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Red Rebel celebrate a Belgian blockade by the EU parliament. Photo: Pieter Geens
This issue: April Victories! | Brussels Blockade | Let Lake Victoria Breathe Again!
Dear rebel,
When a small group of students pitched tents at Columbia University in New York to peacefully protest Israel’s genocide in Gaza, no one could have predicted it would spark a worldwide movement.
But then the university president decided to call in the riot police, 100 students were brutally arrested, and the outrage led to solidarity camps appearing on campuses right across America, and then the world.
For weeks, American students have braved police violence, a hostile media, fascist mobs, and political condemnation. More than 2000 have been arrested. But they remain defiant, and in their defiance they’ve made world leaders look weak, the Western media look deranged, and galvanised the Palestinian cause everywhere. They have emphatically proven that peaceful protest can change the world.
A non-violent student protester is arrested by LA riot police. Photo: Eric Kelly
In this issue, we underline the power of peaceful protest by spotlighting some amazing victories by ecoactivists over the last month. From corporate divestment to landmark court rulings to political concessions, April has been full of climate action wins, and you can find out about six of the best in our Special Report.
In Action Highlights, we cover a joint-blockade by Dutch and Belgian rebels in Brussels, the first fruit of a new European-wide alliance against fossil fuel subsidies. We also investigate another activist alliance in the Kenyan city of Kisumu, where protesters are struggling to preserve life in their local water source, Lake Victoria.
An alliance of young activists are making waves beside Lake Victoria, Kenya.
At the time of writing, there are 151 pro-Palestine camps in campuses across America, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Ireland, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Tunisia, Australia, and Japan. Student rallies have also been held in Italy, India and Lebanon. In Israel, two students refusing to serve in the military had their prison terms extended by an IDF court. There are young heroes everywhere you look.
A new generation is rejecting the horror and hypocrisy of the old world, and uniting to birth a new one. If students are our future, then for once, the future is looking bright...
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