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workersolidarity · 29 days

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JORDANIANS DEMONSTRATE FOR GAZA OVER AN ENTIRE NIGHT IN AMMAN

📹 Thousands of demonstrators out rallying in support for Gaza and in solidarity with Palestinians in Amman, the Jordanian capital, which went on until dawn today.

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allthebrazilianpolitics · 11 months

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Brazil: Indigenous People Carry Out Protest Against Policy To Demarcate Lands

The indigenous people, along with their leader Thiago Karai Djekupe march against the proposed legalisation that would alter the policy of demarcating lands for them in Sao Paulo.

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#brazil #politics #environmental justice #indigenous rights #brazilian politics #demonstrations #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt

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nobrashfestivity · 7 months

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Zero Group, Demonstration, 1961, Germany

#zero group #art collective #demonstrations #avant garde #performance art

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feckcops · 1 year

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At least 108 police injured and 291 held in May Day protests in cities across France

“On the edges of the march as it passed through Paris’s 11th arrondissement, police fired teargas and clashed with groups of young men dressed in black. Projectiles, bins and petrol bombs were thrown at police.

“Some Paris bus stops and shop fronts were smashed and graffitied with anti-police slogans. As the march reached its end point at Place de la Nation, police fired teargas and pushed back crowds as demonstrators threw projectiles.

“There was also unrest in Lyon, where several cars were set alight and the windows of some businesses were smashed. In Nantes in western France, bins were piled up and set alight in front of an administration building, shop windows were smashed and police fired teargas after protesters threw projectiles. A demonstrator in Nantes was treated by paramedics for a serious injury to his hand.

“In Marseille, a group of more than 100 demonstrators briefly occupied a luxury hotel near the old port before being pushed back by police. Teargas was also fired in Toulouse and Rennes.”

#pension protests #protestations de retraite #protests #protestations #demonstrations #police #gendarmerie #all cops are bastards #acab #emmanuel macron #macron #paris #lyon #france #europe

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biophonies · 2 months

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in the spirit of black history month & my book COOK LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS, the Sunnyvale library is hosting me for a virtual intuitive cooking demo <3

we'll discuss the relationship with food + memory, seed saving + survival, featuring black eyed peas + the afro-atlantic diaspora, all while cooking up some Kenyan kunde.

it's no cost, and the food is fully plant based. get your grocery list & sign up at: rb.gy/4bpoal

(this is saturday, so soak your peas now!)

#resources #food #demonstrations #cooking #recipe #kenya #africa #black history month #cook like your ancestors #history #diaspora #seeds #black eyed peas #event #invite

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immaculatasknight · 2 months

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What real education looks like

#colleges #universities #students #activism #protests #Palestine solidarity #demonstrations #mobilization #UC Davis #Stanford

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the-garbanzo-annex-jr · 1 year

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I can no longer keep silent. I may be sitting in Manhattan, but my heart is in Jerusalem and my heart is very heavy.

I may not be a lawyer or a legal scholar, but I have been an organizer, an activist, a leader who has acted on behalf of civil and human rights—especially women’s rights. But I have never acted in the way that Israeli rioters are now acting: Not stopping, threatening to continue until they’ve brought down an entire country.

These leftists/progressives/“good people” (my former people) seem to be behaving the same way that pro-Palestinian/pro-jihad students behave in the streets and classrooms of America. They are like hecklers in the classroom who will not allow a speaker with whom they disagree to speak, trying to chase them out of the lecture hall. These rioters are aiming to abolish a lawful and democratic election because they despise and fear the people’s choice. They aim to make their country odious in the eyes of the world.

Do they not understand that Israel is already defamed, that the noose has tightened around the Jewish neck globally, that Israel is already hated everywhere? Do they think that by standing for civil rights, women’s rights, gay rights, minority and Arab rights (all important issues) they will be seen as the “good” Israel, the “good” Jew and will be sent to the gas chambers last?

Do they not see that their style of protesting, however righteously intended, resembles a Black Lives Matter demonstration, a jihadist uprising, a Jan. 6 storming of the American Capitol or an adolescent tantrum? Do they not see that they are enacting their own form of BDS?

Do they not understand that they reside in a neighborhood where such a dangerous riot would be put down with live bullets, prison, torture, execution, perhaps even chemical warfare? Do they not understand that they are lucky to live in a country that does not do such things? Do they have no better way to protest what they view as dangerous and awful as a “tyranny of the majority?”

I am not in favor of abolishing women’s rights, gay rights or minority rights in Israel. My record speaks for itself. And for the record, please allow me to note that the overly hallowed Israeli Supreme Court—yes, even under Menacham Elon and Aharon Barak—which the demonstrators/protestors/rioters believe has been so just, even holy, utterly failed to do justice for the Women of the Wall or the Original Women of the Wall, who want to pray with women only and at the Kotel proper, not at Robinson’s Arch in mixed gender minyanim.

