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Category Archives: Oppressed Nationalities
“History had me glued to my seat…”
This article was originally posted at Fire on the Mountain. Ms. Claudette Colvin had more than 200 assembled activists stuck totheir seats as she shared the story of her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama … Continue reading
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Behind the Dorner Drama: Respond to Police Violence with Individual “Heroism” or Community Action?
Christopher Dorner’s violent actions against the Los Angeles Police Department and the residents of Los Angeles and surrounding communities raises once again critical issues of the impacts police violence, corruption, and the toxic relationship that police departments have on oppressed … Continue reading
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Native American Activists Talk Idle No More
When Robert Caldwell gently — and correctly — criticized our article “Introducing Idle No More” for slighting the question of First Nations sovereignty, it became obvious what the follow-up article should be. We asked Robert and two other old friends … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological Crisis, International Solidarity, Intersecting Oppressions, Oppressed Nationalities
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Idle No More: Bulletins from the Battlefronts
Today we published a piece introducing the Idle No More movement. Here we post some reports from some of the thousands of solidarity actions that have taken place worldwide, and some statements from the movement and other First Nations voices … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological Crisis, Intersecting Oppressions, Oppressed Nationalities
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Linking the Struggles: Amilcar Cabral and his impact and legacy in the Black Liberation Movement (Part 1)
(On Navigating the Storm, Kali Akuno explores the legacy of the great revolutionary Amilcar Cabral.) Keep always in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone’s head. They are fighting…..for material benefits, to live … Continue reading
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Trayvon Martin: Moving from outrage and rhetoric to a strategic plan and victory
How many people will we be: I am Amadou Diallo! I am Oscar Grant! I am Troy Davis! I am Trayvon Martin! I am fill-in-the-blank! By now, our communities should be crystal clear on the historic and lethal patterns of … Continue reading
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2, 3, Many Trayvon Martins?
One of the most striking features of the Trayvon Martin case has been the revelation of similar such lynchings taking place, whether carried out (or allegedly carried out) by law enforcement authorities or individual, non-state perpetrators of violence in the … Continue reading
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Justice for Trayvon Martin: End White Supremacy!
A Cold-Blooded Murder “Until the killing of black men, black mothers’ sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother’s son. We who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens.” — … Continue reading
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On Private Danny Chen
This article was originally published on the blog THE FUCKIN’ LOUDEST ASIANS In a six-month period, there were two alleged suicides of young US-born Chinese men serving in the US military occupation of Afghanistan. Marine Lance Corporal Harry Lew died … Continue reading
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Fred Shuttlesworth– Presente!
Fred Shuttlesworth, the pillar of the southern civil rights movement, died October 5, 2011 at age 89. Some of you have had the very wonderful experience of working with him as I have. While the mainstream press has widely noted … Continue reading
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