FightBack &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:FightBack News and Views from the People's Struggle Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:37:09 +0000 https://i.snap.as/RZCOEKyz.png FightBack &mdash; Fight Back! News https://fightbacknews.org/tag:FightBack Minneapolis Fight Back! fundraiser shatters expectations, exceeds $7000 https://fightbacknews.org/minneapolis-fight-back-fundraiser-shatters-expectations-exceeds-7000?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Fight Back! editor Mick Kelly speaking at Twin Cities fundraiser. | Fight Back! News/staff Minneapolis, MN - On Saturday, February 10, well over 100 activists, organizers, trade unionists and revolutionaries gathered under the signs and banners from movements past and present to celebrate the work of Fight Back!. During the short program, various sectors of the people’s movement toasted to the important role of Fight Back! plays in uplifting the demands and wins from the mass movement. Organizers from the student movement, labor, climate, immigrant rights, police crimes, women’s and reproductive rights and the anti-war movement led the attendees in raising their glasses to the revolutionary reporting and editorials of Fight Back!. !--more-- The evening also featured a photo booth, trivia contest and a chili bar. “There is myth making and there is truth telling,” said Noah Schu of Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar, as the crowd cheered. Shuh declared, “Information warfare is used in the United States to confuse and disorient the masses and inhibit us from gaining our liberation. Fight Back!’s commitment to solidarity - local and international - is vital.” “It is so good to see so many of you out here tonight to support the newspaper that serves all of us in our collective struggle for revolution and liberation,” said Fight Back! editor Mick Kelly, “We know that the existing order of things does not serve us. In fact, it serves our enemy, the monopoly capitalists who rule this country. It is on our agenda to abolish that system and one of the things we do in the course of that is shine a light on the people’s struggle and the crimes the enemy has committed against us.” Fight Back! is powered by our movements and our collective work and struggle. When editor Mick Kelly asked how many had written an article for the paper, nearly the entire room raised their hands. With the goal of raising funds to pay of a single print edition of Fight Back! newspaper, $2500, in the first minute of the fundraising pitch the goal was met and in total at the end of the event enough was raised to pay for three print issues and spread the news and views from the people’s struggle. As the event ended, as clean up started and people began to make their way out of the event, Kelly’s ending words lingered in the room: “We were talking about the saying Mao had, ‘The future is bright.’ Some say it's trite, some say it’s corny; I think it is real. We are about changing this world, changing this society. It’s something that we can do, it’s something that we will do, and Fight Back! will be a part of that.” #MinneapolisMN #PeoplesStruggles #FightBack! #TCC4J div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Fight Back! editor Mick Kelly speaking at Twin Cities fundraiser. | Fight Back! News/staff

Minneapolis, MN – On Saturday, February 10, well over 100 activists, organizers, trade unionists and revolutionaries gathered under the signs and banners from movements past and present to celebrate the work of Fight Back!.

During the short program, various sectors of the people’s movement toasted to the important role of Fight Back! plays in uplifting the demands and wins from the mass movement. Organizers from the student movement, labor, climate, immigrant rights, police crimes, women’s and reproductive rights and the anti-war movement led the attendees in raising their glasses to the revolutionary reporting and editorials of Fight Back!.

The evening also featured a photo booth, trivia contest and a chili bar.

“There is myth making and there is truth telling,” said Noah Schu of Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar, as the crowd cheered. Shuh declared, “Information warfare is used in the United States to confuse and disorient the masses and inhibit us from gaining our liberation. Fight Back!’s commitment to solidarity – local and international – is vital.”

“It is so good to see so many of you out here tonight to support the newspaper that serves all of us in our collective struggle for revolution and liberation,” said Fight Back! editor Mick Kelly, “We know that the existing order of things does not serve us. In fact, it serves our enemy, the monopoly capitalists who rule this country. It is on our agenda to abolish that system and one of the things we do in the course of that is shine a light on the people’s struggle and the crimes the enemy has committed against us.”

Fight Back! is powered by our movements and our collective work and struggle. When editor Mick Kelly asked how many had written an article for the paper, nearly the entire room raised their hands. With the goal of raising funds to pay of a single print edition of Fight Back! newspaper, $2500, in the first minute of the fundraising pitch the goal was met and in total at the end of the event enough was raised to pay for three print issues and spread the news and views from the people’s struggle.

As the event ended, as clean up started and people began to make their way out of the event, Kelly’s ending words lingered in the room: “We were talking about the saying Mao had, ‘The future is bright.’ Some say it's trite, some say it’s corny; I think it is real. We are about changing this world, changing this society. It’s something that we can do, it’s something that we will do, and Fight Back! will be a part of that.”

#MinneapolisMN #PeoplesStruggles #FightBack! #TCC4J

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/minneapolis-fight-back-fundraiser-shatters-expectations-exceeds-7000 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:20:49 +0000 Fighting back and advancing the struggle in 2022 https://fightbacknews.org/fighting-back-and-advancing-struggle-2022?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Minneapolis, MN - There was a high tide of struggle on many fronts in 2022. With so much going on, it can be easy to forget some of the things our movements have accomplished. That makes it all the more important to look back and review the lessons from this year’s resistance so we can move forward stronger. !--more-- First, we’d like to recognize the people that Fight Back! wrote about who passed away in 2022 and say in their honor: ¡presente! LAPD kills 2 inside of crowded store, 14-year-old dead Community leader Mel Reeves remembered in Minneapolis Minnesota: Protests follow police killing of Amir Locke FRSO leader condemns white supremacist murders in Buffalo, NY Grand Rapids cop executes youth from Congo Minnesota: Remembering Marie Braun’s commitment to peace and justice Twin Cities organizers memorialize 53 migrants who died in south Texas, press Senator Smith for immigrant rights action Minneapolis police murder Tekle Sundberg Colorado Springs demands justice for Dezarae Archuleta Padre José Landaverde: Presente! Freedom Road Socialist Organization mourns the passing of Jean Pestieau, of the Workers Party of Belgium FRSO: The contributions of Comrade Jose Ma. Sison will live forever! Among the first to lead this struggle: The legacy of Charlene Mitchell And here are the exclusive interviews that Fight Back! published in 2022: Interview with Frank Chapman, of National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) as we start 2022 Day 1 of Colorado King Soopers strike: Interview with a striker Activist explains why anti-war movement wants U.S. out of Ukraine Interview with Starbucks union organizer in New Orleans Interview with William Camacaro on the Workers’ Summit of the Americas Denver: Interview with wrongfully fired Chicano high school teacher Tim Hernández Interview with Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon Hope for Colombia: An interview with James Jordan about the election of Petro Interview with FRSO leader Masao Suzuki: The fight against national oppression and the struggle for socialism In 2022, Fight Back! launched our own podcast! Here’s the article announcing the launch of the new podcast on International Workers Day, which incidentally was the most viewed article on fightbacknews.org all year! You can find links to the podcast on the main podcast platforms here \- be sure to subscribe and check out all the episodes from 2022. Also in 2022, Fight Back! printed a series of ‘red theory’ articles on the basics of Marxism-Leninism. Here is the article introducing the series. You can browse all the articles in the series here. There are plans to compile the articles into a book - watch for that in the new year! Fight Back! reported on the 9th Congress of Freedom Road Socialist Organization this year, as well as the Workers and Communist Parties around the world that sent greetings to FRSO's 9th Congress. Since there were so many Fight Back! articles covering important struggles this year, there’s no way we can include everything that was important in this review. So we’ll do the best we can by highlighting five of the most popular articles from each month of 2022. January Florida Gov. DeSantis spreads lies, Jax community members disrupt his press conference Reflections on the 30th anniversary of the end of the Soviet socialist project Chicago: Community and labor organizations mobilize for voting rights WAMM still saying ‘No to war’ - 40th anniversary celebration Florida students protest anti-abortion bill at state capitol, disrupt House subcommittee meeting February UPS Teamsters fight against wage cuts No U.S. war with Russia, end U.S. intervention in Ukraine Bigger than bomb threats: The political violence of national oppression Activists arrested at Florida state capitol for opposing abortion ban law Chicanos confront an LA Sheriff Department community meeting March No to NATO Transgender rights: China advances while U.S. backslides PSUV 5th Congress held in Venezuela: Resistance, Rebirth, Revolution! Protest against torture in Illinois prisons Minneapolis teachers and education support professionals ratify contract after 20-day strike April 2022 election in the Philippines: Repression and resistance 1000 rally, march: U.S. and Israel: Hands off Jerusalem! Students fight back against Florida’s ‘Don’t say gay bill’ Celebrate International Workers Day, May 1, 2022 Tampa’s housing crisis and the fight for rent control May Keep abortion legal! Defend women’s and reproductive rights! The full story of how Louisianans defeated the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill ‘Ban off our bodies’ protest ended in Homeland Security, LAPD attack How frame-ups work: The Antony Gay trial Los Angeles victory: One step closer to winning community control over LA County Sheriff’s Department June Young Lords pass the torch, honor Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez Prepare for mass action to keep abortion legal! Final Declaration of the Workers’ Summit of the Americas Cryptocurrency meltdown topples digital asset businesses Poor People's Campaign protests at Capitol in DC July FRSO: Resolution Against the U.S./NATO-Provoked War in Ukraine A Marxist view of the Asian American National Questions Number of people collecting unemployment benefits jumps by 51,000 Red Theory: Against Sakai on settler colonialism and the national question in the U.S. Condemn the FBI raids in St Louis, MO and St Petersburg, FL! August Chicago: Movement forces the release of Chicago police torture survivors No, the economy is not in a recession (yet) UPS Teamsters kick off 2023 contract fight with national week of action Saint Paul rallies to demand Minnesota divest from Israel East LA commemorates the 52nd Chicano Moratorium September Chicago: Election season begins for Police Accountability Councils Red Theory: Imperialism, or monopoly capitalism A revolutionary view of the 2022 midterm elections Minnesota Abortion Action Coalition demands no state funding for ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ Cuba accepts new Families Code, approves same-sex marriage, women’s rights October Philippines: Intensify mass struggles amid peso devaluation and rising prices Join the effort to promote the political program of FRSO Scabby the rat tours U of MN campus, Teamsters ready to strike Red Theory: Bourgeois democracy and fascism Students for a Democratic Society 16th Annual Convention say, ‘Not another step back!’ November Chicago: Electing candidates to hold the police accountable Rally in support of DACA and ‘Legalization for All’ Oslo is long dead. Time to revive the PLO 2022 midterm results and the coming struggle Biden: Hands off rail workers and their right to strike! December USF students protest at university president’s mansion over declining Black enrollment COP27 Recap and response: Green capitalism as class warfare Protests call to “Free Alex Saab,” jailed in Miami Some in the shadow, some in the sun: A roundup of the semi-finals of the soccer World Cup Milwaukee rally to save labor and delivery department at St. Francis Hospital #UnitedStates #Remembrances #FightBack #YearInReview div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Minneapolis, MN – There was a high tide of struggle on many fronts in 2022. With so much going on, it can be easy to forget some of the things our movements have accomplished. That makes it all the more important to look back and review the lessons from this year’s resistance so we can move forward stronger.

