Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun
In the media storm that erupts around one issue, we sometimes lose sight of other significant struggles. Nonviolence News strives to bring those stories back into focus – and sometimes, this offers us a chance to celebrate with our fellow human beings’ victories. This week, Panamanians danced in the streets, crying tears of joy when their supreme court declared a foreign copper mine unconstitutional. Seen as a handout to the Canadian company, the mining contract set off the nation’s biggest protests in decades. Panamanians saw it as an issue of national sovereignty, and the right of the people to choose a future that protected water, land, and environment. The road blockades and nationwide shut-downs halted imports and exports, crippled the economy, and disrupted everyday life. Their success should offer encouragement to people worldwide who want to halt toxic mines, corporate extraction, and environmental destruction.
In other uplifting Nonviolence News, the Portland teachers union won their strike. The European Union banned microplastics. And new research shows that the #MeToo Movement achieved far more than it is sometimes given credit for, not just among resignations and lawsuits, but also in policy changes in businesses and governmental institutions.
The hard-won, tenuous and short ceasefire in Gaza – brought about by historic protests worldwide – ended this week. However, direct actions and demonstrations continue to push for a permanent ceasefire. In New York City, 1500 protesters blocked the Manhattan Bridge. Hunger strikers launched a campaign in front of the White House, leading to at least 4 congress members changing their stance. Dockworkers and labor activists have been blocking weapons shipments to Israel at ports in the United States, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Italy, South Africa, Belgium, and Tunisia. Museums have joined the many sites of resistance. Indigenous groups in the US joined with pro-Palestinian protesters for a day of action at the Museum of Natural History. Another group of museum workers occupied the Tate Modern Museum calling for a permanent ceasefire. More actions are planned for this weekend. We’ll share those stories next week.
In our round-up, you will see dozens of campaigns worth noticing. #MakeAmazonPay launched an international day of action against the megacorporation. People’s Climate Blockade paddled canoes and surf boards out to blockade an Australian port against fossil fuels for days. Australian students also walked out of class over their Environmental Minister’s stance on oil and gas. Numerous countries held actions to ban nuclear weapons during a coordinated week of action. On Nov 25th, thousands of women around the world took to the streets in evocative, often heart-wrenching protests on the International Day for the Prevention of Violence Against Women.
In our Creative Action and Knowledge Sections (scroll down on the website page), you will find many articles to peruse with your morning coffee, or as you ride public transit to work. A Chicago nightclub training regulars in community protection. A climate protest song breaking the charts. An ‘adopt an axoltl’ program that helps save the endangered species. A review of the Rustin movie about the civil rights organizer. An analysis of how the Memphis Sanitation Strike changed the labor movement.
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Portland Teachers End Strike After Winning Higher Wages and Smaller Class Sizes: In Oregon, thousands of teachers are expected to return to work today after reaching a historic tentative agreement with the Portland Public Schools district. The deal, reached Sunday, came more than three weeks after teachers at 81 Portland-area schools walked out on strike. The Portland Association of Teachers union said the tentative deal had secured key wins, including demands for higher wages, class size limits and more time to plan lessons. Read more>>
Panama Celebrates Court Order To Cancel Mine: Panama’s Supreme Court ruled the Canadian copper mine contract to be unconstitutional. Protesters danced in the streets and waved the red, white and blue Panamanian flag and sang the national anthem. The ruling is, for the moment, a source of relief for Panama, which has been shaken by the country’s largest protest movement to plague the country in decades. Read more>>
Ecuadorian Court Recognizes Siekopai Indigenous Territory: “The land of Pë’këya has always been and will always be ours. For over 80 years, we have been fighting to get our land back,” the Siekopai president said. On Nov. 24, the Provincial Court of Sucumbios’ Appeals Court ruled in favor of the recourse filed by the Siekopai people against the Ecuadorian Environment Ministry, which has been overseeing the Cuyabeno Wildlife Production Reserve since 1979. Read more>>
The EU Just Banned Microplastics. Some Companies Have Already Abandoned Them. The new EU law is a huge win for the environment –– and some manufacturers are years ahead of the game, pioneering natural alternatives. Read more>>
