Fight Back News
Minneapolis, MN – Protesters rallied on Saturday, July 26 in south Minneapolis to protest the creation of the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention facility. The protest, called by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC), was part of the Legalization 4 All’s National Week of Action: 10 Days of Resistance. In response to Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” appropriating $150 billion for his deportation agenda, communities are protesting across the country including in Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Oakland, Orange County, and San José. The Twin Cities Coalition for Justice (TCC4J) co-hosted Saturday’s protest with MIRAC. Other groups endorsing the event included the… […]
San Francsico, CA – On July 28, over 350 activists rallied outside the Philippines consulate in San Francisco for the People’s State of the Nation Address. The PSONA is an annual event meant to contrast with the state of the nation address given by Philippines President Ferdinand “Bong-bong” Marcos Junior. The PSONA addresses the struggles faced by Filipino workers both at home and abroad, and the neglect that the Marcos administration has for the people it claims to protect. This year’s PSONA focused heavily on how the consulates have failed to support Filipino migrant workers facing deportations and ICE attacks,… […]
San José, CA – On Friday, August 1, the Department of Labor released its jobs report for the month of July. The report caused strong reactions, including disappointment, shock and anger. The disappointment was caused by the report that the economy only created 73,000 net new jobs in July. This was a much lower number than expected by economists and meant that the economy created the fewest jobs over the past year since March of 2021, when the economy was just starting to shake off a recession. There was also disappointment that the unemployment rate for African Americans and for… […]
Milwaukee, WI – On Tuesday, July 29, the Milwaukee Anti-war Committee held an Emergency Hands Off the West Bank protest condemning the Israeli parliament for its symbolic vote to illegally annex the West Bank. This vote was indicative of the escalation of Israeli aggression and expansion, and another step on their nearly century-long genocidal mission of theft of Palestinian land. Around 60 people gathered to protest the decision, where people held signs and waved Palestinian flags along the street, garnering supportive honks from passing vehicles. Protesters rallied, shouting, “Hands off the West Bank!” and “Gaza must have food and water!… […]
Orlando, FL – On July 26, members of the Orlando community gathered for an educational panel covering the history of policing and the fight for community control. The event was hosted by Orlando Against Police Crimes (OAPC) at The Drunken Monkey coffee bar, located in the Mills 50 district of Orlando. The panel began with Cassia Laham, a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), highlighting the history of policing in the United States. By giving an overview of the historical role of police in the U.S., she showed how the stated goal of policing is different from the reality… […]
La Grange, IL- 50 activists disrupted Congressman Sean Casten’s town hall on Wednesday night, July 30. They raised their voices to demand that Casten sign the Block the Bombs act. Some of the same organizers had disrupted Congressman Bill Foster’s town hall on Tuesday night to make the same demand. “Casten, Foster, Schakowsky, Quigley, and of course Durbin and Duckworth, they all have Palestinian blood on their hands,” said Nick Sous of the US Palestinian Community Network-Chicago, which helped organize both actions and many others targeting U.S. congresspeople over the past two years. “This is why we won’t allow them… […]