First, we’d like to recognize the people that Fight Back! wrote about who passed away in 2022 and say in their honor: ¡presente!

And here are the exclusive interviews that Fight Back! published in 2022:

In 2022, Fight Back! launched our own podcast! Here’s the article announcing the launch of the new podcast on International Workers Day, which incidentally was the most viewed article on fightbacknews.org all year! You can find links to the podcast on the main podcast platforms here - be sure to subscribe and check out all the episodes from 2022.

Also in 2022, Fight Back! printed a series of ‘red theory’ articles on the basics of Marxism-Leninism. Here is the article introducing the series. You can browse all the articles in the series here. There are plans to compile the articles into a book – watch for that in the new year!

Fight Back! reported on the 9th Congress of Freedom Road Socialist Organization this year, as well as the Workers and Communist Parties around the world that sent greetings to FRSO's 9th Congress.

Since there were so many Fight Back! articles covering important struggles this year, there’s no way we can include everything that was important in this review. So we’ll do the best we can by highlighting five of the most popular articles from each month of 2022.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

#UnitedStates #Remembrances #FightBack #YearInReview

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/fighting-back-and-advancing-struggle-2022 Sat, 31 Dec 2022 17:56:01 +0000 Top 20 Fight Back! articles of 2019: the struggle grows and spreads https://fightbacknews.org/top-20-fight-back-articles-2019-struggle-grows-and-spreads?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[There was a high tide of struggle on many fronts in 2019 - both in the U.S. and around the world. Within the U.S. there were large strikes of General Motors workers, Chicago teachers and others. There was a successful movement to defend public education from mega-charters in Los Angeles. There were mass protests nation-wide for immigrant rights and against the concentration camps at the U.S.-México border. And there were growing movements against police crimes and for community control of the police that came together to refound the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression in Chicago in November. !--more-- Around the world, in several countries like Chile millions of people took to the streets to reject decades of Wall Street-imposed neo-liberal austerity, privatization and cuts. In Puerto Rico the people succeeded in forcing the resignation of the hated governor Ricky Rossello through relentless mass protests. In Venezuela the government and the people succeeded in fending off imperialism’s repeated regime change efforts. In Bolivia imperialism succeeded in removing Evo Morales with a coup, but the struggle is far from over. Since there were so many Fight Back! articles covering important struggles this year, there’s no way we can include everything that was important. So we are highlighting the 20 most popular articles of the year. There were many excellent Fight Back! articles that aren’t listed here - you can see them all at the archive. If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which one in the comments! Here are the top 20 Fight Back! articles of 2019 Boyle Heights families file lawsuit against mega KIPP Charter School, urge support for UTLA teachers strike (January 6, 2019) Venezuela: Who is Juan Guaido? (January 16, 2019) Green Bay, WI protests after DA refuses to charge killer cop (February 5, 2019) Hoffa forces another rejected contract on UPS Teamsters (February 12, 2019) UPS record profits mean more exploitation and automation (March 5, 2019) A big win for public education in LA: Kipp mega-charter school defeated (April 8, 2019) Eyewitness Venezuela: No coup, people defend President Maduro (April 30, 2019) Reflections on Tiananmen Square and the attempt to end Chinese socialism (June 4, 2019) Interview with Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez on original Rainbow Coalition: Young Lords founder remembers (July 1, 2019) Over 1000 union educators protest Houston Detention Center (July 5, 2019) Chicago teachers show solidarity in Venezuela (July 23, 2019) ‘Never Again is Now’ protest shuts down ICE in Minneapolis (July 31, 2019) Grocery workers ready to strike in Southern California (August 1, 2019) The Hong Kong protests are an attack on socialism (August 17, 2019) Community demands justice for Ronald Davis (September 24, 2019) Minneapolis overpowers Trump rally with mass protest (October 11, 2019) Minnesota: United Steelworkers strike Carley Foundry (November 2, 2019) Commentary: Coup in Bolivia (November 10, 2019) Evo’s Bolivia is not over (November 14, 2019) Chicago conference to refound National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression a huge success (November 25, 2019) (You can also see the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 retrospectives.) #UnitedStates #FightBack div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> There was a high tide of struggle on many fronts in 2019 – both in the U.S. and around the world. Within the U.S. there were large strikes of General Motors workers, Chicago teachers and others. There was a successful movement to defend public education from mega-charters in Los Angeles. There were mass protests nation-wide for immigrant rights and against the concentration camps at the U.S.-México border. And there were growing movements against police crimes and for community control of the police that came together to refound the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression in Chicago in November.

Around the world, in several countries like Chile millions of people took to the streets to reject decades of Wall Street-imposed neo-liberal austerity, privatization and cuts. In Puerto Rico the people succeeded in forcing the resignation of the hated governor Ricky Rossello through relentless mass protests. In Venezuela the government and the people succeeded in fending off imperialism’s repeated regime change efforts. In Bolivia imperialism succeeded in removing Evo Morales with a coup, but the struggle is far from over.

Since there were so many Fight Back! articles covering important struggles this year, there’s no way we can include everything that was important. So we are highlighting the 20 most popular articles of the year. There were many excellent Fight Back! articles that aren’t listed here – you can see them all at the archive.

If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which one in the comments!

Here are the top 20 Fight Back! articles of 2019

(You can also see the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 retrospectives.)

#UnitedStates #FightBack

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/top-20-fight-back-articles-2019-struggle-grows-and-spreads Sat, 28 Dec 2019 22:05:08 +0000 Minneapolis: Fundraising event nets more than $3000 for Fight Back! https://fightbacknews.org/minneapolis-fundraising-event-nets-more-3000-fight-back?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Minneapolis, MN – More than 75 trade unionists, anti-police-terror, immigrant rights, anti-war and student activists came together January 26 for a successful house party that netted more than $3000 for Fight Back!. !--more-- One of the event organizers, Matt Boynton stated, “The revolutionary press is of major importance in the struggle against capitalism in this country and around the globe. This fundraiser for Fight Back! was an incredible success.” Leader of trade unions and other people’s organizations offered short toasts where they explained the importance of Fight Back! to their work. Fight Back! editor Mick Kelly stated, “We aim to overthrow capitalism, and replace it with socialism and to do that we need revolutionary organization, and we need media sources that illuminate how the system we live under works and what we need to do to get rid of it. Fight Back! is a partisan paper. It takes the side of working class and oppressed against the rich and powerful.” #MinneapolisMN #FightBack div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Minneapolis, MN – More than 75 trade unionists, anti-police-terror, immigrant rights, anti-war and student activists came together January 26 for a successful house party that netted more than $3000 for Fight Back!.

