International Solidarity

Illustrated by Zeinab al-Hajj for Al Mayadeen English
International News

Unbreakable Cuba: Why Washington still fears a defiant island

August 26, 2026 fwstaff
By Janna Kadri, Al Mayadeen English For over six decades, Cuba has been cast as a strategic threat not because of its military power, but because its enduring sovereignty and resistance to US dominance challenge […]
Domestic News

WI BOPM 15th Anniversary Event Draws Diverse Labor & Community Crowd

August 23, 2026 fwstaff
  By Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement (WIBOPM)   15 years of showing up. 15 years of organizing. 15 years of building people power. 💛 bc_dismantle_racism and wi.bopm We had an incredible time in […]
International News

First International Colloquium “Fidel: Legacy and Future” Opens in Havana

August 23, 2026 fwstaff
Editor’s note: For the next 2 weeks Resumen Latinoamericano in English will be reporting from Havana, facing the same obstacles of connectivity and power outages, sponsored by the US blockade, that the Cuban media faces […]
PFP First Prosthetic Limb Arrival in Gaza
Domestic News

Detroit Benefit Concert Brings National & Local Artists Together to Support “Prosthetics for Palestine”

August 2, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff The Watani77: Prosthetics for Palestine Benefit Concert, held on Saturday, July 18, brought together Detroit artists alongside Bay Area headliners Tarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh & The Shadow Band for an evening of […]
Political signage posted on the tent encampment, May 2024 (including Palestine)
Domestic News

Long live labor internationalism!

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
` By Frank Hammer Two dramatic changes on the international front occurred at the recent UAW Constitutional Convention held in Detroit June 15-18, 2026 – one standing out way more than the other. What made […]
The sailboat Astral, part of the solidarity project
International News

The sailboat Astral, part of the solidarity project

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By International Editor, Granma As part of its donation, the vessel brought a photovoltaic kit to guarantee the energy independence of the Juan Manuel Márquez Pediatric Hospital in the Cuban capital. On its first voyage […]
President Miguel Diaz-Canel with IBW/PAUD delegation in Havana, Cuba, May 30, 2026
Domestic News

IBW/PAUD Mutual Solidarity and Engagement Fact-Finding Delegation to Cuba — May 2026 Communiqué

June 14, 2026 fwstaff
By IBW21.org The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW, IBW21) and the Pan-African Unity Dialogue (PAUD) present the May 2026 Communiqué of the Mutual Solidarity and Engagement Fact-Finding Delegation to Cuba. Developed following […]
International News

The wind in the sails of Mumia Street, France | A factory called history-making | Our history is not written with acid | Open letter to Baba Malcolm X on Mumia Street in France

June 8, 2026 fwstaff
  THE WIND IN THE SAILS OF MUMIA STREET, FRANCE – a poem and an appeal imagine imagine – it is a long shot or a long sail – but just imagine a Flotilla ship […]
Detroit Cuba MAAC rally, March 21, 2026
Domestic News

Detroit Solidarity With Revolutionary Cuba

March 31, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit was the center of a solidarity rally with the socialist society of Cuba and its people on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The Caribbean island-nation has […]
President Ramaphosa honors Jesse Jackson's legacy.
Domestic News

Tribute by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the homecoming celebration of Rev Jesse Jackson

March 23, 2026 fwstaff
By Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa The Family of the late Rev Jesse Jackson, Your Excellencies, Friends, The people of South Africa are with you today as you lay to rest a great man […]