Think #MeToo Didn’t Make a Real Difference? Think Again: There is no doubt that the movement changed the cultural conversation and dramatically increased the amount of attention paid to issues of sexual assault, harassment and discrimination. It also led to the downfall of a long list of politicians, business executives, media personalities and other influential men accused of sexual abuse or harassment. In reality, this only scratches the surface of what #MeToo has accomplished. Read more>>
Pharmacist Organizing Forces Walgreens to Give Thanksgiving Off: Across the United States, pharmacists have been increasingly organizing, engaging in wildcat strikes, and winning changes. Last month, the Machinists union even launched the Pharmacist Guild. In response to their organizing, Walgreens has agreed to close most of their pharmacies for Thanksgiving. Read more>>
NJ Joins Growing List of States Phasing Out New Gasoline-Powered Cars: “The steps we take today to lower emissions will improve air quality and mitigate climate impacts for generations to come, all while increasing access to cleaner car choices,” said Gov. Phil Murphy. Read more>>
1,500 Protesters Block Manhattan Bridge Demanding Lasting Gaza Ceasefire: The protest came on the third day of a negotiated four-day pause in hostilities between Israel and Hamas. “1.500 Jews, Palestinians, rabbis, imams, pastors, parents, and elected officials for a ceasefire are risking arrest at the Manhattan Bridge. We represent the majority of people in the US. 66% of Americans and 80% of Democrats want the bombing of Gaza to stop.” Read more>>
Community Union ACORN Shuts Down 3 Arms Companies Complicit In Israel’s Genocide: On Monday 27 November, members of community union ACORN took simultaneous action against three companies across England, blockading their entrances to protest against their involvement in Israel’s ongoing assault in Gaza. ACORN is a community union with branches in 25 towns and cities across England and Wales. Known for mobilizing people to resist evictions, fighting for rental reform, and with campaigns spanning public transport to community services to the cost of living crisis. Read more>>
The War On Gaza Has Sharpened Egyptian Popular Grievances – Both On Palestine And At Home: Watching this genocide unfold on their doorstep has jolted many Egyptians into action, from boycotting western products to protest marches. Read more>>
Black Friday Profiteering Interrupted By Mass Mobilizations: Thousands took to the streets across multiple US cities to disrupt Black Friday, the most profitable retail shopping day of the year, to demand a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Read more>>
Hero for Rescuing a Dog, But Facing Prison for Rescuing Birds: It’s simply not right that Wayne Hsiung faces 3.5 years in prison for nonviolent animal rescues that should be celebrated. Read more>>
Workers Protest & Strike On Global Day of Action To “Make Amazon Pay”: Workers and activists in different parts of the world downed their tools and took to the streets on Friday, November 24, to mark the fourth global day of action to “Make Amazon Pay.” The campaign organized actions across 31 countries to protest the exploitative practices of the tech and commerce giant.They protested the corporation’s anti-worker policies, its role in fueling the climate crisis, and its complicity in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Read more>>
Trucks Line Up At Poland-Ukraine Border As Truckers Expand Blockade: Polish truckers and farmers are staging an around-the-clock blockade of the southeastern Medyka crossing. Polish truckers and farmers have started a blockade of one of the busiest border crossings with Ukraine, expanding a protest against what they say is unfair competition from Ukraine. Read more>>
LAX Workers Strike During Peak Holiday Traffic: Many passengers passing through LAX airport this holiday weekend may be hungry as hundreds of concession workers have gone on strike, demanding higher wages. Read more>>
The UAW Just Challenged the Entire Labor Movement to Get More Ambitious: The United Auto Workers announced a new campaign to organize 150,000 new members at non-union shops. Every other major union should follow suit. Read more>>
Unionization Wave Spurred by Starbucks Workers Is Spreading Across Buffalo: Workers at Elmwood Taco and Subs, an iconic local food shop, are continuing the wave of worker-led organizing. Most of all, they want to transform their work environment to feel more supportive and safe. They believe a union will give them the power, voice and protection to do that. Read more>>
People’s Port Blockade Shows The Climate Movement Is Back: Hundreds of activists responded jubilantly to Rising Tide’s Shaun Murray who said “the climate movement is back” at a campsite briefing on November 27, the fourth day of the People’s Blockade of the Newcastle coal port. The day before, 109 people were arrested on the water blocking the channel to the coal port. Murray said this was an unprecedented number of arrests. Read more>>
