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Palestine Solidarity Encampments Are a Rehearsal for Liberatory Self-Governance

“The movement is not going away,” says author and University of Chicago faculty member Eman Abdelhadi.

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Reducing Fight Against Fascism to Electoral Questions Overlooks Larger Crisis

On Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott pardoned a man who was convicted of killing 28-year-old Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in the...

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Activists Carry Forward Momentum of Campus Protests With New Waves of Organizing

“We have to be impossible to ignore,” says Palestinian academic, author and organizer Eman Abdelhadi.

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Outside Agitators Are Good, Actually

“Outside agitators have played an incredible role in social movements,” says author Astra Taylor.

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Berkeley’s Free Palestine Encampment Draws on Legacy of Palestinian Protests

Following the arrest of over 100 students at Columbia University on April 18, Palestine solidarity encampment protests have multiplied across the US....

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Care Must Be a Collective Practice of Survival, Not a Site of Profit Extraction

“In this moment of crisis, we have to understand how the care economy functions.… I think we have to ask ourselves, do we want someone to profit...

14.03.2024 5

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Following Street Blockade, Chicago Activists Vow Ongoing Shutdowns for Palestine

Protesters acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza converged on a major three-way intersection in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood on...

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Activists Unveil Map of Facilities Actively Producing Weapons for Israel

As protests against Israel’s genocidal attacks on Gaza have unfolded in recent months, some groups have taken action against arms manufacturers...

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State of US Journalism Is “Worst I’ve Ever Seen It,” Says Sarah Kendzior

“The public domain is being purchased, and it is being purchased in order for it to be destroyed,” says journalist Sarah Kendzior. In this episode...

29.02.2024 10

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We Must Resist Any Erasure of Why Aaron Bushnell’s Young Life Came to an End

Aaron Bushnell died for Palestine. Bushnell, a 25-year-old active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force, set himself on fire in front of the Israeli...

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Our Mourning for Nex Benedict Calls Us to Action Against Transphobia and Fascism

As a nonbinary Native person, I am holding Nex Benedict in my heart this weekend. Nex was a gender-expansive 16-year-old whose mother was a member of...

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Chicago Organizers Defeat Police Tech in Ongoing Fight for Community Safety

“Every interaction between Black and Brown community members and CPD responding to a gunshot alert is dangerous. It puts people at risk of violence...

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Ending Genocide Is an Individual Commitment, But We Enact That Goal Collectively

Amid Israel’s unrelenting violence against Palestinians, the Palestine solidarity movement has been unwavering in its calls to end the genocide. In...

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Georgia Senate Approves Bill That Would Criminalize Charitable Bail Funds

Last week, the Georgia Senate approved a bill aimed at expanding the state’s cash bail system while simultaneously criminalizing charitable bail...

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Predictive Police Tech Isn’t Making Communities Safer — It’s Disempowering Them

“The truth is, every time community groups have asked questions about policing, the police haven’t had good answers. And when really pushed, they...

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Will Chicago’s Mayor Cancel Inaccurate Gunshot Detection System Contract?

Chicago organizers will soon learn whether the city’s progressive mayor will honor a key campaign promise. Brandon Johnson campaigned on a pledge to...

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Disability Justice Activists Organize to Help Palestinians Stay Connected

Amid the struggle to survive Israel’s ongoing military attacks – which have left over 25,000 dead and more than 7,000 missing in Gaza – and the...

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Attacks on the Concept of Settler Colonialism Are About Undermining Solidarity

“Surviving settler colonialism isn’t just about surviving its material realities, it’s also about surviving how settler colonialism requires...

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Our Burning, Broken, Beautiful World: Thoughts on Turning 43

Today is my 43rd birthday. Two decades ago, this milestone seemed improbable, if not impossible. And yet, here I am, living in improbable, impossible...

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No Matter Who Wins in 2024, Collective Care Will Be Needed to Combat Fascism

I have been having a lot of conversations lately about what antifascist organizing should look like in 2024. Some people argue that fighting fascism...

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As We Fight for Those Living in Palestine, Let’s Remember Those Who Were Lost

On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at Chicago’s lakefront to mourn the late Palestinian writer, poet, professor and activist Refaat Alareer....

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There Is Power in Grief. We Must Resist the Normalization of Mass Death in Gaza.

This is a hard time of year for many of us, and this year, it’s even harder. In addition to our usual woes, such as seasonal depression, or the...

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“Palestine Is About Living in Spite of Everything”

“Belonging isn’t about a claim of ownership, it’s actually about this notion of love and longing. And so I’ve come to say, I don’t claim...

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Native Organizers Celebrate Solidarity, Grieve Losses and Work to Reduce Harm

“We’re connected to each other and these liberation fights across the globe,” says Indigenous Justice organizer Ashley Crystal Rojas. In this...

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The Real Origins of the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Began Long Before 1948

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said on Monday that Israel may have a “diplomatic window” of two to three weeks to continue its assault on...

14.11.2023 4

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Protesters Block Traffic in Front of Congress Member’s Home, Demanding Ceasefire

On Tuesday, members of the Chicago chapter of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) and other constituents of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky...

08.11.2023 4

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Vigil for Palestine: We Mourn and Consider What Solidarity Demands of Us

“Ruin someone powerful’s afternoon. Our goal is to stop a genocide. We do not have to argue with murderers or appeal to a compassion they do not...

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This Weekend’s DC Protest Was Largest Pro-Palestine Mobilization in US History

Over 300,000 people gathered at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C. on Saturday for the National March on Washington for Palestine. The march was the...

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Activist Group Targets the US-Israeli War Machine in Massachusetts

On Monday, nine activists were arrested by the Cambridge Police Department during a rally organized by Palestine Action US at the Cambridge office of...

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Practicing New Worlds in a Time of Collapse

“Our survival is at stake, and so, let’s think about all the best things that can help us better understand how we can ensure the collective...

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Political Education Is as Essential to Organizing as Direct Action

Broader historical understanding of Palestine is critical to our resistance, says Palestinian Youth Movement organizer.

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“I Lived All My Life as Collateral Damage,” Says Palestinian Activist

Ezra Yachin, 95, is one of more than 300,000 army reservists Israel has mobilized since Hamas launched a surprise on Israeli targets last Saturday....

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Israel’s Tools of Occupation Are Tested on Palestine and Exported Globally

“The danger now is not just in Palestine for Palestinians. It’s gone well beyond that now. It’s exported, the idea that you can export...

12.10.2023 2

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What Preceded This Bloodshed in Gaza Was Not “Peace” — It Was Apartheid

On Saturday, Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel, by land, air and sea. While the full death toll is not yet known, it appears at least...

10.10.2023 2

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To Fight Big Tech, We Must Seize the Means of Computation

“If you’ve never tried to organize a movement without the internet, I’m here to tell you, it’s really hard. We need to seize the means of...

28.09.2023 2

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We Can Survive Together by Becoming Kin

“I want the land to know me, to claim me. I want to feel at home in it in a way that’s reciprocal.… When we talk about land back, we’re not...

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