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By Zhenya Aleksandrovna and Caryn Hart Chicago, IL – Several hundred people mobilized in downtown Chicago, June 28 to demand the end of all U.S aid to Israel and divestment of Illinois bonds from companies complicit in the occupation of Palestine. This weekly demonstration was organized by the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine (CJP). CJP has organized mass demonstrations almost every week for nearly two years since the current Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza began in October 2023. Husam Marajda, an organizer with the US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), a member organization of CJP, described the… […]
Milwaukee, WI – On Saturday, June 28, more than 60 people gathered at Cathedral Square Park in the light of downtown Milwaukee, to commemorate the Stonewall Uprisings and the Black Nite Brawl. The Black Nite Brawl is a crucial piece of history from 1961, before the Stonewall Riots, where when four individuals chose to go to the Black Nite Bar with the intentions of causing trouble at the locally known gay bar. The bashers were not prepared for the pushback they were to receive. There were countless gays, lesbians and trans people ready to defend themselves, and make it clear… […]
Denver, CO – On Saturday, June 28, over 200 members of Denver's queer and trans community, along with supporters, gathered at Cheesman Park for a People's Pride March on the 56th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. The march was planned by several organizations, including the Bread & Roses Legal Center, Students for a Democratic Society, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, in response to the official Denver PrideFest celebration, which has been becoming an increasingly commercialized event. Protesters marched from Cheesman Park to the Colorado State Capitol, the site of Denver's annual PrideFest. On the way,… […]
Denver, CO – On Sunday, June 29, the Colorado Palestine Coalition organized a protest in response to United States and Israeli escalations in Iran. They also called for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Over 60 people came out to march and as the crowd picked up steam after a few speeches they took the streets. During the street march, Kyle Burroughs, district organizer for the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, stated, “We need to ignore the bullshit coming out of the United States and Israel’s mouths when it comes to other countries!” Burroughs continued, “So I say stand with… […]
Chicago, IL – On Friday, June 27, allies of the Los Angeles group Centro CSO gathered at noon in downtown Chicago for a press conference and rally in support of CSO immigrant rights activists Alejandro Orellana and Verita Topete. Orellana and Topete have been targeted by the FBI in the weeks since the Los Angeles protests against ICE raids. “We’re here to demand that the federal charges against Alejandro Orellana be dropped,” Joe Iosbaker of the Committee to Stop FBI Repression, said. “Raids and federal grand juries are attacks on progressive movements, on our freedom to speak, to assemble, and… […]
Tampa, FL – On a loud and busy intersection in front of Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse on Friday morning, June 27, members of three groups – Tampa Immigrants Rights Committee, Tampa Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, and Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society – gathered to rally in solidarity with two Los Angeles activists targeted by the FBI for their political beliefs and for standing with their communities. They read statements in in solidarity with Alejandro Orellana and Verita Topete. The rally was held in conjunction with rallies across the country demanding the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney Bill… […]