Yes, I understand that the haredim, who may have voted for the new government, also opposed us with contemptuous violence. Nevertheless, I refused to write about any of this in the major North American press; not while Israel was under siege.

As Jew-hatred in the West keeps rising; as physical, even murderous attacks on visible Jews both in the diaspora and in Israel keep rising; as more and more Israelis, including Israel’s president, are being treated shamefully; as more and more Jewish students and professors are being harassed, even persecuted in America—what is going on in Israel right now is very dangerous, beyond disheartening.

I understand: The secularists/modernists/atheists are overly righteous, but they are also terrified lest they be subjected to religious law and prejudices about women, minorities and Arabs. They do not wish to live in a theocratic and misogynist state. They genuinely fear that their civil rights will be lost. They have a point—but they are also out of touch with reality.

The religious nationalists believe that only those who are God-fearing can save the Jews and have the moral right to preside over the only Jewish state. They are also focused on Jewish survival in an increasingly dangerous neighborhood and world. Iran is uppermost on their minds, plus the Arab terrorist attacks and the world media diabolically turning reality upside down. Then there is the E.U. funding of Palestinian terrorism and the U.N. passing an unending number of anti-Israel resolutions. As I wrote, the noose is tightening, the Jew of the world is now everywhere defamed.

Is this also a fight between Sephardim/Mizrahim and the Western-centric Ashkenazim? Between post-enlightenment modernists and traditionalists? Brethren: Were we not all at Sinai?

It seems to me that, in the name of democracy, the most uncivil, anti-democratic protests have been taking place against a democratically elected government whose views the protestors do not share. Why not start organizing to win the hearts and minds of the electorate? Why not plan for victory in the next election? Why not hold demonstrations that do not intend to shut the entire country down?

Now is the time for unity and compromise. If not now—when? We have lost our nation before because of sinat hinam, unwarranted hatred of one another.

The Israeli rioters are playing at being American Jews who, for a long time now, have identified themselves as being in opposition to Israel. However, what was once a genuine disagreement on the issues has become a chasm, a deep and dangerous division. Israel is so important to Jews that each Jew wants to see it in their own image and not in anyone else’s image. How about in God’s image? What happened to our being a nation holy to God, a people in God’s image?

People: As they say, yesh gvul. There has got to be a limit to such riots.

Phyllis Chesler is an emerita professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at the City University of New York (CUNY) and the author of 20 books, including “Women and Madness,” and “A Family Conspiracy: Honor Killings.” She is a Senior IPT Fellow, and a Fellow at MEF and ISGAP.

#phyllis chesler #israel #riots #demonstrations

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postcard-from-the-past · 1 month

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Troops stationing during the 1906 1st of May demonstrations in Paris

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sushis4kalyo · 1 year

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Sauvez le tourisme en France : proposez des vacances culturelles ! 😁

J'vois plein de gens qui s'inquiètent du tourisme en France avec tout ce qui se passe ... alors qu'en vrai, si on regarde bien, on peut vraiment adapter nos offres touristiques à l'actualité !

J'ai tilté ça en voyant de plus en plus de photos de gens, probablement des touristes, se faisant prendre en photo devant les poubelles et feux à Paris. Du coup, je me suis décarcassée pour qu'on puisse rester une bonne destination des tours opérateurs, voici quelques pistes :

Faire vivre la révolution française 2.0 aux touristes : Certains manifestent déjà devant les ambassades françaises, on peut convier les touristes qui sont déjà sur place à ce moment culturel 100% français ! On peut leur fournir une fourche sponsorisée par FO, une casquette à strass CGT et un photographe les prend en photo ! Imaginez comment ils seront fiers de raconter à leur famille comment ils ont accompagné les français dans leur lutte ! C'est pas donné à tout le monde de participer à un moment historique !

Prévoir des goodies ! Beaucoup de goodies ! Les casquettes CGT à strass auraient certainement du succès ! Ainsi que les boules de pétanque gravées "réforme des retraites 2023". Des sweats à capuche "qu'ils viennent me chercher" ou le badge "J'y étais" avec un gros 49.3 en flammes... même que les fonds pourraient être versés aux caisses de grève.

Des repas 100% traditionnels et conviviaux devant le journal de 13h. Le café en terrasse ... devant un bon feu de poubelle réconfortant. Possible partenariat avec Trogneux !

Faire un musée national de la Grève où les touristes peuvent découvrir comment on a obtenu ce droit, la création des syndicats etc.

