(2021-06-07). OPINION: The Racialization of Violence in Colombia. latinorebels.com As protests grip Colombia, old wounds of structural racism have resurfaced through the criminalization of Indigenous and Black communities.
(2021-06-07). Under Israeli Bombs: PTSD, Traumatic Sress Disorder and Flashbacks. counterpunch.org Shocking reports have been surfacing from during the bombardment and since the ceasefire over the past few weeks. A 14-year old Palestinian boy committed suicide following the death of all his family members. Eleven of the 67 Palestinian children killed in Israeli airstrikes, aged between five and 15, were participating in the Norwegian Refugee Council's "psycho-social programme aimed at helping them deal with trauma".
(2021-06-07). The fourth R in education: Reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic and racism. peoplesworld.org 
Racism. "A belief that some races are by nature superior to others, in which discrimination can be practiced, based on this belief" (The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2019). This cruel practice of acting out hateful feelings toward groups of people who are of a darker hue (especially Black, brown, Indigenous and Asian), is ripping this country into …
(2021-06-07). UAW seeks to deflect role in stoking anti-Asian hate with phony pledge to fight "xenophobia and racism" wsws.org Whatever the pretensions of the UAW, the upsurge in anti-Asian hate crimes are a completely foreseeable, and indeed inevitable, outgrowth of its promotion of "America First" nationalism.
(2021-06-07). After Blocking Israeli Ship From Unloading… popularresistance.org After their success blocking an Israeli ZIM cargo ship from unloading at the Port of Oakland on Friday, pro-Palestine activists held the first-ever pro-Palestine protest in the Port of NY-NJ. | The newly formed Block the Boat NY coalition organized a protest against the ZIM Tarragona, which was scheduled to arrive at the port Sunday morning. | The protest has been organized as part of the International Week-of-Action called by the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) of San Francisco. | Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters had prevented the unloading of the Israeli container ship from Asia at the Port of Oa…
(2021-06-07). Protestors are blocking Israeli ships from offloading in Oakland — updated. mronline.org 
Bay Area activists are blocking an Israeli cargo ship from offloading in Oakland, CA in solidarity with Palestine. | June 7, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-07). Protest US-financed oppression in Palestine/Israel. indybay.org Here are a few photos from today's protest on Ocean St. at Water St. that was held from 11am. to 2pm.
(2021-06-07). Capitol Insurrection in Jerusalem? Netanyahu Calls New Government a "Fraud," calls for Massive Squatter Protests. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Bilal Daher reports at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 that outgoing prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the Likud Party bloc in the parliament or Knesset on Sunday, alleging that the multiparty coalition that was formed to unseat him is the "greatest election fraud" . . . "in the history of …
(2021-06-07). Supreme Court Ruling is a Win for Investigative Journalists and Civil Rights Researchers. aclu.org Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued a At first glance, the decision may not seem obviously related to civil rights enforc…
(2021-06-07). Statue of Egerton Ryerson, architect of Canada's racist residential schools, toppled. peoplesworld.org 
TORONTO—The statue of Egerton Ryerson at the Toronto university that bears his name was pulled down by protesters Sunday evening and beheaded. Ryerson is widely seen as one of the architects of Canada's racist residential school system, which for decades sought to eliminate Indigenous cultural traditions and languages. More than 1,000 protesters converged on the …
(2021-06-07). Manchin upending entire Democratic agenda. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's announcement that he opposes the For The People Act (S-1 in the Senate) all but guarantees that the sweeping voting rights bill the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress have been backing is all but dead in the water now. The bill was the only chance to undo the …
(2021-06-07). Growing Movement Pushes Museums to Cut Ties With Colonialism and Apartheid. truthout.org 
Every Friday for the past nine weeks, artists and activists have been carrying on weekly rallies, assemblies and teach-ins in front of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Building on several years of earlier organizing work calling out the ties of board members at the
(2021-06-07). Pacifica CRD & WorkWeek Covering Picketing & Block of Israeli Chartered Ship Volan At. indybay.org WorkWeek & Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy will be covering the picket of the Zim Ship Volan at the Port of Oakland…
(2021-06-07). What You Need to Know About Israel's New "Change Coalition" counterpunch.org In Israel's parliament, the Knesset, a broad but shaky new "change coalition" claims it's ready to finally oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — the right-wing Likud leader who's held the office for the last 12 years. If approved, the new coalition would anoint as prime minister Naftali Bennett, a former Netanyahu ally who supports settlement
(2021-06-07). Video: Palestinian Teen Searches for His Memories from Under Gaza Rubble. globalresearch.ca A heart wrenching …
(2021-06-07). "Lab leak" proponent Nicholas Wade pushed racist pseudo-science in 2014 book. wsws.org The New York Times and Washington Post are citing a serial fabricator whose 2014 book was condemned by the biologists whose research he cited, together with more than 140 other scientists.
