Protest

National Prison Strike Enters Week Two

September 1, 2018 UNAC Editor Prisons and Prisoners, Protest

by Terri Kay, originally published on Workers World, August 28, 2018 Prisoners across the country are striking in response to an April 15 prison-guard-incited riot at Lee Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison in Bishopville, S.C. Seven prisoners were killed in what was the deadliest prison riot in 25 years. A network of self-taught legal scholars called Jailhouse Lawyers Speak issued[…]

Anti ICE Protests Across the Country

August 10, 2018 UNAC Editor Protest, Refugees

Header Image: San Francisco anti-ICE protesters surround ICE office in March Protests hit Northeastern contract with ICE By Belladonna Ashman posted on Workers World, August 9, 2018 Boston — As night fell on July 31, protesters from Movimiento Cosecha, who had gathered outside the house of Northeastern University’s president, announced that they would be occupying the area until Northeastern canceled[…]

Peace Activists Gain Entry to German Air Base that Holds US Nuclear Bombs

July 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Protest

from World Beyond War, July 15, 2018 On Sunday, July 15th 2018, eighteen people from four different countries cut through fences to reclaim German Air Force Base Büchel, which hosts about 20 U.S. nuclear bombs. The activists are from the USA (7), Germany (6), The Netherlands (4) and England (1). The peace activists cut through razor wire and some other fences[…]

No to NATO; Yes to the NHS (4/4)

July 17, 2018 UNAC Editor Featured, NATO, Protest, UNAC on the Road

by Phil Wilayto, Friday, July 15, 2018 See “My Peace Travels Around Europe” Part 1: On the Road for Peace, Part 2: Civil Resistance at Ramstein, Part 3: Belgium, the Lands the Congolese Made Rich LONDON, ENGLAND, Sunday, July 15 — Friday morning I could have looked out my window and seen a huge blimp designed to look like a baby Donald Trump,[…]