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** MOVE ‘Day of Remembrance’ honors lives lost ([link removed] )
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Philadelphia On the 36th anniversary of the horrific bombing of the MOVE family house in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985, hundreds gathered at Osage Ave. and Cobbs Creek Parkway at a plaque commemorating the event. Speakers focused on naming and remembering the lives of the six adults and five children . . .

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** Portland protest says ‘U.S. out of Colombia!’ ([link removed] )
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A militant group of demonstrators occupying a lane of traffic marched through the streets of Portland, Ore., May 8 chanting “U.S. out of Colombia” and “Israel and Colombia, U.S. puppets.” Credit: Bridget Cars driving around them honked in support of signs condemning U.S. financial and military aid to the right-wing . . .

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** Lawyer for Indigenous fights Big Oil ([link removed] )
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Activists and allies turned out May 10 for a rally at Federal Court in New York City to support Steven Donziger, a lawyer and champion for environmental justice and human rights. Donziger led the team that won a historic $9.5 billion lawsuit against Chevron for pollution crimes in Ecuador. May . . .

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** When just being yourself is a radical act ([link removed] )
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By Miley Fletcher For hundreds of years, racism, bigotry and discrimination have existed in society but especially within prison complexes. Black men, women and transgenders have been murdered, assaulted, placed in solitary confinement, restraint chairs and psychological observation cells — humiliated and abused by officers and staff alike. The corruption . . .

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** Caravans protest immigrant detention ([link removed] )
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Tacoma, Wash. Im/migrant-led caravans from the Pacific Northwest region came to protest the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Wash., May 8. The Mothers Day action, held the day before, brought families from Portland and Salem, Ore., Seattle and other cities. Their cars were decked with “Free Them All” flags . . .

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