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Los Angeles, CA – El 29 de julio, el gobierno federal proclamó que los cargos de conspiración contra el activista Chicano Alejandro Orellana fueron retirados – una victoria para el Centro CSO y todos los luchadores por libertad en el movimiento de derechos de inmigrantes peleando contra la violencia de ICE. El 12 de junio, el FBI, la Guardia Nacional, y la Estación del Sheriff de LA del Este asaltaron la casa de Orellana. Detuvieron a Orellana, destruyeron su casa familiar, y lo encarcelaron en el Centro de Detención Metropolitano que ha sido la ubicación de muchas manifestaciones contra la… […]
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. The attempts by the U.S. military to whitewash its heightened presence in the Philippines through “disaster training” are utterly despicable. The U.S. imperialists, in collusion with the Marcos regime and the U.S. mercenary officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) must be condemned by the Filipino people for exploiting the recent climate disasters to mount another publicity stunt that camouflages the brazen violations of Philippine sovereignty. The “disaster training,” which is nothing but another U.S. military air show and maneuver exercises, purportedly… […]
Jacksonville, FL – The Jacksonville Community Action Committee, the Families of William McNeil Jr and Charles Faggart, along with dozens of other community members gathered at the steps of State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office Saturday, August 2. The emergency rally was in response to the viral video showing the brutalization of William McNeil Jr. during a traffic stop. They demanded the reopening of the investigation into McNeil’s case, and justice for all victims of police terror. McNeil Jr. was pulled over on February 19, for the minor traffic violations of not having his headlights on in inclement weather and not… […]
Chicago, IL – 150 Chicagoans banging pots and pans gathered near Trump Tower to protest the Gaza genocide, July 26. It was the third Chicago protest held in a single week in response to the ongoing genocide and famine against Gaza. “I ask every single one of you here and everyone on the sidewalk, even the police if you have a heart, open it and let what you hear shake you to your core,” said Sami Elmuti with the US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN). “The people of Gaza see you standing here today, coming to these events and demonstrations and… […]
Minneapolis, MN – On July 29, over 150 protesters gathered outside U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's new office in downtown Minneapolis. The event was called by Minnesota Peace Action Coalition, in response to Israel’s manufactured famine imposed on Gaza, and to call out Klobuchar's complicity in this starvation campaign. Nadiyah Salawdeh, a member of United States Palestinian Community Network Minnesota, spoke about the mass starvation in Gaza, as well as the horrific actions taken by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. “The U.S. and Israel designed a famine meant to starve people to death and to make them desperate enough to go… […]
Los Angeles, CA – On August 2, Centro CSO and the family of Jeremy Flores gathered at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights to demand justice for the 26-year-old Chicano man, who was killed by officers from the LAPD Hollenbeck Division on July 14. The protest began with a march to the Hollenbeck police station and ended with a rally at Mariachi Plaza and a fundraiser to support the family. The protesters included the Flores family and their loved ones, Centro CSO organizers, and dozens of residents who turned out in unity and solidarity. Carrying signs that read “Justice for Jeremy… […]