Monthly Archives: February 2013

Review of No Snowflake in an Avalanche

Posted on February 28, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: Review of No Snowflake in an Avalanche An extraordinary organization arose to combat an extraordinary threat. Lawyer Mikey Weinstein was a graduate of the Air Force Academy, located in the … Continue reading →

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Why ‘green on blue’ attacks?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: Why ‘green on blue’ attacks? London, England—Richard Walker was described by family as a “proud, patriotic man.” No doubt believing Britain’s role in Afghanistan as vital to the curtailment of terrorism, … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged 28 Engineer Regiment, Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, Great Britain, green on blue attacks, Human Rights Watch, International Security Assistance Force, London, NATO, Richard Walker, Taliban, UK, United States, War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | 2 Comments

Queer Notes, January-February 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: Queer Notes by Elise The newly signed law that would have protected all California Queer youth from “ex-gay” therapies and therapies to change gender expression has been suspended. Federal Appeals Court … Continue reading →

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March against violence

Posted on February 25, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: March against violence Chicago—Dozens of people marched on Chicago’s South Side to take a stand against violence on Jan. 15, followed by a speakout and vigil. Occupy the Southside organized this … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged African Americans, Black, Chicago, criminal injustice system, gun violence, Latino, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Drive, Occupy Chicago, Occupy Movement, Occupy the Southside, Occupy Wall Street, racism, Rahm Emanuel, South Side Chicago, Southside Together Organizing for Power, United States | Leave a comment

Close Guantanamo

Posted on February 24, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: Close Guantanamo Los Angeles—On Jan. 10, 150 activists gathered outside the downtown Federal Building to protest the ongoing torture and indefinite detentions of Muslim prisoners for a decade, without charges. The … Continue reading →

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Oscar Grant remembered

Posted on February 23, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: Oscar Grant remembered On New Year’s Day 2013 Oscar Grant’s mother, Wanda Johnson, spoke to about eighty people gathered for a vigil at Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, Calif., site of … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant, Bay Area Rapid Transit, criminal injustice system, Fruitvale, Oakland California, Oscar Grant, Police brutality, Wanda Johnson | Leave a comment

Idle No More

Posted on February 22, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: ‘Idle No More’ Winter is often seen as a quiet time in Canada. In one area, however, there is a major event right now: the emergence of a new and powerful … Continue reading →

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Pelican Bay families support prisoners

Posted on February 21, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: Pelican Bay families support prisoners Editor’s note: California Families Against Solitary Confinement (CFASC) came together during the prisoners’ 2011 hunger strike initiated by prisoners in Security Housing Unit (SHU). To support … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Agreement to End Hostilities, California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, California Families Against Solitary Confinement, criminial injustice system, Pelican Bay State Prison, Prison, prison industrial complex, prisoners, San Diego, San Francisco, shu | Leave a comment

Teachers and allies fight restructuring

Posted on February 20, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: Teachers and allies fight restructuring Lake County, Ill.—Recently, teachers in my district received a warning that the district would be undergoing “restructuring” for the 2013-14 school year. When the superintendent visited … Continue reading →

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Forced labor in China

Posted on February 19, 2013 by franklindmitryev

From the January-February 2013 issue of News & Letters: Forced labor in China In January, as Xi Jinping’s term as head of the Communist Party of China was beginning, the head of the Political and Legal Committee kinda sorta promised … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged 100 Flowers Campaign, China, Communist Party of China, Ebenezer Scrooge, England, forced labor, Labor camp, Re-education through labor, state capitalism, Tang Hui, workers, Xi Jinping | Leave a comment