One of the event organizers, Matt Boynton stated, “The revolutionary press is of major importance in the struggle against capitalism in this country and around the globe. This fundraiser for Fight Back! was an incredible success.”

Leader of trade unions and other people’s organizations offered short toasts where they explained the importance of Fight Back! to their work.

Fight Back! editor Mick Kelly stated, “We aim to overthrow capitalism, and replace it with socialism and to do that we need revolutionary organization, and we need media sources that illuminate how the system we live under works and what we need to do to get rid of it. Fight Back! is a partisan paper. It takes the side of working class and oppressed against the rich and powerful.”

#MinneapolisMN #FightBack

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/minneapolis-fundraising-event-nets-more-3000-fight-back Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:39:52 +0000 Top Fight Back! articles of 2017 https://fightbacknews.org/top-fight-back-articles-2017?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Fighting back against Trump every step of the way There was a high tide of struggle on many fronts in 2017. The pace and intensity of the struggles this year makes it easy to forget some of the things we have accomplished, which makes it all the more important to look back and review the lessons from this year’s resistance so we can move forward stronger. !--more-- Since there were so many Fight Back! articles covering important struggles this year, there’s no way we can include everything that was important. So we’ll do the best we can by highlighting five key articles from each month. If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which one in the comments! First, we’d like to recognize the people that Fight Back! honored who passed away in 2017 and say in their honor: ¡presente! On the passing of fighter for justice and people’s lawyer Ted Dooley Lynne Stewart tribute Margaret Sarfehjooy, prominent Minnesota peace activist, remembered Marianne Hamilton presente! Great Chicana revolutionary Yvonne de Los Santos will always be remembered Josephine Wyatt, fighter for African American freedom and socialism remembered People’s Thanksgiving honors memory of Pat Hunt Now, here are 5 important Fight Back! articles for each month of 2017. January Young Black activists tell why they disrupted the Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing 1 million-plus join Women’s March on Washington DC The election of Donald Trump and women’s liberation 25 campuses hold walkouts on Inauguration Day Trump’s election sets up potential new attacks on unions February Thousands join ‘8 Days of Resistance’ to Trump’s executive orders in Chicago The Farce of the Deal: Trump, the TPP and trade Frank Chapman speaks on Black liberation and socialism Record turnout for San Jose Day of Remembrance Trump executive orders on policing are new threat to African Americans and Latinos March UNF students sit in demanding justice, sanctuary campus Progressives clash with Trump supporters at MN state capitol Hundreds join FRSO International Women’s Day march Students shut down University of Utah administration Japanese American and American Muslim solidarity march April Vicious police attack on Jacksonville anti-war protest Chicago: Beloved teacher fired for defending students Lessons from the victory in the cases of Robert Almodovar and William Negron Supporters of Rasmea Odeh in Detroit for plea agreement hearing May Day 2017! Defend immigrant rights and build workers unity! Defeat Trump! May Boyle Heights May Day protest demands end to deportations and police killings Jamar Clark remembered on his 26th birthday The fight for immigrant rights under Trump Resistance marks Trump’s first 100 days Oscar López Rivera, freed Puerto Rican political prisoner, welcomed home to Chicago June Charges dropped: The Jacksonville 5 win The Jacksonville 5 speak out after beating police repression in the Deep South Anti-Muslim bigots forced to flee at MN State Capitol Massive protest underway protesting verdict in case of Philando Castile Charges dropped against Ariel Vences Lopez from arrest on Minneapolis light rail July Unions victorious after year-long battle against Mayo Clinic YPRC organizes ‘Resist and Flourish’ summer school Rasmea Odeh and Arab Women's Committee release book ‘Towards the Sun’ Minneapolis anti-police terror movement shuts down Mayor Hodges press conference Jacksonville activists demand police accountability at city council August Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns white supremacist attack in Charlottesville Farewell rally for Rasmea Odeh, Palestinian icon Arizona immigrant rights leader slams Trumps pardon of ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio Fight Back! interview with Jose Maria Sison on the people’s war in the Philippines Empowering Boyle Heights event marks 47th anniversary of Chicano Moratorium September Jacksonville community rallies for #Justice4Keegan Defend DACA, Hit the streets for DREAMers! Thousands march in Milwaukee for DACA, demand ‘Legalization for all’ Black and Brown unite to demand LA district attorney prosecute killer cops Hugs and tears as Rasmea Odeh deported October Jose Maria Sison: On the significance of the Great October Socialist Revolution Northeastern University dining hall workers win incredible victory The October Revolution and some lessons for the struggle for socialism in the U.S. Students for a Democratic Society holds 12th annual national convention Interview with Mercedes Martínez, President of the Puerto Rican Teachers Federation - "Puerto Rico: The crisis for working class and poor people has intensified" November Interview with Frank Chapman: “We have a spark with Charlottesville” U.S. delegation’s address to World Working Youth Congress in Rome Saudi Arabia's gangster 'Game of Thrones' reflects crisis for imperialism in Middle East Students at UNF oppose racists, KKK and Nazis MeToo Campaign and Beyond: Combating Sexual Violence December Zimbabwe’s leadership change and the enduring legacy of Robert Mugabe UPS imposes 70-hour work week Yemen’s Houthi movement eliminates former president Saleh for ‘treason’ amid Saudi war People’s Thanksgiving 2017 - FRSO speech by Frank Chapman Milwaukee Labor Council confronts white supremacist There were many excellent Fight Back! articles that aren’t listed here - you can see them all at the archive. (Also see the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 retrospectives). #UnitedStates #FightBack #YearInReview div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Fighting back against Trump every step of the way

There was a high tide of struggle on many fronts in 2017. The pace and intensity of the struggles this year makes it easy to forget some of the things we have accomplished, which makes it all the more important to look back and review the lessons from this year’s resistance so we can move forward stronger.

Since there were so many Fight Back! articles covering important struggles this year, there’s no way we can include everything that was important. So we’ll do the best we can by highlighting five key articles from each month.

If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which one in the comments!

First, we’d like to recognize the people that Fight Back! honored who passed away in 2017 and say in their honor: ¡presente!

Now, here are 5 important Fight Back! articles for each month of 2017.

January

  1. Young Black activists tell why they disrupted the Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing
  2. 1 million-plus join Women’s March on Washington DC
  3. The election of Donald Trump and women’s liberation
  4. 25 campuses hold walkouts on Inauguration Day
  5. Trump’s election sets up potential new attacks on unions

February

  1. Thousands join ‘8 Days of Resistance’ to Trump’s executive orders in Chicago
  2. The Farce of the Deal: Trump, the TPP and trade
  3. Frank Chapman speaks on Black liberation and socialism
  4. Record turnout for San Jose Day of Remembrance
  5. Trump executive orders on policing are new threat to African Americans and Latinos

March

  1. UNF students sit in demanding justice, sanctuary campus
  2. Progressives clash with Trump supporters at MN state capitol
  3. Hundreds join FRSO International Women’s Day march
  4. Students shut down University of Utah administration
  5. Japanese American and American Muslim solidarity march

April

  1. Vicious police attack on Jacksonville anti-war protest
  2. Chicago: Beloved teacher fired for defending students
  3. Lessons from the victory in the cases of Robert Almodovar and William Negron
  4. Supporters of Rasmea Odeh in Detroit for plea agreement hearing
  5. May Day 2017! Defend immigrant rights and build workers unity! Defeat Trump!

May

  1. Boyle Heights May Day protest demands end to deportations and police killings
  2. Jamar Clark remembered on his 26th birthday
  3. The fight for immigrant rights under Trump
  4. Resistance marks Trump’s first 100 days
  5. Oscar López Rivera, freed Puerto Rican political prisoner, welcomed home to Chicago

June

  1. Charges dropped: The Jacksonville 5 win
  2. The Jacksonville 5 speak out after beating police repression in the Deep South
  3. Anti-Muslim bigots forced to flee at MN State Capitol
  4. Massive protest underway protesting verdict in case of Philando Castile
  5. Charges dropped against Ariel Vences Lopez from arrest on Minneapolis light rail

July

  1. Unions victorious after year-long battle against Mayo Clinic
  2. YPRC organizes ‘Resist and Flourish’ summer school
  3. Rasmea Odeh and Arab Women's Committee release book ‘Towards the Sun’
  4. Minneapolis anti-police terror movement shuts down Mayor Hodges press conference
  5. Jacksonville activists demand police accountability at city council

August

  1. Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns white supremacist attack in Charlottesville
  2. Farewell rally for Rasmea Odeh, Palestinian icon
  3. Arizona immigrant rights leader slams Trumps pardon of ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio
  4. Fight Back! interview with Jose Maria Sison on the people’s war in the Philippines
  5. Empowering Boyle Heights event marks 47th anniversary of Chicano Moratorium

September

  1. Jacksonville community rallies for #Justice4Keegan
  2. Defend DACA, Hit the streets for DREAMers!
  3. Thousands march in Milwaukee for DACA, demand ‘Legalization for all’
  4. Black and Brown unite to demand LA district attorney prosecute killer cops
  5. Hugs and tears as Rasmea Odeh deported

