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Amanda Blackhorse
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April 10, 2015

Blackhorse: 100 Years of Chief Wahoo and the 'Grinning Face of Racism'

The Washington team is not the only professional sports franchise to feel the pressure of Native Americans and allies who seek to eliminate Native American mascots from professional sports. Native American groups and allies in Cleveland have targeted the Cleveland Indians now for more than 50 years. Today’s opening day for the team, which means there will be a demonstration. It will commence with a...
By
Kafui Attoh
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April 8, 2015

Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson: An Interview

Something exciting is happening in Poughkeepsie. In the last two years a group of local residents — under the name “ Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson ” (NLMH) — have been organizing to fight for the rights of the city’s low-income residents. For those whose knowledge of Poughkeepsie begins and ends with “The French Connection,” Poughkeepsie is not unlike many postindustrial cities in upstate NY — defined...
By
Sam Richardss
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April 8, 2015

Pittsburg: Critics blast proposed oil terminal, even without Bakken crude trains

PITTSBURG -- Train loads of Bakken crude oil are no longer in the plans for a proposed oil storage terminal near the waterfront, but that does not mean the project is being welcomed to town with open arms. The City Council voted 5-0 Monday night to approve amending the environmental report for WesPac Midstream LLC's proposed Pittsburg Terminal Project, which would renovate and modernize a...
By
Sarah Lazare
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April 7, 2015

Brewing Human Rights Crisis In Baltimore As City Threatens Mass Water Shutoffs

In what residents warn is a mounting human rights crisis, the city of Baltimore has commenced sending 25,000 notices, the vast majority to city and county residents, threatening to shut off water if delinquent bills are not paid within ten days. The organization Food & Water Watch estimates that 75,000 residents are under immediate threat of having their taps turned off, in a city beset...
By
Katie Earle
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April 6, 2015

In New York City, A Global Celebration For International Women’s Day

It felt like spring in New York City on Sunday, March 8th, International Women’s Day, the day of a global celebration of women and an evening when the reverberating voices of women everywhere demanding dignity were given our full attention. It was in this spirit that activists crowded into the Maysles Cinema on Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem for an event convened by Movement for...
By
Michael McIntee
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April 6, 2015

Union Organizers Call McDonald’s Wage Raise “Publicity Stunt” – April 15 Strike Still Looms

For video visit The Uptake Organizers of a fast-food worker strike scheduled for later this month say the strike threat prompted McDonald’s to announce it is giving workers a pay raise. However, the strike is still on because the raise is not enough and most McDonald’s employees won’t get it. McDonald’s President and CEO Steve Easterbrook announced on Wednesday that the company would be paying...
By
Mark Naymik
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April 6, 2015

Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo Target of Opening Day Protests Again - and It's Time to Finally Take Notice

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some people are making a big deal about the 100th anniversary of our baseball team adopting the name Indians. The team's owners are not. And I haven't heard much on the topic from fans. But a group of Native Americans and other activists, who for 20 years have staged Opening Day demonstrations against the team name and the Chief Wahoo mascot, see...
By
Juliana Mazza
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April 3, 2015

Springfield Organization Holds a “No Eviction Sit-in”

Visit WWLP-22 News for video. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Springfield family facing eviction got a lot of support from residents Thursday night. “ Springfield No One Leaves ” was there to support the Turner family at their home on Donbray Street. The organization fights for Springfield families facing eviction to keep their homes. Christopher Turner said, “We can pay, that’s the thing, and we...
April 2, 2015

Yesterday's April Fools' Email! (No, we did not receive a gift from ExxonMobil!)

April Fools'! We Will Never Sell Out! Dear Resist Supporters, We hope you all enjoyed yesterday's April Fools' joke we sent to you! If there was any confusion - no, we did not receive a $1,000,000 gift from ExxonMobil, nor would we ever accept any donation that would compromise our politics and values. What makes Resist special and different from most foundations is that thousands...
April 1, 2015

HUGE News from Resist!

Editor's note: After reading this, please see our follow-up note :-) Resist Receives $1,000,000 Donation! We are extremely excited to announce that Resist has received a $1,000,000 donation!!! Thanks to the generosity of the charitable branch of ExxonMobil, Resist will no longer have to ask supporters like you for donations!!! There are just a few small changes that we have to make in order to...

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