(2021-06-07). Saving Democracy in America. zcomm.org Democracy in America is on the brink of destruction, and power-hungry, white supremacist, far-right Republicans are hell bent on taking us over the brink…
(2021-06-07). Victory Claimed After Israeli-Operated Cargo Ship Prevented from Unloading in Oakland. indybay.org In a major BDS win, an Arab community organization mobilized over 500 people and blocked an Israeli shipping giant from unloading cargo in the Port of Oakland. Now organizers say the fight has just begun, and have called for more pickets at 4PM…
(2021-06-07). Israeli ZIM Volans Blocked In Oakland As ILWU 10 Members Refuse To Cross Picket Lines. indybay.org Over 500 community and labor activists rallied and picketed the Israeli ZIM chartered ship the Volans. ILWU members refused to cross the picket lines.
(2021-06-07). Protesters Prevent Unloading of Israeli Ship. indybay.org Attempting to avoid protesters, ZIM freighter hung out off California coasts for two weeks, only to be prevented from unloading in Oakland.
(2021-06-07). Targeting Iran, strengthening NATO: U.S., British, Israeli, Italian F-35s in unprecedented air combat exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Targeting Iran, strengthening NATO: U.S., British, Israeli, Italian F-35s in unprecedented air combat exerciseRick Rozoff The twelve-day Falcon Strike 21 aerial war games commenced in earnest today out of the Amendola Air Base in Italy. The exercise is led by the Italian Air Force and is described by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air …
(2021-06-06). Apartheid not welcome: "Block The Boat" picket at Port of Oakland challenges Israel's crimes. liberationnews.org 
Guest post by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)…
(2021-06-06). Long Island, NY demands: 'End all aid to apartheid Israel!'. liberationnews.org 
On May 23, hundreds gathered in Garden City, Long Island, New York for a day of action in support of the Palestinian people, organized by a broad coalition, including ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, Muslims for Progress, Warriors of the Sunrise, Long Island Black Alliance, Al Quds Committee of New …
(2021-06-06). Block The Boat picket stops Israeli apartheid profiteer ship from unloading in Port of Oakland. liberationnews.org Guest post by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)…
(2021-06-06). Palestine Can't Breathe. dissidentvoice.org Another cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians has been announced ending another round of violent assault on the latter. The settler-colonial Jewish government in Israel killed 275 Palestinians, 248 of them in the Gaza Strip, 26 in the West Bank and Jerusalem, 1 inside Israel, including 66 children in Gaza, and at least 6,200 others …
(2021-06-06). June 8: BLOCK THE BOAT Vancouver: End Israeli Apartheid — Defend Palestine! samidoun.net 
Tuesday, June 8 — gather at 3 pm at Woodland Park (Woodland and Frances, Vancouver) — please stay alert through joining the text system for date and time changes! Vancouver, BC, Occupied Coast Salish Territories TEXT YOUR NAME to: +1-833-590-1987 for updates and action alerts Join the Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/1169263640162975 BLOCK THE BOAT FOR PALESTINE! — UPDATE to Tuesday, June 8 ** Get updates and news. Text your name to +1-833-590-1987 ** TUESDAY, JUNE 8 — BRING YOUR MASK AND KEFFIYEH AND GATHER AT 3 PM AT WOODLAND PARK: Zim-Operated Ship scheduled to dock at Van…
(2021-06-06). Sheikh Jarrah defenders Muna and Mohammed al-Kurd detained by Israeli occupation: Take action! samidoun.net 
UPDATE: Muna al-Kurd has now been released. UPDATE 2: Mohammed al-Kurd has been released! Now is the time to keep up the struggle until all Palestinian prisoners — and all of Palestine — is free. The twins are finally reunited ‚ù§Muna and mohammed ‚ù§ @m7mdkurd#SaveSheikhJarrah #SaveJerusalem #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/gx73EVOYs8 — Hayat üáµüá∞ üáµüá∏ (@pakistanikiz) June 6, 2021 Palestinian activist Muna al-Kurd has been released. #SheikhJarrah #Palestine…
(2021-06-06). Protest US-financed oppression in Palestine/Israel. indybay.org Here are a few photos from today's protest on Ocean St. at Water St. that was held from 11am. to 2pm.
