Over 100 NYU students gather for immigrant rights benefit concert

NYC, NY – Over 100 NYU students and community members gathered at the Third Rail in Brooklyn to participate in a concert organized by the NYU Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The concert raised funds for Make the Road NY, an immigrant-led nonprofit that provides legal services and other aid to immigrants in the city. The concert raised $748 through ticket sales to donate to the organization and $396 through merchandise sales to help send members out to the SDS national convention this fall.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/over-100-nyu-students-gather-for-immigrant-rights-benefit-concert

Rally at Manhattan Philippine Consulate demands end to Balikatan War exercises, expulsion of U.S. military

New York, NY – Filipino community organizations and their allies rallied outside of the Philippine Consulate in New York City, April 20, to call for an end to U.S. military involvement in the Philippines.

The protest marks the beginning of the month-long Balikatan joint military exercises between the United States, the Philippines, Japan, Canada, France and New Zealand. The organizers included the New York Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (NYCHRP), Malaya Movement, and BAYAN. Speakers also included members of Anakbayan as well as Filipino residents whose families are still living in the country.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/rally-at-manhattan-philippine-consulate-demands-end-to-balikatan-war-exercises

New Yorkers speak out against rise in NYPD shootings

New York, NY – Organizers from the New York Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression held a speakout outside New York City Hall on Friday, April 18, to protest the dramatic rise in police violence against Black men across the city since the beginning of April.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/new-yorkers-speak-out-against-rise-in-nypd-shootings

New Yorkers protest U.S. wars on Tax Day

NYC, NY – Anti-war activists from the five boroughs came together on April 15, to protest the waste of U.S. taxes on war, sanctions and oppression. The protesters targeted the U.S. Post Office – a historic location that has been the target of Tax Day protests for decades. The April 15 protest was part of a larger National Day of Action called for by the Anti-War Action Network (AWAN).

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/new-yorkers-protest-u-s-wars-on-tax-day

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New Yorkers mark Good Friday by remembering those martyred in Venezuela

Brooklyn, NY – On the early evening of April 3, a dozen people gathered outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center to observe Good Friday. The vigil was called by Black Alliance for Peace on what is also the three-month anniversary of President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores’ kidnapping.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/new-yorkers-mark-good-friday-by-remembering-those-martyred-in-venezuela

New Yorkers launch monthly picket at precinct where cops that murdered Eudes Pierre are based

Brooklyn, NY – Dozens of community members gathered for a picket at the NYPD’s 71st Precinct in Brooklyn on March 31. In December 2021, 26-year-old Haitian American Eudes Pierre dialed 911 while experiencing a mental health crisis. Instead of assistance or care, officers Peter Lan and Conrado Abreu-Gerez from the 71st Precinct followed him in and out of a train station and to his home before shooting him ten times.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/new-yorkers-launch-monthly-picket-at-precinct-where-cops-that-murdered-eudes

Contract faculty at NYU reach tentative agreement on contract

New York, NY – On March 23, the Contract Faculty Union at NYU (CFU-UAW) called a strike at 11 a.m. after contract negotiations failed to advance by the strike deadline. Over 200 faculty, students and community members convened at the John A. Paulson Center to picket in response to the strike call. Several classes were cancelled, which created a massive disruption amongst the university community.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/contract-faculty-at-nyu-reach-tentative-agreement-on-contract

350,000 New Yorkers march against war, ICE and Trump during No Kings

New York, NY – Over 350,000 New Yorkers convened at Central Park on March 28 to join the No Kings protest. The No Kings protests have been called to oppose the Trump administration and its policies. Protesters convened on Saturday to oppose the Trump administration’s attacks on the people, ICE detentions and deportations of immigrants and the ongoing war on Iran.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/350-000-new-yorkers-march-against-war-ice-and-trump-during-no-kings

Protesters gather to support for President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores at court appearance

New York, NY – On March 26, around 100 people gathered at 8 a.m. across the street from the Southern District of New York courthouse in solidarity with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/protesters-gather-to-support-for-president-maduro-and-first-lady-cilia-flores