U.S. and Canada

Court rejects appeal of Michigan rights leader

On July 26, the Michigan Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney. Convicted in Berrien…

August 1, 2016

‘No Trump. No KKK. No Racist Fascist USA!’

Roanoke, Va. In one of the largest protests in recent Roanoke history, a diverse rainbow of community members sent a…

August 1, 2016

Syracuse: Black Lives Matter resists police threats

Syracuse, N.Y. On the evening of July 28, longtime community activist Maurice “Mo” Crawley was working as a Syracuse neighborhood…

August 1, 2016

Movement for Black Lives organizers occupy NYC City Hall Park

Millions March NYC began an occupation of New York’s City Hall Park the morning of Aug. 1. Organizers say they…

August 1, 2016

Partial victory for reproductive justice in Indiana

Purvi Patel’s 20-year sentence for "feticide” was overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals on July 22. Ruling there was…

August 1, 2016

On the picket line

St. Paul, Minn., nurses still fighting for a contract The 4,800 nurses at five St. Paul, Minn., area hospitals conducted…

July 31, 2016

Migrant rights activists march at DNC

Over 500 undocumented and other immigrants and their supporters held a Migrant Rights March on July 25, the first day…

July 29, 2016

Iowa ‘Fight for $15’ activists keep fighting

Des Moines, Iowa July 28 -- The “Fight for $15” struggle in Polk County, Iowa, continues as a county task…

July 29, 2016

Display to honor Gazan children killed by Israel

Des Moines, Iowa The American Friends Service Committee will honor the victims of Israel’s 2014 military assault on Gaza with…

July 29, 2016

MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES: Defund and disempower the police!

On July 20-21, the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of the three organizations — Black Lives Matter, the Black…

July 27, 2016