Faire le parc à thème "Macronieland" où tu peux lâcher un pognon de dingue dans le 49.3 infernal (un rollercoaster où quand t'en veux plus, bah t'en as encore !), Tu peux aussi faire un tour dans le train BRAV-M (c'est comme le train fantôme sauf qu'au lieu des monstres, t'as des mecs qui te menacent avec des matraques en mousse et des fumigènes. Non, pas des vrais lacrymos, on est pas des monstres !). Les enfants pourront jouer à la pêche aux milliards (Comme la pêche aux canards, mais avec des petits bonhommes avec des logos McKinsey et BlackRock gravés) ... et niveau staff, on pourra même récupérer en CDD les anciens élus Renaissance quand ils traverseront la rue pour trouver du boulot.

Non franchement ... pourquoi on s'inquiète ?

Je déconne hein ... mais imaginez quand même !

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workersolidarity · 5 days

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DEMONSTRATORS MARCH IN SUPPORT OF GAZA IN MOROCCO

📹 Demonstrations in Tangiers, Morocco in support of Palestinians on their 200th day under siege, blockade and bombardment by the Israeli occupation army in the Gaza Strip.

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impoliticwestie · 5 months

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My 15th publication, Armistice Day London 2023, is now available from my website:

The photographs were taken in London during the demonstrations of autumn of 2023 advocating a ceasefire from the blanket bombing of Gaza following atrocities perpetrated by Hamas against Israelis on October 7th. A significant feature of demonstrations during this period was that a large proportion of the demonstrators were women, highlighting the increasingly prominent role women are playing in pro democracy and human rights movements around the world.

Half the proceeds from sales of this zine will be donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: https://donate.unrwa.org . The other half will cover production costs.

#john perivolaris #city #black and white #monochrome #urban #street #europe #london #gazaunderattack #Women #unrwa #protest #Demonstrations #democracy #ceasfire now

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allthebrazilianpolitics · 11 months

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Brazilian Indigenous groups protest bill that would limit recognition of ancestral lands

Brazil’s lower house of Congress on Tuesday night approved a bill that would limit the recognition of ancestral lands in a vote met by protests from Indigenous groups.

The bill, known as PL 490/2007, would strip the environment and Indigenous people ministries of some powers, weakening their oversight of environmental protections and the demarcation of Indigenous lands.

The proposed legislation, which passed by 283 votes to 155, still requires approval from the Senate and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Ahead of the vote, Indigenous groups blocked a highway just outside the country’s largest city Sao Paulo. Protesters burned tires, fired arrows and threw objects at the riot and military police, who used water cannons and tear gas in return.

Indigenous groups from across the country also planned protests in the capital Brasilia, where Lula da Silva is meeting with South American leaders.

#brazil #politics #brazilian politics #environmental justice #indigenous rights #demonstrations #mod nise da silveira #image description in alt

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rjzimmerman · 2 years

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Excerpt from this New York Times story:

After years of spirited opposition from environmental activists, the Mountain Valley Pipeline — a 304-mile gas pipeline cutting through the Appalachian Mountains — was behind schedule, over budget and beset with lawsuits. As recently as February, one of its developers, NextEra Energy, warned that the many legal and regulatory obstacles meant there was “a very low probability of pipeline completion.”

Then came Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and his hold on the Democrats’ climate agenda.

Mr. Manchin’s recent surprise agreement to back the Biden administration’s historic climate legislation came about in part because the senator was promised something in return: not only support for the pipeline in his home state, but also expedited approval for pipelines and other infrastructure nationwide, as part of a wider set of concessions to fossil fuels.

It was a big win for a pipeline industry that, in recent years, has quietly become one of Mr. Manchin’s biggest financial supporters.

Natural gas pipeline companies have dramatically increased their contributions to Mr. Manchin, from just $20,000 in 2020 to more than $331,000 so far this election cycle, according to campaign finance disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission and tallied by the Center for Responsive Politics. Mr. Manchin has been by far Congress’s largest recipient of money from natural gas pipeline companies this cycle, raising three times as much from the industry than any other lawmaker.

NextEra Energy, a utility giant and stakeholder in the Mountain Valley Pipeline, is a top donor to both Mr. Manchin and Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, who negotiated the pipeline side deal with Mr. Manchin. Mr. Schumer has received more than $281,000 from NextEra this election cycle, the data shows. Equitrans Midstream, which owns the largest stake in the pipeline, has given more than $10,000 to Mr. Manchin. The pipeline and its owners have also spent heavily to lobby Congress.

