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O'odham Solidarity with Palestine demanded a ceasefire and end to colonization and genocide, during the tribal inauguration of leaders at Gila River Indian Community, south of Phoenix, Arizona. O'odham said Israeli-trained police and Israeli-trained border patrol and Israeli surveillance towers are exploiting and militarizing O'odham lands of Gila River, Akimel O'odham, Hia Ced, and Tohono O'odham in southern Arizona....

Video by Lis Cox mp4 1min 28 sec Photos by Terry Scussel and Mark Eliot ProBonoPhoto.org Please give credit when using the photos....

2024 Rosa Parks Day in California and beyond, we pause to reflect upon Sister Rosa, and remember her example of “Womanity” showcasing dignified faith, work and courage, this special 2024 Black History Month we begin preparations for our 25th Annual Rosa Parks Day Celebration in her winter home of Los Angeles, California....

Palestinians and a Holocaust scholar testified on the role of President Biden in the ongoing genocide in Palestine in U.S. federal court on Friday, describing family members digging in the rubble for children with their hands, and the weapons sent from the United States to Israel. The Center for Constitutional Rights, which filed the lawsuit against Biden and cabinet members, said Biden has failed to uphold the Genocide Convention, which mandates the prevention of genocide. "Not only has the ...

CFA San Francisco State faculty angry about a concession contract accepted by California State CFA bargaining committee....

At the national UAW CAP convention in Washington DC, supporters of a ceasefire interrupted President Joe Biden and were shouted down and some were dragged out of the convention....

Healthcare workers protest, disrupt work at L3Harris for its role in manufacturing weapons technology for Israel...

Trumpets, fog horns, garbage can lids serenade Israel consulate on Montgomery Street to protest Gaza genocide...

A backer of genocide erodes his political base...

Davis Antifascists Remove Antisemitic Flyers From Downtown Area...

January 22, 2024 - Following months of tense negotiations, California Faculty Association members and CSU management reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) ending the first systemwide faculty strike at the largest, four-year public university in the country. Faculty are now expected to return to their work assignments on Tuesday, January 23....

Teamster Mobilize has launched a national petition opposing the visit of Teamster president Sean O'Brien to former president Donald Trump....

2 min video by Lis Cox....

overview of Nepal political scene...

Thousands of San Francisco City workers may be going on strike on July 1 for a contract. They face massive privatization and outsourcing and a union busting drive by Mayor London Breed and the City managers. Billions of dollars are going to outsourcing with the support of the Democrats on the Board Of Supervisors backed by the Mayor...

A Fort McDermitt tribal leader in Nevada attacked a minor and choked him during a public community meeting with Lithium Americas. The tribal youth was videotaping a meeting held about financial benefits from lithium mining by Lithium Americas of Canada, now digging into the Paiute Massacre Site in northern Nevada....

Dozens of activists and trade unionists rallied at San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins office to demand that she drop the serious charges against 78 people who blocked the SF bay bridge during the APEC meeting in San Francisco....

On Saturday, January 6th, 2024, Seattle activist groups took up the call to “shut it down for Palestine,” by blocking Northbound I-5 for over 6 hours. This video is 2:39 long....

Alameda Health System board member and SEIU 1021 member Jennifer Esteen was removed from her position on the board by Alameda Nate Miley two days after she signed a petition for a ceasefire in Gaza....

A rally on MLK Weekend was held at the massive Tesla Fremont assembly plant where 20,000 work. The action was called to protest the systemic racism and sexism by Elon Musk and his massive union busting drive. They also supported the Swedish striking Tesla mechanics who have been on strike for nearly 2 months....

U.S. and British warplanes, ships and submarines launched dozens of air strikes across Yemen against Houthi forces in the overnight hours of January 11 to 12. In San Jose, CA, demonstrators took immediate action to protest civilian deaths....

Activists held an emergency rally at the Federal Building protesting the bombing of Yemen by the US and UK in retaliation for the Houthi's attacks on shipping in the Red Sea....

At the core of each year’s layoffs is the cold-hearted corporate indifference and dollar-driven David Sloma, Aramark’s Vice President of Operations....