In pursuit of shared prosperity and security, and in recognition of the close ties between our nations, the Vice President is announcing the following new activities that address: (1) security and firearms trafficking; (2) the need for an enhanced diplomatic presence in the eastern Caribbean; (3) the crisis in Haiti; and (4) the U.S.–Caribbean PartnershipContinue reading “FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces New Initiatives to Strengthen U.S-Caribbean Partnership | The White House”
Category Archives: Newsletter and Updates
A Joyous Killjoy Debt: To Ama Ata Aidoo | feministkilljoys
I am writing this post to express my gratitude to Ama Ata Aidoo. Ama Ata Aidoo died on May 31, 2023. Gratitude can be grief. I am deeply indebted to Ama Ata Aidoo for how she repurposed the figure of the killjoy. Her novel, Our Sister Killjoy, published in 1977, was the first text to…Continue reading “A Joyous Killjoy Debt: To Ama Ata Aidoo | feministkilljoys”
What is Urgent and Necessary in Haiti – Jafrikayiti
Haiti’s real government did not self-dissolve; It got attacked and was overthrown by a US-led gang of racist imperialists who, subsequently, mobilized cholera-infested UN troops on the island to cover up their odious crime. — Read on jafrikayiti.com/what-is-urgent-and-necessary-in-haiti/
Alum Jada-Amina Named Lead Curator of Black Harvest Film Festival
Alum Jada-Amina Named Lead Curator of Black Harvest Film Festival — Read on http://www.saic.edu/news/jada-amina-named-curator-black-harvest-film-festivak
Conservation Protected Areas Are a Disaster for Indigenous People
Conservation Protected Areas Are a Disaster for Indigenous People — Read on foreignpolicy.com/2022/07/01/western-nonprofits-african-rights-land/
San Francisco Chronicle writers walk off the job in ‘lunch-out’
SF Chronicle staffers will be picketing outside at noon, pushing the management to sign a union contract after negotiations have stalled. — Read on missionlocal.org/2023/05/san-francisco-chronicle-writers-walk-off-the-job-in-lunch-out/
EU migration: Four deadly policies being pushed by European leaders | MSF UK
MSF teams are providing medical aid to people who were seeking safety in Europe, but instead found violence and inhumane treatment — Read on msf.org.uk/article/eu-migration-four-deadly-policies-being-pushed-european-leaders
U.S. border officials have been turning asylum seekers away at ports of entry despite new rules – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Asylum seekers who come to ports of entry are supposed to be screened under the new, restrictive asylum rule, according to the Department of Homeland Security — Read on http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/story/2023-05-20/border-asylum-seekers-turn-backs-ports
Abolition and Co-optation
Prior to the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a state agent, I was aware of people and organizations that described themselves as abolitionists, but promoted policies and goals that contradicted abolition. Abolition and Co-optation
Atlanta politicians face pressure to vote against giving $31m to ‘Cop City’ | Atlanta | The Guardian
City council to vote on giving taxpayer money to controversial project as state characterizes opposition as work of ‘terrorists’ — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/20/atlanta-city-council-cop-city-funding-vote
Aida Rends 