(2022-05-20). Where is the War in Ukraine Going? How do we respond? Mon. 5/23 at 2pm ET | 11am PT | 19 hr GMT. iacenter.org The International Action Center is participating in this discussion by Zomm with Ajamu Baraka, Scott Ritter, Alan Freeman, Joe Lombardo and Sara Flounders. Where is the War in Ukraine Going and What Should be the Response of the Peace Movement? Monday, May 23, 2pm ET | 11am PT | 19hr GMT Click here or the image below to register Speakers: Scott Ritter — Former UN Weapons Inspector Ajamu Baraka — Black Alliance for Peace Sara Flounders — International Action Center Alan Freeman — International Manifesto Group Moderator — Joe Lombardo, UNAC Coordinator The webinar will discus…
(2022-05-20). Tens of thousands tell SCOTUS: 'We will fight back!'. iacenter.org By Kathy Durkin May 18, 2022 Click to view slideshow. "We won't go back!" was chanted by tens of thousands of protesters May 14 in 380 actions across the U.S. Participants in the "Bans Off Our Bodies" demonstrations denounced the attacks on the right to abortion, now facing an overturn by the right-wing majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. The court legalized this right in its 1973 decision in the Roe v. Wade case. For almost 50 years, reactionaries have tried to overturn this historic ruling, won by a militant action-oriented mass movement, despite a then-majority of Republican-appointed justices. Conservative le…
(2022-05-20). Israeli military murders journalist. iacenter.org By Richie Merino May 17, 2022 On the morning of May 11, Israeli occupation forces murdered Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was on the job in the occupied West Bank. She was reporting on Israel's violent raid in the Jenin refugee camp, when she was shot in the face by an Israeli sniper. She was wearing a clearly marked "PRESS" vest and helmet. Palestinian women mourners at funeral for Shireen Abu Akleh. A colleague of Abu Akleh, producer Ali Al-Samudi, was shot in the back at the same time. "We [journalists] were targeted while we were standing in an empty area. There were no clashes, no gun…
(2022-05-20). An Equal Pay Victory for Our Winningest National Team. inequality.org
(2022-05-20). Biden praises Azeri strongman for cooperation with "energy diversification and international security" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyMay 20, 2022 US President Biden sends letter to President Ilham Aliyev US President Joseph Biden sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on May 20…. "Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the American people, I congratulate you and the people of Azerbaijan on your Independence Day. …
(2022-05-20). Georgia State Dept delegation meets with defense chief, war party, "civil society organizations" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The United National Movement, founded by Georgian-born, U.S.-educated, still-current Ukrainian government official Mikheil Saakashvili, has been clamoring for the nation to open a second front against Russia in Abkhazia and South Ossetia as well as sharpening their knives for a reprise of the Western-backed coup that brought Saakashvili to power in 2003. As the full …
(2022-05-20). Eastern front: Japanese-Russian relations continue to deteriorate. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 20, 2022 Ex-residents on Russian-held islets may need visas for grave visits Former Japanese residents on the Russian-controlled, Japan-claimed islands off Hokkaido may be required to obtain visas in future travel to the islets when they visit their families' graves there, a senior official at Russia's foreign ministry has said. The possible change …
(2022-05-20). COVID-19, global warming, war can starve the world's poorest. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel May 19, 2022 Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, two-thirds of the families in the 70 poorest countries, the ones that the U.N. classifies as low- or medium- income, had their incomes drop so drastically that adults reported that they skipped eating so their kids could eat. Sometimes the adult fasts lasted for a day or more. (UNICEF-World Bank, March 9) People living in the richest countries of the world, on the average, have had their savings increase during the same period, due to assistance from the governments like extended unemployment benefits or payroll protection plans. The world's rich…
(2022-05-20). From Shireen to Jenin, Justice for Palestine! iacenter.org By Betsey Piette May 19, 2022 Philadelphia Hundreds fill the streets of Philadelphia, marching for Palestine, May 15. Photo: Joe Piette. A "Philadelphia for Palestine" rally on the 74th anniversary of the Nakba drew hundreds of activists to Center City Philadelphia May 15. Many carried signs featuring pictures of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, murdered by Israeli soldiers May 11 while covering their raid in occupied Jenin. Several people held signs that read: "From Shireen to Jenin, Justice for Palestine!" The multinational rally and march, hosted by several Palestinian, progressive Jewish and…
(2022-05-20). Iran attaches special importance to relations with India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, during a phone talk, told his Indian counterpart that Iran attaches special importance to relations with India.