Half a million in the streets of French cities
The mood in Tuesday’s marches was one of broad solidarity and modest confidence, reflecting not just improving spring weather, but also the feeling that the left, in spite of its serious divisions and lack of a common project, might yet find a way [...]
The push from below is clear:
Immigration reform has been pegged as the next big political battleground,
according to an editorial in The Chicago Tribune and reports by CNN.
Though it was overshadowed by the health care reform negotiations, advocates say a national march on Sunday, March 21, in Washington, DC, [...]
23 March 2010 — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Washington, DC, on Sunday to pressure President Obama to work toward reforming the nation’s immigration system and giving legal status to the estimated 12 million undocumented people currently living in the United States.
The crowd of immigration [...]
Athens, Greece, 11.03.10. — Tens of thousands of trade unionists and anti-capitalists demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government’s austerity measures. People explain why the have taken to the streets.
by Fil Kaler
“Today’s 24-hour general strike was called by GSEE and ADEDY (private and public sector unions). They are demanding that working people not [...]
Upwards of 100,000 people
are on their way to D.C. to voice their
collective frustration with America’s
broken immigration system and
demand immigration reform in a
massive march Sunday.
Photo: Campus Progress.
A high school valedictorian with a perfect 4.0 now excelling in college: a strong candidate for a Fulbright scholarship, [...]
Close to 2,000 marched this Saturday
International Women’s Day often gets short shrift
in the United States, its places of birth, but in San Antonio,
women’s groups are raising its profile—and a little hell—while
bolstering a hotel organizing drive.
Photo: Chris Kutalik.
Much like its storied sibling, International Labor Day [...]
More than 150,000 people took to the streets of Athens against the austerity measures in a mass protest marches that have led to extended battles in the greek capital. The Athens march is estimated to be the largest in 15 years, and has demonstrated the resolve of the working class to [...]
Occupation of Puerto Piñuña Police Station for Sixty-Three Days Ends With an Accord Between the Government and Communities
By James Jordan
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
March 1, 2010
Narco News readers were recently informed of the occupation by over 5,000 indigenous community members of the Piñuña Negro police station of Puerto Leguízamo in Putumayo, [...]
America
Students at California State-Long Beach joined the March 4 day of action against education cuts that spread throughout the state and beyond. Walkouts, student strikes, and marches shook every level of California’s embattled public education system. Organizers say it’s just the beginning of a long-term fight for public [...]
The most impressive strength of the Haitian labor force is its resiliency and resourcefulness. Even before the earthquake, virtually all sources agreed that unemployment in Haiti was somewhere around 70 to 80 per cent, with 80 percent of the people living below the poverty line and some 54 per cent living [...]