Film: An Infamous Precinct in Ruins and a Community Organizing Itself

Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis has decided on a new site for housing its police department’s 3rd Precinct. Three and a half years after thousands of community members ransacked and torched the precinct at 3000 Minnehaha Avenue during the George Floyd Uprising, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey…

Cultural Conferences Return to Brazil Without Fear of Repression

Cultural conferences have returned to Brazil without fear of repression and many organizers across the country are celebrating. The victory of current President Luis InĆ”cio Lula da Silva over Jair Messias Bolsonaro in the last presidential elections marked the end of a turbulent period in…

Pro-Palestine Protest Attacked in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN — An older white man drove his vehicle through pro-Palestinian protesters and brandished both a box cutter and a knife on Sunday afternoon. The attack is part of a rising trend of violence on protesters and came as thousands of people held a…

Black Storytellers Festival Continues with Heavy Hearts as Matriarch Passes

Minneapolis, MN — The thirty third iteration of the Black Master Storytellers Festival continued this year with heavy hearts after losing two master storytellers, including the matriarch of the festival, in 2023. Six months ago in March, Mrs. Beverly Cottman passed while visiting Egypt and…

‘The Neighborhood’s Communication Department’ — Confluence Studio’s Print Shop

Minneapolis, MN — “We’re trying to be the neighborhood’s communication department” said Duaba, Confluence Studio’s co-founder, while standing inside a shipping container-turned print shop in South Minneapolis. “We worked with neighbors,” said Confluence’s other co-founder Sam, “to collaboratively construct this idea of what a newsroom…

U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland (right) and Assistant Secretary of Interior Bryan Newland (left) host a "Road to Healing" session in Onamia, Minn. on Saturday, July 3, 2023. Photo contributed by Darren Thompson.

US Dept. of Interior Continues Boarding School Listening Sessions, Visits Minnesota

Onamia, MN — On June 3, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe hosted the U.S. Department of Interior’s seventh ā€œRoad to Healingā€ session in Onamia, Minnesota. At the federal government’s year-long listening session, survivors of federal Indian boarding schools are invited to share their experiences…

Three Atlanta Activists Arrested, Home Raided Over Bail Fund

Atlanta, GA — Around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund were arrested during a raid by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the Atlanta Police Department and charged with money laundering and charity fraud.

Marlon Kautz, Savannah Patterson, and…

Tale of the City: Gentrification in London – Part 1

London, England — Gentrification has transformed the urban landscape of London’s Southwark Borough over the last decade. In the Elephant and Castle area, a district known for its squatting history, community networks and strong counterculture background, activists and political groups are now trying to reconnect…

Ten Years After Terrance and Ivan Killed by Minneapolis Police

Minneapolis, MN — On May 10, 2013, Minneapolis Police killed two people in the span of 30 minutes. Terrance ‘Mookie Moe’ Franklin, 22, was hunted, cornered and gunned down with ten shots, including five bullets to the head. Thirty minutes later, Ivan Romero-Oliveras, 24, was…

Christian Gives Water, Dates to Fasting Muslims in Gaza During Ramadan

Gaza City, Palestine — For the fifth consecutive year, Ehab Ayyad passes out water and dates to cars during evening rush hour in the month of Ramadan. Standing at busy intersections in Gaza City in the besieged Gaza Strip, Ayyad, a Christian, welcomes fasting Muslims…

Exclusive Interview with French Media Collective Cerveaux non Disponibles

As media organizations continue to consolidate and the need for independent media grows, Cerveaux non Disponibles (CND) is filling an important role in France. Cerveaux non Disponibles — “Unavailable Brains” — is a radical independent media collective based in France.

CND’s popularity soared as the…