(2021-10-19). Phil Collins drawn into race controversy after 'Battle of the Alamo' museum criticized for ignoring non-white fighters — reports. rt.com 
Phil Collins has been drawn into a race row after a US museum, which will house his memorabilia from the Siege of the Alamo, was accused of "glorifying" white figures while ignoring Latino, Native American and black fighters. | In 2014, the Genesis frontman — who has a longstanding interest in the legendary 1836 battle between less than 200 Texan rebels and approximately 6,000 Mexican soldiers — donated his collection of weapons, clothing, letters and artifacts from the event to the state of Texas. The trove is estimated to be worth £10 million ($13.78 million). | His donation was made on condi…
(2021-10-19). Bannering for 'Legalization for All!' in Minneapolis. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – In the early evening of October 13, a group of about 15 people gathered on the corner of Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue in South Minneapolis and held banners that read: "Legalization for all" and "No militarized border." The action was organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC). | Over the summer, U.S. Senate Democrats released a budget resolution that would include legalization for millions of undocumented people, including those with DACA or TPS status, as well as many essential workers and farm workers. The bill passed through the first four steps until it reache…
(2021-10-19). "Second Chance": Deported to Haiti, Immigrant Activist Jean Montrevil Returns to U.S. on Special Parole. democracynow.org 
In an exclusive interview, we speak with Jean Montrevil, an immigrant rights leader who was deported to Haiti in 2018. He returned home to New York and reunited with his family Monday on a special 90-day parole. He hopes to stay longer. Montrevil was a founding member of the New Sanctuary Coalition, which worked with Families for Freedom to engage churches in immigrant defense. ICE targeted him for his activism, using a decades-old conviction as pretext to deport him. In his first interview since landing, Montrevil tells Democracy Now! he will continue to speak out and implore the current administration to "take…
(2021-10-19). Brussels Mulls New Sanctions On Belarus While Migrants Storm EU Borders. southfront.org 
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(2021-10-19). Week of Solidarity with Loma de Bácum and for the Freedom of Fidencio Aldama. itsgoingdown.org Call out for a week of solidarity with the Indigenous Yaqui community of Loma de Bácum and for the freedom of political prisoner Fidencio Aldama, October 21-27, 2021. Since 2015, the Yaqui people of Loma de Bácum, Sonora, have been resisting the Gasoducto Sonora pipeline project that Sempra Energy is trying to build inside their…
(2021-10-18). Video: Pentagon chief says Russia occupies 20% of Georgian territory. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Imagine the Russian defense minister in Mexico to consolidate a strategic military alliance aimed against the U.S. and to achieve military dominance in the Gulf of Mexico stating that 20% — or 40% — of Mexican territory was occupied by the U.S. ==== Russia, which occupies 20% of Georgia's territory, must respect the 2008 ceasefire …
(2021-10-18). US Extradition of Alex Saab Blocks Gov't-Opposition Negotiations in Mexico. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas has suspended its participation in the talks in protest, as well as reversing house arrest orders for the "CITGO 6."
(2021-10-18). Black families Passed Their Homes from One Generation to the Next. Now They May Be Lost. popularresistance.org The legacy of explicitly racist housing policies and lack of access to legal services has meant that for many Black families, land passed down informally was often thought of as a secure way to manage property. But heirs' property doesn't just affect rural Black Americans. It is found all over the US, particularly in areas historically excluded from the legal system. Outside the Black Belt, heirs' property is frequently clustered in settlements along the US-Mexico border, tribal lands, and in Appalachia — but also in cities like New York .
(2021-10-18). México y Estados Unidos: Poder imperial y nuevo "entendimiento" globalizacion.ca Los gobiernos de Joe Biden y Andrés Manuel López Obrador lanzaron el 8 de octubre el Entendimiento del Bicentenario, que mediante un proceso de reingeniería de la Iniciativa Mérida buscará delinear un nuevo enfoque de cooperación bilateral en materia de…
(2021-10-18). Mexico City Lowers Pandemic Alert to Lowest Level. latinorebels.com Mexico's capital returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system Monday for the first time since June.
(2021-10-18). México: Lozoya, una familia estigmatizada. globalizacion.ca Un muchachito, júnior, sin oficio ni beneficio —del que todos los compañeros de generación saben que jamás pisó una aula universitaria, que consiguió el título de Licenciado en Derecho, gracias a oportunos boletazos en todas las materias, que le propinaron…
(2021-10-18). Biden Has Outpaced Trump's Use of Title 42 to Expel Asylum Seekers. truthout.org 
"We didn't know we were being deported," said Cinthia* as she walked toward a bus headed to Honduras. The 24-year-old fled violence and threats in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, earlier this year. She made it 1,500 miles north through Guatemala and Mexico and across the U.S. border into Texas, where she planned to request asylum. Instead, the U.S. summarily expelled her on a flight from McAllen, Texas, to southern Mexico, and Mexico then sent her overland to El Ceibo, a remote border crossing with Guatemala.
(2021-10-18). México, sin política de Estado frente a la crisis del agua. globalizacion.ca En marzo de 2018, le entregaron al secretario general de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU), António Guterres, el informe Que cada gota cuente: una agenda para la acción del agua, parte de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible….
(2021-10-18). Poland: ruling party leader calls for defense against "aggression, hybrid warfare" from Belarus, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 'We will defend Polish border,' conservative leader says amid migrant crisis Jaros≈Çaw Kaczy≈Ñski, the leader of Poland's governing conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, has said the country is building a barrier to better protect its frontier with Belarus amid a mounting migrant crisis. "No one in their right mind can fail to notice that …
(2021-10-18). Hispanic Caucus Chair Abandons Pathway to Citizenship in Budget Negotiations. latinorebels.com In an interview with MSNBC on Saturday, the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA), said he's seeking a bipartisan solution for permanent immigrant relief.