I don't think most people are fully grasping what happened to Omar Artan. Citizens of African countries cannot travel to the US without first navigating a highly restrictive, discriminatory visa process. Africans face the highest refusal rates globally, not only for US visas +
⛵️ We are sailing!
When they intercepted our vessels last week, and brutalised us, physically and sexually, the israeli army showed the lengths they are prepared to go to in order to block humanitarian aid to Gaza.
We don’t know what they will do next. We sail because the risk of not sailing, of normalizing genocide, is too great.
Witness is protection. We need all eyes on the Flotilla now and over the coming days as we sail towards Gaza.
Back home after few weeks reporting in #Lebanon.
Keep coming back to this unpublished poem by Khatoun Salma.
Her daughter Ghida found it in the rubble of the building where her Mum & Dad were killed by an Israeli strike (8th April).
Part premonition, part Lebanon’s love song
@nickturse So true Nick, and we could lead by being the first nuclear-armed state to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (#TPNW). The international framework is already there!
Let us reject the logic of violence and war, and embrace peace founded on love and justice—an unarmed peace, not based on fear, threats or weapons. This peace is disarming, because it is capable of resolving conflicts, opening hearts, and generating trust, empathy, and hope. I strongly reiterate: The world thirsts for #Peace! Enough of war and all the pain it causes through death, destruction, and exile! #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon
Child care that ends at 3 p.m. doesn't work for many working families. So we're changing it.
This fall, our 2-K program will pilot year-round care for 2-year-olds, with a full 10-hour day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Because "universal" child care must meet the reality of working people's lives — covering the hours they commute, the hours they work, and the hours they need to build a future in this city.
Time's up for the billionaires!⏱️🆙
I'm Joe Tache — youth worker, community organizer, and socialist. I'm running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. We have the means to meet the needs of the people and planet, we just need the power! Join our movement: https://t.co/s982zNlnhi.
Leqaa Kordia told MSNOW that authorities chained her to a hospital bed after a seizure during more than a year in ICE detention. Arrested during Columbia protests, the 33-year old from New Jersey described extremely harsh conditions and a legal battle that kept her locked up despite court orders to release her.
A lot of you know Aylool, my 3-year-old niece who suffered so very heartbreakingly during the genocide.
Here’s her for the Eid with lots of eggs, chocolates, and sweets.