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The Dominican Republic’s “Ethnic Purging”: Edwidge Danticat on Mass Deportation of Haitian Families
Democracy Now! The Dominican Republic is set to begin what some are calling “ethnic purging,” placing the fate of hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent into limbo. Half a million legally stateless people could be sent to Haiti this week, including those who have never stepped foot…
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“I Am Not Nonviolent”: New Nina Simone Film Captures Singer and Activist’s Uncompromising Voice
As the Black Lives Matter movement grows across the country and the the nation mourns the death of the nine worshipers killed at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, we look back at the life of one of the most important voices of the civil rights movement: the singer Nina…
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Jeanne Theoharis – The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks. by Jeanne Theoharisby Jeanne Theoharis (Boston: Beacon Press, 2013. Pp. 295. Illustrations.) by Nancy Kerstetter When Rosa Parks remained in her seat on that Montgomery bus on December 1, 1955, she had no inkling…
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Urgent call and newsletter of Schlafplatzorga (accomodation group) May/June 2015
Hi everyone, we have emergency situation again concerning the woman, who was “silently” evicted from Ohlauer school two and a half month ago. From tomorow we don’t have any further solution for her. We are asking you again to show your strong solidarity and offer her a soli…
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Weltflüchtlingstag – Refugees Welcome – Flucht ist kein Verbrechen
A few weeks ago Angela Davis came to Berlin and on this occasion she told us that the refugee movement is the movement of the 21st century, that the refugee movement is the movement that is calling for the rights of every human being. And she is right…
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Weltflüchtlingstag – Europa.Anders.Machen
Demonstration in Berlin – Ein anderes Europa Taz: Mehrere tausend Menschen demonstrieren für ein soziales Europa. Vor allem die Hilfe für Flüchtlinge ist ihnen ein wichtiges Anliegen. Below video from Democracy TV Berlin / Foto: Jörg Carstensen/dpa https://www.youtube.com/embed/M3h7-blaWh0?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent from iwspace http://bit.ly/1GE3nBF
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Tonight reading with Bino aka Patras, Turgay Ulu and Lydia Ziemke
Bino and Lydia will read from the book My name is Bino Byansi Byakule! Turgay and friends will present the Movement magazine. Join us for the first part of the movement readings tonight 8PM Kottbusser Tor to the right of Cafe Kotti up on the Gallery! And have a…
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DGB-Besetzung: erster Strafbefehl vom Gericht eingetroffen
hallo, ich habe heute einen brief vom berliner amtstgericht bezüglich der DGB-besetzung (anfang oktober 2014) durch die gruppe “refugee struggle for freedom” [1] und deren räumung durch die berliner polizei [2-3] erhalten; mir wird der vorwurf des widerstandes gegen die polizei gemacht, der wahr ist; die monitäre bestrafung…
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Without!
Statement concerning the planned tightening of the asylum law by one refugee activist The Parliament is the symbol of representative democracy. Members of parliament/Attorneys are elected by the vote of “people”, in other words ” citizens”, and their responsibility is to defend the rights of “citizens” and to…