International Solidarity

mage by Mohammed Sabaaneh
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The Great Palestinian Escape of 2021

January 2, 2022 fwstaff
By Diana Block, CounterPunch magazine Reprinted from https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/24/the-great-palestinian-escape-of-2021-reflections-from-the-u-s-abolitionist-landscape/ On September 6, 2021, six Palestinian political prisoners escaped from Gilboa prison, one of the highest security prisons of the Israeli apartheid state.  They escaped through a […]
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Africa-China Relations Could Serve as Bulwark Against Imperialist Hegemony

December 16, 2021 fwstaff
Note: These remarks were prepared and delivered in part for a webinar held on Sunday December 12 entitled “China/Africa Relations: Challenges of Cooperation and Development.” The event was sponsored by the International Manifesto Group and […]
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 […]
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International Block the Boat Campaign

June 28, 2021 fwstaff
BTB Shows the way to move BDS actions beyond individual consumer activism, striking blows with costly community/labor mass direct action initiatives By Terri Kay, a community organizer with Block the Boat Oakland and Block the […]
Detroit Says Block the Boat rally in Romulus on June 8, 2021
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Detroit Says “Block the Boat”

June 17, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There was a demonstration on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Romulus, Michigan, located west of Detroit and near the Metropolitan Airport. The location of the protest was at an office of […]
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Block the Boat Campaign is Underway Once Again!

June 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Arab Resource and Organizing Center Block the Boat – Longest Blockade of Israeli ZIM Ship in History In May 2021, the world witnessed the resilience, strength, and resistance of Palestinians in the face of […]
Week of Solidarity with Haiti Dec 10-16
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Week of Solidarity with Haiti

December 12, 2020 fwstaff
By Haiti Action Committee Schedule of Events December 10th: International Human Rights Day  WATCH “How the Mangrove Nine Won,” a Global Women’s Strike Fundraiser for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. HERE: https://bit.ly/36CsQim December 10th–16th: Social […]
Darnell Summers speaks at press conference on Nov. 13, 2020
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Press Conference Demands That Darnell Summers Remains Free

November 20, 2020 fwstaff
By Detroit Fighting Words Staff Longtime African American revolutionary and cultural worker, Darnell Summers, is once again being threatened with prosecution in the death of a Michigan State Police Red Squad officer in Inkster, Michigan, […]
Africa CDC graphic taken from website
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Africa Battles COVID-19 Pandemic Effectively

October 17, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic there was much concern about the impact the virus would have on the African continent. Predictions focused on the underdeveloped healthcare, transportation and educational […]
Chinese aid arriving in Italy, quoting the Roman poet Seneca
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Gung Ho

October 16, 2020 fwstaff
By Lee Ross When someone is called “gung ho” in English it generally means enthusiastic and dedicated, often with military connotations. This is ironic, because “gung ho” is actually Chinese and Communist in origin, meaning […]