Bahrain Executes Three Men, Including Two Activists
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-27
Bahrain executed three men on Saturday over allegations of two separate murders, the public prosecutor said in a statement from the capital city. | RELATED: | Palestinian Gov't: US-led Bahrain Conference 'Stunning Failure' | According to the prosecutor, one of the cases involved the killing of a Bahraini police officer and the other the killing of a local imam. | Rights groups identified two of the men as Shi'ite activists Ali al-Arab and Ahmed al-Malali, who were sentenced to de…
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AIPAC's Anti-BDS Resolution Easily Wins Bipartisan Support
Register Peace & Freedom or Green | indybay.org | 2019-07-27
Palestine remains the litmus test issue and once again, the Democrats showed their true colors on July 23, 2019 with 209 Democrats joining 189 Republicans in voting for pro Zionist Israel AIPAC's HRes 246, Roll Call 497 opposing the Boycott Divest Sanctions Movement of the Palestinian Liberation Struggle. See http: //clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll497.xml. The bill may be found at www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/hou……
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Pentagon Wants 16-year Old Kids to Fight the Empire's Wars
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-26
The Pentagon is desperate. Far too many millennials are criminals, so luring them in to become the latest crop of bullet stoppers for the state is a nonstarter. | Solution? Recruit 16-year-olds. Most have yet graduated to petty and violent crime, …
globalresearch.ca/pentagon-wants-16-year-old-kids-fight-empire-wars/5684688
The 'Total Anarchy' of Wet Cops
Josmar Trujillo | fair.org | 2019-07-26
by Josmar Trujillo "Total Anarchy": The headline has changed, but the tweet remains (Twitter, 7/22/19). | The family of Eric Garner, the Staten Island father infamously choked to death by a New York City cop in 2014 (Extra!, 1–2/15), was told last week by the Justice Department that charges would not be brought against that officer. Family members and activists responded with fury, mostly aimed at Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose refusal to fire the officer, Daniel Pantaleo, allo…
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In Tokyo, International Activists Demand 'No Olympics Anywhere!'
Dave Zirin, Jules Boykoff | thenation.com | 2019-07-26
In Tokyo, International Activists Demand 'No Olympics Anywhere!'…
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100s of Cities Around World Join to 'Defend Peace in Colombia'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-26
Over 100 cities around the world held demonstrations Friday to support Colombian social organizations that are demanding President Ivan Duque guarantee the safety of human rights defenders and social activists. | RELATED: | UN Visits Colombia to Review Failing Peace Accord | "In Colombia, workers have always sought that governments guarantee the right to the exerc…
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Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers
Pearl Bhatnagar, Anneke Gronke | thenation.com | 2019-07-26
Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers…
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No war on Venezuela, lift the sanctions
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-26
The following open letter to the Australian government, signed by a number of academics, unionists and solidarity activists and groups, was released on July 27.
greenleft.org.au/content/no-war-venezuela-lift-sanctions
'No one is safe under Duterte:' Progressive Filipinos seek President's ouster, end of US support for regime
Kei Pritsker and Morgan Artyukhina | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-25
Hundreds of Filipino activists and their supporters descended on Washington, D.C. on July 22 to demand that the United States end its support for the administration and military of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is waging three brutal wars against the peoples of the archipelago that have killed over 30,000 people.
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BAR book forum: Manu Karuka's "Empire's Tracks"
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-25
The history of the transcontinental railroad is a process of "continental imperialism." | Source…
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Activists blockade Adani site
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
Stop Adani activists blockaded Adani's Abbot Point Road on July 22.
greenleft.org.au/content/activists-blockade-adani-site
Nationwide protests say: 'Six years too long'
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
Thousands of refugee rights activists, in more than 20 protests around the country, filled streets chanting "Six years too long, bring them here" on July 20.
