Indigenous peoples

Why a Checkmate is Looming for Saudis in Yemen

August 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, Middle East Wars, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

by Jay Tharappel, published on The Cradle (of Civilization), August 2, 2021 From a new blog edited by Sharmine Narwani with information US people might not see otherwise by reporters who can follow Arabic News. If this is TMI re the Yemen War for you then scroll down to the section on US withdrawal. On the one hand, I didn’t[…]

U.S. Government Owes Afghan Civilians for Past 20 Years of War and Brutal Impoverishment

August 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples

by Kathy Kelly, published on Covert Action, August 2, 2021 In mid-July, 100 Afghan families from Bamiyan, a rural province of central Afghanistan mainly populated by the Hazara ethnic minority, fled to Kabul. They feared Taliban militants would attack them in Bamiyan. Over the past decade, I have gotten to know a grandmother who recalls fleeing Talib fighters in the[…]

Israeli Jews Call: “Stop Israel’s Apartheid!”

August 7, 2021 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars

Published on Jews for Decolonization, August, 2021 This was published as a sign-on letter and circulated in Israel. The letter has over 1000 signatures. We can keep an eye on it an see how it grows. The letter acknowledges the suffering visited on the Palestinians and supports the global BDS Campaign, with which we wholly concur. It is a very[…]

Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Continued U.S./OAS/UN Support for Unconstitutional Actions by Haiti’s Illegitimate Government

July 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Haiti, Imperialism, Indigenous peoples

Black Alliance for Peace Press Release, July 6, 2021 Over eight days, from June 25-30, Haiti had been subjected to increasing state-sponsored, imperial and gang violence. Massacres killed almost 60 people in Port au Prince, including in Cité Soleil, Delmas and Pétionville, as well as on on Rue Magloire Ambroise. Prominent human-rights activist Antoinette (Netty) Duclaire and journalist Diego Charles[…]

The Terrible Origins of July 4th

July 5, 2021 UNAC Editor Native Americans, White Supremacy

by Margaret Kimberley, published on FreedomRider:BlackAgendaReport, July 1, 2021 The British crown and the colonists were both determined to seize lands from native peoples and to continue enslavement.” “White settlers were in a constant state of fear of slave revolts.” “He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless[…]

Imperialism in the Name of ‘Water Preservation’

May 5, 2021 UNAC Editor Environment, Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples

by Jason Cohen, published on Workers World, April 22, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris, while appearing with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, made a stunning remark that illuminated the perilous future ahead due to climate change. Discussing the need for policies to bolster the crumbling infrastructure that is needed to provide adequate water supply nationwide, Harris said: “For years there were[…]

Root Causes

April 25, 2021 UNAC Editor Guatamala, Honduras, Indigenous peoples, Migrants

by David Brooks, published on Resumen English, April 19, 2021 Ever since the issue of migration flows at the U.S.-Mexico border intensified, the Biden administration has made addressing the “root causes” of migration from Central America and Mexico at the centerpiece of its response. Biden, his vice president, Kamala Harris, and America’s foreign policymakers have held talks, made trips and[…]

Stop line 3: Women Water Protectors and their Battle Against the Pipeline in Minnesota

April 25, 2021 UNAC Editor Environment, Indigenous peoples, Resistance, Tar Sands Pipleline

by Bronwen AE, published on Socialist Action, April 19, 2021 The Biden Administration announced in early April that it will NOT force the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to shutdown despite an order by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg to complete his court-ordered Environmental Impact Statement. In Standing Rock Sioux Tribe et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers et[…]

Nicaragua: Building The Good Life (Buen Vivir) Through Popular Revolution

April 4, 2021 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, Nicaragua, Socialism

by Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance, March 28, 2021 As I traveled in Nicaragua on the recent Sanctions Kill delegation, one thing was clear, social transformation (revolution) requires both political power and participation by the people. Without political power, revolutionary programs will not have the material resources they require. Without the participation of the people, revolutionary programs, even with[…]

Washington’s Role in Berta Cáceres’ 2016 Murder in Honduras

April 4, 2021 UNAC Editor Environment, Imperial greed, Indigenous peoples

by Ted Kelly, published on Workers World, March 29 2021 It has been five years since the assassination of Berta Cáceres — an environmental activist from the Lenca people, a founder and leader of the Council of Indigenous and Popular Organizations of Honduras. Though some of her killers have been identified and convicted, the governments and corporations that hired and[…]