The Climate Justice Shot Heard ‘Round the World’: No New Private Jet Infrastructure: In 1775, the first battles of the American Revolution began in Massachusetts at Lexington and Concord with what is now known as the “shot heard ’round the world.” Three miles away, at an airport known as Hanscom Field, climate activists are launching what might be the newest shot to ring across a warming planet: No new private jet infrastructure. Read more>>
UN Human Rights Experts Express Alarm Over PFAS Pollution In North Carolina: In response to organizing by residents, a new investigation by human rights experts appointed by the United Nations has expressed alarm at evidence of pollution from a North Carolina PFAS manufacturing plant, describing it as “alleged human rights violations and abuses against residents”. The ongoing PFAS crisis in North Carolina has been linked to a Fayetteville Works plant operated by Chemours, a chemical giant that was spun off from DuPont in 2015. Read more>>
Australian Students Walkout Over Coal & Gas Projects: ‘We won’t settle for lies and empty promises.’ Hundreds of school students left their classrooms and marched to environment minister Tanya Plibersek’s office in Gadi/Sydney to oppose Labor’s continued support for coal and gas projects. Read more>>
Biden Admin Sued for Hiding Records on Opposition to Fossil Fuel Phaseout: The lawsuit aims to “shed light on the Biden administration’s dumbfounding refusal to align our country’s federal fossil fuel programs with its own climate goals,” said one campaigner. The suit is to help enforce a petition from more than 360 environmental and Indigenous organizations which called on the Interior Department to initiate a rulemaking process aimed at reducing oil and gas production on public lands and waters by 98% by 2035. Read more>>
Global Protests Target Chinese Financing of East African Crude Oil Pipeline: Hundreds of environmental and community demonstrators staged coordinated multi-country protests at the corporate headquarters of various Chinese lenders on Monday, as well as Chinese embassies across Africa, Europe and North America, demanding the institutions to back out of the financing deal for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). “The controversial EACOP project threatens pristine ecosystems, biodiversity hotspots, water resources, and community lands,” said campaigners. Read more>>
Georgians Mistrust Government’s Promises Not To Turn Woodlands Into Private Hunting Preserve: Following weeks-long environmental protests, the Georgian authorities announced plans to call off a scheme that threatened to turn vast acres of highland woods into a corporate hunting club. Environmental activists intend to continue demonstrations to make sure the authorities follow through on their promise. Read more>>
Cambodia’s Folklore Helps River Dolphins Survive: In a country rich in folklore that celebrates the connections between animals and humans, the dolphins have become a national symbol of pride thanks, in large part, to the legend. It’s a reason why the critically endangered population of dolphins has even survived. Read more>>
Forest Defense Is About More Than the Trees. It’s About Our Collective Future: Of the 2 million acres of old growth redwood forests that once existed in the Pacific Northwest, only 2 percent remain. And there is no law against chopping down a 2,000-year-old tree. Read more>>
How The World’s First Sperm Whale Sanctuary In Dominica Can Help Fight Climate Change: Dominica is being lauded for creating the world’s first sanctuary for sperm whales.The designation of nearly 800 square kilometres (300 square miles) of ocean on the western side of the island, where the endangered species currently feeds and nurses its young, is a significant move. Not only can it help improve the whales’ chances of reproduction and survival, but it will also go a long way in battling the effects of climate change. Read more>>
Dozens Hold Sit-In To Demand Resignation of South Dakota State Attorney: Yesterday, the families of Nevaeh Brave Heart, Aiko Storm White Eagle, Kasey Arehart, and Kyle Whiting held a sit-in at state’s attorney Lara Roetzel’s office for five hours, calling for her resignation and for an independent investigation into the practices of the State’s Attorney office. The families and local community members mobilized this peaceful action to call attention to the state’s attorney’s track record of over prosecuting Native people while also failing to serve justice for Native people who have been murdered. Read more>>
Thousands March to American Museum of Natural History in Pro-Gaza Protest: Activists called out the museum’s holdings of Native remains while denouncing “the genocide of Indigenous Palestinians….AMNH is a bastion of colonial history and Indigenous genocide, as they hold the remains of over 12,000 people, including those of Indigenous people.” Read more>>
How Gaza War Galvanizes Global Indigenous Solidarity Movement: The common element of “decolonization”—in all its manifestations—has created intersectional links among various struggles around the world. Read more>>
Thousands Urge Toronto Museum to Address Indigenous Curator’s Exit: Two public letters express solidarity with Wanda Nanibush, who departed the Art Gallery of Ontario after a pro-Israel group’s complaints of her social media posts. Read more>>
