's charge of genocide against Israel to be credible. The court issued provisional measures demanding that Israel cease the killing of Palestinians and restore the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Despite these urgent cal…

UN Human Rights Council (2024-01-31). Statement by Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (30 Jan 2024) [EN/MY]. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: UN Human Rights Council | Please refer to the attached file. | Three years of widespread, systematic violence in Myanmar and the evidence against perpetrators is mounting | Geneva, 30 January 2024 — Three years ago, the Myanmar military overthrew the country's elected government. A host of serious international crimes followed, starting with the violent suppression of protests and arrests of those daring to speak out against the military regime. Thousands, including political opponents and journalists, have been detained without due process of law, and these detentions have…

Editor at NewsOne (2024-01-30). George Floyd Criminologist: Minnesota Cop Accused Of Murdering Ricky Cobb Didn't Follow Police Protocol. newsone.com Minnesota State Patrol Colonel Matt Langer stands by as bodycam and dash cam footage of the police shooting death of Ricky Cobb II plays at a press conference on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in St. Paul, Minnesota. | Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty | The police officer accused of murdering an unarmed Black driver in Minneapolis last summer didn't follow the proper law enforcement protocol during the fatal encounter, according to a noted criminologist who played a pivotal role in legal proceedings surrounding George Floyd's police murder. | Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Ryan Londregan was charged last w…

Malik Miah (2024-01-31). Why Many Blacks Turn on Biden Over Palestine. internationalviewpoint.org "We know too well that our freedom [as South Africans] is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." | – | / |

UN Human Rights Council (2024-01-31). Statement by Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (30 Jan 2024) [EN/MY]. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: UN Human Rights Council | Please refer to the attached file. | Three years of widespread, systematic violence in Myanmar and the evidence against perpetrators is mounting | Geneva, 30 January 2024 — Three years ago, the Myanmar military overthrew the country's elected government. A host of serious international crimes followed, starting with the violent suppression of protests and arrests of those daring to speak out against the military regime. Thousands, including political opponents and journalists, have been detained without due process of law, and these detentions have…

Abhishek Awasthi (2024-01-31). Italy protests alleged mistreatment of woman in Hungarian court. firstpost.com Italy's government has expressed its discontentment over the treatment of Ilaria Salis, a 39-year-old Italian woman awaiting trial in Hungary for her alleged involvement in a counter-demonstration against a neo-Nazi rally. | The images of Salis, handcuffed and chained, sparked outrage and prompted Italian ministers to summon Budapest's ambassador in protest. Arrested in Budapest last February, Salis faces three counts of attempted assault and accusations of being part of an extreme left-wing organization. | If convicted, she could be sentenced to up to 11 years in jail. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani sta…

Codepink (2024-01-31). BREAKING: 5 Peace Activists Arrested For Disrupting UNRWA Hearing, Demand Humanitarian Aid for Gaza. pressenza.com Five peace activists were arrested today as CODEPINK and other organizations disrupted the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency's Mission and Failures." The protest aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for humanitarian aid in Gaza. | The disruption comes in the wake of the International Court of Justice's recent ruling, which found South Africa's charge of genocide against Israel to be credible. The court issued provisional measures demanding that Israel cease the killing of Palestinians and restore the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Despite these urgent cal…

Codepink (2024-01-30). BREAKING: 5 Peace Activists Arrested for Disrupting UNRWA Hearing, Demand Humanitarian Aid for Gaza. dissidentvoice.org WASHINGTON — Five peace activists were arrested today as CODEPINK and other organizations disrupted the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency's Mission and Failures." The protest aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for humanitarian aid in Gaza. The disruption comes in the wake of the International Court of …