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Pride and Palestine 
The 41st Pride Parade in Long Beach was generally a joyous occasion. But naturally, amid the party atmosphere was serious subjects like AIDS prevention/treatment, parents supporting their LGBTQ offspring, Planned Parenthood, and sobriety. There was also sponsorship by local businesses such as Hamburger Mary's as well as corporations including Disneyland, Walmart, Boeing, Gelson's, and major banks. But attention was also drawn by to Palestine (apparently by unaffiliated activists). See video a...
Posted: Mon, May 20, 2024 6:55pm PDT
Minority rights at the heart of Germany’s trade policy In 2021, Germany passed a milestone in defending and representing minorities, by electing the first two transgender Parliament members. The road to inclusion and to the respect owed to all minorities has been long. There’s no denying that German society is better off than a few decades ago, and that Germany is a vibrant haven for many minorities. Clearly, a valid cause for pride. But, as legitimate as rejoicing may be, promoters of equality and social justice should not forget that the fight ...
Posted: Tue, Jan 9, 2024 6:11am PST
Young People Should Oppose the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) 
Next week, Congress plans to move a bill forward that is opposed by dozens of organizations, digital rights protectors, LGBTQ+ activists, and human rights defenders: the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)....
Posted: Wed, Jul 26, 2023 1:27pm PDT
Free Peppy and Krystal! 
In the early hours of May 19th, heavily armed agents raided the home of two long-term Pittsburgh activists, Brian “Peppy” DiPippa and Krystal DiPippa. Nearly a month and a half later they were both federally indicted on charges stemming from a demonstration against a University of Pittsburgh sanctioned event promoting transphobic hate speech....
Posted: Sat, Jul 8, 2023 12:01pm PDT
LGBT+ Action in Paris to Demand Recognition and Rights 
Thousands drum and march down main thoroughfare...
Posted: Sun, May 14, 2023 11:35am PDT
The tyranny of women and Trans hating fascist Christian groups and politicians 
Based on biblical principles, thousands of women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches!...
Posted: Tue, May 2, 2023 3:54am PDT
Alliance Defending Freedom is a Hate Group 
While the Supreme Court maintains full access to the abortion pill mifepristone until at least tomorrow, the anti-abortion group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) said the Supreme Court should keep restrictions on mifepristone in place as the legal battle over the pill plays out. The Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the ADF as a hate group....
Posted: Thu, Apr 20, 2023 2:28am PDT
Glenn Greenwald’s Transition to Ally of Bigotry Former human rights defender defects...
Posted: Wed, Aug 10, 2022 9:32pm PDT
Comedian Dave Chapelle’s The Closer: A racist tirade disguised as stand-up comedy To an extent without precedent by any entertainment figure in recent memory, Chapelle openly advocates anti-Semitism and gloats over racist violence directed against Asians....
Posted: Mon, Oct 18, 2021 8:30am PDT
Wheaton Mayor signs Pride Week proclamation after making $1,000 Jeanne Ives contribution 
Pride Week Proclamation Signed By Mayor:...
Posted: Thu, Jun 18, 2020 4:56am PDT
Abolition is the Floor Not the Ceiling 
It is important to remember that institutional violence flows not merely from the bullets of the police but in fact moves through all elements of the social fabric....
Posted: Sun, Jun 14, 2020 2:15pm PDT
Chelsea Manning, Jailed for Resisting Grand Jury, Released from Solitary Confinement 
In Northern Virginia, U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been released from solitary confinement after 28 days and moved into the general population of the Truesdale Detention Center....
Posted: Sun, Apr 7, 2019 7:45pm PDT
Daniel Ellsberg Praises Chelsea Manning After She Is Jailed Again 
“I Know No One More Patriotic”: Daniel Ellsberg Praises Chelsea Manning After She Is Jailed Again...
Posted: Thu, Mar 14, 2019 12:39pm PDT
In My Own Voice-Sandra Moran in the Maritimes 
Sandra Moran is an advocate for LGBT, Indigenous and women's rights, a talented musician and the first feminist and openly gay Member of Congress to be elected in Guatemala. As part of a speaking tour organized by Breaking the Silence Maritimes-Guatemala Solidarity Network, Sandra visited Eastern Canada from June 15th-23rd. She first visited the Maritimes 30 years ago as a member of the revolutionary musical group Kin Lalat. On Sunday, June 24th, as Sandra prepared to head back to Guatemala, ...
Posted: Mon, Jul 23, 2018 4:34pm PDT
Black, Queer Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Assassinated 
Councilwoman Marielle Franco, a feminist lesbian activist and emerging voice against police violence, was gunned down yesterday in her car...
Posted: Fri, Mar 16, 2018 12:58am PDT
ACLU Sues Alabama for Discrimination Against Transgender People 
MONTGOMERY, Ala., February 6, 2018 — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Alabama filed a lawsuit today challenging Alabama’s policy of restricting access to driver’s licenses for transgender people that accurately reflect their gender identity. The lawsuit, Corbitt v. Taylor, was filed on behalf of three people who experienced this discrimination....
Posted: Tue, Feb 6, 2018 6:32pm PST
Intersectional Community Organizing for Social Justice Roundtable, March 2017 (audio/mpeg 45.7MB) Panel on intersectional activism in New Orleans...
Posted: Mon, Jun 5, 2017 7:11am PDT
Interview with Arely Westley of BreakOUT! (audio/x-wav 203.1MB) "BreakOUT! is a real good family more than an organization. We are a family where we love and support one another."...
Posted: Fri, Apr 14, 2017 3:39pm PDT
The Electoral College Giveth, And The Electoral College Can Taketh Away 
Elijah Berg’s viral petition calling on electors to make Clinton President over Trump is no more outlandish than the result we got: coronating a rapey, racist, misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic, xenophobic, thin-skinned, Narcissist whose very being is a threat to the dignity and safety of millions of people at home and abroad....
Posted: Sun, Nov 13, 2016 6:40pm PST
#DisruptJ20: Call for a bold mobilization against the inauguration of Donald Trump 
We call on all people of good conscience to join in disrupting the ceremonies....
Posted: Fri, Nov 11, 2016 3:23pm PST