News and Views from the People's Struggle
Youth arrested while protesting the KKK at Stone Mountain GA
Savannah, GA – Anti-racist activists are demanding charges be dropped against Joshua Taft, arrested while protesting the Klu Klux Klan. On April 23, over 400 anti-racist activists descended upon Stone Mountain, Georgia to protest about a dozen white supremacists and Klan members.
Savannah, GA – More than 100 people assembled in downtown here, Aug. 16, to stand in solidarity with the besieged people of Gaza. The demonstration garnered much attention from locals and tourists alike. Some Georgian residents came from as far away as Milledgeville and Brunswick to support Palestinians facing Israel’s siege.
Savannah, GA – Fifteen people attended a vigil for the 800-plus Palestinians killed by Israel's three-week assault on the Gaza strip. The July 24 event marked the beginning of “Solidarity with Palestine,” a series of events, protests, vigils and film screenings, aimed at drawing awareness to Israel's war against Palestine and the subsequent humanitarian crisis. Solidarity with Palestine is a joint partnership between the Revolutionary People's Union and Occupy Savannah.