Tag: racism

  • Undocumented Activists Arrested Outside DNC After Cross-Country Journey for Immigration Reform

    Via Democracy Now! One of the first acts of civil disobedience at the Democratic National Convention took place Tuesday just outside the Time Warner Cable Center when a group of 10 undocumented activists rode into uptown Charlotte aboard the “No Papers, No Fear–Ride for Justice” bus and blocked traffic. The activists have been riding aboard…

  • July 31 Global Day of Action Against Fascism and Racism

    We Are Everywhere! (International/Global) Resistance Without Borders! On July 31, 2010, militants and organizers across the U.S., Canada, and Europe participated in the International Day of Action Against Fascism and Racism. Please join us on July 31, 2011, as we collaborate again to struggle against white supremacists organizing in our communities. Who: Revolutionaries everywhere! What:…

  • HIPSTER RACISM

    Via: http://meloukhia.net Hard on the heels of my discussion about liberal sexism, I think it’s time to talk about hipster racism. I’m borrowing the term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove over at Racialicious, because it really is a perfect word to describe the phenomenon, and I note that other people are using the term as well. Hipster…

  • Global capitalism and 21st century fascism

    The global economic crisis and the attack on immigrant rights are bound together in a web of 21st century fascism. by: William I. Robinson | Via: Aljazeera The crisis of global capitalism is unprecedented, given its magnitude, its global reach, the extent of ecological degradation and social deterioration, and the scale of the means of…