ben cooley hall

(they/them) the first freedom of bourgeois society is the freedom to be exploited. all power to working people!
#palestinewillbefree

[ben cooley hall @bencooleyhall]

🇻🇪 EMERGENCY: 1400+ dead, thousands hurt in Venezuela after earthquakes. US sanctions are causing great harm as the country tries to rescue & recover. We're raising $50K for grassroots relief.
DONATE: https://t.co/tNi1KPeGyQ
INSTA: https://t.co/m6PtltYqhm
https://t.co/S13CFKFQa8

[The People's Forum @PeoplesForumNYC]

Two powerful earthquakes have killed over 900 people in Venezuela—a disaster compounded by years of US sanctions.

Donate to send earthquake relief directly to the Venezuelan people: https://t.co/LESmOSjRuV

[رامین رضاییان @Ramin_Rezaian_]

En nombre mío y de todos mis compañeros de la selección iraní, quiero expresar nuestro más sincero agradecimiento y profunda gratitud a México por su cálida hospitalidad. Nos han llenado de amor, calidez y una amabilidad inolvidable. Gracias al maravilloso pueblo mexicano por su cariño y apoyo, que nos han hecho sentir como en nuestro segundo hogar. Todo nuestro respeto y aprecio para ustedes.

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

The captain of Iran’s National Team, Mehdi Taremi, calls out FIFA and the U.S.:

“This is a disaster World Cup. We can’t stay in the country and have to travel every time we play without any recovery. Now we can’t stay in Seattle and have to return to Tijuana. This is not fair.”

[ben cooley hall @bencooleyhall]

US President Donald Trump is trying to induce a famine in Cuba. Show your support: stand with the Cuban people's right to self-determination without US coercion or interference! Let Cuba Live! https://t.co/Mg6Qpi9rta

[On the Line @laborontheline]

The fate of the labor movement and all working people depends on what happens in the South. Last class of Let Them Tremble: Power, Crisis and Opportunity in the Labor Movement looked to the history of Southern labor struggle and how we can build our movement today.

🔗 Join us at our upcoming classes to dive deeper by signing up at https://t.co/DTolgOfaVR
@PeoplesForumNYC @RaiseUptheSouth

[ben cooley hall @bencooleyhall]

#PalestineWillBeFree

[The Cradle @TheCradleMedia]

Statement by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP):

“We affirm our absolute rejection of the UN Security Council’s decision on the Gaza Strip, considering it an attempt to impose guardianship through the so-called “Peace Council,” which has been granted transitional and sovereign authorities that reproduce the occupation in a new form, sideline the Palestinian role, and strip the UN of its mandate.

The resolution ties the withdrawal of the occupation and the end of the war to the occupation’s own conditions, restricts reconstruction and aid according to its will, deepens the separation between the West Bank and Gaza, and targets UNRWA’s role and responsibility toward Palestinian refugees — the last remaining sign of international commitment to their cause.

Any framework that ignores national will or grants the occupation or the United States authority over Gaza’s future is neither binding on our people nor implementable. Gaza’s administration must be purely Palestinian, and any international force must operate under a clear UN mandate with the exclusive mission of protecting civilians, ensuring separation, and securing humanitarian corridors.

We reject the clauses related to disarmament and condemn labeling the resistance as terrorism, as this empties our people’s legitimate right to self-defense and transforms the international force from one of protection and separation into an offensive force that grants the occupation cover to continue its policies.

We warn that leaving the resolution without amendments or binding guarantees provides the occupation with cover to resume its aggression through new means. We call on mediators and guarantors to act urgently to prevent its exploitation and to stop any attempt to bypass our people’s rights to liberation and self-determination.

Our people, who have offered continuous sacrifices, will not accept any framework that infringes on their sovereignty and will continue their struggle until they secure full freedom on their land."

[BreakThrough News @BTnewsroom]

"Last time the United States intervened in Mexico, they took half of our territory"

President Sheinbaum said she would not accept "support" from foreign troops, after Trump suggested he would "be proud" to bomb Mexican boats to stop "drug cartels" from coming to the US.

