International Solidarity

Mount Tambora in Indonesia
International News

FROM TAMBORA TO GAZA, TWO WORLD-CHANGING SUMMERS | VERONZA’S STIFF RESISTANCE | PAN ABOLITIONISM | NO CHILD’S LAND | BETWEEN UNSPEAKABILITY AND SILENCE | COUNTDOWN TO HISTORY

May 23, 2024 fwstaff
FROM TAMBORA TO GAZA, TWO WORLD-CHANGING SUMMERS to Mary Shelley who authored the narrative of an era to Lord Byron who helped the Greeks fight for their independence to Refaat Alareer and the recently killed […]
South African President wearing Khafiyah
International News

African Liberation Day and the Struggle for Freedom in Palestine

May 23, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: This statement was submitted at the request of the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (GC) for its African Liberation Day rally being held on Sunday May 19, 2024 in Malcolm X Park […]
US national security agencies have a lot to worry about
Domestic News

Ten Reasons Why the National Security State is Worried

May 22, 2024 fwstaff
By Julia Wright ” How do we break the cycle ? “ Angela Davis The U.S. National Security State is worried, very worried behind its mask of bravado. Just as Israel early on lost the […]
Princeton U protest against Gaza genocide
Domestic News

Racial Justice Group Calls Upon Princeton U President to Drop Charges Against Student Protesters

May 21, 2024 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress MAY 8, 2024 The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) called upon the president of Princeton University today to drop charges against students who were arrested recently while participating in protests […]
Jewish students at U of M encampment call for divestment from Israel
Domestic News

The genocide exposes friends and foes at the University of Michigan

May 15, 2024 fwstaff
By Bilal Irfan, guest opinion The last few months have been a turbulent time for campuses across the United States as students, staff, faculty, and administrators grapple with the consequences of our nation-wide and institutional […]
Palestine solidarity at WSU Library
Domestic News

Palestine Solidarity Activists Protest VP Harris in Detroit

May 7, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Monday, May 6, 2024, students and community members gathered outside the Purdy-Kresge Library on the campus of Wayne State University. The rally and later march were aimed at bringing attention […]
Protestors on the steps of Clio Hall
Domestic News

An open letter to Princeton U President concerning minoritized student safety

May 7, 2024 fwstaff
Reprinted from the Daily Princetonian We,  the undersigned leaders, community members, and allies of cultural affinity groups of Princeton University — condemn in the strongest possible terms the University’s utter disregard for the safety and […]
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Domestic News

As Pro-Palestinian Protests Escalate, Israel Lobby’s Attack on Academic Freedom Continues

April 29, 2024 fwstaff
By Robert Inlakesh, The Palestine Chronicle Following a crackdown by the New York Police Department (NYP), resulting in around 100 arrests, the encampment only expanded and began to attract significant attention. As pro-Palestinian protests escalate […]
Abdul Bari at a Detroit Palestine solidarity march on April 12, 2024
Domestic News

In defense of the chant “Al-mout li Amreeka”

April 21, 2024 fwstaff
Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, is an annual, international day to express support for Palestine and oppose the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, particularly Jerusalem. Quds Day is held on the last Friday of Ramadan. […]
Palestine solidarity march organized by social workers, April 12, 2024
Domestic News

Michigan Social Workers for Palestine March and Rally in Downtown Detroit

April 18, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Friday afternoon April 12, 2024, hundreds gathered in the light rain across from the Spirit of Detroit near the riverfront to demonstrate their outrage at the continuing genocide against the […]