Author Archives: aidarends

In the Details, Week Ending 6/21/2026 (3): “Strong Mayor” Off to Ballot after Split Vote & Mayoral Tie Breaker; Non-Profit Allies No-Show for Becker Contract Change; CPRA Director Pushes Back on Council’s Anti-Oversight Budget Decision

In the Details, Week Ending 6/21/2026 (3): “Strong Mayor” Off to Ballot after Split Vote & Mayoral Tie Breaker; Non-Profit Allies No-Show for Becker Contract Change; CPRA Director Pushes Back on Council’s Anti-Oversight Budget Decision — Read on oakland-observer.ghost.io/in-the-details-week-ending-6-21-2026-3-strong-mayor-off-to-ballot-after-split-vote-mayoral-tie-breaker-once-allied-orgs-are-no-show-for-beckers-revenue-cutting-request-cpra-director-pus/

From Cell to Cell, Jailed Minnesota Unionists Sang of Freedom | Labor Notes

Yesterday the federal government arrested and indicted 15 people, many of them union activists, on conspiracy charges over the protests and massive strike against ICE in Minnesota last winter. Two of those indicted had just returned from the Labor Notes Conference, where Emmett Doyle’s prize-winning song “Hold the Line” was also sung (see box). TheContinue reading “From Cell to Cell, Jailed Minnesota Unionists Sang of Freedom | Labor Notes”

Everybody’s Got One: The Home of Tim Grierson: My Interview With Shira Small

Sometimes, you have ideas that just sit inside you for years. You think they’ll be something you never get to write. I am so very glad this dream piece finally happened. — Read on timgrierson.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-interview-with-shira-small.html

EXCLUSIVE: Deported Adelanto Hunger Striker Speaks Out For the First Time ~ L.A. TACO

Kyron Shakeel Swaso, 35, spoke with L.A. TACO following his deportation to Belize, in what he says was an act of retaliation for organizing a hunger strike at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. — Read on lataco.com/deported-adelanto-hunger-striker-speaks-out

Berta Cáceres: cómo fondos europeos financiaron su asesinato

Las inversiones europeas se disparan en América Latina en aras del desarrollo. Un reciente informe sobre el caso del asesinato de Berta Cáceres advierte contra las inversiones sin control. — Read on http://www.dw.com/es/millones-desviados-a-sicarios-el-caso-berta-cáceres-sacude-las-inversiones-europeas-en-latinoamérica/a-77530652

TT – Regional Day of Action for Cuba

Since the Assembly of Caribbean People issued an Urgent Call for a Day of Solidarity with Cuba for Sunday June 14 support for the besieged island has continued to be mobilised throughout the Caribbean. June 14 is the 98th anniversary of the birth of the iconic Che Guevara; the 181st anniversary of the birth ofContinue reading “TT – Regional Day of Action for Cuba”

Canada’s new hate crime law leaves out Indigenous – Intercontinental Cry

With hate crimes exploding in Canada in the last couple of years, Canada’s Senate has passed a bill that would criminalize more Nazis symbols, the noose and make it illegal to block people from attending places of worship. An amendment for Indigenous hatred was rejected before the final bill was approved. — Read on icmagazine.org/canadas-new-hate-crime-law-leaves-out-indigenous/