“This was one of the more violent things I’ve seen in my years in journalism,” said one reporter. by Lisa Newcomb – Common Dreams Police in Rochester, New York fired pepper bullets and pushed back demonstrators with riot shields Thursday night amid protests demanding justice for Daniel Prude, […]
Help protesters and activists arrested during demonstrations that kicked off in response to the police murder of George Floyd. Atlanta, GA – https://actionnetwork.org/groups/atlanta-solidarity-fund http://atlsolidarity.org/ Austin, TX – https://reparation.atlas.thrinacia.com/campaign/24/400-1-bail-fund Baltimore, MD – https://www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/community-bail-fund Bay Area, CA (San Fran, Oakland, San Jose, Vallejo, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Sacramento) – https://rally.org/ARCbailfund Brooklyn, NY […]
Mainstream media backlash against antifa in the wake of recent far-right rallies has failed to learn lessons which promote fascist rhetoric, endanger leftist activists, and accurately depict the tactics used by antifascists. by Derek Scarlino / Love and Rage By the time of this writing, it is well-understood […]
by Black Lives Matter Roc – The States Photos – Leslie Hannon Photography Rochester, NY – On Saturday, July 7th, 2018, 16 people were arrested while peacefully declaring the mantra, “Black Lives Matter”. The protesters were making a statement against the harsh reality that Black lives aren’t valued or […]
A police organizer was voted to the leadership of the DSA. What is the nature of the police and what should the position of socialists be? by Julia Wallace and Tatiana Cozzarelli / Left Voice – Views and Analysis Last month, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held […]
by Democracy Now! – The States St. Louis, MO – Friends and family held a candlelight vigil Tuesday evening for Kiwi Herring, an African American transgender woman who was killed by a St. Louis police officer. Relatives say the police officer shot Herring earlier on Tuesday while responding […]
by Yanilda Gonzalez / The Conversation – Views and Analysis President Donald Trump’s appointment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has led people to speculate about the fate of recent police reform efforts. Early into his tenure, Sessions said he intended to “pull back on” the Justice Department’s investigations of police department abuses, […]
by Brendan Maslauskas Dunn/Love and Rage A small group of people waited outside Utica’s Cornerstone Community Church the evening of Wednesday, November 16 for a scheduled activist meeting leading up to the Expect Resistance – Post Election Rally. The rally was planned weeks earlier to protest disastrous ongoing […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage Cannon Ball, ND – As tensions on the Great Plains rise, the US Army Corps of Engineers has issued a statement of intent to close the Oceti Sakowin camp set up by protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline. In the statement, the rising confrontations […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage WASHINGTON – Results from a poll conducted by the Associated Press and the Black Youth Project show majority support among white youths for the Black Lives Matter movement. 51 percent of whites aged 18-30 either “strongly” or “somewhat” support the movement which aims […]
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