2022-03-02: News Headlines

Chase Strangio (2022-03-01). Texas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. We're Suing. aclu.org Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton told trans youth in Texas last week that they considered their health care to be a form of child abuse. This is dangerous, dehumanizing, and terrifying to trans youth and their supportive families. The declaration will have devastating consequences — and we are already seeing them. Abbott and Paxton, along with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, want to investigate families simply for following best practice medicine and supporting their trans kids through lifesaving, medically necessary health care. Texas political leaders lack…

Eric A. Gordon (2022-03-01). A re-radicalized Beethoven 'Fidelio' for the Black Lives Matter era. peoplesworld.org SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A touring production of Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera Fidelio has just ended its four-city tour in February, with stops at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Mondavi Center at the University of California-Davis, the Scottsdale [Arizona] Center for the Performing Arts, and finally The Broad Stage …

Poor People's Campaign (2022-03-01). Friday 3/4: Lessons from Selma Bridge Crossing & Civil Rights Movement for Moral Action Today w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream…

Carlos Osorio (2022-03-01). Rally in solidarity with detained immigrants in Tacoma, Wash., not dampened by rain. liberationnews.org On Feb. 26, over 100 community members showed up at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, to loudly stand in solidarity with those detained just a few feet behind them.

Carlos Osorio (2022-03-01). Rally in solidarity with detained immigrants in Tacoma, Washington not dampened by rain. liberationnews.org On Feb. 26, over 100 community members showed up at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, to loudly stand in solidarity with those detained just a few feet behind them.

teleSUR (2022-03-01). Activists Urge To Probe Toxic Disinfectants Usage In US Prison. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the NGO Coalition Shut Down Glades requested the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to verify the reports on misuse of highly concentrated industrial chemical disinfectants at an immigration detention center in Moore Haven in Florida. | RELATED: | "These prison authorities were accused of using disinfectants with a concentration up to 50 times greater than allowed and in poorly ventilated spaces, in w…

_____ (2022-03-01). UN Admits Refugees Have Faced Racism At Ukraine Borders. popularresistance.org The United Nations has admitted that some non-Europeans refugees have faced discrimination while trying to flee to safety at Ukraine borders after their experiences were dismissed as lies and "Russian disinformation" by online commentators. | Filippo Grandi, the organization's High Commissioner for Refugees, acknowledged their plight during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. | "You have seen reports in the media that there are different treatments — with Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians. Now our observations, and we possibly cannot observe every single post yet — but our observations is that these…

Families United for Equity (2022-03-01). Monday 2/28: Discrimination Protest against RCEB. indybay.org 500 Davis Street | Corner of San Leandro Blvd & Davis Street…

Molly Nagin (2022-03-01). Half a billion reasons to not build a new jail. peoplesworld.org CLEVELAND — The NBA All-Star Weekend began here Feb. 18 at the site where police murdered 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014. But inside the Cudell Recreation Center where Tamir once played basketball, a dedication ceremony for a new gym failed to dedicate any time to honor his life or to support the continuing calls for …

In Contempt (2022-03-01). In Contempt #14: Political Prisoner Updates; Hunger Strikes in New York, North Carolina and Bay Area. itsgoingdown.org As always, we have a lot going on this month. There are several major political prisoner updates — Eric King is set to go to trial in several weeks, Sundiata Acoli's parole case has reached the New Jersey Supreme Court, and Doug Wright of the Cleveland 4 is set to be released to a halfway…

Staff (2022-03-01). 5 March, Raleigh NC: "Fedayin" Film Screening & Discussion. samidoun.net Saturday, 5 March 6 pm 202 N. Tarboro Street Raleigh, North Carolina Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1378134382625185/ Join us for a public screening of the new film, "Fedayin"! This film tells the story of Georges Abdallah imprisoned since 1984 in France for his involvement in the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and Lebanon from Israeli, zionist colonization. …

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Scientists Propose Measures to Ensure Well-Being of Gene-Edited Babies. sputniknews.com Chinese experts suggest surveillance and protection measures for the world's first three gene-editing babies, as well as their descendents, while He Jiankui, who created the these babies, would be reportedly released soon after three years in prison.

Editor2 (2022-03-01). US Foreign Policy is a Cruel Sport. orinocotribune.com By Diana Johnstone — Feb 23, 2022 | Bear baiting was long ago banned as inhumane. Yet today, a version is being practiced every day against whole nations on a gigantic international scale. | In the time of the first Queen Elizabeth, British royal circles enjoyed watching fierce dogs torment a captive bear for the fun of it. The bear had done no harm to anyone, but the dogs were trained to provoke the imprisoned beast and goad it into fighting back. Blood flowing from the excited animals delighted the spectators. | This cruel practice has long since been banned as inhumane. | And yet today, a version of bear…

WSWS (2022-03-01). Coroner's inquiry begins into New Zealand's far-right terror attack. wsws.org Lawyers for the families of some of the 51 people killed in the 2019 massacre in Christchurch criticised the suppression of evidence by the royal commission of inquiry, which whitewashed the government, police and intelligence agencies.

