U.S. and Canada

How the climate crisis affects labor unions

New York — It was billed as a breakfast seminar, but nearly 300 people from the labor movement showed up…

January 24, 2013

Supporters demand justice for Central Park Five

New York — Supporters of the Central Park Five rallied at the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan on Jan. 17…

January 24, 2013

Baltimore civil rights activists acquitted

Following is a statement released Jan. 22 by Baltimore Peoples Power Assembly representatives Rev. Cortly “CD” Witherspoon, president of the…

January 24, 2013

Chicago protesters say ‘No’ to Greek fascists

Chicago  — About 100 concerned anti-fascists showed up Jan. 19, a very cold winter day, to demonstrate at the Greek consulate…

January 24, 2013

Tinley Park Five accept non-cooperating plea bargain

Excerpts from a Jan. 4 article posted by the Tinley Park Five and support crew at tinyurl.com/bj8rp8h.  The Tinley Park…

January 24, 2013

WWP organizers to attend women’s conference in India

At the end of January, the 3rd All India Women’s Conference will take place in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Organized by…

January 24, 2013

Providence, R.I., Cambodian community fights police brutality

Providence, R.I. — Led by youth organizers from the Cambodian community in Providence, R.I., more than 200 protesters rallied and…

January 24, 2013

Community speaks out to stop hiring of stop-and-frisk ‘super-cop’

Oakland, Calif. — Hundreds of people packed an Oakland City Council Safety Committee public hearing Jan. 15 to protest a…

January 24, 2013

West Coast activists resist growing repression

Oakland, Calif. — Occupy activists from the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest have been the target of arrests and FBI…

January 24, 2013

U.S. solidarity actions to declare: ‘We are all Chávez’

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, the consul general of Venezuela in Chicago, will be the special guest speaker at a night of solidarity…

January 23, 2013