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Releases Not Transfers – Vigil at Bergen Jail

October 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Interfaith Campaign for Just Closures Background NJ currently has four ICE detention contracts. One is with the private, for-profit company CoreCivic to run the Elizabeth Detention Center. The other three are at the Bergen, […]
Mother’s Alliance rally from the 1950s. Rosemary Neidenberg is second from left on banner.
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Rosemary Neidenberg: a century of revolutionary struggle

October 27, 2021 fwstaff
By Greg Butterfield  – Reposted from Struggle LaLucha 4/8/20 Rosemary Neidenberg died in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 29 [2020] at the age of 99. For almost a century, her commitment to the revolutionary liberation of […]
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi
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SFSU Faculty Hearing Committee Upholds Grievance by Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi

October 19, 2021 fwstaff
PRESS RELEASE: October 14, 2021 – FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION ACADEMIC SPEECH AND FREEDOM ON PALESTINE – IMPORTANT RULING AGAINST SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY CONCERNING THE POWER OF BIG TECH OVER ACADEMIA In a decision with […]
Detroit activists and union members hold rally to protest cuts in public transportation, Oct. 5, 2021
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Public Transportation Cuts Leave Millions Stranded

October 19, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the lockdowns in March 2020, the impact on public transportation networks, their commuters and workers has been disastrous. The outbreak of COVID-19 and its rapid transmissibility dealt a […]
James Forman and Lucius Walker issue the Black Manifesto in May 1969
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Localizing Reparations During an Era of Intensified Repression

October 14, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A New York Times Sunday edition article on September 26 devoted an entire page, excluding an ad for luxurious furniture, to an examination of various efforts in the United States to initiate […]
Detroit Women's March for reproductive equality on Sat. Oct. 2, 2021
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Women’s Reproductive Rights March in Detroit Joins Efforts Around the United States

October 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Women and their allies gathered in downtown Detroit for a rally and march on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The manifestation was one of over 600 gatherings throughout the country held to […]
Detroit demonstration in solidarity with Haitian migrants, Sept. 24, 2021
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Detroit Activists Rally in Support of Haitian Migrants

October 12, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There were two public actions over the weekend of September 24-26 demanding an end to the racist and brutal treatment of migrant workers and their families from Haiti. On Friday, September […]
The People’s Organization For Progress
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THE LONG MARCH FOR JUSTICE: March To Trenton For Police Accountability, Social Justice, And Economic Progress

October 3, 2021 fwstaff
The People’s Organization For Progress has been holding weekly Justice Mondays in Newark since 2016, primarily focused on police brutality and abuse. These pictures are from some recent Justice Monday’s, including Chairman Larry Hamm speaking […]
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MLK Day Manitowoc, Wisconsin Conducts MLK Freedom School

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff The first of a series of four classes of the MLK Freedom School was held at the Manitowoc Public Library. Titled “All Labor Has Dignity! (Si Se Puede!, Union, Yes!, No […]
Detroit demonstration welcoming the defeat of Trump on Nov. 7, 2020 (Photo by Abayomi Azikiwe)
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African Americans and the Democratic Presidency

October 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe There can be no doubt that the African American electorate played a decisive role in the ascendancy of the current administration led by Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. […]