October

  1. Jose Maria Sison: On the significance of the Great October Socialist Revolution
  2. Northeastern University dining hall workers win incredible victory
  3. The October Revolution and some lessons for the struggle for socialism in the U.S.
  4. Students for a Democratic Society holds 12th annual national convention
  5. Interview with Mercedes Martínez, President of the Puerto Rican Teachers Federation – “Puerto Rico: The crisis for working class and poor people has intensified”

November

  1. Interview with Frank Chapman: “We have a spark with Charlottesville”
  2. U.S. delegation’s address to World Working Youth Congress in Rome
  3. Saudi Arabia's gangster 'Game of Thrones' reflects crisis for imperialism in Middle East
  4. Students at UNF oppose racists, KKK and Nazis
  5. #MeToo Campaign and Beyond: Combating Sexual Violence

December

  1. Zimbabwe’s leadership change and the enduring legacy of Robert Mugabe
  2. UPS imposes 70-hour work week
  3. Yemen’s Houthi movement eliminates former president Saleh for ‘treason’ amid Saudi war
  4. People’s Thanksgiving 2017 – FRSO speech by Frank Chapman
  5. Milwaukee Labor Council confronts white supremacist

There were many excellent Fight Back! articles that aren’t listed here – you can see them all at the archive. (Also see the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 retrospectives).

#UnitedStates #FightBack #YearInReview

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/top-fight-back-articles-2017 Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:53:23 +0000 Salt Lake City activists celebrate with Fight Back! fundraiser https://fightbacknews.org/salt-lake-city-activists-celebrate-fight-back-fundraiser?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Fight Back! fundraising event in Salt Lake City") Salt Lake City, Utah - Twenty students and young working people gathered to celebrate and raise funds for Fight Back! on May 28. Activists gathered for a night of music, raffles, and fun, recognizing the contributions of activists to the people’s movements in Utah. !--more-- In one activity, Theresa Nielson wrote, “I read Fight Back! because it covers the people's struggle.” The evening closed with a raffle where winners claimed revolutionary posters, Marxist books and literature, or Fight Back! flags. The fundraiser netted $220, which will ensure that Fight Back! can continue to cover the people's struggle in Salt Lake City and elsewhere for a long time to come. #SaltLakeCityUT #FightBack #Socialism div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Fight Back! fundraising event in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah – Twenty students and young working people gathered to celebrate and raise funds for Fight Back! on May 28. Activists gathered for a night of music, raffles, and fun, recognizing the contributions of activists to the people’s movements in Utah.

In one activity, Theresa Nielson wrote, “I read Fight Back! because it covers the people's struggle.”

The evening closed with a raffle where winners claimed revolutionary posters, Marxist books and literature, or Fight Back! flags. The fundraiser netted $220, which will ensure that Fight Back! can continue to cover the people's struggle in Salt Lake City and elsewhere for a long time to come.

#SaltLakeCityUT #FightBack #Socialism

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/salt-lake-city-activists-celebrate-fight-back-fundraiser Mon, 06 Jun 2016 21:24:05 +0000 May Day fundraiser for Fight Back! held in Tampa https://fightbacknews.org/may-day-fundraiser-fight-back-held-tampa?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Fight Back! fundraising event in Tampa, FL") Tampa FL - A dozen Tampa Bay activists gathered on May Day weekend to commemorate International Workers Day. Members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) held a Fight Back! fundraiser. They explained the history of International Workers Day, discussed strategy for revolution and explained the importance of having a newspaper that favored the people’s movements. !--more-- FRSO members gave speeches about the historical turning points for the working class, such as the general strike and massive protests that led to the Haymarket Square Massacre. They discussed the brutality of the police against the strikers and the bravery of the protesters. The speakers concluded with the need for socialism and for state power to go into the hands of the working class. Everyone donated to the paper and then participated in a rich question-and-answer session. Activists discussed concrete ways to support organized labor and the people’s movements, including writing for and distributing Fight Back! Participants criticized corporate news outlets for only presenting the views of wealthy politicians, bankers and CEOs. Elizabeth A’ya, with Tampa Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) said, “ Fight Back! consistently reports on the progressive movements in the U.S., without demonizing the people, or ignoring the ills of our current society.” Gage Lacharite, of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization said, “On May Day, we commemorate the working class’s efforts to change society, from protests to strikes to building a vanguard party. It is not the property-owning minority who will change society for the workers, not the class of the bosses or the bankers. It is only the working class that can bring about revolution, because the laboring class produces everything and makes society run. It is the largest and most powerful class in human history.” #TampaFL #internationalWorkersDay #FightBack #FreedomRoadSocialistOrganizationFRSO #Socialism div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> Fight Back! fundraising event in Tampa, FL

Tampa FL – A dozen Tampa Bay activists gathered on May Day weekend to commemorate International Workers Day. Members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) held a Fight Back! fundraiser. They explained the history of International Workers Day, discussed strategy for revolution and explained the importance of having a newspaper that favored the people’s movements.

FRSO members gave speeches about the historical turning points for the working class, such as the general strike and massive protests that led to the Haymarket Square Massacre. They discussed the brutality of the police against the strikers and the bravery of the protesters. The speakers concluded with the need for socialism and for state power to go into the hands of the working class.

Everyone donated to the paper and then participated in a rich question-and-answer session. Activists discussed concrete ways to support organized labor and the people’s movements, including writing for and distributing Fight Back! Participants criticized corporate news outlets for only presenting the views of wealthy politicians, bankers and CEOs.

Elizabeth A’ya, with Tampa Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) said, “ Fight Back! consistently reports on the progressive movements in the U.S., without demonizing the people, or ignoring the ills of our current society.”

Gage Lacharite, of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization said, “On May Day, we commemorate the working class’s efforts to change society, from protests to strikes to building a vanguard party. It is not the property-owning minority who will change society for the workers, not the class of the bosses or the bankers. It is only the working class that can bring about revolution, because the laboring class produces everything and makes society run. It is the largest and most powerful class in human history.”

#TampaFL #internationalWorkersDay #FightBack #FreedomRoadSocialistOrganizationFRSO #Socialism

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/may-day-fundraiser-fight-back-held-tampa Thu, 05 May 2016 23:53:52 +0000 Fight Back! Top 40 of 2015 https://fightbacknews.org/fight-back-2015-top-40?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[As 2015 comes to an end, we pause to look back at the 40 most viewed Fight Back! articles of the past year. Fight Back! published more than 1,000 articles this year. There were many excellent Fight Back! articles that aren’t listed here -- you can see them all at the archive. (Also see the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 retrospectives). !--more-- If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which one in the comments! But before we get into the Top 40, we’d like to start by recognizing the people that Fight Back! honored who passed away in 2015. ¡Presente! On the passing of Nelson Peery, an outstanding American revolutionary Twin Cities rally and march honors the life of Jesús Estrada-Pérez Activist Sharon Rice Vaughan remembered Hundreds gather to celebrate life of Gabriel Johnson-Ortiz And without further delay, here are the Fight Back! Top 40 most viewed articles of 2015 01. 3 arrested at protest slamming Israeli war crimes apologist at University of MN by Meredith Aby-Keirstead, November 3, 2015 02. Illinois governor out to destroy unions by Richard Berg, July 30, 2015 03. Police seize private Facebook account info in Black Lives Matter case by staff, February 4, 2015 04. Kohler Company forced back to bargaining table by Kas Schwerdtfeder, December 13, 2015 05. May Day 2015 march and rally set for LA’s Boyle Heights by staff, April 22, 2015 06. Community mourns loss of James Barker to police shooting, demands change by C. R. Manor, January 12, 2015 07. Kohler workers on strike by Kas Schwerdtfeger, November 15, 2015 08. White supremacists shoot 5 at Minneapolis justice for Jamar Clark protest by staff, November 24, 2015 09. Twin Cities rally and march honors the life of Jesús Estrada-Pérez by staff, August 14, 2015 10. Michigan truck drivers, warehouse workers rally for union at Sysco by Tom Burke, April 30, 2015 11. Celebrate International Women’s Day 2015: Build the fight for justice, equality and liberation editorial by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, March 3, 2015 12. White supremacist terror attack in Charleston and the need to shatter the chains of oppression, editorial by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, June 20, 2015 13. Jacksonville sheriff's office shoots another unarmed Black man, community plans rally by Fernando Figueroa and Dave Schneider, March 29, 2015 14. Corrupt College of DuPage president forced out by staff, March 10, 2015 15. Houston protest against prison labor at Whole Foods by Fabian Van Onzin and Adam Gann, September 26, 2015 16. University of MN students start sit-in with demands targeting institutionalized oppression by Brad Sigal, February 9, 2015 17. Commentary on the presidential candidacy of Bernie Sanders by Fight Back! Editors, July 20, 2015 18. UPS, ALEC behind anti-worker laws like Right to Work: Teamster workers demand UPS withdraw from ALEC by Dave Schneider and Richard Blake, July 11, 2015 19. Anti-immigrant judge blocks expansion of Deferred Action by Masao Suzuki, February 21, 2015 20. 100,000 march in Moscow against fascist coup in Ukraine by Joe Iosbaker, February 21, 2015 21. Pilots at UPS authorize strike by staff, October 26, 2015 22. 20 Boyle Heights families fight back against displacement and gentrification by staff, September 13, 2015 23. Scott Walker greeted by protesters in Minnesota by staff, August 19, 2015 24. Family and friends rally, demand justice for Dillon Taylor: Video exposes brutal police killing by C. R. Manor, June 15, 2015 25. Baltimore police use tear gas, fire rubber bullets at protesting high school students by Michael Sampson, April 27, 2015 26. Greek communists blast new austerity memorandum: Statement by Communist Party of Greece (KKE), July 11, 2015 27. Photo Essay: Minneapolis protest blocking I-94 to demand justice for Jamar Clark by Chris Getowicz, November 18, 2015 28. 100 Florida students march against the KKK by Zachary Schultz, April 11, 2015 29. 13 arrested in sit-in at University of MN president's office by Matt Boynton, February 10, 2015 30. Jacksonville community gathers for D'angelo Stallworth, killed by police by Dave Schneider and Richard Blake, May 14, 2015 31. Mad Max: Beyond imperial capitalism Review by Gus Fromke, May 18, 2015 32. Immigrants demand Minnesota drivers licenses on opening day of legislature by Brad Sigal, January 7, 2015 33. Florida student conference takes up revolutionary theory by Fernando Figueroa, August 15, 2015 34. Tim Sylvester to Run for Teamster General President by staff, September 11, 2015 35. Historic visit of the Cuban 5 to El Salvador by staff, July 26, 2015 36. Miami students protest former president of Dominican Republic for ethnic cleansing law by Michael Sampson, October 23, 2015 37. Wisconsin right-wing politicians move to take over Milwaukee Public Schools by Sean Orr, May 20, 2015 38. Beyond armistice: Analysis of the Labor Movmeent by Gus Fromke, October 28, 2015 39. Corrupt Jacksonville police union president pleads guilty in corruption case: Jacksonville police union president was a close ally of State Attorney Angela Corey by staff, January 17, 2015 40. No assistance for long-term unemployed by staff, January 22, 2015 #UnitedStates #FightBack #YearInReview div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> As 2015 comes to an end, we pause to look back at the 40 most viewed Fight Back! articles of the past year. Fight Back! published more than 1,000 articles this year. There were many excellent Fight Back! articles that aren’t listed here — you can see them all at the archive. (Also see the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 retrospectives).

