Thursday May 23, 2013
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People's Struggles

Power of the Youth Don't Stop
Manuel Morales | Oakland, CA | 5/20/00
The Power of the youth, don't stop, don't stop," chanted hundreds of students at the statewide youth conference held at Oakland's...
Jails, New Raza Left, Ollin, Prisons, Third Eye Movement, Youth Force, Youth Organizing Communities
Chicago Nurses Win Best Contract Ever
Joe Iosbaker | Chicago, IL | 5/12/00
At 2:30 in the morning, May 9, the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) negotiations team at the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital finally broke the...
Illinois Nurses Association (INA), UIC Hospital and Clinics
U.S. Out Of Colombia!
Zeno Wood | New York, NY | 5/11/00
Some 75 protestors held a spirited demonstration in Manhattan, May 11, demanding Senator Chuck Schumer vote against the $1.7 billion Colombia military aid...
Colombia, Colombia Action Committee
May Day Speech: Capitalism Is A Failure
Freedom Road Socialist Organization | Minneapolis, MN | 5/10/00
It was standing room only, as more than people 55 came together here, May 6, to celebrate International Workers Day.
Capitalism, international workers day, May Day, Socialism
Message of The Hurricane Can't Be Swept Away
Caryl Sortwell | United States | 5/01/00
The Hurricane is based on the true-life story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a champion Black boxer who was imprisoned for almost twenty years for...
Denzel Washington, Hollywood, Rubin Carter
Agenor Román Found "Not Guilty"
Caryl Sortwell | Chicago, IL | 5/01/00
On April 6, a jury of twelve women and men told the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County State's Attorney's Office that they didn'...
Agenor Román, Police Brutality
Minnesota's Poor Put Heat on Politicians
Deb Konechne | St. Paul, MN | 4/20/00
Low-income people from around Minnesota are carrying out a powerful fightback against anti-poor politicians at the State Capitol.
Minnesota Family Investment Plan, Welfare Rights Committee
Frontline in War on Poverty
Mick Kelly | Duluth, Minnesota | 4/20/00
Poor people here are mobilizing in a big way to fight the latest attacks on welfare by state politicians.
Low Income People Organizing for Power
Chicago Workers Say: No Hospital Give Away!
Joe Iosbaker | Chicago, IL | 4/08/00
On April 3, nearly 400 workers and nurses rallied and attended a public hearing against the privatization schemes of the University of Illinois at Chicago...
Illinois Nurses Association (INA), privatization, University of Chicago Hospital
U of Iowa Students Slam Sweatshops
Mick Kelly | Iowa City, IA | 4/04/00
March 27, students marched on the house of the University of Iowa's President to protest the use of sweatshop labor used to make clothing with the U...
Anti-Sweatshop, Worker's Rights Consortium