“Fight poverty, not the poor!”: Thousands rally in Washington DC
Labor unions, civil society and religious groups joined the Poor People’s Campaign on June 18 to demand justice and redressal for the 140 million people in the US facing poverty and growing insecurity
London’s iconic medical research university grapples with structural racism
Staff and students of color are under-represented at the senior level, have fewer prospects of getting promotions, and are more likely to be employed on short-and-fixed-term contracts, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s own review report concluded
Palestinians hold solidarity marathon for Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan and other stories
Today we look at mobilisations by Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, the inquiry into Joyce Echaquan’s death and the Canadian government’s MMIWG action plan, and more
Activists slam UK government commission’s denial of systemic racism in the country
The commission was formed after the Black Lives Matter protests rocked the country last year. It said that while there was racial discrimination in the country, it was not systemic or deliberate
Curfew imposed in Philadelphia after days of protests over fatal police shooting of Black man
The police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. while he was reportedly suffering a mental breakdown on Monday, has prompted widespread protests and demonstrations across the city of Philadelphia
New York City’s police budget cut falls short
The budget cuts have been criticized for being sorely inadequate and to be nothing more than “budget tricks” by progressives
