Dave Welsh

Revisiting Mississippi – 60 years after the Klan murder of Civil Rights workers

In 1964 I quit my job as cub reporter for the Detroit News and left for Mississippi to cover Freedom…

May 25, 2024

Cities and unions back Gaza ceasefire

Every week, more U.S. cities are calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, where Palestinians face daily lethal assaults from the…

January 20, 2024

Thousands shut down port to demand Gaza cease-fire

Oakland, California Block-the-boat protesters, calling for a cease-fire in the 100-day-old Israeli military assault on Gaza, shut down the port…

January 16, 2024

Oakland acts for Gaza

Oakland, California Following weeks of protests denouncing Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously on…

December 7, 2023

Protests denounce U.S.-NATO war in Ukraine

San Francisco  The Peace in Ukraine Coalition called twin demonstrations here on Oct. 4 demanding Congress stop funding the U.S./NATO…

October 10, 2023

Activists chain themselves to consulate to protest Israeli war crimes

San Francisco A crowd of 150 protesters shut down the Israeli consulate in San Francisco on April 18. They denounced…

April 27, 2023

San Francisco labor opposes racist land ownership bill in Texas

San Francisco Recalling California’s shameful history of prohibiting Chinese and Japanese residents from owning land in the state, the San…

March 22, 2023

Transatlantic labor solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal

A South Africa labor meeting to build solidarity for Mumia Abu-Jamal was held in Durban, South Africa, during the last…

March 1, 2023

ILWU shuts down SF/Oakland docks for Mumia Abu-Jamal

San Francisco Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the ports of Oakland and San Francisco Feb.…

February 22, 2023

Haiti forum denounces U.S. occupation

Berkeley, California Haiti was the focus of the Feb. 4 revival of the Peace and Freedom Party’s monthly political meetings,…

February 15, 2023