Fight Back News
Los Angeles, CA – Thousands of students from East Los Angeles and downtown high schools walked out this morning, February 4, and converged at LA City Hall. Chanting, “Immigrants are welcome here!” and “Se ve, se siente, el pueblo está presente!” The majority-student crowd has blocked off the downtown area, in the name of immigrant rights. Upset with Trump and his administration’s recent attacks on immigrants, the students are calling for an end to the deportations and general ICE terror. Centro CSO helped lead the students from the East Los Angeles school, Garfield High, as they joined with Roosevelt High… […]
Los Angeles, CA — Over 200 Garfield High School students walked out this morning, February 4. Parents marched alongside their children, as the students energetically marched out of school. Centro Community Service Organization (CSO) members met with the students and helped coordinate a safe route for them. They took to the historic Whittier Boulevard and are marching towards downtown. Gabriel Quiroz Jr, a member of CSO, was on the bullhorn chanting, “Liberation not deportation!” and “¡Que vivan los estudiantes!” Luis Sifuentes, another member of CSO, said, “It’s a new day when the students decide to walk out for their immigrant… […]
Plano, TX – Dozens of community members gathered north of Dallas on Sunday, February 2, for a protest against Chevron’s complicity in the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. This protest marked the launching of a local campaign against the oil and gas company by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) – North Texas Chapter. Speakers highlighted the Tamar and Leviathan gas fields off the coast of occupied Palestine, which are used to provide energy to Israeli military and prison facilities. They also called out the theft of indigenous land and resources around the world and Chevron’s central role in the… […]
Washington, DC – On February 3, the American Federation of Government Employees said the Trump administration is violating the law by encouraging agencies to ignore collective bargaining agreements in a backwards push to eliminate hybrid work schedules across government. “Union contracts are enforceable by law, and the president does not have the authority to make unilateral changes to those agreements,” AFGE National President Everett Kelley said. “AFGE members will not be intimidated. If our contracts are violated, we will aggressively defend them.” President Trump’s return-to-worksite directive and initial guidance from the Office of Personnel Management explicitly stated that applicable law… […]
Chicago, IL – El frío extremo no pudo parar a la Coalición para Detener la Agenda de Trump, que movilizó a 2500 personas hacia la Plaza Federal en el centro de Chicago para protestar contra la inauguración de Donald Trump. Bajo el frío sol del mediodía, los manifestantes se reunieron en la Plaza, marcharon hacia la Torre Trump, y luego se manifestaron una segunda vez ahí – todo para marcar la nueva fase de lucha en la que el movimiento por la justicia social enfrentará graves peligros ante la agenda de Donald Trump y sus aliados republicanos. Más de 80… […]
Los Ángeles, CA – Miles de chicanos e inmigrantes marcharon hacia el centro de Los Ángeles hoy, 2 de febrero. Ondeando banderas de México, Colombia, Venezuela y Centroamérica, el mar de gente lo dejó claro: los inmigrantes están aquí para quedarse. El evento fue una demostración de indignación pública y unidad en contra de Trump, sus seguidores racistas y sus numerosas órdenes ejecutivas antinmigrantes. Jordan Peña y Gabriel Quiroz Jr., de la Organización de Servicio Comunitario (CSO) del Centro, lideraron un contingente del CSO en este evento masivo. Quiroz Jr. también es miembro de la Organización Socialista Camino de la… […]