Salt Lake City Activists — unsheltered and sheltered — finally saw a response to their demands on Friday, Jan. 17, when the mayor’s office announced a plan to open a city-owned building for use as a temporary winter shelter. This was the first concession to demands issued by the Take . . .
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Philadelphia A historic press conference was held at the Kingsessing Library in West Philadelphia on Jan. 21 to officially welcome home MOVE 9 activist Delbert Africa from his over 41-year imprisonment. The room was packed with press, MOVE supporters and several people who had witnessed the police siege and attack . . .
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By Juan Diego Garcia Garcia is Colombian, residing in Spain. Published in lapluma.net on Jan. 1. Translation by John Catalinotto For the people’s movements in Latin America and the Caribbean to come out ahead, achieving a high degree of political awareness and organization is insufficient — as long as the . . .
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‘Amazonians United Sacramento’ walk out Christmas Eve Night shift workers at Amazon’s DSM1 warehouse in Sacramento, Calif., celebrated Christmas with a walkout. It was the latest action in their campaign for paid time off (PTO). After delivering a petition with 4,015 signatures to management during their break on Dec. 23, . . .
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