[The People's Forum @PeoplesForumNYC]

🇵🇸‼️ Join us tomorrow Monday, November 17 at 6:30 PM — #ShutItDown4Palestine Volunteer Meeting

Tomorrow, at UN Security Council the U.S. and Israel are advancing plans that would permit an American military occupation of Gaza. Join us in the streets ahead of the volunteer meeting to reject all plans for military occupation and demand: US-ISRAEL OUT OF PALESTINE. After the action, at the meeting we will dissect the U.S.-Israeli plan that is nothing more than a genocidal scheme furthering the apartheid control of Palestine and deepening the violence against Palestinians. Together, we’ll come together to stand against genocide apartheid, and to continue to organize support for freedom and justice in Palestine.

ACTION:
📍U.S. Mission to the United Nations (799 United Nations Plaza)
🕓 4 PM
ℹ️ Bring noisemakers, flags, signs!

MEETING:
📍 The People’s Forum — 320 W 37th St, NYC
🗓 Monday, November 17 | 🕡 6:30 PM

[Party for Socialism and Liberation @pslnational]

One third of Philadelphia has lost their SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.

So instead, community members have come together and created food distribution sites to feed the people of Philadelphia for free –– because food should be a human right, not a political bargaining tool.

[ben cooley hall @bencooleyhall]

All workers deserve unions!! Tell LanguageLine Solutions to Respect Interpreters' Voices. Sign here: https://t.co/Rq3JtiLRTa

[Party for Socialism and Liberation @pslnational]

✊🏽Dozens of Rhode Island businesses and organizations are taking the pledge to become Immigrant Defense Zones!

Members of the RI Deportation Defense Network spoke to businesses around Providence asking why they defend immigrants. Their answers were clear — immigrants have built the community, are part of the community, and the people will fight united to defend the community built together!

[ben cooley hall @bencooleyhall]

tonight in pawtucket: raise urgently needed funds to support medical care for kids with cancer in cuba - while enjoying delicious food & vibrant culture, including music & dance! #pvd #Cuba #EndTheBlockade

[The People's Forum @PeoplesForumNYC]

NOW: Mahmoud Khalil joins massive crowd in march past Columbia University in a victory for the movement for Palestine and in defense of civil liberties!

[ben cooley hall @bencooleyhall]

This war on Iran is illegal & immoral: it wreaks murder & destruction without benefiting working people AT ALL. It only benefits weapons industry tycoons. We can stop it! Get organized & get in the streets: tonight! #NoWarWithIran #StopTheGenocide #providence @pslnational

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨 Israeli forces have boarded the Madleen in international waters. Freedom Flotilla Coalition reports connection with the ship has been lost. The video below was recorded around 2:30 EEST, just before the Israeli military stormed the vessel.

The Madleen was carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.

[BreakThrough News @BTnewsroom]

NOW: Over ten thousand march against ICE through downtown Los Angeles, demanding an end to the raids and calling for the National Guard to leave the city.

[ben cooley hall @bencooleyhall]

"#israel" has zero legal authority over Gaza; zero legal authority to lay siege to Gaza, intentionally causing starvation (a war crime); and therefore zero legal authority to impede & terrorize the Freedom Flotilla. #PALESTINEFROMTHERIVERTOTHESEA

[BT Long Reads @BTlongreads]

🚨🚨The Freedom Flotilla "Madleen" is currently under attack by Israeli forces in international waters. In their last report before their connection was cut, the Madleen's crew of human rights activists had denounced that Israeli forces boarded the vessel and demanded their "surrender". This was after surrounding the boat with quadcopters and spraying them with a white irritant substance.
@GazaFFlotilla

Read more about the Freedom Flotilla here: https://t.co/ctcOOjcRXf

[Party for Socialism and Liberation @pslnational]

🚨BREAKING – Hundreds rally and cheer outside the immigration court in Lowell, MA, where high school student Marcelo Gomes da Silva has been released on bail from ICE custody!

[The People's Forum @PeoplesForumNYC]

EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION! We stand with Rumeysa and Mohsen. Tomorrow, the court will hear the government’s request to appeal the decisions in Mohsen and Rumeysa’s cases. We will take the streets to demand an end to these attempts to silence our movements.

📆 TOMORROW, May 6
🕙 10 am
📍 Foley Square

[ben cooley hall @bencooleyhall]

@TJoesOfficial: #traderjoes management you're showing yourselves to be greedy union-busters: illegal + despicable. Your (former) customers are watching! #community: support former @TraderJoesUnite president Jamie, recently illegally fired. #unionstrong ! https://t.co/p2odFi53J5