If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which one in the comments!

But before we get into the Top 40, we’d like to start by recognizing the people that Fight Back! honored who passed away in 2015. ¡Presente!

And without further delay, here are the Fight Back! Top 40 most viewed articles of 2015

  1. 3 arrested at protest slamming Israeli war crimes apologist at University of MN by Meredith Aby-Keirstead, November 3, 2015
  2. Illinois governor out to destroy unions by Richard Berg, July 30, 2015
  3. Police seize private Facebook account info in Black Lives Matter case by staff, February 4, 2015
  4. Kohler Company forced back to bargaining table by Kas Schwerdtfeder, December 13, 2015
  5. May Day 2015 march and rally set for LA’s Boyle Heights by staff, April 22, 2015
  6. Community mourns loss of James Barker to police shooting, demands change by C. R. Manor, January 12, 2015
  7. Kohler workers on strike by Kas Schwerdtfeger, November 15, 2015
  8. White supremacists shoot 5 at Minneapolis justice for Jamar Clark protest by staff, November 24, 2015
  9. Twin Cities rally and march honors the life of Jesús Estrada-Pérez by staff, August 14, 2015
  10. Michigan truck drivers, warehouse workers rally for union at Sysco by Tom Burke, April 30, 2015
  11. Celebrate International Women’s Day 2015: Build the fight for justice, equality and liberation editorial by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, March 3, 2015
  12. White supremacist terror attack in Charleston and the need to shatter the chains of oppression, editorial by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, June 20, 2015
  13. Jacksonville sheriff's office shoots another unarmed Black man, community plans rally by Fernando Figueroa and Dave Schneider, March 29, 2015
  14. Corrupt College of DuPage president forced out by staff, March 10, 2015
  15. Houston protest against prison labor at Whole Foods by Fabian Van Onzin and Adam Gann, September 26, 2015
  16. University of MN students start sit-in with demands targeting institutionalized oppression by Brad Sigal, February 9, 2015
  17. Commentary on the presidential candidacy of Bernie Sanders by Fight Back! Editors, July 20, 2015
  18. UPS, ALEC behind anti-worker laws like Right to Work: Teamster workers demand UPS withdraw from ALEC by Dave Schneider and Richard Blake, July 11, 2015
  19. Anti-immigrant judge blocks expansion of Deferred Action by Masao Suzuki, February 21, 2015
  20. 100,000 march in Moscow against fascist coup in Ukraine by Joe Iosbaker, February 21, 2015
  21. Pilots at UPS authorize strike by staff, October 26, 2015
  22. 20 Boyle Heights families fight back against displacement and gentrification by staff, September 13, 2015
  23. Scott Walker greeted by protesters in Minnesota by staff, August 19, 2015
  24. Family and friends rally, demand justice for Dillon Taylor: Video exposes brutal police killing by C. R. Manor, June 15, 2015
  25. Baltimore police use tear gas, fire rubber bullets at protesting high school students by Michael Sampson, April 27, 2015
  26. Greek communists blast new austerity memorandum: Statement by Communist Party of Greece (KKE), July 11, 2015
  27. Photo Essay: Minneapolis protest blocking I-94 to demand justice for Jamar Clark by Chris Getowicz, November 18, 2015
  28. 100 Florida students march against the KKK by Zachary Schultz, April 11, 2015
  29. 13 arrested in sit-in at University of MN president's office by Matt Boynton, February 10, 2015
  30. Jacksonville community gathers for D'angelo Stallworth, killed by police by Dave Schneider and Richard Blake, May 14, 2015
  31. Mad Max: Beyond imperial capitalism Review by Gus Fromke, May 18, 2015
  32. Immigrants demand Minnesota drivers licenses on opening day of legislature by Brad Sigal, January 7, 2015
  33. Florida student conference takes up revolutionary theory by Fernando Figueroa, August 15, 2015
  34. Tim Sylvester to Run for Teamster General President by staff, September 11, 2015
  35. Historic visit of the Cuban 5 to El Salvador by staff, July 26, 2015
  36. Miami students protest former president of Dominican Republic for ethnic cleansing law by Michael Sampson, October 23, 2015
  37. Wisconsin right-wing politicians move to take over Milwaukee Public Schools by Sean Orr, May 20, 2015
  38. Beyond armistice: Analysis of the Labor Movmeent by Gus Fromke, October 28, 2015
  39. Corrupt Jacksonville police union president pleads guilty in corruption case: Jacksonville police union president was a close ally of State Attorney Angela Corey by staff, January 17, 2015
  40. No assistance for long-term unemployed by staff, January 22, 2015

