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The Bradley Foundation, Project 2025 and the “Wisconsin Austerity Model”

October 30, 2024 fwstaff
By A Union Worker We honor the Indigenous whose stolen land we are on today. And we raise up the latest call from September 2024 by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions: “We write […]
Italian auto workers strike on October 18, 2024
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Imperialism fails to quash China’s EV revolution

October 28, 2024 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On October 18 tens of thousands of Italian auto workers held a nationwide strike and marched through the streets of Rome. Organized by three unions, this action was led by workers from […]
Joseph Amrine former death row inmate speaks against the execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri
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Race, Class and the Death Penalty in the United States

October 22, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Even though the United States government praises itself for representing what is claimed to be the “leading democracy” in the world, the character of the legal and criminal justice system is largely […]
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October 7 – Commemorating a Year of Palestinian Resistance and Struggle

October 14, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff A public forum on Oct. 7, 2024 was organized by Moratorium NOW! Coalition and the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice (MECAWI) to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Al-Aqsa […]
Detroit solidarity march marking one year of genocide
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Detroit Joins the World in Solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon

October 11, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff People took to the streets in downtown Detroit on Sat. Oct. 5, 2024 in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Storm and the genocide being waged […]
University of Michigan Palestine encampment later torn down by police
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NCBL Letter to University Heads on Repression of Encampments

October 8, 2024 fwstaff
By National Conference of Black Lawyers Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy, President Wayne State University 656 W. Kirby 4200 Faculty/Administration Building Detroit, MI 48202 Dr. Santa J. Ono, President University of Michigan 3190 Ruthven Building 1109 […]
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March to Demand: Stop the U.S.-Israel Genocide in Lebanon and Palestine!

October 8, 2024 fwstaff
By Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement All photos October 5, 2024 in Milwaukee. All photos October 5, 2024 in Milwaukee.
Jill Stein
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Open Letter to Dr. Jill Stein

October 1, 2024 fwstaff
  By Syria Support Movement Up to last week, you graciously provided US voters with a clear, viable, electoral alternative to the twin war parties, namely, Democrats and Republicans. Regrettably, last Thursday, September 19th, your […]
Photo of Downtown campus atrium featuring flags from around the world
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WCCCD faculty demand Michigan pension fund divest

September 21, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On September 20 the membership of Local 2000 of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in Detroit voted to demand their state pension fund divest its holdings of Israel bonds. This […]
Detroit to Selma panel at WSU Law School, Sept. 14, 2024
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From Detroit to Selma and Back Again

September 21, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A series of events between September 12-14 in Detroit paid tribute to the life and legacy of those who were on the frontlines of the struggle for Civil Rights during the early […]