Category Archives: Newsletter and Updates

FL university system imposes 5-year tenure review; profs, other advocates criticize the change – Florida Phoenix — Read on floridaphoenix.com/2023/03/29/fl-university-system-imposes-5-year-tenure-review-profs-other-advocates-criticize-the-change/

On 29 March 1985, two brothers, Rafael and Eduardo Vergara Toledo, were murdered by police in Santiago, Chile. Rafael, 18 and Eduardo, 20, were members of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), which was engaged in a guerrilla struggle against the right-wing dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. — Read on stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10116/vergara-toledo-brothers-killed

The Alchemy of Abolitionisms – Joy James – Inquest — Read on inquest.org/the-alchemy-of-abolitionisms/

A 1965 article from Kwame Nkrumah’s journal The Spark highlights the role of monetary policy – and the US dollar – as an instrument of imperialism and neocolonial rule. — Read on http://www.blackagendareport.com/essay-currency-crisis-west-1965

The report highlights San Diego County, where Blackstone Group purchased thousands of affordable housing units in 2021. As renters moved out, the company raised… — Read on http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/new-report-claims-blackstone-group-is-buying-san-diegos-affordable-housing-hiking-up-rent-prices/3195265/

The San Diego case has become a bellwether during a time when leftist protests are flaring up across the country. — Read on http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/17/san-diego-antifa-trial-also-scrutinizes-right-wing-media-andy-ngo/11482238002/

As domestic terrorism laws are wielded against climate activists, we must resist the urge to turn to the carceral state for protection — Read on prismreports.org/2023/03/14/stopping-cop-city-world-without-police/

While U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the technology will reduce demand on agents and unmask networks of illegal activity in San Diego, immigration advocates point to research showing the increasingly militarized border pushes desperate people into more dangerous terrain. — Read on voiceofsandiego.org/2023/03/20/feds-want-to-expand-autonomous-surveillance-capabilities-along-border/

Behind the #StopCopCity Domestic Terrorism Warrants – UNICORN RIOT — Read on unicornriot.ninja/2023/behind-the-stopcopcity-domestic-terrorism-warrants/

Long before it became the downtown portion of the 101 freeway, Aliso Street was a major transportation corridor for early Los Angeles. — Read on http://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/photos-aliso-street-before-it-became-the-101-freeway