#UnitedStates #FightBack #YearInReview

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/fight-back-2015-top-40 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 04:33:05 +0000 Year in Review: Top Fight Back stories of 2013 https://fightbacknews.org/top-fight-back-stories-2013?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[As 2013 comes to an end, we pause to look back at some of the most important Fight Back! stories of the past year. 2013 has seen an upsurge in many struggles - and Fight Back! News has been there on the front lines with on-the-spot reporting and timely analysis. !--more-- Here we list five of the top stories from each month this year. There were many more excellent stories in Fight Back! this year that aren’t listed here -- you can see all of the 2013 stories in the archive. (Also see the 2010, 2011 and 2012 retrospectives). If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which one in the comments! JANUARY U.S. hands off Mali, U.S. out of Africa! by staff, January 2, 2013 Compromise to stop the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ no victory for working class by Fight Back! editors, January 3, 2013 Ex U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald hit by protest challenging his grand jury by staff, January 20, 2013 Florida rallies for reproductive rights on Roe v. Wade anniversary by Jared Hoey, January 24, 2013 Activists confront pro-Israel rally at University of New Orleans by Jacob Flom, January 29, 2013 FEBRUARYFreedom Road Socialist Organization Student Commission meets, lays plans for building student movement in 2013 by staff, February 1, 2013 Arrests imminent as Milwaukee students occupy campus office for Palermo's Pizza workers by staff, February 6, 2013 What ‘immigration enforcement’ looks like in North Carolina: Pulled over 13 times in one month at an immigration checkpoint an interview with Bobby Sullivan, February 15, 2013 The Unending Fight for Justice: From Fred Korematsu to the Holy Land 5 by Masao Suzuki, February 24, 2013 Chicago protest disrupts speech by Israeli drone war expert by staff, February 26, 2013 MARCHFreedom Road Socialist Organization message to Venezuela on passing of President Hugo Chavez by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, March 5, 2013 Florida Dream Defenders challenge Governor Scott, state politicians by staff, March 7, 2013 Tampa students occupy administration building to defend education rights by Jared Hamil, March 7, 2013 Protesters in Chicago shut down presentation by Holy Land 5 prosecutor Barry Jonas by Kait McIntyre, March 13, 2013 Trumka’s turn around proposal for the labor movement by Kas Schwerdtfeger, March 30, 2013 APRILChicago anti-drone marchers confront Boeing Company by staff, April 7, 2013 Protesters confront white supremacists in Tennessee by Preston Gilmore, April 9, 2013 Florida State students protest rape culture by Jess Schwartz, April 15, 2013 Newark, NJ protest demands “Hands off Social Security” by David Hungerford, April 19, 2013 Victory for African woman in Utah immigration case by staff, April 21, 2013 MAYPhoto Essay: International Workers Day 2013 in Havana, Cuba by staff, May 1, 2013 May Day in Los Angeles: Thousands of militant marchers demand ‘Legalization for all now!’ by staff, May 2, 2013 Thousands rally as Minnesota lawmakers pass same-sex marriage bill; Governor Dayton will sign tomorrow by Kim DeFranco, May 13, 2013 U.S./Israel Hands Off Syria! by United National Antiwar Coalition, May 15, 2013 Rank-and-file Teamsters say: “Vote no on UPS contract” by Kas Schwerdtfeger, May 24, 2013 JUNEChokwe Lumumba elected mayor of Jackson, Mississippi by staff, June 4, 2013 UPS Teamsters in Tampa Bay organize for ‘no’ vote on proposed contract by Jared Hamil, June 8, 2013 Interview with Ralph Poynter, husband of jailed people’s lawyer Lynn Stewart June 11, 2013 MN Welfare Rights Committee wins first welfare increase since 1986 by Deb Konechne, June 20, 2013 Legalization For All network on Senate immigration reform bill by Legalization for All Network, June 30, 2013 JULYRank-and-file Teamsters block deal with UPS by staff, July 1, 2013 Five arrested protesting murder by Milwaukee police by Jacob Flom, July 7, 2013 30,000 California prisoners begin hunger strike and work stoppage against long-term solitary confinement by staff, July 9, 2013 Build the fight to get justice for Trayvon Martin by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, July 16, 2013 126-mile Walk for Dignity to Sanford, rally at Trayvon Martin Memorial by staff, July 30, 2013 AUGUST Zimbabwe reelects Robert Mugabe as president by Dave Schneider, August 3, 2013 Chicago anti-war leader Joe Iosbaker speaks out on Syria by staff, August 4, 2013 10,000 join Ashville Mountain Moral Monday protest by Sarah Buchner, August 7, 2013 Chelsea Manning is a hero by Meredith Aby, August 23, 2013 More than 300,000 gather for March on Washington by staff, August 24, 2013 SEPTEMBERFreedom Road begins ‘Socialist Stamp of the Day’ on Facebook by staff, September 1, 2013 Five things anti-war activists should know about Syria by Steff Yorek and Jess Sundin, September 5, 2013 The ISO and the war on Syria: Silly and shameful by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, September 11, 2013 Gains made by Teamster ‘Vote No’ movement at UPS. Keep voting no! by Kas Schwerdtfeger, September 12, 2013 Jacksonville protesters take over Senator Nelson’s office, demand ‘Hands off Syria’ by staff, September 17, 2013 OCTOBER Commentary: Crisis of Monopoly Capitalism Dims Economic Future for Youth by Masao Suzuki, October 10, 2013 With deportations approaching 2 million - Stop the deportations now! by Fight Back! editors, October 10, 2013 SDS: Study and struggle at 8th National Convention by Stephanie Taylor , October 17, 2013 Drop the Charges against Rasmea Odeh by Arab American Action Network, October 23, 2013 Top 5 progressive horror films for activists on Halloween Dave Schneider, October 28, 2013 NOVEMBER Anti-war activists fight government secrecy in push to unseal documents on FBI raids by staff, November 1, 2013 Filipino communists step up typhoon relief efforts, condemns Aquino regime’s slow response statement by the Communist Party of the Philippines, November 11, 2013 Florida Students Advance Tuition Equity Campaign by Michela Martinazzi, November 16, 2013 Two paths ahead for the immigrant rights movement by Masao Suzuki, November 22, 2013 Florida workers and activists unite against Walmart by Cassia Laham, November 29, 2013 DECEMBEROn the passing of Nelson Mandela, listen to his own words by staff, December 5, 2013 Tampa Workers Outsmart Ronald McDonald’s Police by Dustin Ponder, December 8, 2013 Victory: Jacksonville activists win name change for Nathan B. Forrest High School by staff, December 16, 2013 Arizona communists join Freedom Road Socialist Organization by Tom Burke, December 20, 2013 NSA, CIA role in murder of FARC leaders exposed by staff, December 22, 2013 #UnitedStates #FightBack #YearInReview div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> As 2013 comes to an end, we pause to look back at some of the most important Fight Back! stories of the past year. 2013 has seen an upsurge in many struggles – and Fight Back! News has been there on the front lines with on-the-spot reporting and timely analysis.

Here we list five of the top stories from each month this year. There were many more excellent stories in Fight Back! this year that aren’t listed here — you can see all of the 2013 stories in the archive. (Also see the 2010, 2011 and 2012 retrospectives).

If there were other Fight Back! articles you liked this year that aren’t listed here, let us know which one in the comments!

JANUARY U.S. hands off Mali, U.S. out of Africa! by staff, January 2, 2013

Compromise to stop the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ no victory for working class by Fight Back! editors, January 3, 2013

Ex U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald hit by protest challenging his grand jury by staff, January 20, 2013

Florida rallies for reproductive rights on Roe v. Wade anniversary by Jared Hoey, January 24, 2013

Activists confront pro-Israel rally at University of New Orleans by Jacob Flom, January 29, 2013

FEBRUARYFreedom Road Socialist Organization Student Commission meets, lays plans for building student movement in 2013 by staff, February 1, 2013

Arrests imminent as Milwaukee students occupy campus office for Palermo's Pizza workers by staff, February 6, 2013

What ‘immigration enforcement’ looks like in North Carolina: Pulled over 13 times in one month at an immigration checkpoint an interview with Bobby Sullivan, February 15, 2013

The Unending Fight for Justice: From Fred Korematsu to the Holy Land 5 by Masao Suzuki, February 24, 2013

Chicago protest disrupts speech by Israeli drone war expert by staff, February 26, 2013

MARCHFreedom Road Socialist Organization message to Venezuela on passing of President Hugo Chavez by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, March 5, 2013

Florida Dream Defenders challenge Governor Scott, state politicians by staff, March 7, 2013

Tampa students occupy administration building to defend education rights by Jared Hamil, March 7, 2013

Protesters in Chicago shut down presentation by Holy Land 5 prosecutor Barry Jonas by Kait McIntyre, March 13, 2013

Trumka’s turn around proposal for the labor movement by Kas Schwerdtfeger, March 30, 2013

APRILChicago anti-drone marchers confront Boeing Company by staff, April 7, 2013

Protesters confront white supremacists in Tennessee by Preston Gilmore, April 9, 2013

Florida State students protest rape culture by Jess Schwartz, April 15, 2013

Newark, NJ protest demands “Hands off Social Security” by David Hungerford, April 19, 2013

Victory for African woman in Utah immigration case by staff, April 21, 2013

MAYPhoto Essay: International Workers Day 2013 in Havana, Cuba by staff, May 1, 2013

May Day in Los Angeles: Thousands of militant marchers demand ‘Legalization for all now!’ by staff, May 2, 2013

Thousands rally as Minnesota lawmakers pass same-sex marriage bill; Governor Dayton will sign tomorrow by Kim DeFranco, May 13, 2013

U.S./Israel Hands Off Syria! by United National Antiwar Coalition, May 15, 2013

Rank-and-file Teamsters say: “Vote no on UPS contract” by Kas Schwerdtfeger, May 24, 2013

JUNEChokwe Lumumba elected mayor of Jackson, Mississippi by staff, June 4, 2013

UPS Teamsters in Tampa Bay organize for ‘no’ vote on proposed contract by Jared Hamil, June 8, 2013

Interview with Ralph Poynter, husband of jailed people’s lawyer Lynn Stewart June 11, 2013

MN Welfare Rights Committee wins first welfare increase since 1986 by Deb Konechne, June 20, 2013

Legalization For All network on Senate immigration reform bill by Legalization for All Network, June 30, 2013

JULYRank-and-file Teamsters block deal with UPS by staff, July 1, 2013

Five arrested protesting murder by Milwaukee police by Jacob Flom, July 7, 2013

30,000 California prisoners begin hunger strike and work stoppage against long-term solitary confinement by staff, July 9, 2013

