Category Archives: Newsletter and Updates

A prominent computer scientist who has spent 20 years publishing academic papers on cryptography, privacy, and cybersecurity has gone incommunicado, had his professor profile, email account, and phone number removed by his employer, Indiana University, and had his homes raided by the FBI. No one knows why. — Read on arstechnica.com/security/2025/03/computer-scientist-goes-silent-after-fbi-raid-and-purging-from-university-website/

Underneath the mirage, the reality of growing Chinese investment in Africa is not nearly so clear cut. — Read on spectrejournal.com/a-tale-of-two-ports/

In an interview with Mondoweiss, Momodou Taal discusses the threat of deportation for his Palestine activism, Cornell’s cooperation with the government crackdown on free speech, and what is at stake in his fight against the Trump administration. — Read on mondoweiss.net/2025/03/this-fight-is-bigger-than-me-and-we-cant-afford-to-lose-it-momodou-taal-on-his-fight-against-the-trump-administration/

Cooperation Jackson hosted Grassroots Economics in Jackson, MS from Monday, March 10th  through Thursday, March 14th. The purpose of this encounter was to set up our own Mutual Exchange and Rotational Labor Association (ROLA) system in Jackson.  — Read on cooperationjackson.org/blog/creatingcommunityassetvouchersinjacksonms

Molly Wickham joins The Breach Show to discuss a recent court ruling that found the RCMP breached her Charter rights but upheld her conviction for blocking the CGL pipeline — Read on breachmedia.ca/wetsuweten-leader-land-defending-inherently-racist/

The Salvadoran president wanted the U.S. off his back. He got his wish. — Read on http://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-21/bukele-biden-el-salvador-us-relations

3 weeks ago, our friend traveled to the UK for work and was arrested. She has been held there since then awaiting trial. We are urgently raising funds for her to come home – as she is a Black, single mom and desperately needs to return to her family here in Los Angeles, CA. TheContinue reading “Urgent Fundraiser: Legal Aid for Our Friend Arrested in the UK”

The Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism announced the immediate cancellation of $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia in a Friday news release. — Read on http://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/03/07/trump-administration-cuts-400-million-in-federal-funding-to-columbia/

The Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions on the implementation of the Fourth Convention (protection of civilians in wartime) in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, will not take place. Profound differences between the high contracting parties to the Geneva Conventions emerged during an extensive consultation process. Switzerland, as the depositaryContinue reading “The Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions scheduled for 7 March will not take place”

Ash is a Black Filipinx Trans masculine non-binary community member seeking funds to support their transition. We are hoping to raise enough to cover therapy before and during their recovery, rent, bills, medical care, housing stabilization, and basic necessities so they may heal with the least amount of stress and the most amount of support.Continue reading “Fundraiser for Ash Joy by Shayne Gottlieb : Empower Ash’s Gender Transition”