Fundraiser for Andres Romero by Maria Rosales : A Loving Tribute to Mercedez Alexiz Angel Romero

Hello all,

My name is Maru and I am writing here due to the devastating loss of our community member Mercedez Alexiz Angel Romero, a deeply loved poet, artist, daughter, friend, and partner. I knew Mercedez for 3 years and fell in love with her soul and her love for music, food, art, and bringing people together. She was one of the most exciting and extraordinary people I got to meet.

Her loss has come as a shock to us all and has deeply impacted her mother, brother, and her community that she left her magic all throughout.

With permission from her mother and brother, I am hoping to raise as much money as possible to help aid this transition as they face such a tragedy and the loss of such an impactful young life that struck many all over the Bay and SoCal. We are hoping to collect money for her funeral costs as well as any money that will help her family as they manage this loss.
— Read on www.gofundme.com/f/a-loving-tribute-to-mercedez-alexiz-angel-romero

Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech – The Cornell Daily Sun

Recently elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked back alleged remarks from 2020 that called for a boycott of Cornell Tech because of its public-private partnership with Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
— Read on www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/12/mamdani-walks-back-prior-call-to-boycott-cornell-tech

Liberation Is Not Integration: On liberal Zionism, one-state fantasies, and what Palestinians actually want – Mondoweiss

The left’s view of Palestine’s future often reduces to vague terms like “one-state solution” or “equal rights for all” but few address the tough questions they raise, especially: how can Palestinians live with those who carried out the Gaza genocide?
— Read on mondoweiss.net/2025/12/liberation-is-not-integration-on-liberal-zionism-one-state-fantasies-and-what-palestinians-actually-want/

Venezuela – Casting Off Illusions, Preparing for Struggle

In a statement dated 04 December from Caracas, the Afro-Venezuelan Organizations Network (ROA) and the Regional Articulation of Afrodescendants of Latin America and the Caribbean (ARAAC), call upon the people of the United States and on sovereign Caribbean governments and Latin America to stop the attacks led by Donald Trump; and call on Afrodescendant peoples, communities, and social movements to mobilize in solidarity with Venezuela, to denounce the false U.S. narrative of a war on drug trafficking, and to stop the march toward war.

Venezuela – Casting Off Illusions, Preparing for Struggle

SF’s plan for crime and unhoused people looks more and more like Trump’s every day – 48 hills

SF’s plan for crime and unhoused people looks more and more like Trump’s every day – 48 hills
— Read on 48hills.org/2025/12/sfs-plan-for-crime-and-unhoused-people-looks-more-and-more-like-trumps-every-day/

Statement by Yaakub Vijandre’s Legal Team: ICE detains DACA recipient and pro-Palestinian photojournalist Yaakub Vijandre for social media posts in critical free speech test case – MLFA

Statement by Yaakub Vijandre’s Legal Team: ICE detains DACA recipient and pro-Palestinian photojournalist Yaakub Vijandre for social media posts in critical free speech test case – MLFA
— Read on mlfa.org/statement-by-yaakub-vijandres-legal-team-ice-detains-daca-recipient-and-pro-palestinian-photojournalist-yaakub-vijandre-for-social-media-posts-in-critical-free-speech-test-case/