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The uses and abuses of anti-Communism
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Addressing Parliament on Sept. 20, South African Foreign Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said, among other things, that South Africa is opposed to terrorism. She emphasized that even during the course of the armed struggle, the ANC had scrupulously avoided terrorism as a tactic. All these points are absolutely true. After the terrorist […]
- November 22, 2001
Arizonas second biggest county wins Chavez holiday
PIMA COUNTY. Ariz. – Bowing to a well-organized campaign and public pressure, the Pima County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 13 approved a Cesar Chavez paid holiday by a vote of 3 to 2. The United Farm Workers’ founder was born in Arizona, which currently observes March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day, but not as […]
- November 22, 2001
Students mobilize to protect Pell Grant
Concerned that the recently announced budget shortfall will translate into cuts in the program and threaten the $4,000 maximum grant appropriated in spending bills, students and student advocates are mobilizing in support of increased spending in the Pell grant program. Students on campuses across the country are writing letters, sending e-mails, and calling their representatives […]
- November 22, 2001
Amid the ruins, a call for justice and peace
NEW YORK – A young woman stood in the crowd on Church Street one block north of the ruins of the World Trade Center. It was just two months after the Sept. 11 attack and smoke was still rising from the rubble. Fire blackened girders erupted from the broken concrete like the masts and spars […]
- November 22, 2001
Charleston Five agreement detailed
CHARLESTON, S.C. – In a stunning reversal, the Charleston Five, union longshoremen who spent nearly 20 months under house arrest for daring to picket a non-union shipping company, were freed after South Carolina Attorney General Charles Condon was forced out of the case. The settlement came in two hearings in which the five defendants pleaded […]
- November 22, 2001
Seattle protests FBI raid
SEATTLE – Chanting, “Being a Muslim is not a crime,” more than 200 people marched here Nov. 7 to support civil rights for Somalian residents. Immigrants from the east African country were joined by others to protest an FBI raid on Somali-owned businesses. As part of a nationwide effort, the FBI raided 62 wire-transfer services […]
- November 22, 2001
Rally blasts Bush giveaways to rich
CHICAGO – Several hundred people, including many who were attending the national convention of USA Action, rallied in the State of Illinois Plaza here Sept. 14 to denounce the Bush administration’s giveaways to the rich and to demand help for people affected by Sept. 11 and the current recession. USA Action President William McNary accused […]
- November 22, 2001
NYC firefighters fight City Hall and win
COMMENTARY NEW YORK – Amidst the burning rubble of the World Trade Center, firefighters continue to extinguish the two-month-old fires and search for the remains of thousands still buried there. Just as it should be. The administration of Mayor Rudy Giuliani tried to put a stop to the search for human remains and speed the […]
- November 22, 2001
NYC homeless and hungry grows after 9/11
NEW YORK – The number of homeless and hungry in New York City is increasing. The Coalition for the Homeless says the lack of affordable housing, the downturn in the economy and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have resulted in an all-time high of nearly 30,000 homeless adults and children in city shelters. New York […]
- November 22, 2001
Conyers challenges Bush on tribunals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Conyers and other Members of Congress hold press conference to express concerns regarding the administration’s actions on Military Tribunals and Anti-terrorism. Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee joined Congressmen Bob Barr (R-Ga.), Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Mel Watt (D-N.C.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Sheila […]
- November 22, 2001