Occupied Palestine: From BDS To ODS
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-19
We spent the last week in Occupied Palestinian Territory, commonly referred to as Israel, where we traveled around the country to visit communities in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Bethlehem, the West Bank, the Nagab, and more. We call Israel Occupied Palestine because it is not just the West Bank and Gaza that are occupied, but all of …
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Occupied Palestine: From BDS to ODS. The Project of a One Democratic State (ODS)
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-19
We spent the last week in Occupied Palestinian Territory, commonly referred to as Israel, where we traveled around the country to visit communities in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Bethlehem, the West Bank, the Nagab, and more. | We call Israel Occupied Palestine because …
globalresearch.ca/occupied-palestine-bds-ods/5695360
There Are Riots In Iran And The Usual Suspect Are On It
Moon Of Alabama | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-19
There are a few riots in Iran and Amnesty International is on it: Amnesty International @amnesty — 15: 50 UTC ∑ Nov 19, 2019At least 106 protesters in 21 cities have been killed in #Iran, according to reports we have received. Verified video footage, eyewitness testimony & information gathered from activists outside Iran reveal a harrowing pattern …
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Trial begins over 2015 anti-government protest on Nauru
wsws.org | 2019-11-19
The trial of fifteen activists and former politicians involved in an anti-government protest has been condemned as a sham.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/19/naur…
Activists Occupy Pelosi's Office, Launch Global Hunger Strike for Climate Action
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-19
The global grassroots movement Extinction Rebellion is targeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hunger strike and demanding that the Democratic leader embrace bold climate action as have progressive lawmakers around the country. | The group told Pelosi a week ago that members would begin a hunger strike Monday unless the California Democrat agreed to a one-hour, on-camera meeting to discuss Extinction Rebellion's demands for concrete climate action. | On Twitter, the group announced that…
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Bolivia Proves that Latin America Cannot Exit the American Empire
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-19
UPDATE: Racist statements come out of the mouth of Bolivia's self-declared president | Jeanine Anez, one of the Bolivian Spanish elite, has declared herself the President of Bolivia. She is one of the elite allied with Washington who accused Evo …
globalresearch.ca/bolivia-proves-latin-america-cannot-exit-american-empire/5695205
Violence Is as Violence Does. All in the Name of "Restoring Democracy"
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-19
Anyone remember the line from the film Forest Gump: 'Stupid is as stupid does'? Well, now we have, each and every passing day, the bastard children of our violent empire. Yes, violence has always been with us, this the frailty …
globalresearch.ca/violence-does/5695362
Et tu, Chick-fil-A? Fans see betrayal as sandwich company bends the knee to LGBT pressure
rt.com | 2019-11-18
Being a fast-food company in 2019 America seems to be more about politics than fried chicken. Chick-fil-A's decision to cave to liberal demands has angered its Christian customer fan base, while earning it no points with critics. | The Atlanta, Georgia-based company has been known as much for its fried chicken sandwiches as for its public embrace of Christian values — which led to boycotts and hostility from LGBTQ groups and social justice activists, but translated into growth and profits driven by loyal fans of both the food and the message. | "You too, Chick-fil-A?" was their collective response on Mond…
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Protesters demand end to Israeli attacks on Gaza
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-17
NY, New York – On the evening of November 15, over 150 people gathered on 42nd and Broadway to demand that Israel, backed by the United States government, stop the murder and occupation of Palestinians. | The emergency rally was called by several different organizations in New York City in response to Israel murdering 34 people, including eight children in Gaza. The organizations were Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, CODEPINK: Women For Peace, Labor for Palestine, Al-Awda NY: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, NY4Palestine, Jews for Palestinian Right of Return, American Muslims for Palesti…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/11/16/protest…
Why aren't Americans rising up like we are seeing across the Planet?