Build the fight to get justice for Trayvon Martin by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, July 16, 2013

126-mile Walk for Dignity to Sanford, rally at Trayvon Martin Memorial by staff, July 30, 2013

AUGUST Zimbabwe reelects Robert Mugabe as president by Dave Schneider, August 3, 2013

Chicago anti-war leader Joe Iosbaker speaks out on Syria by staff, August 4, 2013

10,000 join Ashville Mountain Moral Monday protest by Sarah Buchner, August 7, 2013

Chelsea Manning is a hero by Meredith Aby, August 23, 2013

More than 300,000 gather for March on Washington by staff, August 24, 2013

SEPTEMBERFreedom Road begins ‘Socialist Stamp of the Day’ on Facebook by staff, September 1, 2013

Five things anti-war activists should know about Syria by Steff Yorek and Jess Sundin, September 5, 2013

The ISO and the war on Syria: Silly and shameful by Freedom Road Socialist Organization, September 11, 2013

Gains made by Teamster ‘Vote No’ movement at UPS. Keep voting no! by Kas Schwerdtfeger, September 12, 2013 Jacksonville protesters take over Senator Nelson’s office, demand ‘Hands off Syria’ by staff, September 17, 2013

OCTOBER Commentary: Crisis of Monopoly Capitalism Dims Economic Future for Youth by Masao Suzuki, October 10, 2013

With deportations approaching 2 million – Stop the deportations now! by Fight Back! editors, October 10, 2013

SDS: Study and struggle at 8th National Convention by Stephanie Taylor , October 17, 2013

Drop the Charges against Rasmea Odeh by Arab American Action Network, October 23, 2013

Top 5 progressive horror films for activists on Halloween Dave Schneider, October 28, 2013

NOVEMBER Anti-war activists fight government secrecy in push to unseal documents on FBI raids by staff, November 1, 2013

Filipino communists step up typhoon relief efforts, condemns Aquino regime’s slow response statement by the Communist Party of the Philippines, November 11, 2013

Florida Students Advance Tuition Equity Campaign by Michela Martinazzi, November 16, 2013

Two paths ahead for the immigrant rights movement by Masao Suzuki, November 22, 2013

Florida workers and activists unite against Walmart by Cassia Laham, November 29, 2013

DECEMBEROn the passing of Nelson Mandela, listen to his own words by staff, December 5, 2013

Tampa Workers Outsmart Ronald McDonald’s Police by Dustin Ponder, December 8, 2013

Victory: Jacksonville activists win name change for Nathan B. Forrest High School by staff, December 16, 2013

Arizona communists join Freedom Road Socialist Organization by Tom Burke, December 20, 2013

NSA, CIA role in murder of FARC leaders exposed by staff, December 22, 2013

#UnitedStates #FightBack #YearInReview

]]> https://fightbacknews.org/top-fight-back-stories-2013 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 03:45:19 +0000 Fighting back in 2012: A look back https://fightbacknews.org/fighting-back-2012-look-back?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[As 2012 comes to an end, we pause to look back at some of the most important Fight Back! stories of the past year. 2012 has been a year full of struggle - and Fight Back! News has been there on the front lines with on-the-spot reporting and timely analysis. !--more-- We look back to learn from the past and to get inspiration to continue and expand the struggle in 2013. If there are other articles you liked that aren’t listed here, leave a comment! (Also see 2010 and 2011 retrospectives). Editorials 2012 was an election year in the U.S. In August, we put out a perspective on the upcoming elections: The 2012 presidential election: In the midst of economic hard times, hope is in the people’s struggles, change is in the streets. Fight Back! celebrated the defeat of reactionary constitutional amendments in Florida, where 8 right-wing constitutional amendments were defeated, and in Minnesota where voter restriction and anti-gay marriage amendments went down to surprising defeats. Our post-election editorial weighed in on the election results and what to expect next. Earlier in the primary election season, Fight Back’s editorial Ron Paul: No friend of the 99% weighed in on the Ron Paul phenomenon in the context of Paul’s efforts to influence the Occupy movement, leading to a lively debate with over 140 comments. National Mobilizations There were several national mobilizations in 2012. In July, a broad coalition of anti-war and other groups mobilized to confront NATO’s meeting in Chicago. After the protests, Chicago FRSO leader Joe Iosbaker wrote in Fight Back on lessons of the NATO protests. In September, as a hurricane menaced Tampa, Florida, over 1000 marched on the Republican National Convention. Then a week later in Charlotte, NC, protesters marched outside the Democratic National Convention protesting ‘Wall Street South’. Labor Movement The labor movement won a major battle in the fall when the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike, challenging Mayor Emmanuel and the national wave of right wing education ‘reform’. Fight Back’s coverage included a post-strike talk with a leader of the Chicago teacher strike. In North Carolina, the least unionized state in the country, workers at a large SITEL call center started organizing to form a union. Fight Back covered the SITEL workers and supporters standing up to union busting. In Milwaukee, a group of mostly immigrant workers at Palermos Pizza went on strike, and Fight Back has given ongoing coverage, such as in this article, No justice, No Pizza! Also in Milwaukee, immigrant and non-immigrant workers once again had a huge march on International Workers Day, and Fight Back was there to cover it: Milwaukee immigrants and workers march celebrates May Day. Workers at Chicago’s Republic Windows & Doors who carried out a successful factory occupation in 2008 had to take action again in February 2012 when workers occupied their Chicago factory. Around the country, conservative governors and state legislatures tried to pass anti-union ‘right to work’ (for less) laws, and everywhere they tried they met resistance. Fight Back has covered these struggles around the country, such as in Indiana: Indiana workers say “What’s disgusting? Indiana union busting!”. The Economy As the economy continued to flounder, Fight Back! gave coverage and analysis. Federal government on course for austerity in 2013 lays out the economic reality facing the country in the new year. The unequal effect of austerity was covered in Rise in unemployment rate means growing unemployment for African Americans and Latinos. People continued to build movements to fight back against the effects of the economic crisis. In Minnesota, the Welfare Rights Committee launched a campaign to “Raise the Welfare Grants”. In New Jersey, groups launched a drive for criminal prosecution of banks. Fighting Back Against Repression Fight Back! continues to be one of the most important sources on the growing political repression in the U.S. and the fight back against repression. Fight Back! gave an overall assessment in September of building the battle against repression. In 2012 Fight Back! covered some important victories and many ongoing struggles against political repression. The biggest victory we covered in 2012 was Carlos Montes’s victory against repression. We also reported on a victory for an immigrant rights activist Joe Callahan who faced charges for ‘human smuggling’ for helping two Salvadoran immigrants trying to get asylum in Canada. Another important victory came at the very end of 2011, when long-time political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was taken off death row, where he had been since 1981. The struggle continues to free Mumia Abu-Jamal. An important victory happened in Los Angeles, when charges were dropped against Alex Sanchez. Fight Back also covered the Puerto Rican people’s important victory against repression this year when they defeated two repressive constitutional amendments championed by conservative Gov. Fortuño. The struggle to stop the repression against the Anti-War 23 continued through 2012. Early in the year the Chicago U.S. Attorney office confirmed ‘investigation is continuing’ against anti-war, international solidarity activists, so the Committee to Stop FBI Repression has continued to remain vigilant and organize to stop the repression against them. Government repression against the Occupy Wall Street movement continued and deepened, so Fight Back! published an assessment of the repression against the movement. Occupy activists and many others continued to protest the NDAA and indefinite detention, such as a protest in Minneapolis at President Obama’s campaign headquarters. Fight Back gives some analysis when President Obama signed the NDAA, allowing for indefinite detention without trial. At the protest in Chicago against NATO this summer, police singled out 5 people for ridiculous and harsh charges. Fight Back! covered the case and demanded that the government drop the charges against the NATO 5. A grand jury in the Pacific Northwest started calling anarchists to testify against their movement and each other. Fight Back! covered the resistance to the grand jury in solidarity with NW Grand Jury Resisters. An important movement continued in Minnesota in 2012 to free CeCe McDonald. Fight Back gave ongoing coverage to the movement, including when Leslie Feinberg was jailed for solidarity with CeCe. Some setbacks also happened this year, but these struggles continue too. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the Holy Land Five case. Two Somali women in Rochester, Minnesota were jailed for sending humanitarian aid to their homeland in an outrageous verdict. And in a shocking case, Facebook ‘likes’ were used as evidence of material support for terrorism. African-American Struggle The African-American struggle and the movement against police brutality surged in 2012. In March the murder of Trayvon Martin led to protests around the country as people demanded Justice for Trayvon Martin. Fight Back! covered protests in Florida, in Minneapolis, in Milwaukee, and elsewhere. In Anaheim, CA police killings sparked community protests. In Milwaukee, protesters demanded justice for Derek Williams. A People’s Tribunal was held on police brutality. The movement surged again in Florida in response to the murder of Jordan Davis. Black students in Tallahassee and the Tampa Dream Defenders protested to demand justice for Jordan Davis. Student Movement Nationally, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) kept building. At their national convention, SDS strategized for the year. Students in Florida protested throughout the year. The Dream Defenders took bold action several times, including when they challenged a presidential debate and 15 people were arrested. In Utah, the Revolutionary Students Union worked together with others to defend the cosmetology program at Salt Lake Community College from attacks and cuts. See more Fight Back coverage of the student movement here. Immigrant Rights Under Attack The immigrant rights movement continued fighting attacks in 2012. In June, the Supreme Court struck down most of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB1070. Meanwhile DREAMERS continued to fight to win, as their 10 year struggle moved forward. In March in Alabama, civil rights and labor groups joined to protest voter suppression and anti-immigrant laws. The immigrant rights struggle continued to be sharp in California: in East L.A. the community denounced car impounds, and demanded driver's licenses for all. In July in Anaheim police killings sparked community protests. Los Angeles County Sheriff Baca was told to break ties with ‘Secure Communities’ deportation program. This program was protested around the country, like in Minnesota when the Secure Communities deportation program was implemented there. LGBTQ struggles In the 2012 election there were several marriage equality victories. For example in Minnesota an anti-gay marriage amendment and a voter restriction amendment went down to surprising defeat. Also in Minnesota, the fight to free CeCe McDonald came to a conclusion in May when Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald accepted a plea agreement. In North Carolina, a strong struggle was waged to Say no to Amendment One. In Utah students fought against anti-gay discrimination. International In 2012 Fight Back continued with important international coverage. In November we demanded a stop to Israel’s war on Gaza, and covered the protests around the U.S., including this one in Minnesota. We also gave analysis when Palestine’s status was elevated at the UN, in a rebuff to Israel and the U.S. And in December Fight Back! covered Leila Khaled’s return to Gaza. As the U.S. government continued war threats against Iran, Fight Back! gave voice to the anti-war movement, covering protests like one in Salt Lake City. When Iran’s President Ahmadinejad was in New York for a U.N. visit, Fight Back covered his meeting with U.S. U.S. anti-war and religious leaders. In Latin America, we reported on the gains of socialism in Cuba, where child malnutrition has been eliminated, while in the U.S. nearly a quarter of children are hungry. We also reported on MORENA’s protests of election fraud in Mexico, and reported on Colombian Political Prisoner Lily Obando’s freedom from prison. Remembrances In 2012, Fight Back! recognized people who passed away that have made contributions to the struggle. In April, we shared the statement of Freedom Road Socialist Organization on the passing of Comrade Ernesto Bustillos, as well as a remembrance of Joel Olson: A life dedicated to uncompromising struggle. In December, we ran Felicia Montes’s remembrance of Jenni Rivera – La Chicana de la Banda. Fight Back! at the Movies In 2012 Fight Back reviewed the new James Bond movie, On Her Majesty’s Imperialist Service: Skyfall and the politics of 007 in 2012 and the new Batman movie, Blackshirts & Bats: Chris Nolan’s far right worldview in The Dark Knight Rises. The remake of the 1980s anti-communist movie Red Dawn was also reviewed, ‘First tragedy, then farce’: The scandalous imperialism of the Red Dawn remake. #UnitedStates #FightBack #YearInReview #2012 div id="sharingbuttons.io"/div]]> As 2012 comes to an end, we pause to look back at some of the most important Fight Back! stories of the past year. 2012 has been a year full of struggle – and Fight Back! News has been there on the front lines with on-the-spot reporting and timely analysis.

