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Articles by members and friends of UNAC. The views, opinions and positions expressed on this blog are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of UNAC.
by Scott Scheffer, published on Struggle * La Lucha, June 10, 205 For three straight days, furious protests rocked Los Angeles as federal ICE gangs terrorized working-class communities. Sunday saw the largest crowds yet, reflecting mounting outrage among broader layers of the population. President Donald Trump branded Los Angeles a city in “state of rebellion” and federalized the National Guard,[…]
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by Phil Pasquini, published on Countercurrents, May 18, 2025 A press conference was held on May 14 to introduce a legal complaint filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) by TAG (Taxpayers Against Genocide) a grassroots movement, DAG (Doctors Against Genocide), the National Lawyers Guild, and CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations). The complaint calls for an end to[…]
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published on RT, June 9, 2025] This article follows the unfolding of events in LA on twitter. [jb] US President Donald Trump has directed top federal officials to take “all such action necessary” to end days of violent unrest in Los Angeles, ordering the deployment of National Guard troops and vowing to “liberate” the city from what he described as[…]
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UNAC Statement on the Protests in Los Angeles, June 9, 2025 UNAC supports the spontaneous protests by the Los Angeles communities against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on workplaces and shopping sites. These raids have caused fear and anger in the Chicano and Mexicano communities but on June 6 the community responded in a massive way. They fought[…]
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Statement by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, published on FightBack News, June 9, 2025 Chicanos, Mexicanos, Central Americans and supporters across Los Angeles are rising up against the agents of Trump’s attacks on immigrants. The people of LA have a right to rebel against ICE and deportations. We have been active on the streets of LA and nationally in the movement[…]
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Statement by Workers World Party, published on Workers World, June 9, 2025 Workers World Party expresses its unequivocal solidarity with the migrant community in Los Angeles and their supporters who have been resisting in the streets against the Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) federal agency, Department of Homeland Security, LA police and other armed repressive forces since June 6. Illegal[…]
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Statement by the Chicago Antiwar Coalition (CAWC) The Chicago Anti-war Coalition (CAWC) unconditionally condemns the provocative and racist attacks against immigrants across the U.S. CAWC particularly condemns the recent violent response to protests against the actions of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) branch of the federal government Department of Homeland Security in Los Angeles, Chicago, and many other[…]
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by Gassam Muaddi, published on Mondoweiss, June 3, 2025 The Israeli government’s decision last Thursday to create 22 new settlements in the West Bank was reported as regular news in most mainstream media. Although it received official condemnations from the UK, Finland, and some Arab states, the decision passed with absolutely no practical consequence for Israel, despite European threats to[…]
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by Cira Pascual Marquina, published on Resumen English, May 2, 2025 Both Iran and Venezuela have stood firm for decades in defense of their sovereignty and self-determination in the face of relentless US aggression. From cultural collaboration to strategic cooperation in the energy sector, the ties between these countries have deepened since the beginning of the Bolivarian Process. In this[…]
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by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, June 4, 2025 Despite shared language, culture, and religion, Somalis still struggle to become a cohesive nation. Somalia is a nation of roughly nineteen million people with territory roughly the size of Texas. Its highly geostrategic coastline is the longest in Africa, sitting at the intersection of the European, African, and Asian worlds. For centuries,[…]
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