This Irish-Canadian couple campaigned in Pinochet’s Chile

Photo: Chris Morrissey and Bridget Coll In 1999, when they were chosen as the grand marshals for Vancouver Pride in recognition of their advocacy. Courtesy of Chris Morrissey Bridget Coll and Chris Morrissey met as nuns in New York in […]

100 years after forced removal, Nez Perce people celebrate reclaimed land

Photo: Members of the Nez Perce Tribe ride to Am’sáaxpa or “the place of boulders,” to bless the ancestral land they reclaimed. In direct violation of the 1855 Treaty of Walla Walla, the Nez Perce in 1877 were forced from […]

Is Rainbow flag an ‘an outdated emblem favored by primarily white, cisgender queer people?’

30 July 2021 | Tony Bravo | San Francisco Chronicle The ongoing movement to reconsider, and sometimes remove, some public monuments and artworks has taken aim at what many agree are outdated and problematic symbols: Confederate generals, Christopher Columbus and Junipero Serra, […]

Mexican President asserts his country’s right to send fuel to Cuba

Photo: Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivers a speech. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has criticized the U.S. embargo against Cuba, calling it ‘inhumane.’ 27 July 2021 | Staff | Reuters MEXICO CITY, July 27 (Reuters) – Mexico’s […]

‘Inanimate occupants’ Zohar and Helga to be sacrificed in mission to the moon

Photo: NASA will send three inanimate occupants, like this one, to the moon on Artemis I to help measure radiation and vibration. Photo courtesy of NASA 24 June 2021 | Paul Brinkmann | UPI ORLANDO, Fla., June 24 (UPI) — NASA’s […]

US Activists: Fast-tracking Juneteenth federal holiday a good start, but not enough

Union soldiers brought news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas on June 19, 1865 17 June 2021 | Staff | AP via CBC Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden made Juneteenth, June 19, a federal […]

Hunting Traditions Give ‘Tumee’ Rifle Militias Edge Over Myanmarese Military

Photo: A Chin man in Myanmar holds a Tumee rifle in an undated photo. Photo Credit: Nay Lynn Photography, RFA 05 June 2021 | Radio Free Asia | Eurasiareview The volunteer militiamen of Myanmar’s Chin state have outgunned their better-equipped […]

South African anti-apartheid statue lit with a Palestinian flag

Photo: Statue of iconic anti-apartheid activist, Moses Mabhida, lit up with the Palestinian flag [Twitter] A famous anti-apartheid statue of Moses Mabhidahas been lit up with the Palestinian flag in solidarity with the Palestinians following Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza […]