‘Night for Ramona’‘Night for Ramona’

‘Night for Ramona’

October 19, 2018

At Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books in Philadelphia on Oct. 12, around 100 people attended a “Night for Ramona” to…

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Celebrating Ramona Africa

October 19, 2018

Over 100 activists attended an Oct. 13 cultural fundraiser in New York City for Ramona Africa, a leader of the…

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Germany: 250,000 people reject racism, march in solidarity with immigrants

October 19, 2018

Anti-racists marched in Berlin, 250,000-strong, in a show of force against the German far right on Oct. 13. They came…

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November 1918: Revolt of Germany’s North Sea sailors ends World War I

October 19, 2018

By this time 100 years ago, World War I — fought mainly among the imperialist powers in Europe and rightfully…

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Immigrant family risks arrests to end deportation orders

October 18, 2018

After almost ten months of taking sanctuary in the basement of a Philadelphia church, Carmela Apolonio Hernández was ready to…

Detroit joins Marriott strikeDetroit joins Marriott strike

Detroit joins Marriott strike

October 18, 2018

Some 160 hotel workers, including bartenders, servers, cashiers, bellhops, front desk workers and housekeepers at downtown Detroit’s Book Cadillac hotel…

Oakland, Calif., hotel workers strikeOakland, Calif., hotel workers strike

Oakland, Calif., hotel workers strike

October 18, 2018

Three Latinx workers from Stationary Engineers Local 39 (shown here) are striking at the Oakland Airport Hilton as part of…

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On the Mass. ballot, voting YES for worker rights, trans rights

October 18, 2018

Three Massachusetts ballot questions this November need a YES vote. They present an unusual opportunity for people to mobilize through…

Historic justice for a trans Filipina: ‘Call Her Ganda’Historic justice for a trans Filipina: ‘Call Her Ganda’

Historic justice for a trans Filipina: ‘Call Her Ganda’

October 18, 2018

Jennifer Laude, known as “Ganda,” was a Filipina trans woman and sex worker in Olongapo, a port city for U.S.…

In Haiti, an earthquake and a quick Cuban responseIn Haiti, an earthquake and a quick Cuban response

In Haiti, an earthquake and a quick Cuban response

October 18, 2018

A powerful earthquake shook northern Haiti on Oct. 6 at 8:11 p.m. Though it measured 5.9 on the Richter scale…