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Monthly Archives: December, 2020

Election aftermath: the people can’t wait — government must give relief now!

The same courage and mobilization displayed in the defeat of Trump in November must now be deployed to demand that government address the burning issues the country faces during this brutal winter.

Nurses welcome science-based plan for pandemic

  The Coronavirus is out of control. The article below is from the National Nurses United (NNU), the largest nurses’ union in the country, and...

North Carolina: Police attack peaceful marchers heading to vote

“I am running for Congress here in [North Carolina] and my eyes are full of pepper spray … we were peacefully demonstrating. . . exercising our ...

Photos from around the country

Cities erupt in celebration after Trump's projected defeat! But the fight for a new America is not over. ...

Why are millions going hungry when there’s plenty of food?

In early November, one in eight adult Americans said they sometimes or often didn’t have enough food to eat in the past week. The number climbed ...

Southwest Georgia Project: 60 years of voting rights work

Long-time civil rights leader Shirley Sherrod describes the fight against voter suppression in Georgia.

Project to mobilize rural Georgia makes gains

“I come from a small town in western North Carolina, in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains, and grew up working class. Most of my folks ...

Chicago prosecutor wins with strong social justice message

Kim Foxx was reelected as Cook County State’s Attorney, bringing a strong message of social justice. Foxx, an African American woman who grew up in ...

The people fought and won in state and local races, too

Candidates for county sheriff who opposed having the sheriff’s office help ICE round up undocumented immigrants won elections in Georgia, South ...

Carroll Fife Wins — From homelessness to homes for all

Oakland, California Moms4Housing activist wins seat on city council.

Youth gave Biden a climate mandate

These are excerpts from a post from Sunrise Movement’s Facebook page. Joe Biden wins with the highest youth turnout in history. Young people saved ...

North Carolina: Police prevent voters from getting to polls

Police in Alamance County in North Carolina pepper-sprayed a peaceful get-out-the-vote march October 31, including children and elderly people, on the ...

GoodKids MadCity ‘Love March’ takes to Chicago streets

A crowd of close to 100 community activists and residents marched down Ashland near 67th Street, while cars honked in support, during GoodKids MadCity ...

Water activists seek to build national movement

Inez, Kentucky, nestled in the hills and hollers of eastern Kentucky's coal fields in Martin County, was chosen by the United Nations to host world ...

Minister steps in to save his town from toxic water

Rev. Edward Pinkney: “The mayor said the water was great. He didn’t know I was testing. It came back that the water was undrinkable with lead and other ...

The city of Los Angeles attacks homeless communities

These testimonies are from interviews by the advocacy group Services Not Sweeps, in response to brutal encampment sweeps in targeted areas all over ...

‘Spread the Message and Organize!’ Santa Cruz homeless activist answers “How can I help?”

Homeless mom and president of the Santa Cruz Homeless Union, homeless rights activist Alicia Kuhl recently ran for City Council in Santa Cruz ...

Experts offer compelling testimony about conditions on Southern Border

From August through October 2020, the group convened five virtual panels (listed below) representing different sections of the U.S.-Mexico Border. ...

Group issues damning findings on human rights abuses at border

The view from the U.S.-Mexico border is both a damning portrait of national policies, and an inspiring vision of community struggle and resilience. ...

Vote as Oath

Every opening to every door, 
every dissent to every decision,
every fight you didn’t flinch on, 
and showdown you showed up to,

Matamoros Mexico

Matamoros Mexico
Tent city on the border
Synonymous with waiting
Synonymous with suffering
Synonymous with hopelessness