Fight Back News
Tampa, FL – On Wednesday November 12, Tampa protesters led by Tampa Immigrant Rights Coalition (Tampa IRC) rallied in front of the Federal Courthouse to demand Temporary Protected Status (TPS) be upheld for Venezuelans and to stop the deportations. They were supported by groups like Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, Tampa Food Not Bombs, and the New Era Young Lords. TPS for Venezuelans was allowed to lapse on Friday, November 7 by the Trump administration, leaving more than 240,000 Venezuelan immigrants without legal protections against deportations and ICE raids, after another 350,000 had lost it earlier this year.… […]
Chicago, IL – On November 11, hundreds of people gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, demanding an immediate end to the militarization and federal attacks on our communities, divestment from state-funded violence such as genocide and war, and rights for all workers. “I wanna ask you veterans, I wanna ask you workers, for your solidarity as we demonstrate, as we organize, and we clarify the principles of this country, that it is freedom, it is democracy, it is solidarity that moves us, not disunity, not exclusion, and certainly not ICE,” said Stacey Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union… […]
Chicago, IL – In the early morning of Thursday, November 13, dozens of student and union activists demonstrated outside of the UIC Dorin Forum in Chicago to demand that the University of Illinois (U of I) System Board of Trustees increase funding for cultural centers and divest from the genocidal state of Israel. The U of I System encompasses three universities – the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and University of Illinois Springfield. Loud chants of “Cultural centers we demand! No more funding stolen land!” and “UIC don’t comply! We’re defending DEI!” could be heard from… […]
By Kayla Knuckles and Alivia Mallary Billings, MT – On November 6, People United Billings (PUB) rallied outside the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Billings to protest the “Liberty Dinner” put on by the Mountain States Policy Center, a local right-wing think tank. The event was headlined by former Trump cabinet member Ben Carson, with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte listed as one of the featured guests. PUB promoted the protest with the slogan “Gianforte dines while Montanans starve!” highlighting the hypocrisy of the governor's refusal to assist SNAP recipients during the federal government shutdown, while attending a dinner event with plates… […]
Chicago, IL – On Wednesday, November 5, the Arab American Action Network (AAAN) and allied organizations stacked the public comments of the monthly Oak Lawn Police and Fire Commission meeting. They spoke up to demand an independent investigation by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul into the racist practices by the Oak Lawn Police Department. Commenters explained the cases of racism by Oak Lawn Police Department (OLPD) which sparked over three years of ongoing monthly protests. The explanations were partially for the new commissioner, Mayra Olvera. “Accountability will not come from the OLPD’s own investigation. Accountability will only begin when the… […]
Chicago, IL – On Tuesday, November 4, several organizations led by the Chicago Committee Against War & Racism organized a press conference demanding that the United States stay out of Venezuela. “Viva viva Venezuela,” the crowd chanted, showcasing their support of Venezuela and opposition to a U.S. invasion. “While Trump wages his war here against the people of Chicago, cutting jobs, deporting immigrants and sending police and ICE to terrorize our neighborhoods, he is also waging a war on our brothers and sisters in Latin America,” Evelyn Zepeda from Ceiba Colectiva stated. Since August, the United States has repeatedly attacked… […]