U.S. and Canada

Leslie Feinberg files for speedy jury trial

Minneapolis — Transgender lesbian activist Leslie Feinberg appeared in court in Minneapolis on Sept. 13 to face a charge of…

September 20, 2012

Unity in struggle

Minneapolis — Leslie Feinberg, center, with activists who drove from Anoka, Minn., on Sept. 13 to demonstrate their ongoing solidarity…

September 20, 2012

Minneapolis activists demonstrate: ‘You can fight City Hall!’

Minneapolis — Activists rallied against state repression at a lunchtime protest at Minneapolis City Hall on Sept. 13. Demonstrators gathered…

September 20, 2012

Solitary confinement protested in Philadelphia

A Sept. 17 Philadelphia protest to abolish solitary confinement in Pennsylvania drew more than 100 people, who listened to former…

September 20, 2012

Rally of 3,000 in NYC: Stop incarcerations & torture

The historic Riverside Church on Manhattan’s Upper West Side was filled Sept. 14 with 3,000 people — many of them…

September 20, 2012

Chicago & Philadelphia teachers — same struggle, same fight

The message “Chicago & Philadelphia teachers – same struggle, same fight” was featured on one of the signs being waved…

September 19, 2012

Palermo Workers Union in solidarity with Chicago teachers

The following press statement was released on Sept. 11 by Wisconsin-based Voces de la Frontera. At a Sept. 15 mass…

September 19, 2012

Pizza workers hold informational picket

Palermo’s Workers Union members and supporters participate in an informational picket at a Sendik’s grocery store in Shorewood, Wis., on…

September 19, 2012

Las FARC-EP anuncian inicio de negociaciones de paz

Las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP), ofreció una conferencia de prensa en La Habana, Cuba, el 6…

September 19, 2012

Chicago teachers suspend heroic strike

On Sept. 18, the Delegates Assembly of the Chicago Teachers Union announced the suspension of the one-week strike. The union…

September 18, 2012