News

By
Michael Shank, Ph.D.
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March 30, 2015

NYC Housing: A Clear and Present Danger

In the wake of New York City's devastating gas explosion and fire in the East Village, which destroyed residential buildings and injured dozens of New Yorkers, there couldn't be a more critical time to take a serious look at New York's housing situation. In moving to New York City a few months ago, little did I know that my building in East Harlem (which hasn't...
By
Tim Clifford
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March 30, 2015

Protests on Streets of Burien to Repeal Trespass Ordinance

On Fri. Mar. 27 S.A.F.E. (Standing Against Foreclosure and Eviction) and other advocates marched through the streets of Burien to protest Ordinance 621, the city’s trespass ordinance. Along with picketing in front of Burien’s City Hall and Library demonstrations were also held in front of select businesses in Burien. These included Mayor Lucy Krakowiak’s Moss Chiropractic at 612 S.W. 152nd St. and Skinperfect at 905...
By
Julianne Hing
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March 27, 2015

What L.A. Groups Want in Their Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight

Visit Colorlines to watch the video. In December when the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a civilian oversight commission for the county’s embattled Sheriff’s Department, community and civil rights groups hailed the victory . This week, they’re inviting the public to help ensure that the board’s got some independent authority to enact changes over the institution, which runs the nation’s largest...
March 25, 2015

Event: Trivia for Troublemakers!

Trivia for Troublemakers! A People 's Trivia Night Benefiting Resist Lir Irish Pub & Restaurant 903 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115 May 14 2015 at 7:30 PM Grab your comrades and join Resist for a night of Radical Pub Trivia! • The Trivia : Questions will pertain to radical social movements throughout his/hertory (some questions might even be about Resist – so study up!) •...
By
Saif Rahman
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March 25, 2015

Event: Trivia for Troublemakers!

Trivia for Troublemakers! A Radically Special Pub Trivia Night Benefiting Resist Lir Irish Pub & Restaurant 903 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02115 May 14 2015 at 7:30 PM Grab your comrades and join Resist for a night of Radical Pub Trivia! • The Trivia: Questions will pertain to radical social movements throughout his/hertory (some questions might even be about Resist – so study up!) •...
By
Saif Rahman
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March 25, 2015

Age of Justice

Age is just a number they say. But we all know in our society today, it's not just a number. Here at Resist, we financially support hundreds of organizations each year that are at the forefront of the movement for justice. They are the communities that are most impacted by the wrongs they are organizing to right. Two of those communities facing some of the...
By
Sue Sturgis
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March 24, 2015

Students Declare Nationwide Boycott of Wendy's Over Farmworker Concerns

This past weekend students from across the U.S. declared a nationwide boycott of the Wendy's fast-food chain over its refusal to join the Fair Food Program created to help eliminate farmworker poverty and abuse. The announcement came at the Parade and Concert for Fair Food held on Saturday, March 21 in St. Petersburg, Florida by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a Florida-based group that...
By
Michael Gould-Wartofsky
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March 23, 2015

Tenants: Preserve Rent-Regulated Housing

Tenants in East Harlem, also known as "El Barrio," are asking pointed questions of the city agency tasked with preserving New York City's rent-regulated housing: the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The questions come amid the uproar over the recently announced rezoning of East Harlem, as well as the release of a new community study, which shows that HPD is failing to meet...
By
Esther Yu-Hsi Lee
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March 19, 2015

Nine Years After Completing His Prison Sentence, This Man Was Finally Released

For the first time in almost a decade, Sylvester Owino will celebrate his birthday next month outside of an immigration detention center cell. And for the first time in nine years, an immigration judge granted Owino the ability to pay a bond to secure his release, with the only condition being that he would need to make his court appearances. As one of the longest-held...
By
Sarah Martinez, Age 11
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March 19, 2015

Campaign Aims to Build Rural Economy on Dairy, Not Prisons

In 2014, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo shut down four state prisons and cut $8 million from the Department of Corrections’ budget. This is good news for prison reform activists, but rural residents point out that many people in the state rely on the jobs the prisons provide. “[Closing prisons] might increase unemployment in the area,” says dairy farmer Casimer Trybuskiewicz. “[But] that does not...

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