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Cynthia Papermaster<\/span> (2021-09-08)<\/span>. Sunday 9\/12: CODEPINK Yard Sale for Afghan Women + Shut Down Creech.<\/a><\/span> indybay.org<\/a><\/span> Corner of Hearst and McGee Ave., Berkeley…<\/span><\/p>\n

Michelle Maldonado<\/span> (2021-09-08)<\/span>. Los Angeles organizers say 'Shut 'Em Down' in prisoner solidarity rally.<\/a><\/span> liberationnews.org<\/a><\/span> <\/span> On September 4, a powerful group of 60 local activists, organizers and community members took over the corner sidewalks across from the Los Angeles County's Men's Central Jail.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gabriel Kuhn<\/span> (2021-09-08)<\/span>. Sápmi: Resisting Green Colonialism.<\/a><\/span> counterpunch.org<\/a><\/span> On June 23, a coalition of Sámi and environmentalist activists erected a protest camp in Nussir, the projected site of a gigantic copper mine in Sápmi, the traditional homeland of the Sámi people, northern Europe's indigenous inhabitants. Today, Sápmi is divided by the borders of four nation states: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. None of <\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Engelhardt<\/span> (2021-09-08)<\/span>. The Decline and Fall of the Roman… Whoops!… American Empire.<\/a><\/span> zcomm.org<\/a><\/span> What Really Matters in the U.S. of A…<\/span><\/p>\n

_____<\/span> (2021-09-07)<\/span>. Groups Call On Trudeau And RCMP To Protect Secwepemc Activists.<\/a><\/span> popularresistance.org<\/a><\/span> Blue River, BC — Over 40 human rights lawyers, organizations, authors and First Nations representatives penned a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on him to abide by demands made from the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) calling on Canada to immediately halt construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. | The letter follows a summer of escalating confrontations, including assaults, surveillance, and harassment targeting Secwepemc land defenders by pipeline workers and security. | The letter urging Prime Minister Trudeau to stop the construction of the…<\/span><\/p>\n

Kathy Durkin<\/span> (2021-09-07)<\/span>. Texas activists demand: 'Ban the abortion bans!'.<\/a><\/span> workers.org<\/a><\/span> <\/span> On the morning of Sept. 1, Texas residents woke up to the news that legal abortion had been declared illegal past six weeks of pregnancy by the state's legislature. On top of this shock, another stunning blow was delivered: There would be no exceptions for victims of rape or incest! . . . | <\/span><\/p>\n

_____<\/span> (2021-09-07)<\/span>. War Is A Racist Enterprise.<\/a><\/span> popularresistance.org<\/a><\/span> The U.S.'s failure to prevent the Taliban from retaking political power in Afghanistan sparked feelings of panic in the foreign policy establishment. Warmongers and their loyal servants made endless demands for the twenty-plus year occupation to continue indefinitely. Familiar faces from the neocon establishment such as John Bolton and Bill Kristol urged Joe Biden to reconsider the withdrawal for "national security" reasons. An even larger cohort held firm to the belief that the U.S. should remain in Afghanistan on the premise that the lives of women were in imminent danger under Taliban rule. | Afghanistan has b…<\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Engelhardt<\/span> (2021-09-07)<\/span>. Tomgram: Engelhardt, Post-Afghanistan, Nation (Un)Building Comes Home.<\/a><\/span> warisacrime.org<\/a><\/span> This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com<\/a>. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. The Decline and Fall of the Roman… Whoops!… American Empire What Really Matters in the U.S. of A. By Tom Engelhardt They weren't kidding when they called Afghanistan the "graveyard of empires." Indeed, that cemetery has just taken … <\/span><\/p>\n

_____<\/span> (2021-09-07)<\/span>. Groups Call On Justin Trudeau And RCMP To Protect Secwepemc Activists.<\/a><\/span> popularresistance.org<\/a><\/span> Over 40 human rights lawyers, organizations, authors and First Nations representatives penned a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on him to abide by demands made from the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) calling on Canada to immediately halt construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.<\/span><\/p>\n

_____<\/span> (2021-09-07)<\/span>. Gulf Drilling Condemned as Hundreds of Hurricane-Related Spills Investigated.<\/a><\/span> commondreams.org<\/a><\/span> Calling those who exploit this law "whistleblowers" is a way to turn the true meaning of whistleblowing on its head. We might as well have history books referring to enforcers of the Fugitive Slave Act as "good Samaritans," or monitors of Jim Crow compliance as "civic activists."<\/span><\/p>\n

_____<\/span> (2021-09-07)<\/span>. As California Burns, Teacher Pension Postpones Divestment.<\/a><\/span> commondreams.org<\/a><\/span> "It's time President Biden doubled down on his campaign commitments to end our reliance on fossil fuels by stopping the leasing of public lands for fossil fuel extraction and halting the construction of fossil fuel infrastructure projects."<\/span><\/p>\n

Khury Petersen-Smith<\/span> (2021-09-07)<\/span>. Death and Living in the Face of Empire.<\/a><\/span> fpif.org<\/a><\/span> <\/span> Julian Aguon's 'The Properties of Perpetual Light' is a thoughtful meditation on how, to understand problems at the center of a colonial society, we have to look at the margins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Haymarket Books<\/span> (2021-09-07)<\/span>. Friday 9\/10: Twenty Years After 9\/11: Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire.<\/a><\/span> indybay.org<\/a><\/span> Online event (FREE)…<\/span><\/p>\n