Native Water Warriors Held Canoe Protest In Port of Tacoma: “It’s very simple, we oppose genocide. There is no form, no desensitization that can happen that will make us ever be OK with that, because that is a wound for us that is still not yet healed and is still open and we are trying our best,” Gonzalez said. “When we saw that that’s what was going on, we knew we had to do the most powerful thing in our culture that we know how to do and for us that was warrior up. Get on the water and stand your ground and that’s exactly what we went out there to do.” Read more>>
Language Reclamation As Indigenous Resistance: Nonviolence Radio interviews Margarita Acosta explains how Tierra Indigena Montessori is weaving peace education through ancestral language revitalization. Read more>>
American Muslims For Palestine Highlights Resistance At Annual Convention: The main program highlighted the stories of families from Gaza who have endured loss, and yet have determined to choose life and resilience moving forward, on the path toward liberation. “Our speakers from across the nation and beyond focused on utilizing the tools available to tell our stories and advocate for our people.” Take a moment to watch the recap video and get a sense of what unfolded at our historic convention. Watch here>>
‘She Gave Me Hope’: Puppet Publicizes Migrant Plight On US-Mexico Border: Puppet depicting migrant Syrian girl has walked halfway around to the world, now at border comforting refugees and asylum seekers. After two years of walking halfway around the world searching for her mother and a new home, a 10-year-old Syrian girl made it to the US-Mexico border. Read more>>
Detained In The Desert: Migrants Stuck In Camps At US-Mexico Border: At the US-Mexico border site, called open-air detention centers by some, migrants face harsh weather in makeshift tents. Volunteer mutual aid is their only relief. Read more>>
Showing Humanity Through The Border Walls: Since September, Border Patrol has held migrants for days in open-air detention sites without access to basic services. AFSC and partners are advocating to end this inhumane practice. But as officials allow it to continue, we’re providing humanitarian aid through the border walls. Every day, we ensure migrants have access to water, hot meals, and medical attention. Read more>>
Tensions Simmer As Newcomers And Immigrants With Deeper US Roots Strive For Work Permits: Thousands of immigrants marched this month in Washington to ask that President Joe Biden extend work authorization to longtime residents just as recent immigrants have received. Signs read, “Work permits for all!” and “I have been waiting 34 years for a permit.” Read more>>
Thousands Across Globe March To Denounce Violence Against Women: Thousands of people took to the streets across the world on Saturday to condemn violence against women on the international day highlighting the crime. “An estimated one in three women globally will experience physical violence, rape, or stalking at some point in their lifetimes. It’s an outrage.” Read more>>
Tens Of Thousands In Italy Protest Violence Against Women: A young woman in Italy killed by her former partner sparked nation-wide outrage over the weekend, coinciding with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Read more>>
Hundreds Of Students Walk Out To Support School Officials Who Were Forced Out After Standing Up For Trans Athlete: The principal and four other staff members were “reassigned” after supporting a trans volleyball player. Students who walked out wore pink and carried signs with messages like “Free Cecil” and “Let her play.” Read more>>
Activists Occupy Tate Modern to Demand Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza: Dozens of artists and cultural workers gathered in the museum’s Turbine Hall to show their solidarity with the Palestinian community. Featuring poetry readings, statements, collective chants, and musical performances, the demonstration was both a protest of Israel’s occupation of Palestine and a vigil for the estimated 14,800 Palestinians who have been killed in the Gaza Strip by Israel’s bombardment since Hamas killed around 1,200 Israelis on October 7. Read more>>
US Rights Advocates Launch Hunger Strike For Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: State lawmakers and Palestinian rights supporters, joined by actor and progressive advocate Cynthia Nixon, have launched a five-day hunger strike outside the White House to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Read more>>
The International Labor Movement Is Mobilizing for a Free Palestine: Despite being some of the most powerful organizations fighting for economic justice in the country, labor unions are often the slowest to act on contentious global political issues. There is also a long history of unions taking a stand on issues of worldwide importance, and because they have such a critical position at the point of production, their entry into the campaign for a ceasefire may be a critical factor in ending Israel’s war on Gaza. Read more>>