The disclosures point to the extraordinary behind-the-scenes spending and deal-making by the fossil fuel industry that have shaped a climate bill that nevertheless stands to be transformational. The final reconciliation package, which cleared the Senate on Sunday, would allocate more than $370 billion to climate and energy policies, including support for cleaner technologies like wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles, and put the United States on track to reduce its emissions of planet-warming gases by roughly 40

#demonstrations #protests and riots #Mountain Valley pipeline #pipelines #senator manchin

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blackswaneuroparedux · 1 year

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The French rioters have all the spirit of freedom without its character; they have all the boldness of anarchy without its genius. The French people want no capacity, and they want no courage, but they want both the advantages and the defects of generous minds.

- Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)

I can’t help but think the ghost of Edmund Burke, the British statesman and philosopher who was highly critical of the French Revolution and its associated riots, looking down on the modern streets of Paris and sighing.

In his writings, Burke argued that the revolutionaries' disregard for tradition and established institutions would lead to chaos and anarchy. Whatever one thinks of the pensions reform everything was done constitutionally. There was nothing done undemocratically. This is how the 5th Republic has been set up by de Gaulle as a sort of ‘Republican monarchy’ in 1958. The fate of an unpopular legislation shouldn’t be decided on the streets but in the constitutional court as the 5th Republic was designed to function.Macron hasn’t done anything illegal - even if what he did was politically unpopular and perhaps heavy handed.

Regarding the French riots specifically, Burke expressed his dismay at the mob violence that had erupted in Paris and other cities. He saw the riots as evidence of the revolutionaries' dangerous and misguided approach to governance. In his famous work, "Reflections on the Revolution in France, Burke sincerely believed that the French people were capable of great things, but that the revolution had unleashed their worst impulses rather than their best. He argued that the revolutionaries had cast aside the institutions and traditions that had kept French society stable for centuries, and that this would ultimately lead to disaster. Overall, Burke saw the French riots as a symptom of a broader problem with the revolution. He believed that the revolutionaries had overthrown the established order without any clear plan for what would replace it, and that this had left France vulnerable to violence and chaos.

The same can be asked of the rioters and strikers. Every reasonable person, regardless of political alignment, knows that pensions reform have to be undertaken if the French are to continue to enjoy one of the best retirement pensions in Europe as well as also not place a horrendous tax burden on the future young generation when they get older - ironically the potential children of the very young protesters out in full force on the streets.

Certainly the current legislation can be tweaked - it is as currently conceived grossly unfair to women in the work place and those who do labour intensice work. I empathise with those protesting on some of the glaring issues unresolved. But at the same time I don’t think one should throw out the baby with the bath water. Reform can’t be buried forever as if there was no problem to address urgently. Yet no one on the left is willing to put forward good faith solutions to the problem that will continue to be a ticking time bomb for France. Macron’s view of himself as Jupiter certainly grates too. But in their visceral hatred of Macron, they let their passions over rule their reason. That’s very French.

#burke #edmund burke #quote #french riots #riots #protests #paris #macron #politics #pensions reform #democracy #5th republic #de gaulle #demonstrations #society #france

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elladastinkardiamou · 1 year

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This week's newsletter from AthensLive is out: "Our lives matter" - the train crash that woke up the country after a decade in "shock doctrine" hibernation

* Too little, too late

* What Conflict of Interest? The term does not even exist in Greece

* After many years, Greeks met again on the streets flooding with anger and grief.

- are the main headlines to be found inside this highly informative weekly must-read from and about Greece. This week the whole country took its anger and grief to the streets. On the occasion of the horrific train crash in Tempi on 28 February 23.21, the most massive demonstration since 2015 occurred on Wednesday in Athens, accompanied by protests in 75 cities and towns. The PM apologized for the accident to minimize political damage, and the government tried to appear sad. Yet, the police attacked the demonstrations, and the orchestrated effort against journalists and TV people expressing harsh criticism continued unabated. The government also kept up with breaching the Constitution. Taking advantage of the nation focusing on the horrific event and being collectively traumatized, they proceeded with “business as usual,” tabling anti-popular bills.

It cannot be recommended strongly enough to read and share this week's updates on the events and developments in Greece here:

https://steadyhq.com/en/athenslivegr/posts/cb4242a4-0fd9-445f-97b4-024bb1eb03b5

For anyone with a wish or need to follow and to gain an insight into recent events in Greece and to read and support independent and investigative journalism in English, the weekly newsletter from AthensLive should be a core element in the reading flow.

If you want the best overview of the events and developments in Greece right now, this is the place to go. Not the mainstream Greek news, but independent journalism with sharp analysis and links to interesting and important topics from a variety of sources.

Become a member and get the newsletter in your inbox every week here:

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playitagin · 1 year

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「旗帜鲜明反対四・二六社説」

1989 – The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

#Apr.27.1989 #April 26 Editorial #Tiananmen Square #protests #demonstrations #history today #República Popular China

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