U.S. and Canada

NYC families say school bus routes still too long

New York  — The New York City borough of Queens chapter of Parents to Improve School Transportation will be at…

October 26, 2012

Picket, boycott demand justice for Mi Pueblo workers

Oakland, Calif.  — Chants of “Mi Pueblo is a racist business!” and “Boycott Mi Pueblo!” echoed loudly on High Street,…

October 26, 2012

On the picket line

Strong rally for Hot & Crusty workers On Oct. 18, about 100 people, including Hot & Crusty food workers and…

October 25, 2012

Justice for Alan Blueford Coalition slams DA’s report

Oakland, Calif. — The Justice for Alan Blueford Coalition (J4AB) held a press conference Oct. 16 in front of Alameda…

October 24, 2012

‘Veronica and the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal’

Philadelphia — Over the years, since the 1982 frame-up conviction of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, witnesses have come forward one by…

October 24, 2012

East Baltimore Peoples Assembly: ’Justice for Anthony Anderson Sr.’

On Oct. 13, community activists along with friends and families of victims of police brutality gathered for the East Baltimore…

October 20, 2012

Cop that killed Alan Blueford won’t be charged

In an Oct. 3 letter written to Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley announced her…

October 20, 2012

‘Mic check’ solidarity with grocery workers

On Oct. 13, a 13-person multinational group from “99-Pickets” with Labor Occupy Wall Street and Brooklyn’s Kensington OWS took action…

October 20, 2012

Grain Handlers to lock out longshore workers

  This lightly edited article was written for the Port Workers United newsletter in Oakland, Calif. Thomas is a third-generation…

October 18, 2012

Victory for anti-stop & frisk activist

Joseph “Jazz” Hayden no longer faces fourteen years of imprisonment for bogus weapons charges in his arrest last December. Hayden…

October 18, 2012