FRSO reborn in Utah with two new districts
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the FRSO Salt Lake City District.
The Freedom Road Socialist Organization has been reestablished in Utah, emerging stronger with two vibrant new districts.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/frso-reborn-in-utah-with-two-new-districts
NYC protest marks 4th month since Maduro’s kidnapping
Brooklyn, NY – On the afternoon of May 3, a dozen protesters gathered outside of the Metropolitan Denton Center, to mark the fourth month that President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores have been detained in the federal walls.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/nyc-protest-marks-4th-month-since-maduros-kidnapping
MN anti-war protesters successfully remove Army recruiters from career fair
Brooklyn Center, MN – On April 29, a career fair organized by Hennepin County at the quiet Brookdale Library became the scene of a successful action against the presence of U.S. military recruiters in communities. Roughly a dozen activists from the MN Anti-War Committee and the anti-war veterans’ organization About Face disrupted the fair with the demand that recruiters for both the U.S Army and the Minnesota Army National Guard leave immediately.
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Charleston demands accountability from off-duty NCPD officers at local Elbit facility
North Charleston, SC – Members of the Elbit Out of South Carolina Coalition met with Major Michael Aiken of the North Charleston Police Department (NCPD)’s Office of Professional Standards on April 29, to discuss the disturbing patterns of behavior by off-duty NCPD officers working as paid security at Elbit Systems America’s facility in Ladson, South Carolina. That location is a subsidiary of Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems.
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Minneapolis panel explains U.S. imperialism is an environmental issue
Minneapolis, MN – On April 25 Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) and the Climate Justice Committee (CJC) hosted a panel on the environmental consequences of U.S. imperialism.
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Chicago students learn history of the 2002 attempted U.S. coup in Venezuela
Chicago, IL – On Tuesday, April 14 students gathered in the UIC Latino Cultural Center to watch and discuss the film The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003). The film was directed by Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain and details the events of the US attempt to coup Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in April of 2002.
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Anti-War Action Network statement on Toboso Massacre
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Anti-War Action Network.
The Anti-War Action Network strongly condemns the brutal massacre of 19 individuals by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Toboso, Negros Occidental on April 19th. We extend our deepest solidarity with the communities impacted by these killings and land displacements, including the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines – US for the tragic loss of a beloved organizer, Lyle Prijoles.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/anti-war-action-network-statement-on-toboso-massacre
Chicago Tax Day protest demands no money go war, genocide or ICE
Chicago, IL – On Tax Day, April 15, a crowd of protesters gathered in Chicago to oppose Google’s complicity in Israel’s genocide and occupation of Palestinians and ICE’s attacks on immigrant communities. Protesters demanded no taxes for war or for ICE, legalization for all, U.S. out of the Middle East, no war with Iran, and the end to U.S. aid to Israel.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/chicago-tax-day-protest-demands-no-money-go-war-genocide-or-ice
Twin Cities community demands release of Salah Sarsour from ICE custody
Minneapolis, MN – On the evening of Saturday, April 25, 50 members of the Twin Cities community rallied downtown Minneapolis to demand the release of Salah Sarsour from ICE custody. Sarsour serves as president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and is a board member for American Muslims for Palestine. He has been an organizer for the Palestine movement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for decades. Saturday’s protest was organized by the Twin Cities chapter of American Muslims for Palestine and the Minnesota Anti-War Committee.
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San Jose protests at Microsoft on Earth Day
San Jose, CA – On Saturday, April 18, over 20 people gathered in front of the Microsoft office in Mountain View to protest the company’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Palestine, ICE’s deportation operations as well as their development of AI data centers causing ecological destruction.
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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/san-jose-protests-at-microsoft-on-earth-day
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