Daily Archives: October 2, 2021

2021-10-02: News Headlines

teleSUR, JDO (2021-10-02). ONU insta a garantizar derechos humanos de migrantes haitianos. telesurtv.net Solicita a los Gobiernos que sopesen sus necesidades de protección y permitan su acceso a vías migratorias regulares.

KPFA Radio 94.1 FM (2021-10-02). Tuesday 11/9: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz with Steve Wasserman: Not a Nation of Immigrants. indybay.org Online webinar…

Ana Perdigón (2021-10-01). Spanish Right-Wing Politician Criticizes Pope Francis, Meets with Guaidó's 'Ambassador'. orinocotribune.com A new controversy was created by the extreme-right president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, after she questioned the apologies offered by Pope Francis to Mexico. Díaz Ayuso was criticized for claiming that Spain "brought civilization to America." Critics recalled that the Spanish conquistadors actually brought disease, slavery, and death. | Since 2019, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has urged both the Church and the Spanish monarchy to apologize for the grievances committed during the colonial era. This follows in the steps of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, who was the first So…

Anonymous Contributor (2021-10-01). Communities and Collectives of Oaxaca Denounce the State-Organized "Indigenous Encounters Canada-Oaxaca 2021" itsgoingdown.org Communique from communities and collectives of Oaxaca denouncing the state-organized "Indigenous Encounters Canada-Oaxaca 2021," and calling for the construction of affinity and reciprocity between Indigenous peoples of so-called Mexico and Canada through solidarity and resistance To the Media To the General Public To our Brothers and Sisters of Turtle Island Within the context of the…

In Contempt (2021-10-01). In Contempt #9: Running Down the Walls 2021; Eric King Trial, Hunger Strikes in Texas & Oregon. itsgoingdown.org In this month's column, we roundup the recent #ShutEmDown actions, Running Down the Walls events, and offer updates on ongoing hunger strikes, political prisoners like Eric King, resistance at the border as the settler-State brutally cracks down on Haitian migrants, and we also bring you an updated list of political prisoner birthdays and defendants facing…

Staff (2021-10-01). Protesters demanding US citizenship for ALL illegal aliens shut down rush-hour traffic on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. rt.com San Francisco commuters found themselves stranded on the city's iconic Golden Gate Bridge for over an hour after protesters created a blockade to halt traffic while they agitated for legislation protecting illegal migrants. | The demonstrators

Staff (2021-10-01). Fight to Close Guantánamo Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail at Base. truthout.org We look at the life and legacy of the late Michael Ratner, the trailblazing human rights lawyer and former president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, with three people who knew him well: Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights; Vince Warren, the organization's executive director; and Lizzy Ratner, Ratner's niece and a senior editor at The Nation magazine. Michael Ratner spent decades opposing government abuse and fought…

MEE staff (2021-10-01). Majority of US Muslims have experienced Islamophobia, poll finds. middleeasteye.net Majority of US Muslims have experienced Islamophobia, poll finds | Two-thirds of respondents say they experienced Islamophobia, while more than 90 percent say anti-Muslim hatred affected their mental well-being | Fri, 10/01/2021 – 21: 21 | Demonstrators take part in a protest against growing Islamophobia, white supremacy and anti-immigrant bigotry, on 24 March 2019 in New York City (AFP) | More than two-thirds…

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