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🦄 Corporations, Protest & Direct Action

Activists Continue Target Boycott Until Corporation Brings Back DEI

March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Minneapolis, MN — After boycotting Target for Black History Month, activists and residents in Minnesota are continuing that boycott indefinitely until the corporation brings back their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. During a protest at Target’s downtown Minneapolis corporate office on Feb. 27, speakers…

🦄 COVID-19, Global, Land & Housing, Tech

Triple Bank Collapse hits Silicon Valley & NY amid Economic Downturn

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed on Friday, March 10, after a wave of bad news rattled investors and depositors. While SVB was not “systemically important” to the U.S. economy, it was roughly the 16th-largest bank in America, by deposits, and was at the heart of…

🦄 COVID-19
Masked person on the phone holds "cancel the rent" sign

‘Cancel Rent’ Demo Calls for a Rent and Mortgage Payment Freeze as COVID-19 Spreads

April 9, 2020April 10, 2020

Minneapolis, MN – As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on daily life, hundreds participated in a socially-distant car demonstration demanding the cancellation/freezing of all rent and mortgage payments.
Defying the statewide Stay at Home order yet practicing proper physical distancing, the demo lasted…

🦄 Community

Greece: Alternative Economies & Community Currencies Pt. 2 – Kenya’s Sarafu-Credit

September 12, 2017March 24, 2020

Athens, Greece – Experimenting with alternatives to capitalism has continued to become more popular as huge wealth divides devour chances of relieving poverty across the world. During the summer of 2017, a speaking engagement at the self-organized squat of Embros Theater in Athens, Greece, showcased…


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