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ICE refuses 250K petitions after release of detained kids delayed

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 07/17/2020 - 22:25

Friday, the 17th of July was supposed to be a court-ordered deadline for ICE to release detained children so they don't get COVID-19. Instead, ICE went and got another ten-day extension, twice the 5 day average covid incubation period. In response, protesters descended on ICE with 250K signed petitions demanding these children and their families be released. Guards refused to accept the boxed petitions, claiming nobody was there.

Video-scene at the door as ICE refuses the petitions 2 min 23 sec

Immigration
Race/Racism

Scene at ICE's door

Police harassment over table at BLM Plaza defeated as protesters stand their ground

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 07/17/2020 - 01:32

On the 16th of July, MPD cops at Black Lives Matter menaced protesters and attempted to intimidate them into removing a table used for a "paint and protest" sign-making workshop. The cops cited vending laws even though nothing was for sale, only to back down when protesters refused to remove the table. The vending enforcement goons did not even show up.

Video of the failed attempt by MPD to intimidate protesters into removing the paint table 2 min 50 sec

Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

lead cop takes pose intended to intimidate protesters

MoCo County Exec Erlich gets home demo over planned destruction of Moses Cemetary

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 07/17/2020 - 00:58

On the 17th of July, protesters showed up at the Takoma Park home of Montgomery County Executive. They are demanding he put an end to plans for the Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission to build a storage unit over the burial ground. Already it is paved over for a parking lot, this proposal would dig up graves if not stopped.

Video-singing "This is the scene of a crime" at Erlich's house 1 min 9 sec

Civil Rights/Equal Rights
Race/Racism

Protest against destruction of Moses Cemetary/Bethesda African Cemetary at Erlich's house

The Shortwave Report 07/17/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/16/2020 - 21:10

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from  Radio Havana Cuba, NHK World Japan, Spanish National Radio, and Sputnik Radio.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr200717.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 C

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

G20 Must Act, Say Hundreds of Religious, Labor, Human Rights, Environmental and Development Groups

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Thu, 07/16/2020 - 17:07

Ahead of Saturday's G20 Finance Minister meetings, a wide range of 213 organizations is pressing for more action to confront the global health and economic impacts of the coronavirus. The largest religious bodies in the United States and Africa were joined by the biggest labor unions, human rights, environmental and anti-poverty groups in letters sent to the G20, IMF and White House.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Labor/Economics/Business

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