Articles

UAW workers walk the picket line at GM's Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly plant
Domestic News

UAW strikes GM

September 26, 2019 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg The national strike by 49,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) workers against General Motors that started on September 15, 2019, has captured the enthusiasm of the working class. There have been numerous mass […]
Stop State Violence in Columbia by artist Erin Yoshi
International News

People’s Travel Advisory on Colombia

September 24, 2019 fwstaff
By Coalition for Peace in Colombia (Press Release) People’s Travel Advisory on Colombia by North American Coalition for Peace in Colombia and Observatorio de los Derechos Humanos del Pueblo On Friday, September 27th, international activists […]
Detroit Solidarity with UAW strike against General Motors 09-18-2109
Domestic News

Solidarity Picket at Detroit/Hamtramck Poletown Joins Striking UAW Workers

September 23, 2019 fwstaff
By FW Detroit Staff Almost 50,000 UAW workers are on strike against General Motors demanding better pay, improved working conditions and enhanced benefits. Members of Moratorium NOW! Coalition, some of whom previously worked in the […]
Zimbabwe President Robert G. Mugabe casket carried by soldiers to Rufaro Stadium on September 12, 2019.
International News

Zimbabwe Proclaims Former President Mugabe (1924-2019) a National Hero

September 19, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the early morning hours of September 6, a news item shook the international community saying that President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, known affectionately as “Gushungo”, had passed away at the age of […]
Detroit Annual Labor Day Parade where thousands of organized workers marched down Michigan Avenue, Mon. Sept. 2, 2019
Domestic News

Moratorium Now at Detroit Labor Day

September 16, 2019 fwstaff
By FW Detroit Staff These photographs were taken at the Detroit Annual Labor Day Parade on Mon. Sept. 2, 2019. Thousands gathered from all of the major trade unions marching down Michigan Avenue. Members of […]
Save Mother Earth - Shutdown Big Oil and the Pentagon - Make them pay
Domestic News

The U.S. military and climate change

September 11, 2019 fwstaff
By Mike Shane Without a doubt, the greatest threat to the planet Earth at this moment in history is the worldwide environmental degradation and destruction. The environment is threatened by not just climate change, but […]
Trump as god?
Domestic News

The Church of Trump

September 4, 2019 fwstaff
By Cassandra Devereaux On August 21, Donald Trump shared a quote from a right wing news outlet in order to shame American Jews who do not support him. It read: “:…the Jewish people in Israel […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) speaks to the media during "Shabbat in the Park with Rashida"
Domestic News

Support Rashida Tlaib rally

September 4, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff This text came at 1:53 on Friday, August 16, from Jewish Voice for Peace: “Join us tonight for Shabbat in the Park with Rashida”. By 5:30 the crowds began to gather […]
Protestors demand that the opening of Baldwin detention camp be stopped
Domestic News

No Detention Center in Michigan

September 4, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff A demonstration of over 80 people, organized by the group No Detention Centers in Michigan, took place on Tuesday, August 13, in Troy, Michigan. They  demanded that Prudential Financial, Inc. immediately […]
Detroit demonstration at Holocaust Museum in Farmington Hills, Aug. 20, 2019
Domestic News

Vigil at the Holocaust Memorial opposes ICE and Trump

September 4, 2019 fwstaff
By David Sole Over 200 people gathered outside the Holocaust Memorial in Farmington Hills, Michigan on August 20 to demand an end to the mistreatment of immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the […]