Daily Archives: January 31, 2020

2020-01-31: News Headlines

Staff (2020-01-31). "Disclosure": Groundbreaking Documentary Examines a Century of Trans Representation in Film & TV. democracynow.org As South Dakota becomes the latest state to pass anti-transgender legislation in the state's lower house, we look at how trans people have been depicted in film and television over the last century. The film "Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen," which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, traces trans representation from the 1914 silent film "A Florida Enchantment" to the Oscar-winning 1999 film "Boys Don't Cry" to the new hit television series "Pose." Through in-depth interviews with transgender actors, activists and writers, the documentary reveals the way Hollywood and the media both manufacture and ref…

The Canary (2020-01-31). Climate activists from Africa speak out about the marginalisation of African voices. thecanary.co Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate and peers from other African nations have made an urgent appeal for the world to pay more attention to the continent that stands to suffer the most from climate breakdown despite contributing to it the least.The Fridays For Future movement and activist Greta Thunberg held a news conference with the activists in Sweden to spotlight the marginalisation of African voices."African activists are doing so much": Nakate — along with Makenna Muigai of Kenya, Ayakha Melithafa of South Africa, and climate scientist Ndoni Mcunu of South Africa — pointed out the challe…

Codepink SF (2020-01-31). Col. (ret.) Ann Wright Fundraising/Speaking on GAZA/The 2020 Freedom Flotilla. indybay.org ANSWER Meeting Room, 2969 Mission Street, San Francisco 94110 (Mission at 26th Street)…

Sarah Freeman-Woolpert (2020-01-31). Blocking trains and removing coal. zcomm.org Climate activists fight to close one of New England's largest power plants…

True Publica (2020-01-31). Brexit — The Realisation Stage … What Next. globalresearch.ca Since 1945, the British government have made some catastrophic errors of judgement, which has led to the continuing decline of British prosperity. From the mismanagement and indecision over extricating itself from its empire to the Suez Canal crisis. In the …

teleSUR (2020-01-30). 'Remain In Mexico Program Leaves Death and Torture' ACLU Says. telesurenglish.net Social activists Wednesday gathered in San Diego, California, to protest against the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP) program due to human rights abuses occurring in the places to which migrants are sent. | RELATED: | Since it began to be implemented a year ago, the "Remain-In-Mexico" policy requires asylum seekers arriving by land at the U.S./Mexico border to return to Mexico to await their asylum hearing i…

Susan Price (2020-01-30). Activists in London, Berlin and Athens protest Invasion Day. greenleft.org.au

RT (2020-01-29). 'We would be in World War Six by now' if Bolton were still in the WH, says Trump in scathing tweets. rt.com US President Donald Trump has hit back at John Bolton, his former national security advisor, accusing him of writing a "nasty & untrue" book and saying the warmongering Republican could have led us into "World War Six." | While Bolton has become something of a hero to Trump's critics thanks to leaks from his upcoming book 'The Room Where it Happened', which seemingly confirm accusations that the president withheld foreign aid to Ukraine in the hopes they would investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, conservatives have begun to turn on the man, chief among them the president himself. | "For a guy who could…

Fight Back (2020-01-27). South Florida protest demands: No war on Iran. fightbacknews.org Fort Lauderdale, FL — Hundreds of protests took place across the world on January 25, to demand no new U.S. war in Iran, an end to Trump's violence and sanctions against Iran, and the removal of U.S. troops from the Middle East. In Fort Lauderdale, 35 activists gathered outside of the federal courthouse to join the global day of protest. | The diverse and energized group rallied on the busy intersection of Broward Boulevard, blasting protest music from speakers, holding signs and banners, and chanting loudly. People driving by opened their windows to share peace-signs and fists of solidarity, truck and bus…

Staff (2020-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2020. democracynow.org Impeachment Trial Resumes as Leaked Bolton Manuscript Bolsters Democrats' Case, Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 81 in China as Disease Spreads Around the World, Pentagon: 34 U.S. Troops Have Brain Injuries After Iranian Attack on Iraqi Airbase, Deadly Crackdown on Iraqi Protests Continue as 100,000s March Against U.S. Military Presence, Turkey Earthquake Kills 38; At Least 1,600 Hospitalized, Ugandan Activist Vanessa Nakate Slams Racist Media After Being Cropped from Photo with White Activists, Trump Attends Anti-Abortion "March for Life" as Admin Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights, High-Ranking Pharma Exec…

splcenter (2020-01-23). Animated by Conspiracy Theories, Far-Right Extremists Seize Opportunity to Rally Around Guns in Virginia. splcenter.org Far-right extremists — from antigovernment activists and heavily armed militias to organized hate groups — came together Monday for a show of force in Richmond, Virginia, to oppose statewide gun safety proposals.

splcenter (2020-01-16). Conspiracy Theories, Threats of Violence Loom Over Coming Gun Rally in Richmond. splcenter.org Gun-rights activists and antigovernment extremists are planning a protest in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday fueled by antigovernment conspiracy theories and accompanied by online calls for violence.