(2021-06-06). Belfast City Council Calls for the Expulsion of the Israeli Ambassadors to Britain and Ireland. orinocotribune.com 
By Fra Hughes Belfast — Jun 2, 2021 | In a historic move, Belfast City Councillors have voted to call on the Irish and British governments to expel the Israeli Ambassadors. | The motion was passed by 31 votes to 28 votes on 01/06/2021, showing a seismic shift from previous votes and debates on the Israel Palestine conflict. | Previous debates and deflections have implied the conflict is complicated and complex. | That there are two sides to the conflict and both have been wrong. Perhaps the people of Belfast should not get politically involved in matters that are occurring halfway around the world or indeed…
(2021-06-06). Israel, 'Only Mideast Democracy,' Criminalizes Journalism, arrests Al Jazeera Reporter for Covering E. Jerusalem; What is being Covered Up? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli police took another step toward criminalizing journalism on Saturday when they arrested al-Jazeera Arabic correspondent Givara al-Budeiri while she was covering a demonstration in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem marking the anniversary of the Naksa, the Setback. That term is how Palestinians refer to the 1967 …
(2021-06-06). Israel, 'Only Mideast Democracy,' Criminalizes Journalism, arrests Al Jazeera Reporter for Covering E. Jerusalem; What is being Covered Up? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli police took another step toward criminalizing journalism on Saturday when they arrested al-Jazeera Arabic correspondent Givara al-Budeiri while she was covering a demonstration in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem marking the anniversary of the Naksa, the Setback. That term is how is how Palestinians refer to …
(2021-06-06). On Contact: Confronting The Ruling Elite. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Richard Falk about the inner workings of the power elite and the institutions that do its bidding. Falk is professor emeritus of international law and practice at Princeton University, and the former United Nations human rights rapporteur in the Israeli-Occupied Territories. | Falks' new memoir, 'Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim', documents how he confronted entrenched political, military and economic power, especially after visiting Hanoi in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War. During his tenure as rapporteur from 2008 to 2014, he often clashed wit…
(2021-06-06). Sheikh Jarrah defenders Muna and Mohammed al-Kurd detained by Israeli occupation: Take action! samidoun.net On Sunday morning, 6 June, Palestinian activists from Sheikh Jarrah, twin brother and sister Muna and Mohammed al-Kurd, 23, were seized by Israeli occupation forces. Both Muna and Mohammed have appeared extensively in Arab and international media, including CNN, MSNBC and Democracy Now, highlighting the Israeli state and settlers' attempts to steal their family home in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied Jerusalem. Their massive reach on social media has allowed them to tell the story of Palestinian Jerusalemites to millions, with Muna having over 1 million Instagram followers and Mohammed with hundreds of thousands of twitt…
(2021-06-06). Pacifica CRD & WorkWeek Covering Picketing & Block of Israeli Chartered Ship Volan At. indybay.org WorkWeek & Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy will be covering the picket of the Zim Ship Volan at the Port of Oakland…
(2021-06-06). Israel Reports Link Between Rare Cases of Heart Inflammation and COVID-19 Vaccination in Young Men. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 vaccine …
(2021-06-06). Oakland Dockworkers Refuse To Unload Israeli Cargo Ship. popularresistance.org Hundreds of activists and dockworkers responded to an international call to action and successfully prevented an Israel-owned vessel from unloading its cargo at Oakland in California on Friday. At around 6pm, the Volans, a cargo vessel owned and operated by the ZIM shipping corporation, pulled out of port with its cargo intact. | It was apparently bound for Los Angeles, according to an online schedule. | Protesters had prevented the ship from docking at Oakland for more than two weeks after its scheduled arrival date. | The vessel ostensibly attempted to avoid the picket line. | "By refusing to unload Israeli car…
(2021-06-06). Israel's New Government Will Deepen Rifts, not Heal Them. dissidentvoice.org The photo was unprecedented. It showed Mansour Abbas, leader of an Islamist party for Palestinians in Israel, signing an agreement on Wednesday night to sit in a "government of change" alongside settler leader Naftali Bennett. Caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fervently try to find a way to break up the coalition in the next few …
(2021-06-06). Tech Giants Help Israel Muzzle Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org Israel's caretaker prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sought to shut down all use of the popular video-sharing app TikTok in Israel last month. The attempt to censor TikTok, details of which emerged last weekend, is one of a number of reported attempts by Israel to control social media content during last month's military assault on the …
(2021-06-06). Protesters Prevent Unloading of Israeli Ship. indybay.org Attempting to avoid protesters, ZIM freighter hung out off California coasts for two weeks, only to be prevented from unloading in Oakland.
(2021-06-06). Victory Claimed After Israeli-Operated Cargo Ship Prevented from Unloading in Oakland. indybay.org In a major BDS win, an Arab community organization mobilized over 500 people and blocked an Israeli shipping giant from unloading cargo in the Port of Oakland. Now organizers say the fight has just begun, and have called for more pickets at 4PM…
(2021-06-06). Israeli ZIM Volans Blocked In Oakland As ILWU 10 Members Refuse To Cross Picket Lines. indybay.org Over 500 community and labor activists rallied and picketed the Israeli ZIM chartered ship the Volans. ILWU members refused to cross the picket lines.
(2021-06-06). America's Nazi Problem and the End of Policing. libya360.wordpress.com >Henry Giroux The conditions that produce authoritarian societies are with us once again. The ghost of fascism haunts the present, appearing in a relentless number of assaults on the principles and institutions central to a democracy. America's Nazi problem is evident not only in the 73 million people who voted for a white supremacist presidential…
(2021-06-06). Oath Breaker: How a Serving National Guardsman Helped The Base Plan a White Power Army. splcenter.org In February 2019, on an encrypted chat platform, members of the white power accelerationist group The Base had a long discussion on a topic that had recently become a preoccupation: how to strike back against the antifascist or "antifa" activists who had again exposed the identity of one of their number.