Happy birthday to The People’s Forum, which was founded in New York City on September 9, 2018, as a “movement incubator” to unite working class movements in the US and abroad.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/11/socialist-movement-incubator-celebrates-five-year-anniversary-in-the-heart-of-nyc/
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/11/socialist-movement-incubator-celebrates-five-year-anniversary-in-the-heart-of-nyc/
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Socialist “movement incubator” celebrates five year anniversary in the heart of NYC : Peoples Dispatch
The People’s Forum commemorates five years of building the socialist movement in the United States and internationally
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🇳🇪 Questioning the “sincerity” of France’s comments about the withdrawal of its troops from Niger, the transitional military government, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), has accused the former colonizer of mobilizing for war.
CNSP spokesperson Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane said on September 9 that a “hundred or so rotations of [French] military cargo planes unloaded large quantities of war material and equipment” in multiple member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/nigers-government-accuses-france-of-mobilizing-for-war-after-discussing-troop-withdrawal/
CNSP spokesperson Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane said on September 9 that a “hundred or so rotations of [French] military cargo planes unloaded large quantities of war material and equipment” in multiple member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/nigers-government-accuses-france-of-mobilizing-for-war-after-discussing-troop-withdrawal/
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Niger’s government accuses France of mobilizing for war after discussing troop withdrawal : Peoples Dispatch
The commander of French forces in the Sahel has discussed disengagement from Niger, yet Macron has refused to withdraw troops, whose continued presence in Niger was deemed ‘illegal’
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#PeopleHistory | Today, we remember Steve Biko, the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who fought to build political consciousness among Black South Africans.
Biko was the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement and emphasized the importance of Black South Africans achieving psychological liberation and self-reliance in order to bring about fundamental change in the country. His contributions were a key part of the movement that would eventually end the Apartheid regime in his country.
Biko suffered constant political persecution and was tortured to death by the Apartheid security forces after violating the travel ban against him. He died from brain injuries after being beaten by several members of the police during an "interrogation."
Biko was the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement and emphasized the importance of Black South Africans achieving psychological liberation and self-reliance in order to bring about fundamental change in the country. His contributions were a key part of the movement that would eventually end the Apartheid regime in his country.
Biko suffered constant political persecution and was tortured to death by the Apartheid security forces after violating the travel ban against him. He died from brain injuries after being beaten by several members of the police during an "interrogation."
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At midnight on Thursday, the master contract for 144,000 US autoworkers employed at the three largest car manufacturers (General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis) will expire.
Workers have been preparing for months for this moment, using the UPS Teamsters’ historic contract win as inspiration. The United Auto Workers, which represents the 144,000 workers employed at the “Big Three” automakers, has organized grassroots actions such as practice pickets.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/in-two-days-144000-us-autoworkers-workers-are-set-to-strike/
Workers have been preparing for months for this moment, using the UPS Teamsters’ historic contract win as inspiration. The United Auto Workers, which represents the 144,000 workers employed at the “Big Three” automakers, has organized grassroots actions such as practice pickets.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/in-two-days-144000-us-autoworkers-workers-are-set-to-strike/
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In two days, 144,000 US autoworkers workers are set to strike : Peoples Dispatch
The master contract for 144,000 unionized workers expires on September 14. Workers are ready to strike the three largest automakers in the nation
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Palestinian human rights organizations have denounced that a female Palestinian prisoner was subjected to brutal torture by the Israeli prison authorities while in custody.
The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-prisoners Affairs Commission on Monday said that 41-year-old Fatima Amarneh, who hails from Jenin, told her lawyer that Israeli soldiers had beaten her until she lost consciousness while arresting her.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/female-palestinian-prisoner-allegedly-tortured-by-israeli-authorities/
The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-prisoners Affairs Commission on Monday said that 41-year-old Fatima Amarneh, who hails from Jenin, told her lawyer that Israeli soldiers had beaten her until she lost consciousness while arresting her.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/12/female-palestinian-prisoner-allegedly-tortured-by-israeli-authorities/
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Female Palestinian prisoner allegedly tortured by Israeli authorities : Peoples Dispatch
Fatima Amarneh was arrested on September 4 after being accused of attempting to stab an Israeli soldier. She has allegedly been subjected to repeated abuse and torture by the Israeli police and prison officials
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🇨🇱 Tens of thousands of people gathered with candles at the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile on the night of September 11 to honor the victims of the military dictatorship that was installed on September 11, 1973 with the coup against the government of Salvador Allende.
