Wednesday May 16, 2012
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Chicago immigrant rights protesters blockade court
Chicago, IL - Immigrant rights leaders here were arrested while blockading the doors of the building that houses the federal immigration court in the Chicago Loop, May 15.
Supporters banner in support of Carlos Montes in Minneapolis May 15
Minneapolis, MN - A group of supporters gathered at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Lake Street during a sunny south Minneapolis rush hour May 15, in support of Carlos Montes, on the first scheduled day of his...
Chicago stands with Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Chicago, IL - More than 125 people gathered here for a candlelight vigil in support of over 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners currently on hunger strike in Israeli jails.
Anti-war activists speak out against intervention in Syria
St. Paul, MN - Forty people gathered at Cahoots Coffee Shop here May 9, to hear from anti-war speakers at a program entitled “Syria: The Myth of Humanitarian Intervention” organized by the Women Against Military...
People's Summit opens a week of protest against NATO in Chicago
Chicago, IL - Hundreds gathered from across the country for the People’s Summit, united in their opposition to the NATO/G8 agenda of war and poverty.
Lily Obando being released from prison (Fight Back! News/ Staff)
Colombian Political Prisoner Lily Obando Free
Colombian political prisoner Liliany “Lily” Obando is now free, released on bond from prison where she spent over three and one-half years on charges...
Demonstrators against "Right to Work" amendment fill halls of Mn State Capitol.
Minnesota unions fight ‘Right to Work’ constitutional amendment
Over 1000 union members from all sections of the labor movement packed the Minnesota capitol, March 12, as right-wing legislators jammed a so-called...
Carlos Montes (left) with Hatem Abudayyeh in Chicago
Chicago activists support Carlos Montes
Veterans of the Chicano movement gathered in Casa Aztlan, Feb. 26, to welcome Carlos Montes to the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.
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MN legislators hold peoples hearing on foreclosure moratorium bill
In a packed hearing room, more than a dozen legislators heard testimony March 14 on proposed legislation to put a moratorium on home foreclosures and...