Dockworkers And Labor Activists Block The Transport of Arms To Israel: Among the most celebrated labor actions have been those launched by dockworkers in a number of countries — including the United States, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Italy, South Africa, Belgium, and Tunisia — who have refused to load Israeli ships and cargo and transport arms to Israel. In the United States, major actions took place in 2014 and 2021 under the banner of “Block the Boat,” organized by the San Francisco–based Arab Resource and Organizing Center. Recalling actions against apartheid South Africa, they’re an effective way for labor to oppose Israel’s war on Gaza. Read more>>
Block The Bombs – Palestine Activists Protest Boeing Facility In Missouri: Activists protest outside Boeing Manufacturing Plant 698 in St. Charles, MO on Tuesday afternoon to protest the manufacturing of weapons used in the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza. Read more>>
The Moving Protests For Palestine, Across the World: From laying out shoes in honor of the children and families that have been killed in Palestine in Seoul, Korea, to students disrupting class with a procession of body bags in Sao Paulo, Brazil, activists have used creative tactics to engage people’s hearts in the urgent need for a ceasefire amidst ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza. See photos>>
Combatants for Peace: We are a group of former Israeli soldiers and formerly imprisoned Palestinians. Our work is a model for the nonviolent way forward. Read more>>
Nuclear Ban Day of Action: On Nov 28, the Global Day of Action Against Nuclear Weapons mobilized diverse actions worldwide – and speaks volumes about the collective dedication to a world with no nuclear weapons. Read more>>
How Do We Remain Bridgebuilders During Times of War? “Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and co-founder of Good Conflict, a media and training company that helps people reimagine conflict. As the violence abroad and at home escalates, Ripley and Patel discuss “high conflict” – what it is, how it impacts individuals and society, and ways to resolve high-conflict situations.” Read more>>
The Chicago Nightclub is Reimagining Safety Through Community Care: At a Polish bar turned nightclub, staff and community members gather on the club’s black leather couches for the second installation of their ongoing “town hall” series. Today’s agenda includes a de-escalation and bystander intervention training, which teaches folks what to do during intense situations like an overdose, violence and other forms of conflict that can occur in nightlife settings. Read more>>
Climate Protest Song Tops Apple Music Chart In England & Hits Top 40 Worldwide: A new music video by Louise Harris entitled We Tried is topping the charts with its evocative lyrics and climate catastrophe footage. It has become the Apple Music #1 in England and is reaching the top 40 worldwide. Read more>>
Carnegie Hall Series Centers on Mental Health: With an emphasis on mindfulness and human connection, New York’s legendary theater is using culture to cultivate well-being. Read more>>
The Poor People’s Campaign Is Recording An Album Of Movement Songs: In an effort to record their first album of movement songs, the New York State chapter of the Poor People’s Campaign is tapping into an old organizing tradition with hopes of inspiring change. Read more>>
El Paso Resurrects Old Streetcars: A phony ad campaign. A forgotten transit graveyard. The story of how this Texas city resurrected its streetcar system takes an unusual track. Read more>>
Adopt An Axolotl: Axolotls are only found in a small complex of lakes in Mexico, and pollution has killed a huge number of them off. The axolotl population has declined by a horrifying 99.5 percent. Now, Mexico’s National Autonomous University is giving the public the chance to “adopt” an axolotl. It costs $30. You don’t get to take it home with you. It stays in Mexico. But you know you’re doing your axolotl some good, and funding the conservation effort. Read more>>
50 Barclays Bank Branches Superglued Shut By Extinction Rebellion: Staff at Barclays branches across the UK encountered a sticky situation when they arrived at work on Monday 27 November, after climate activists from Extinction Rebellion, sister organization Money Rebellion, and allied groups glued the doors shut at almost 50 branches. Read more>>
‘This Is Insane.’ Swedish Workers Are Getting Under Elon Musk’s Skin: “This is insane,” CEO Elon Musk said Thursday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter that he owns. Musk was responding to news that Swedish postal workers are refusing to deliver Tesla license plates, joining a wave of action in sympathy with mechanics who stopped servicing Tesla cars late last month. Read more>>
Decolonization of West Papua: Supporting a Nonviolent Struggle from Abroad: Markus Haluk spoke to me at length about the nonviolent struggle his organization is waging against Indonesian state violence. While some West Papuans lead guerrilla warfare in the mountains, the majority struggle through nonviolent means to obtain their right to self-determination. They regularly organize peaceful protests in cities across and outside West Papua. Read more>>