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2022-03-01: News Headlines

Poor People's Campaign (2022-03-01). Friday 3/4: Lessons from Selma Bridge Crossing & Civil Rights Movement for Moral Action Today w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream…

Carlos Osorio (2022-03-01). Rally in solidarity with detained immigrants in Tacoma, Washington not dampened by rain. liberationnews.org On Feb. 26, over 100 community members showed up at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, to loudly stand in solidarity with those detained just a few feet behind them.

Families United for Equity (2022-03-01). Monday 2/28: Discrimination Protest against RCEB. indybay.org 500 Davis Street | Corner of San Leandro Blvd & Davis Street…

In Contempt (2022-03-01). In Contempt #14: Political Prisoner Updates; Hunger Strikes in New York, North Carolina and Bay Area. itsgoingdown.org As always, we have a lot going on this month. There are several major political prisoner updates — Eric King is set to go to trial in several weeks, Sundiata Acoli's parole case has reached the New Jersey Supreme Court, and Doug Wright of the Cleveland 4 is set to be released to a halfway…

Editor2 (2022-03-01). US Foreign Policy is a Cruel Sport. orinocotribune.com By Diana Johnstone — Feb 23, 2022 | Bear baiting was long ago banned as inhumane. Yet today, a version is being practiced every day against whole nations on a gigantic international scale. | In the time of the first Queen Elizabeth, British royal circles enjoyed watching fierce dogs torment a captive bear for the fun of it. The bear had done no harm to anyone, but the dogs were trained to provoke the imprisoned beast and goad it into fighting back. Blood flowing from the excited animals delighted the spectators. | This cruel practice has long since been banned as inhumane. | And yet today, a version of bear…

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Scientists Propose Measures to Ensure Well-Being of Gene-Edited Babies. sputniknews.com Chinese experts suggest surveillance and protection measures for the world's first three gene-editing babies, as well as their descendents, while He Jiankui, who created the these babies, would be reportedly released soon after three years in prison.

WSWS (2022-03-01). Coroner's inquiry begins into New Zealand's far-right terror attack. wsws.org Lawyers for the families of some of the 51 people killed in the 2019 massacre in Christchurch criticised the suppression of evidence by the royal commission of inquiry, which whitewashed the government, police and intelligence agencies.

Black Lives Matter, Demand Justice, more (2022-02-28). Monday 2/28: Have Her Back: Organizing Call to Support First Black Woman for SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Staff (2022-02-28). In the Footsteps of Constance Motley Brown, Supreme Court Pick Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History. democracynow.org President Biden on Friday nominated federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill Justice Stephen Breyer's pending vacancy. If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice. We speak with Harvard constitutional law professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin about the nomination of the 51-year-old federal judge and the parallels between her and the first Black woman federal judge and civil rights legal icon Constance Baker Motley, who was at one point eyed for a Supreme Court nomination.

Guest Contributor (2022-02-28). Human rights and a divorce or civil partnership dissolution statement. ukhumanrightsblog.com Statement as 'conclusive evidence' The European Convention 1950 guarantees the right to a fair trial. Everyone knows that. At article 6.1 the Convention says: Right to a fair trial 1. In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing …

_____ (2022-02-28). Anti-Asian Racism is Still a Dominant Force of the US Political Ideology. journal-neo.org Although the associations with racial discrimination in the US are primarily related to the country's black population, the problem is much deeper and more serious. Even The Guardian, which is "friendly" to the current government in Washington, stresses that racism is rampant in the United States and that from the very beginning the US was …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-02-28). Black America Responds To Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Receiving NAACP Image Award. moguldom.com The NAACP Image Awards, one of the most anticipated annual events celebrating Black excellence, left many people scratching their heads when Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, received the President's Award during the 53rd annual show on Saturday, Feb. 26. Hosted by its namesake organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, …

_____ (2022-02-28). Efforts at Upholding Oblivion Over Dictatorship Crimes in Uruguay. strategic-culture.org Requesting clemency on humanitarian grounds when Uruguayans are still searching for answers is a political imbalance that needs to be addressed, Ramona Wadi writes. | The U.S.-backed Latin American dictatorships are still tarnishing their respective countries with the legacy of oblivion. Earlier this month, Uruguay's "Relatives of the Disappeared" cautioned that President Luis Lacalle is "whitening the history of Juan Bordaberry's dictatorship" by holding a meeting with the "Representatives of Political Prisoners" group who are claiming an infringement of liberty in terms of the prison sentences meted out to the…

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-02-28). Guapinol environmental defenders released from prison after long battle for freedom. peoplesdispatch.org The environmental activists from the village of Guapinol in northern Honduras were finally released on February 24, two weeks after the Supreme Court of Honduras dismissed the case against them and ordered their release. The environmentalists left the Olanchito prison, in the Yoro municipality, late on the night of February 24. | Since the week prior, family members of the environmentalists and members of the Municipal Committee in Defense of Common and Public Assets, the organization the environmentalists belong to, had been protesting demanding their freedom. On February 24, the relatives and the committee's me…

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