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Por el Equipo de Trabajo del Movimiento LGBTQ y de las Mujeres de la OSCL La Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad se solidariza con todas las personas trans en su lucha por justicia y liberación en el Día de la Visibilidad Trans. Históricamente, las personas trans han enfrentado opresión sistemática en todos los sectores de la sociedad, y hacer una transición pública casi siempre significaba perder tu comunidad, tu empleo, y posiblemente hasta tu vida. La administración de Trump quiere traer de regreso esos días a los Estados Unidos. La administración ha declarado que las personas trans no existen… […]
Tucson, AZ – On March 30, educators, labor unions and community members marched in downtown Tucson to tell the Trump administration, “Hands off the Department of Education!” The crowd gathered outside Davis Elementary, which is renowned for its bilingual education and mariachi, then headed toward the Federal and State buildings for a speaking program. Union educators from Sunnyside and Flowing Wells spoke about the catastrophic impact that the dismantling of the Department of Education would have on Title I funding for low-income schools and Title III funding for English Language learners and the loss of special education rights. Jennifer Cardenas,… […]
By Dre Say and Clio Jensen Seattle, WA – Seattle union members and community activists joined a National Day of Protest on March 23 led by the National Association of Letter Carriers, saying “Hell No!” to dismantling the postal service. 300 people attended the rally in front of a Seattle post office, one of several rallies in the region in solidarity with 200,000 letter carriers and 640,000 postal workers who are fighting against President Trump’s attempt to restructure or privatize the U.S. Postal Service. The Trump administration threatened to reorganize the independent, self-sufficient USPS under the Department of Commerce. Elon… […]
Tallahassee, FL – On Wednesday, March 26, the chamber of the Tallahassee City Commission was packed with community members from across the city to speak on a variety of issues, such as a proposed gas station’s environmental impacts and the future ownership of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The most pressing issue, however, concerned the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD). About a dozen members of the Tallahassee Immigrant Rights Alliance (TIRA) spoke during public comment to denounce TPD’s voluntary signing of a 287g agreement and demand its termination. The 287g agreement is a contract between local law enforcement entities and ICE, which would… […]
Chicago, IL – Over 400 community members from the South Side of Chicago gathered March 30 for a community listening session featuring Mayor Brandon Johnson. After more than two months of attacks on Chicago from the White House, the mayor spoke and answered questions about his platform and in defense of the city. The listening session was held at the Trinity United Church of Christ, an historic civil rights church in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the South Side. Frank Chapman, field organizer of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR), opened the event with a call for… […]
Tallahassee, FL – On Thursday, March 27, Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) came together with community members to demand the release of political prisoners. This comes in the light of growing arrests and threatened deportations of pro-Palestine activists including Mahmoud Khalil and Leqaa Kordia. A crowd of more than 30 stood up and demanded an end to these measures of heightened repression on the student movement. Protesters condemned this oppression with their voices, signs and Palestinian flags in hand. Onlookers shouted and honked in support. The demands of this protest were a liberated Palestine, protesters to be safe… […]