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Monthly Archives: January, 2024

Immigrant Rights Activists Gather in Arizona as Border Battle Heats Up

Witness at the Border held a conference in January in Ajo, Arizona, to assess the situation facing migrants and refugees and to discuss what the future holds for the immigration rights movement.

poor Jesus

poor JesusGregory Pond at midnight mass, the pope proclaimed“God is poor, let charity be reborn”but doesn’t he already knowthe savior of which he speaksalready sleeps...

From Newborns to Teens, Al Jazeera Prints Names of 4,216 Children Killed in Gaza

Al Jazeera’s update to its "Know Their Names" project identifies some of the thousands of Palestinian children killed so far in Israeli attacks on Gaza. It lists children from infants to 17-year-olds and the children are sorted by age.

Pastor Charged for Opening Church to Homeless in Freezing Weather

Pastor in Bryan, Ohio, pleaded not guilty to charges he broke zoning codes when he gave shelter to people who might otherwise have frozen to death.

Uvalde Victims’ Families Get Official Acknowledgement of Botched Shooting Response

Relatives of the 21 people killed in Uvalde, TX mass shooting demand criminal charges after federal officials say delayed police response cost lives

Chicago OEMC for Climate Change Disasters Allows Residents to Freeze 

Dozens of unhoused, disoriented, disabled Chicago residents will die. Hundreds will get frostbite and/or hypothermia. The city must open warming senters 24/7.

MLK was a Union Man

A tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a beacon of hope, a driving force behind the civil rights movement, for racial equality, and for his contributions to the Labor Movement.

Martin Luther King Day 2024: Dr. King Belongs to the People, Not the One Percent

Murdered in Memphis years ago, Dr. King’s legacy lives on today — in the efforts of all those continuing the fight he waged against systemic racism, militarism, and economic inequality.

Pro-Israel Lobbyists Spend Millions to Unseat Congress Members Calling for Peace

U.S. Congress members who called for peace in Palestine are being targeted for defeat in 2024 by well-funded political action committees. Now the Congress members are rallying voters to their cause.