Legal Resources for Activists Advocating for Palestine Across the US: Palestine Legal has received an unprecedented surge in requests for legal support over the past week. Activists and community members have been doxxed, threatened, investigated, censored, questioned, fired, and even assaulted simply because of their views, while government officials appear to be mobilizing law enforcement resources against them for their speech activities. While we work to respond to these requests, here are resources to prepare for and resist backlash against your activism, including contact information for other organizations responding to this unprecedented backlash. Read more>>
Alternative Institution-Building as Civil Resistance: “[The regime] controls empty stores, but not the market; the employment of workers, but not their livelihood; the official media, but not the circulation of information; printing press, but not the publishing movement; the mail and telephones, but not communication; and the school system, but not education.” Read more>>
The Truth About Civility: In this episode of The Hopeful Majority, Manu sits down with author Alexandra Hudson to discuss her new book, The Soul of Civility. They reflect on what civility is, whether it’s even necessary, and have a wide-reaching conversation about Dr. King’s legacy, the difference between civility and politeness, the 2024 election, and much more. Read more>>
Bayard Rustin Knew That Winning Required A Team: As the new ‘Rustin’ biopic shows, the great organizer of the 1963 March on Washington was always working to join more people together in the struggle for greater justice and peace. Read more>>
Brazil’s Tropicália Movement Was The Soundtrack Of Resistance To The Military Dictatorship: The Tropicalists built on quintessential musical traditions like samba and bossa nova to create an entirely new sound that captured the spirit of the political resistance of the late 1960s. Read more>>
How The Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike Changed The Labor Movement: The 1968 action led to greater economic mobility for Black workers. Today, union activists are trying to capture some of that spirit. Read more>>
How Incarcerated People Are Helping At-Risk Youth Avoid Prison: “At the beginning of a session, most of the youth were disinterested in what we were offering. They tried to act all hard, demonstrating arrogance and cockiness, and simply did not take the program seriously. But through conversation and exercises, we were able to get the youth fully engaged and open to the idea of making a change in their lives.” Read more>>
True Justice, True Peace: Practicing Nonviolence In Times of Great Harm: How does the spirit of nonviolence respond to violence? Join Sami Awad, Kazu Haga, and Miki Kashtan for an interdisciplinary, interfaith conversation on the practice of nonviolence, both internally and externally, as it relates to the current violence in Israel and Palestine. (Dec 6) Take action>>
Say No To U.S. Military Agreements In Denmark, Finland, and Sweden: We appeal to all members of parliament in Denmark, Finland and Sweden to vote against ratification of the Defense Cooperation Agreement of their respective country with the United States of America. Join us. Take action>>
New Online Course On War and Mental Health: World BEYOND War has contributed to the development of a new online course focusing on the intersections between mental health and conflict. Delivered in Spanish, The course explores a wide range of issues related to mental health and conflict including mental health and political violence, power and conflict, humour and mental health, polarization and context/the environment, tribalism and polarization, critical thinking and meaning, collective and intergenerational trauma, social networks and algorithms, disinformation and polarization, and more. Take action>>
Close Foreign Bases In Djibouti: Djibouti is a small East African country with an area of 23,200 square km or a little bit smaller than Haiti, Rwanda, or North Macedonia. Within this space, we can find numerous military bases belonging to France, China, the United States, Japan, Germany, Spain, and Italy. It’s time to close Djibouti’s bases. Take action>>
Tell US Congress: Stop Government Violence In Border Communities: Contact Congress and tell them to stop funding immigrant detention, deportations, and other forms of state violence. Every tax dollar that goes to abusive immigration enforcement is money that should be spent on education, health care, and other programs that help our communities. Send a message today! Take action>>
Support Hunger Strikers Calling For Permanent Ceasefire: We need you to write to your representatives and demand they listen to the hunger strikers: we need every member of Congress to publicly demand a permanent ceasefire now. It could not be more clear that a “pause” in the bombing was not enough. Since the hunger strike began on Monday, four new members of Congress have put out statements calling for a permanent ceasefire. Can you write to your member of Congress now and amplify the demands of the hunger strike? Take action>>
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