Looking ahead to a year of grave challenges and great opportunities.
civil liberties & police
Policing, protest and the pandemic: LGBTIQA+ liberationists speak out against police abuse
2020 has been one hell of year—environmental catastrophe, COVID, a capitalist system in crisis, naked police abuse and resistance! LGBTIQA+ people have a massive stake in uniting with other communities to stem the erosion of democratic rights and hold police accountable. Decades of struggle against police abuse. The contemporary queer community was forged through resisting police attacks… Read more »
Call and write the Pennsylvania governor: Release Mumia Abu-Jamal and all elder prisoners threatened by Covid
At least 20 guards have tested positive at the facility where Mumia is being held and the over 2,400 incarcerated people are in serious peril.
Nigerian fury at naked police violence
Huge anti-government protests have rocked Africa’s most populous nation over its notorious police group, SARS, with protests erupting in support in the U.S. and England.
“Defund the police” — What does it mean and where does the fight stand?
How fares the cause? And how does it fit into the goal of ending cop violence?
Combat the feds’ crackdown on protesters
Activists in 29 states face federal charges. You can help; find out how.
Open Letter on the November 3, 2020 General Election – Bay Area
As Election Day 2020 approaches, multiple crises are wreaking havoc across the country. The pandemic that has taken more than a million lives across the globe has triggered an economic crisis that will deepen, not resolve, in the months ahead. The consequences of global warming are manifesting more and more acutely. Political polarization continues to… Read more »
Open Letter on the November 3, 2020 General Election
It is precisely because the stakes are so high today that workers and poor folks cannot afford to give one iota of credibility to the Democratic Party.
Open Letter on the November 3, 2020 General Election – Los Angeles
As Election Day 2020 approaches, multiple crises are wreaking havoc across the country. The pandemic that has taken more than a million lives across the globe has triggered an economic crisis that will deepen, not resolve, in the months ahead. The consequences of global warming are manifesting more and more acutely. Political polarization continues to… Read more »
Open Letter on the November 3, 2020 General Election – Seattle/King County
As Election Day 2020 approaches, multiple crises are wreaking havoc across the country. The pandemic that has taken more than a million lives across the globe has triggered an economic crisis that will deepen, not resolve, in the months ahead. The consequences of global warming are manifesting more and more acutely. Political polarization continues to… Read more »