2020-01-31: Social Media Postees

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Col. (ret.) Ann Wright Fundraising/Speaking on GAZA/The 2020 Freedom Flotilla
Codepink SF | indybay.org | 2020-01-31
ANSWER Meeting Room, 2969 Mission Street, San Francisco 94110 (Mission at 26th Street)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/29/1883015…

Climate activists from Africa speak out about the marginalisation of African voices
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate and peers from other African nations have made an urgent appeal for the world to pay more attention to the continent that stands to suffer the most from climate breakdown despite contributing to it the least.The Fridays For Future movement and activist Greta Thunberg held a news conference with the activists in Sweden to spotlight the marginalisation of African voices."African activists are doing so much": Nakate

"Disclosure": Groundbreaking Documentary Examines a Century of Trans Representation in Film & TV
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-31
As South Dakota becomes the latest state to pass anti-transgender legislation in the state's lower house, we look at how trans people have been depicted in film and television over the last century. The film "Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen," which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, traces trans representation from the 1914 silent film "A Florida Enchantment" to the Oscar-winning 1999 film "Boys Don't Cry" to the new hit television series "Pose." Through in-depth interviews with transgender actors, activists and writers, the documentary reveals the way Hollywood and the media both manufacture and ref…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/31/disclosur…

Blocking trains and removing coal
Sarah Freeman-Woolpert | zcomm.org | 2020-01-31
Climate activists fight to close one of New England's largest power plants…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/blocking-trains-an…

'Remain In Mexico Program Leaves Death and Torture' ACLU Says
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-30
Social activists Wednesday gathered in San Diego, California, to protest against the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP) program due to human rights abuses occurring in the places to which migrants are sent. | RELATED: | New Migrant Group Sneaks Into Mexico by Crossing Suchiate River | Since it began to be implemented a year ago, the "Remain-In-Mexico" policy requires asylum seekers arriving by land at the U.S./Mexico border to return to Mexico to await their asylum hearing i…
telesurenglish.net/news/Remain-In-Mexico…

Stop Adani campaign bags another win
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-30
anti-mining Margaret GleesonIssue 1251 Australia AdaniJanuary 30, 2020Greyhound Australia is the latest to join the growing list of companies refusing to work with Adani on its Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland, after a targeted campaign by Stop Adani activists. | G…
greenleft.org.au/content/stop-adani-campaign-bags-another-win

Activists in London, Berlin and Athens protest Invasion Day
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-30
Invasion Day protests Kerry SmithIssue 1251 Britain Germany Greece Survival DayJanuary 30, 2020While thousands of people rallied in ci…
greenleft.org.au/content/activists-london-berlin-and-athens-protest-invasion-day

Homeless people in Brighton take direct action to prevent deaths on the streets
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-01-30
A squatted night shelter in Brighton is housing homeless people. The Canary visited the squat and spoke to residents about the project.Solidarity with rough sleepers: Back in December 2019, people in Brighton called an emergency meeting to discuss how to act in solidarity with those facing life on the streets. The initiative was taken by Brighton's Queer AF anti-fascist alliance and other grassroots groups.Soon, activists took control of an empty Kodak shop on Brighton's London Road and began using it to house rough sleepers. This we…
thecanary.co/feature/2020/01/30/homeless-people-in-brighton-take-direct-action-to-prevent-deaths-on-the-streets/

'We would be in World War Six by now' if Bolton were still in the WH, says Trump in scathing tweets
rt.com | 2020-01-29
US President Donald Trump has hit back at John Bolton, his former national security advisor, accusing him of writing a "nasty & untrue" book and saying the warmongering Republican could have led us into "World War Six." | While Bolton has become something of a hero to Trump's critics thanks to leaks from his upcoming book 'The Room Where it Happened', which seemingly confirm accusations that the president withheld foreign aid to Ukraine in the hopes they would investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, conservatives have begun to turn on the man, chief among them the president himself. | "For a guy who could…
rt.com/usa/479509-donald-trump-world-war…

South Florida protest demands: No war on Iran
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-27
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Protesters say no war on Iran
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-25
anti-war Kerry SmithIssue 1251 Australia No war on IranJanuary 25, 2020Activists joined a global day of action against war on Iran, initiated in the United States by the United National Antiwar Coalition. One hundred people took part in Sydney on January 25. | The protest took…
greenleft.org.au/content/protesters-say-no-war-iran

Animated by Conspiracy Theories, Far-Right Extremists Seize Opportunity to Rally Around Guns in Virginia
splcenter.org | 2020-01-23
Far-right extremists

Conspiracy Theories, Threats of Violence Loom Over Coming Gun Rally in Richmond
splcenter.org | 2020-01-16
Gun-rights activists and antigovernment extremists are planning a protest in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday fueled by antigovernment conspiracy theories and accompanied by online calls for violence.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/01/16/consp…