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Awareness Protests Won’t Threaten the Richest, Most Well-Armed People on Earth
“Making durable changes isn't always about the raw numbers,” says Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò.
How Do We Organize Through Exhaustion, Grief and Uncertainty?
Projects that help explain to people what’s happening are what’s going to help them make collective sense of the moment.
US Students on Hunger Strikes as Israeli-Engineered Famine Takes Hold in Gaza
Despite growing suppression, students have achieved multiple divestment victories and are pushing for more wins.
Millions of Black Americans Can’t Just Up and Leave Under Trump. We Must Fight.
We know this, but we are trapped in dreams of escape. Wherever we go, there is no real escape.
Midwest Activists Challenge Anti-Boycott Laws in Fight for Free Speech
38 states have passed laws or executive orders penalizing boycotts of Israel. Organizers are pushing back.
As Trump Marks 100 Days, Organizers Plan Massive May 1 Protests Against Admin
Trump's sweeping attacks have enabled immigrants, students and teachers to build a broad coalition, said one organizer.
Rights Groups Detail “Authoritarian” Reality of US Surveillance in Report to UN
Trump is weaponizing a high-tech surveillance state in violation of international human rights law, experts say.
FBI and Police Raid Homes of Pro-Palestine Student Activists in Michigan
The state attorney general’s office has aggressively targeted the movement.
More Than 150 Campuses Held Day of Action Against Trump’s Attacks on Higher Ed
Labor unions, Palestinian rights groups and other advocacy groups demanded their schools stand up to the White House.
The Poor Are Taking Power Back Into Their Own Hands in a “Survival Revival”
Organizers are weaving the often-siloed survival struggles of the poor into a more unified force.