With the present declaration, we denounce the nature of the political stunt of the recent repressive police operation executed by the Investigative Police of Chile (PDI, by its acronym in Spanish) and supported by the Temuco District Attorney of the High-Profile Unit, which has affected the Mapuche communities of Temucuicui,
Por medio de la presente declaración denunciamos el carácter de montaje político del reciente operativo policial represivo a cargo de la Policía de Investigaciones (PDI) y avalado por la Fiscalía de Alta Complejidad de Temuco, el que ha afectado a las comunidades de Temucuicui, Pancho Curamil, Chacaico, Huañaco Millao y
The Trump administration has escalated the attack on Cuba that will have serious implications in the years to come. Yesterday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism.” The United States has dealt several crushing blows to the Cuban economy in recent years, with the
Indigenous peoples cannot be homeless. Stigma associated with the term “homeless” invalidates the relationship Indigenous peoples’ have to their homelands—the foundation of who we are as people. Shaming unsheltered Native people discourages them from sharing their narratives and experiences of displacement, homelessness, trauma, violence, kinship and relocation. Shame is
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#JusticeforDarrell Last Saturday, December 26, a National Park Service (NPS) Ranger tasered our Diné and Oneida relative Darrell House, a Marine veteran, and his dog Geronimo at the Petroglyph National Park in Tiwa Territory (Albuquerque, NM). Darrell and his sister, who filmed the brutal encounter, were hiking and offering prayers
En este momento, Centroamérica está sufriendo la aceleración de los desastres naturales provocados por el cambio climático. Inmediatamente después del reciente huracán Eta y durante una terrible pandemia, el huracán Iota ha azotado la región, afectando predominantemente a comunidades indígenas, afrodescendientes y negras. La situación provocada por cambios climáticos se
At the moment, Central America is suffering from the acceleration of climate change fueled natural disasters. On the heels of the recent Hurricane Eta and a raging pandemic, Hurricane Iota has hit the region, predominantly impacting Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and black communities. The situation has been made worse by violent and
While the United States shudders in the shambles of another election year, whether from a collective sigh of relief or fear of what’s to come, a different system of governance blooms in a swath of woodlands jutting into the Atlantic Ocean. This shandy shoreline now part of what is
The recent US election highlights the widespread disgust of the type of in-your-face white supremacy exemplified by Donald Trump. The large voter turnout, especially among Black and Indigenous working poor showed that large sections of the population reject his politics. But it also underscores the extensive support for those very
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We are excited to announce the launch of a new Political Education section of our website. In these times of rapidly changing conditions, political education and study remain crucial to our struggle. We must be able to understand how we have arrived at our present moment and learn from the
El pueblo Boliviano acudió a las urnas el domingo pasado, nueve meses después del golpe militar respaldado por los Estados Unidos y tres elecciones que fueron suspendidas. El peso de 527 años de historia es oneroso, por decirlo a la ligera. En el corazón de esa historia, que informa las
Since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis earier this year, we have witnessed the largest mass uprising in the United States’ recent history with millions taking to the streets day in and day out. This has included massive rallies, street battles, and tearing down statues of racist. The police