Month: November 2020

We learned just last week that our beloved elder Russell Maroon Shoatz contracted COVID 19.  Maroon is a prisoner in Pennsylvania and a former Black Panther who has been imprisoned since 1970. He is 77 years old.   He has been living with stage 4 colon cancer since last year. And just as he was exiting the […]

https://bit.ly/39cvNsL Dear President-elect Biden, As people who want to live in friendship and peace with Cuba, we are enthusiastic about the possibility that your incoming administration will restore the historic improvement of relations between Cuba and the United States made during the Obama/Biden era. Over the past four years, the Trump administration overturned much of […]

Union Yes at the Milwaukee Art Museum as 141 workers overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local Lodge 66. The new Machinists Union members work in every capacity at the Milwaukee Art Museum including Visitor Services, Food and Beverage, Education & Programs, Information Systems, Facilities and more. “I’m […]

Anti-Black Racism in the Arab Region: Historical Roots and Current StrugglesFeaturing: Isma’il Kushkush: Sudanese American Journalists with work in NYT, New Yorker, Smithosnian Afifa Ltifi: PhD Candidate at Cornell University’s African Studies and Research Center Elsadig Elsheikh: Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley Sara Musaifer: PhD Candidate at University of Minnesota’s Comparative and International Development […]

National Call out for actions where you live November 23rd-29th Gidemt’en Checkpoint, Tiny House Warriors, 1492 Land Back Lane, Kanienkehaka Land Back Camp, Mikmaq 1752 frontline, and Protect the Inlet are all calling for action! Please watch and share this powerful call out video and organize within your community!  Coast to Coast Call to Action “The […]