Anti-fascism

Rene Lichtman memorial photo with Ismail Noor
International News

Rene Lichtman (1937-2025), Artist, Film Director and Human Rights Activist, Memorialized in Detroit

June 18, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Dr. Rene Lichtman, 87, took his last breath on January 28, 2025, yet his legacy remains very much alive in Detroit and across the United States. Born in Paris, France in 1937, […]
Domestic News

Activists Issue Appeal to Troops to “Refuse Trump’s Illegal Orders”

June 16, 2025 fwstaff
By David Sole Shortly after the second inauguration of Donal Trump as U.S. president, a coalition of activists from the Detroit area began working to expose his dangerous fascist agenda. They founded the Anti-Fascist Organizing […]
Oberlin and Wellington freedom fighters
Domestic News

“The message for ICE is to get out of our city!”

May 15, 2025 fwstaff
By Chris Fry May 8, Worcester, MA – Ferreria de Oliveira, a migrant from Brazil, screamed for help. Her two daughters, one of whom was carrying her own newborn baby, tried to reach their mother. […]
Abayomi Azikiwe speaks at the Detroit Public Library event. | Cameron Harrison / People's World
Domestic News

Coalition forming in Detroit to resist rising fascist threat

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
By Cameron Harrison ”The MAGA movement wants to return to the days of legalized segregation, gender discrimination, the elimination of trade unions, civil rights organizations, and anyone in opposition to the fascist trajectory of the […]
AFOC Forum Yvonne Chairing
Domestic News

Why We Must Fight the Fascist Threat Facing Us Today

April 20, 2025 fwstaff
  Note: These remarks were made at the “Detroit Fights Back! Community Forum which took place on Saturday April 12, 2025. The gathering was hosted by the Anti-Fascist Organizing Coalition (AFOC). This forum was chaired […]
Detroit MLK Day audience at St. Matthew's -St. Joseph's Church
Domestic News

Detroit MLK Day Continues the Struggle Against Racism, Poverty and Militarism

January 27, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On Monday, January 20, 2025, the Detroit MLK Committee held its 22nd Annual day of commemoration for the life, times and contributions of the martyred Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin […]
Domestic News

Detroiters unite to resist Trump, celebrate legacy of MLK

January 25, 2025 fwstaff
  By Cameron Harrison DETROIT—“I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said in his final speech before he was assassinated. The words of […]
At Watertown Pride July 27, 2024
Domestic News

Wisconsin Pride Activists Support Palestine

July 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Dorothy Brown, Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement On July 27, a Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement (WI BOPM) delegation participated in the 3rd Annual Watertown Pride. WI BOPM helped to promote the […]
Domestic News

Debbie Johnson, ¡Presente!

June 17, 2024 fwstaff
UPDATE – LOCATION and TIME change: The celebration of the life of Debbie Johnson will take place on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 10am at the North Rosedale Park Community House, 18445 Scarsdale St., Detroit, […]
Anti-nazi rally in Madison WI on Feb. 10, 2024
Domestic News

Madison, Feb. 10, 2024: ‘Stop the Hate: Build People’s Unity’ Rally and March

March 1, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Wisconsin labor and community organizations hosted “Stop the Hate: Build People’s Unity” rally on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at 1 P.M. at Library Mall at UW Madison, which was followed by […]