Medea Benjamin | mronline.org | 2019-11-16
We can't predict exactly what catalyst will trigger a mass movement in the U.S. like the ones we are seeing overseas, but with more and more Americans, especially young people, demanding an alternative to a system that doesn't serve their needs, the tinder for a revolutionary movement is everywhere. We just have to keep kicking […] | Source…
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New Orleans LGBT community prepares to march for trans lives
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-16
New Orleans, LA- LGBT activists are getting ready for the Trans March of Resilience this Wednesday, November 20. The community's leading Black trans organizers are heading the march. Activist groups Operation Restoration, BreakOUT!, GLAAD, the Southern Equality Fund, and the Real Name Campaign are in support. | Milan Nicole Sherry, the main organizer, states "November 20 is known as the Trans Day of Remembrance, when many of the community's trans individuals come together to remember the senseless violence faced by our community, and to celebrate our resilience as a community. We are marching to honor individuals…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/11/16/new-orl…
Defend Medevac to save lives, say protesters
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-15
Refugees Chris SleeIssue 1245 Australia medevac MelbourneNovember 15, 2019Refugee rights activists rallied across Australia on November 9 to defend the Urgent Medical Treatment Bill (Medevac), which was passed in…
greenleft.org.au/content/defend-medevac-save-lives-say-protesters
WA climate rebels pledge to blockade fossil fuels conference
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-15
environment Sam WainwrightIssue 1245 Australia PerthNovember 15, 2019Climate activists are gearing up for the Resources Technology Showcase (RTS), a mining and fossil fuel industry conference to be held at the Perth Convention Centre over November 27-28. | A newly formed c…
greenleft.org.au/content/wa-climate-rebels-pledge-blockade-fossil-fuels-conference
CodePink Founder Medea Benjamin Threatened with Arrest After Protesting U.S. Foreign Interventions
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-14
CodePink co-founder and longtime peace activist Medea Benjamin was threatened with arrest in Washington, D.C., Wednesday and accused of assaulting a sitting congressmember after being forcibly removed from a press conference for opposing the U.S.-backed coup and U.S. sanctions in Venezuela. Benjamin vehemently denies the accusations and says she was in fact the one assaulted when she and other activists demonstrated at a press conference hosted by Florida Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Florida Republican Mario Díaz-Balart announcing the launch of a Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus. We speak with Me…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/14/activist…
Evangelical Franklin Graham Addresses Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group's Event
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-11-13
Influential evangelical leader Franklin Graham has continued his anti-LGBTQ associations by speaking to a hate group that brands "trans" activists as guilty of harming children.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/11/13/evang…
Anglican Church in Southern Africa voted to support non-violent action to end Israel's military occupation of Palestine, especially BDS actions
ziyaad | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-12
Anglican Church in Southern Africa voted to support non-violent action to end Israel's military occupation of Palestine, especially BDS actions : In the NewsProvincial Synod votes on Israel sanctions, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia | Economic Boycott Cultural BoycottSeptember 26, 2019 | By: | | Anglican Church of Southern Africa …
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Jewish group welcomes revocation of Beth Oloth's charitable status
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-11
Jewish group welcomes revocation of Beth Oloth's charitable status: In the NewsBeth Oloth Charitable Organization has had its tax-deductible status revoked by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) due to its support for Israel's army and activities in Israel's illegal settlements. | January 28, 2019 | By: | | Independent Jewish Voices Canada …
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Gaza Championship Football Team Urges Argentina and Uruguay National Teams to Cancel "Friendly" Match in Apartheid Israel
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-05
Gaza Championship Football Team Urges Argentina and Uruguay National Teams to Cancel "Friendly" Match in Apartheid Israel: Open LetterIn an open letter, Khadamat Rafah, the top Gaza League football team, urges Argentina and Uruguay national teams to cancel "friendly" match in apartheid Tel Aviv. Israel denied Khadamat Rafah permits to travel to the 2019 Palestine Cup, causing the finals…
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Tell Argentina and Uruguay: There's Nothing Friendly About Israeli Apartheid
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-02
Tell Argentina and Uruguay: There's Nothing Friendly About Israeli Apartheid: Action AlertUrge Argentina and Uruguay national football teams to stand with Palestinian footballers and cancel the "friendly" match in apartheid Israel. Red Card IsraelNovember 2, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
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Venezuelan Leftist Parties and Unions Stage Protest, Demand Gov't Answers
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-01
Dozens of activists demanded better wages and respect for collective bargaining rights.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14714