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Reportbacks From the Scarsella Trial (Ten Part Series)
May 1, 2017Minneapolis, MN – Hennepin County Judge Hilary Caliguiri sentenced white supremacist Allen Scarsella to 182 months for his racially motivated act of domestic terrorism, shooting five unarmed protesters in Minneapolis in November 2015. Scarsella’s trial featured over thirty witnesses and lasted through eleven days of…... -
Sanctuary Movement Leader, Arturo Hernandez Garcia, Detained by ICE While at Work
April 30, 2017Denver, CO – In October 2014, Arturo Hernandez Garcia was the first person in Colorado to enter into sanctuary from deportation. He spent nine months on the grounds of the First Unitarian Society of Denver, where Jeanette Vizguerra is currently in sanctuary, until he was…... -
Three Convicted in Camping Ban Trial Two Weeks Ahead of Right to Rest Act Hearing
April 18, 2017Denver, CO – On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, after a day and a half of testimony, the jury for Denver’s first camping ban trial found the three co-defendants guilty.…... -
Demonstration in Bismarck-Mandan, Cass County Deputies Beat Man Bloody
November 17, 2016Bismarck-Mandan, ND – On Thursday morning, a convoy of water protectors drove from the main Oceti Sakowin encampment to hold demonstrations in the nearby Bismarck-Mandan area. The caravan first arrived in Mandan, to demonstrate outside a Wells Fargo bank branch demanding Wells Fargo withdraw its…... -
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition Hosts District Attorney Candidate Forums
October 27, 2016Denver, CO – The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition has been hosting District Attorney Candidate Forums, designed to offer the communities directly impacted by the District Attorney’s office, an opportunity to ask questions relevant to their most pressing issues. “The District Attorney is arguably the…... -
Solecast 29 w/ Abby Martin on The Empire
September 22, 2016Solecast 29 consists of an extensive conversation with Abby Martin. Abby is the host of The Empire Files on Telesur and former host of RT’s “Breaking The Set.” The Empire Files is a thorough examination of US imperialism, its corporations, its attrocities at home, and…... -
Sekou Kambui – Life After 47 Years as a Political Prisoner
July 16, 2016Denver, CO – It has been two years since Sekou Kambui was released from the Alabama prison system after spending 47 years of his life incarcerated. He and fellow Human Rights activist Audri Scott Williams spoke in Denver on Thursday, July 14th, 2016 at an…... -
Eric King Given 10 Year Sentence for Molotov Attack on Empty Govt Building
June 28, 2016Kansas City, MO – Anarchist prisoner Eric King appeared in federal court today for sentencing following a plea hearing earlier this year. At the plea hearing, King pled guilty to involvement in an attempted molotov cocktail attack against a congressman’s office which took place in…... -
Six Students Arrested at University of Minnesota Regents Meeting
June 10, 2016At a hot summer meeting on a mostly deserted campus, the “Differences Organized Coalition” of fifteen groups protested University of Minnesota Board of Regents’ proposed tuition hikes, as well as decreasing access for marginalized communities, numerous sports and research scandals, Dinkytown gentrification, and investments with…... -
Community Targets MN Republicans in Push for #BlackAgendaMN
May 20, 2016St. Paul, MN – On Thursday, May 19, 2016, a few dozen community members took space in Minnesota’s House Majority Caucus office for several hours demanding a meeting with Republican Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt, to discuss legislation supporting the United Black Legislative Agenda.…...
