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WEBRemembering Michael Lerner, 1943-2024, Jewish Voice of Conscience. Judith Mahoney Pasternak Sep 7. The influential rabbi and publisher of Tikkun magazine urged Jews to reconnect with their spiritual traditions while he resoundingly supported Palestinian self-determination. Culture.
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‘The People’s Beach’ is a Queer Landmark That Deserves to Live On
WEBThis summer, Bay 1, referred to as ‘Riis Beach’ and sometimes known as ‘The People’s Beach,’ was busy as ever while rumors circulated that the hospital lot could be redeveloped as condos. The property deed, however, only allows for building a healthcare facility or a park on the land. Whether these restrictions will help maintain Bay ...
The Story of Hasidic Vilyamsburg - The Indypendent
WEBOct 27, 2021 · A Fortress in Brooklyn sets this stay-or-leave decision by a beleaguered Hasidic sect in a post-World War II outer-borough hinterland as a pivotal moment for the future Williamsburg. Jews had lived in the neighborhood for decades — the Williamsburg Bridge was nicknamed “Jew’s Highway” because …
How We Created A Festival Of Resistance at the 1999 Battle of …
WEBOn November 30, 1999 a public uprising shut down the World Trade Organization and took over downtown Seattle, transforming it into a festival of resistance. Tens of thousands of people joined the nonviolent direct action blockade which encircled the WTO conference site, keeping the most powerful institution on earth shut down from dawn till ...
Queens Prosecutors Make A Mockery of Due Process in Chanel …
WEBApr 11, 2019 · Prial’s updated findings made only a minor splash. But they formed a dramatic part of Leventhal’s marathon closing statement on Monday, April 1. The already-high volume prosecutor shouted that the bacteria proved that after killing Vetrano, Lewis probed her cavities and that “he had his way with her!”. The verdict, of course, was guilty.
The Revolt that Shook the World - The Indypendent
WEBA revolution that began with three words — peace, bread, land — and a struggle to fulfill that program ended with imposed “shock therapy” — a term denoting the forced privatization and destruction of social safety nets coined by neoliberal godfather Milton Friedman as he provided guidance to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Michael Hollingsworth Wants Housing for Everyone
WEBJun 19, 2021 · Michael Hollingsworth is ready for election day. The long-time tenant organizer is fighting for an open city council seat in Brooklyn’s District 35 that has drawn in all sorts of progressive and leftist groups — as well as some very conservative PACs — into a proxy conflict between rising groups like the Democratic Socialists of America and the more establishment progressive wing of the ...
CUNY Faculty Firings Spark Outrage | The Indypendent
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · The firing of 26 full-time faculty at CUNY-Queens College has sparked outrage and concern that an era of deepening austerity could take hold at the City University of New York. “A lot of us here are angry. But anger doesn’t actually describe it; I’d go with furious,” said Professor David Gerwin, chair of Queens College’s Department of ...
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