Activism

The Hypocrisy of the ‘Diplomatic Boycott’ of the 2022 Beijing Olympics

February 4, 2022 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, International Institutions, Racism

by Charles Xu, from Globetrotter, February 2, 2022 Which human rights matter enough to put politics above sports? For decades, the United States and its European allies have gotten to decide the answer at their convenience. On February 4, the 2022 Winter Olympics are set to open in Beijing. With this, the Chinese capital will become the first city to[…]

Can Israel Stop the World from Saying ‘Apartheid’? Concealing the Suffering in Palestine

February 2, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Censorship and Propaganda, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Political Analysis, United Nations

by Vijay Prashad, Globetrotter, February 2, 2022 On January 27, 2022, the Hebrew-language news site Walla published part of the text from a telegram sent by Amir Weissbrod—who is part of the Israeli Foreign Ministry—to Israeli embassies around the world. The telegram warned the Israeli diplomats that in the upcoming 49th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council[…]

How Chicago Police Infiltrated, Spied on Anti-NATO Organizers

April 29, 2019 UNAC Editor NATO, Surveillance

Photograph Source: Asher Heimermann – CC BY 3.0 by Andy Thayer, Published on Counterpunch, April 26,2019 Chicago Police here infiltrated the main anti-NATO summit organizing coalition shortly after its 2011 formation, and maintained that infiltration until shortly after the summit ended in May 2012, according to Chicago Police Department documents recently released under a Freedom of Information Act request. On[…]

One Year Later: Lessons from Charlottesville

August 16, 2018 UNAC Editor Featured, White Supremacy

by Phil Wilayto of the Virginia Defenders, Aug. 13, 2018 This Aug. 12 marked the one-year anniversary of the murderous “alt right” rally in Charlottesville, Va.. The mainstream media have been bursting with commentary, but almost all of it misses the most important lesson from that infamous event: that it was a tremendous victory. On Aug. 12, 2017, some 500[…]

‘Freedom’ Under Attack as it Carries Medical Supplies to Gaza

August 5, 2018 UNAC Editor Featured, Israel-Palestine

Freedom Flotilla Coalition Statement 4 August, 2018 00:05am CEST At 20:06 (CEST) we lost contact with the sailing vessel Freedom, sailing under a Swedish flag, which is on a mission to break the illegal Israeli blockade of the Palestinian people of Gaza. We have reason to presume that the Israeli Occupation Forces has now begun to attack it and that it[…]

Billboards Opposing Drone Wars Are Going Up All Over Syracuse, NY

February 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Drone Warfare, Resistance

by David Swanson, originally published on World Beyond War, Feb 21. 2018 World Beyond War has been raising funds for and renting billboards in opposition to war. We’ve run into censorship from numerous billboard companies but persevered, and more billboards are on their way. First we put this message up here in Charlottesville, Va., and then in Baltimore, Md. (see[…]

Next Stage Of Net Neutrality Conflict Begins

February 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Network Neutrality

by Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, originally published on Popular Resistance, Feb 24, 2018 On Thursday, the FCC’s net neutrality rule was published in the Federal Register. This was the official start of the next phase of the campaign to protect the open Internet as a common carrier with equal access for all and without prejudice based on content (net[…]

Deirdre Griswold Defends Korea Against Tucker Carlson (Updated With Analysis)

February 13, 2018 UNAC Editor Featured, Korea, Resistance

U.S. Anti-War Leader Deirdre Griswold Defends Korea Against Right-Wing Racist Tucker Carlson The opening of relations between North and South Korea at this year’s Olympics provides have provided a hopeful contrast to Vice President Pence’s cold snub towards North Korean officials at the opening ceremonies for the event and raised the issue of ‘Who are the Koreans after all?‘ Deirdre[…]