(2024-02-06). Here's How Non-Police Crisis Response Programs Have Been Working. popularresistance.org Over the past three years, tens of thousands of people in crisis have been met with behavioral health specialists and social workers instead of police officers. Interactions like these are taking place across the country more often today compared to previous years. While unarmed crisis responders have existed for decades, public outrage over the 2020 police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daniel Prude, and many others prompted cities to create new ways to respond to people in crisis. | Police are often called to respond to situations involving people experiencing mental health crises—with disastro…
(2024-02-07). Jordan arrests hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters: HRW. newarab.com 
(2024-02-07). Cambodia PM thanks Thailand for thwarting 'interference' after arrest of activists. firstpost.com Days after a number of protestors were jailed, Cambodia's prime minister, Hun Manet, thanked his Thai counterpart on Wednesday for preventing his opponents from using Thailand to "interfere" with his country's affairs. | The comments come after three Cambodian activists and their families were detained in Thailand last week; according to human rights organisations, the UN had designated the activists as refugees. | Hun Manet has been under increasing pressure from abroad to put a stop to the years-long campaign that his father and predecessor, Hun Sen, started. This crackdown essentially eliminated internal oppos…
(2024-02-06). Headlines for February 6, 2024. democracynow.org Israeli Strikes Target Aid Groups as UNRWA Hangs On by a Thread and 2 Million Gazans Need Help, Amnesty Report Reveals "Chilling Disregard for Palestinian Lives" as West Bank Killings Soar, Blinken's Middle East Tour Aims to Advance Truce, Ease Tensions as U.S. Bombs Region, Arms Israel, Nicaragua, South Africa Pressure Gov'ts Through International Courts, Police Arrest 100+ Activists as They Take Over Pennsylvania Capitol to Protest War, CNN Toes Israeli Line as WSJ and NYT Platform Islamophobia, Endangering Muslim Communities, 4 Muslim Americans Attacked, One Stabbed, While Returning fro…
(2024-02-06). The Heat: Black History Month. america.cgtn.com 
Historian and author Carter G. Woodson founded Black History Month in 1926 to celebrate the achievements of African Americans. It was also meant to educate Americans about the suffering of slaves to highlight the fight for civil liberties and the successful contributions of Black people as part of the fabric of American history. | Nearly 100 years later, troubling questions remain about racial inequality, police brutality and what critics call the "whitewashing of the Black narrative" in the United States. | Joining the discussion: |
(2024-02-06). Woman Shot By Texas Cops In Friend's Home Is 'Reminiscent' Of Breonna Taylor Shooting, Crump Says. newsone.com 
Source: General / Radio One | The police shooting of a woman in Texas this past weekend is "reminiscent" of the shooting of Deputies from the
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the arrest of Palestinian activists at the The Hague Central Station sit-in on 1 February 2023 by the Dutch police. With the excuse that it is "forbidden to use a megaphone," an activist leading chants during the sit-in was arrested by force. Multiple protestors were punched and attacked by …
Source: Jason Armond / Getty | Trayvon Martin would have been celebrating his 29th birthday this week and his passing still resonates with so many Trayvon Martin never asked to be the face of a movement; he never asked to be a martyr. But, his untimely death has had a lasting impact on our discussions about systemic racism and gun violence. Scholarships were created in his name, laws were scrutinized in his honor and documentaries were created to tell his story. Trayvon Martin's legacy still lives on through the many who work hard to keep his n…
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…
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: | <...