greenleft.org.au/content/nation-wide-protests-say-six-years-too-long
The Young Lords: Exploring the Legacy of the Radical Puerto Rican Activist Group 50 Years Later
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-24
Fifty years ago this week, a group of young radical Puerto Ricans took to the streets of New York City to announce the formation of the New York chapter of the Young Lords. Formed in the same radical tradition of the Black Panther Party, the activists soon became a force in the community that inspired people around the nation. The Young Lords occupied churches and hospitals to offer services to the community, and educated people about Puerto Rican culture and history. They called for self-determination for all Puerto Ricans, independence for the island of Puerto Rico, community control of institutions and land, f…
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Climate Activists From Extinction Rebellion Glued Themselves to the Capitol to Disrupt House Votes
Aída Chávez | theintercept.com | 2019-07-24
Protesters, who were glued for more than two hours, called for the immediate passage of a joint resolution to declare a climate emergency.
theintercept.com/2019/07/23/extinction-r…
Activists Camped at Hawaii's Mauna Kea Face Government Opposition as They Attempt to Block Telescope Construction on Sacred Land
Aída Chávez | theintercept.com | 2019-07-24
Gov. David Ige gave law enforcement more authority to remove activists and ensure delivery of materials to the Thirty Meter Telescope construction site.
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There is no such thing as a 'green' war
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-24
The military industrial complex is a major contributor to climate change. This calls for a merger of anti-war, climate and refugee solidarity movements, writes Eleanor Goldfield.
greenleft.org.au/content/there-no-such-thing-green-war
With the Right to Boycott Under Attack, Some Members of Congress Are Pushing Back
aclu.org | 2019-07-23
In a sea of anti-BDS legislation, a resolution championing the right to political boycotts emerges. | More than 250 million Americans, some 78 percent of the population, live in states with anti-boycott laws or policies. With the right to boycott under attack across the United States, some members of Congress are pushing back against these dangerous and unrelenting attacks., , Last week, Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), along with Representatives John Lewis (D-GA) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), introduced a…
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The Ongoing Dread in Gaza: So Many Names, So Many Lives
Kathy Kelly | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-23
I felt shaky and uneasy all day, preparing for this talk. — Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian from the territory of Gaza Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian now living in the United States, grew up in Gaza. In Chicago last week, addressing activists committed to breaking the siege of Gaza, he held up a stack of 31 …
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A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-19
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP …
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The Dark Side of the Moon Mission
James Jeffrey | progressive.org | 2019-07-18
"For that kind of money," Vonnegut cracked on the CBS Evening News, "the least [NASA] can do is discover God." Civil rights activists, anti-Vietnam War protesters and even top scientists were skeptical of the Apollo moon mission at the time.
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Trump's Threats towards Iran Aren't Working. Here's Why
Stephen Zunes and Medea Benjamin | progressive.org | 2019-07-17
By treating the Iranian regime as a monolith the Trump Administration risks closing one of the few remaining avenues for defusing the crisis.
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The Social Movement Photography of David Bacon: Kids Working in the Banana Trees; Parents on Strike
David Bacon | progressive.org | 2019-07-16
In 1997, I went to the Philippines to document child labor on the banana plantations producing for the Dole Corporation. The next year activists carried the information to Seattle to confront the global meeting of the World Trade Organization.
progressive.org/dispatches/the-social-mo…
New report: French Insurer AXA Complicit in Israel's War Crimes
PACBI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-05
New report: French Insurer AXA Complicit in Israel's War Crimes: UpdateGlobal coalition demands AXA divest from companies violating Palestinian rights | Economic Boycott Military EmbargoJuly 8, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
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Statement on Affiliation with the BDS Movement and the Use of the BDS Acronym
FADI | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-05
Statement on Affiliation with the BDS Movement and the Use of the BDS Acronym : BNC Statement1 July 2019 | January 7, 2019 | By: | | BNC …
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Join the Global BDS Week of Action Against HP
ziyaad | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-05
Join the Global BDS Week of Action Against HP: UpdateFrom July 10th – 15th, groups from across the world are coming together to send a powerful message to HP companies, HP Inc and HP-E, demanding that they stop profiteering from Israel's apartheid, occupation and colonisation. | Boycott HPJuly 5, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
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