This year marks 50 years since the coup against the Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende. Local and national authorities in Chile, as well as social and progressive movements and organizations, have organized an array of activities to commemorate the crime.https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/allende-lives/
This year marks 50 years since the coup against the Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende. Local and national authorities in Chile, as well as social and progressive movements and organizations, have organized an array of activities to commemorate the crime.https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/allende-lives/
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Allende lives : Peoples Dispatch
A series of activities have been organized over the past week in honor of the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état against then Chilean President Salvador Allende
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🇨🇱📸 50 YEARS SINCE THE COUP: NEVER AGAIN!
On September 11, the 50th anniversary of the US-backed coup against the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende, tens of thousands gathered at the National Stadium in Santiago to remember the victims of the dictatorship and to reject the atrocities of the military regime. The stadium was one of the largest centers of torture and detention during the dictatorship.
During the candle-lit vigil, people displayed photos of the more than 40,000 victims of the dictatorship, including the more than 3,000 killed and 1,200 disappeared.
"Now I want to live
With my son and my brother
The spring that we all
are building every day
I am not afraid of the threat
Patterns of misery
The star of hope
Will continue to be ours"
-Victor Jara
📷 Mauricio González Kowal.
On September 11, the 50th anniversary of the US-backed coup against the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende, tens of thousands gathered at the National Stadium in Santiago to remember the victims of the dictatorship and to reject the atrocities of the military regime. The stadium was one of the largest centers of torture and detention during the dictatorship.
During the candle-lit vigil, people displayed photos of the more than 40,000 victims of the dictatorship, including the more than 3,000 killed and 1,200 disappeared.
"Now I want to live
With my son and my brother
The spring that we all
are building every day
I am not afraid of the threat
Patterns of misery
The star of hope
Will continue to be ours"
-Victor Jara
📷 Mauricio González Kowal.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been in China since September 8 on a multi-city tour in the country to strengthen political and economic ties with the BRICS member.
“[We are] ready for what will be a historic visit for the strengthening of cooperation ties and the construction of a new world geopolitics,” Maduro wrote on social media when he landed in Shenzhen on Friday.
On September 13, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maduro held historic talks in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People. The key result of the meeting was the establishment of an “all-weather strategic partnership” between the two countries, one of China’s highest categories of bilateral state relations. "The establishment of an all-weather strategic partnership between China and Venezuela meets the common expectations of the two peoples and conforms to the general trend of historical development," Xi said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/venezuela-and-china-strengthen-ties-on-maduros-first-visit-in-five-years/
“[We are] ready for what will be a historic visit for the strengthening of cooperation ties and the construction of a new world geopolitics,” Maduro wrote on social media when he landed in Shenzhen on Friday.
On September 13, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maduro held historic talks in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People. The key result of the meeting was the establishment of an “all-weather strategic partnership” between the two countries, one of China’s highest categories of bilateral state relations. "The establishment of an all-weather strategic partnership between China and Venezuela meets the common expectations of the two peoples and conforms to the general trend of historical development," Xi said.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/09/13/venezuela-and-china-strengthen-ties-on-maduros-first-visit-in-five-years/
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Venezuela and China strengthen ties on Maduro’s first visit in five years
The Global South socialist nations vowed to work to build multilateralism and support each other’s national development
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#PeoplesHistory | Today, on the anniversary of his untimely death, we remember Tupac Shakur. Tupac was a revolutionary rapper and the son of Black Panther Party member, Afeni Shakur.
His music was centered on social issues facing the working class and the Black community in the US, as well as their resistance. He is considered one of the most influential rappers for his content and style.
On September 7, 1996, Tupac was injured in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He succumbed to his injuries six days later at age 25.
His music was centered on social issues facing the working class and the Black community in the US, as well as their resistance. He is considered one of the most influential rappers for his content and style.
On September 7, 1996, Tupac was injured in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He succumbed to his injuries six days later at age 25.
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