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Report on the International Peace Conference in Rome, Oct 27 – 28

by Joe Lombardo, UNAC Coordinator, November 3, 2023 This is a brief report on the international peace conference that took place in Rome on Oct. 27 – 28.  There were 6 of us at the conference from the US.  The conference was attended by about 200 people.  People came from 25 countries representing 40 different organizations.  Delegates from Iran, Afghanistan[…]

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Frequently Asked Questions, Answers, and Documentation on Gaza

An evolving document compiled by young Palestinian media activists, published on OnGaza.org, as of October 18, 2023 (Recommended by Mazin Qumseyah) 1. What is the background on Israel/Palestine? Israel was built on top of Palestine through the ethnic cleansing of the native Palestinians, a long-standing Zionist policy that resulted in 8 million Palestinians becoming refugees or displaced people and the[…]

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Global Solidarity with Palestine (last Updated 10/22)

There were some large protests in the U.S. In NYC there were 10,000 people: Massive rally for Palestine in NYC pic.twitter.com/MTJF0qT1Xr — BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) October 14, 2023 And the same for San Francisco: SAN FRANCISCO. Emergency Protest: All Out for Palestine pic.twitter.com/5LGyOZZLLy — Alyssa Kang (@1alyssakang) October 9, 2023 ????#BREAKING: At least 10,000 people have taken to the streets[…]

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‘They Shot Them Down Like Animals’: Massacre at Peru’s Ayacucho

by Zoe Alexandra, produced by  Globetrotter, January 5, 2023 On December 15, 2022, while helicopters flew overhead, members of Peru’s national army shot down civilians with live bullets in the outskirts of the city of Ayacucho. This action was in response to a national strike and mobilization to protest the coup d’état that deposed President Pedro Castillo on December 7. On December 15, hundreds[…]

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Which way for the antiwar movement?   Demand ‘Negotiations’ or ‘Stop the Wars’?

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, November 15, 2022 As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia,[…]

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GM 1937, Amazon 2021: Which side are you on?

by Martha Grevatt, published on Workers World, February 2, 2021 Bessemer, Alabama, sitting on the outskirts of Birmingham and with a population of 26,500 — about 75% African American — has become a central focus for the entire class struggle. There, at Amazon warehouse BHM1, thousands of workers are fighting for a union. Over Amazon’s strident objections, the National Labor[…]

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Breach of Capital Security Was Like a Military Operation

by Ann Garrison and Max Blumenthal, published on Black Agenda Report, January 13, 2021 The Grayzone founder notes that “such a disproportionate percentage” of the Capitol building attackers were former military, former law enforcement, or current law enforcement that began rappelling up the sides of the Capitol with ropes.” “We’re going to see new laws put into place like this[…]

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