April 2021

The Shortwave Report 04/16/21 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/15/2021 - 20:35

This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Radio Havana Cuba, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Spanish National Radio.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr210416.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From JAPAN- The Japanese government has deci

Anti-War/Peace
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Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

DC Marches for Duante Wright begin as world awaits verdict in Chauvin/George Floyd case

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 04/13/2021 - 02:22

Police in the suburbs of Minneapolis killed another young Black man on the 11th of April, Duante Wright. He was pulled over for an air freshener dangling from his car mirror, cops escalated and in the end he was shot and murdered. Fighting erupted that night in MN, and on the 12th of April marchers took to the streets in DC in solidarity.

POV video of Duante Wright March in DC, w analyis of police tactics 2 min 23 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Memorial candles lit at the Joan of Arc statue in Malcolm X Park

Noise Demo against DC Jail combines with "learning from Lucasville" teach-in

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 04/11/2021 - 22:07

On the 11th of April, a noisy, pot-and-pan banging protest at DC Jail demanded that prisoners be released. The indefinate delays of trials due to COVID-19 was cited as making pretrial detention and felony holds on bail unconstitutional (speedy trial). This was combined with a teach-in on the Lucasville (Ohio) prison uprising of 1993, where many gangs combined and rose in revolt for 11 days.

Video-noisy pot and pan banging outside DC Jail 23 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons

DC/Richmond "White Lives Matter" march no-show after their comms disrupted

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 04/11/2021 - 21:57

Fascist "White Lives Matter" groups had announced plans over Telegram for April 11 marches in many major cites. For a month, Richmond was to be targetted, until their organizing chats turned chaotic. They whined on Twitter that antifa had taken over these chats, and attempted to salvage the DMV plans with a hasty plan to march on DC instead. That too fell apart, and on April 11 there were no signs of them in DC and no reports of them in Richmond either.

Right Wing

Fuck the Police march takes Takoma Park, MD streets

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 04/10/2021 - 20:26

On the 10th of April, a Fuck the Police (FTP) march gathered at Takoma Park Metro, then crossed into MD and marched through Takoma Park and Silver Spring to protest Montgomery County police officers Dionne Holliday and Kevin Christmon handcuffing a 5 year old boy and threatening him with a beating for wandering away from school. The march faced little police opposition, perhaps out of shame.

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Three Takoma Park police cruisers behind the march, they seemed to be unable to get and stay ahead of the march as it snake marched rom street to street

Jubilee USA Statement on IMF and World Bank Meetings and Development Committee Communiqué

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 12:43

The Development Committee, a ministerial-level consensus building and policymaking body for the World Bank and the IMF, met as part of the Spring IMF and World Bank Meetings.

Eric LeCompte the Executive Director of the religious development organization Jubilee USA, a UN expert who monitors IMF and World Bank meetings, releases the following statement on the meetings and World Bank Development Committee Communiqué:

Elections/Legislation/Government
Labor/Economics/Business

The Shortwave Report 04/09/21 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 19:29

This week's show features stories from Spanish National Radio, NHK Japan,  Sputnik Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, and Radio Deutsche-Welle.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr210409.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From SPAIN- Protests gr

Civil Liberites/Constitution
Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

Jubilee USA Statement on World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings and IMFC Communiqué

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:37

World leaders, finance ministers, heads of corporations and development groups are meeting virtually for the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings. The International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the IMF policymaking body, discussed policy responses to the global COVID-19 economic crisis, including tax, aid, vaccines, Special Drawing Rights and debt processes to support developing countries.

Labor/Economics/Business
Poverty

Commentary: effect of DC's decade of IMF protest on current IMF/World Bank policy

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 14:02

On the 5th of April, Jubilee USA reported that the IMF has agreed to suspend "debt" repayments during the pandemic from 28 of the world's poorest countries. While this falls far short of the original and ongoing demand of full debt cancelllation, there is no way the pre-A16/April 2000 IMF and World Bank would have done this. A decade of protests mostly in DC came in between.

Globalization/Anti-globalization

260 Faith, Labor and Development Groups Press IMF, G20 and White House on COVID Response

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 11:05

As G20, IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings convene virtually on global COVID response, 260 groups call for developing country aid and policies to prevent future crises and protect the environment.

Organized by Jubilee USA Network, 260 religious groups, anti-poverty organizations, labor unions, environmental and human rights institutions signed a letter on coronavirus crisis response to the White House, G20 and IMF. 

Labor/Economics/Business
Poverty

IMF: Indebted Countries Suffer if US Interest Rates Rise

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 12:43

The IMF warns that rising US interest rates could impact the ability of developing countries to pay debt, leading to prolonged economic crisis. The warning comes ahead of IMF, G20 and World Bank meetings, with the Fund's release of the Global Financial Stability Report.

“Except for Zambia, all countries that defaulted over the last year were middle-income countries,” said Eric LeCompte, the Executive Director of the religious development organization Jubilee USA Network. “Unfortunately, developing middle-income countries are not included in IMF and G20 debt relief solutions."

Labor/Economics/Business
Poverty

IMF Reports Pandemic Economic Outlook Uncertain

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 10:11

"The pandemic will reverse the progress made since the 1990s in reducing global poverty and will increase inequality," states the IMF in its flagship World Economic Outlook report. 

"The forecasts of rising inequality and tens of millions of people falling into extreme poverty must be averted," stated Eric LeCompte who monitors the IMF and is the Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA Network. "We can reverse these dire predictions with strong aid packages and deep debt relief for all developing countries."

Labor/Economics/Business

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