We look back to learn from the past and to get inspiration to continue and expand the struggle in 2013. If there are other articles you liked that aren’t listed here, leave a comment! (Also see 2010 and 2011 retrospectives). Editorials

2012 was an election year in the U.S. In August, we put out a perspective on the upcoming elections: The 2012 presidential election: In the midst of economic hard times, hope is in the people’s struggles, change is in the streets. Fight Back! celebrated the defeat of reactionary constitutional amendments in Florida, where 8 right-wing constitutional amendments were defeated, and in Minnesota where voter restriction and anti-gay marriage amendments went down to surprising defeats. Our post-election editorial weighed in on the election results and what to expect next. Earlier in the primary election season, Fight Back’s editorial Ron Paul: No friend of the 99% weighed in on the Ron Paul phenomenon in the context of Paul’s efforts to influence the Occupy movement, leading to a lively debate with over 140 comments. National Mobilizations

There were several national mobilizations in 2012. In July, a broad coalition of anti-war and other groups mobilized to confront NATO’s meeting in Chicago. After the protests, Chicago FRSO leader Joe Iosbaker wrote in Fight Back on lessons of the NATO protests. In September, as a hurricane menaced Tampa, Florida, over 1000 marched on the Republican National Convention. Then a week later in Charlotte, NC, protesters marched outside the Democratic National Convention protesting ‘Wall Street South’. Labor Movement

The labor movement won a major battle in the fall when the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike, challenging Mayor Emmanuel and the national wave of right wing education ‘reform’. Fight Back’s coverage included a post-strike talk with a leader of the Chicago teacher strike. In North Carolina, the least unionized state in the country, workers at a large SITEL call center started organizing to form a union. Fight Back covered the SITEL workers and supporters standing up to union busting. In Milwaukee, a group of mostly immigrant workers at Palermos Pizza went on strike, and Fight Back has given ongoing coverage, such as in this article, No justice, No Pizza! Also in Milwaukee, immigrant and non-immigrant workers once again had a huge march on International Workers Day, and Fight Back was there to cover it: Milwaukee immigrants and workers march celebrates May Day. Workers at Chicago’s Republic Windows & Doors who carried out a successful factory occupation in 2008 had to take action again in February 2012 when workers occupied their Chicago factory. Around the country, conservative governors and state legislatures tried to pass anti-union ‘right to work’ (for less) laws, and everywhere they tried they met resistance. Fight Back has covered these struggles around the country, such as in Indiana: Indiana workers say “What’s disgusting? Indiana union busting!”. The Economy

As the economy continued to flounder, Fight Back! gave coverage and analysis. Federal government on course for austerity in 2013 lays out the economic reality facing the country in the new year. The unequal effect of austerity was covered in Rise in unemployment rate means growing unemployment for African Americans and Latinos. People continued to build movements to fight back against the effects of the economic crisis. In Minnesota, the Welfare Rights Committee launched a campaign to “Raise the Welfare Grants”. In New Jersey, groups launched a drive for criminal prosecution of banks. Fighting Back Against Repression Fight Back! continues to be one of the most important sources on the growing political repression in the U.S. and the fight back against repression. Fight Back! gave an overall assessment in September of building the battle against repression.

In 2012 Fight Back! covered some important victories and many ongoing struggles against political repression. The biggest victory we covered in 2012 was Carlos Montes’s victory against repression. We also reported on a victory for an immigrant rights activist Joe Callahan who faced charges for ‘human smuggling’ for helping two Salvadoran immigrants trying to get asylum in Canada. Another important victory came at the very end of 2011, when long-time political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was taken off death row, where he had been since 1981. The struggle continues to free Mumia Abu-Jamal. An important victory happened in Los Angeles, when charges were dropped against Alex Sanchez. Fight Back also covered the Puerto Rican people’s important victory against repression this year when they defeated two repressive constitutional amendments championed by conservative Gov. Fortuño.

The struggle to stop the repression against the Anti-War 23 continued through 2012. Early in the year the Chicago U.S. Attorney office confirmed ‘investigation is continuing’ against anti-war, international solidarity activists, so the Committee to Stop FBI Repression has continued to remain vigilant and organize to stop the repression against them.

Government repression against the Occupy Wall Street movement continued and deepened, so Fight Back! published an assessment of the repression against the movement. Occupy activists and many others continued to protest the NDAA and indefinite detention, such as a protest in Minneapolis at President Obama’s campaign headquarters. Fight Back gives some analysis when President Obama signed the NDAA, allowing for indefinite detention without trial.

At the protest in Chicago against NATO this summer, police singled out 5 people for ridiculous and harsh charges. Fight Back! covered the case and demanded that the government drop the charges against the NATO 5. A grand jury in the Pacific Northwest started calling anarchists to testify against their movement and each other. Fight Back! covered the resistance to the grand jury in solidarity with NW Grand Jury Resisters. An important movement continued in Minnesota in 2012 to free CeCe McDonald. Fight Back gave ongoing coverage to the movement, including when Leslie Feinberg was jailed for solidarity with CeCe.

Some setbacks also happened this year, but these struggles continue too. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the Holy Land Five case. Two Somali women in Rochester, Minnesota were jailed for sending humanitarian aid to their homeland in an outrageous verdict. And in a shocking case, Facebook ‘likes’ were used as evidence of material support for terrorism. African-American Struggle

The African-American struggle and the movement against police brutality surged in 2012. In March the murder of Trayvon Martin led to protests around the country as people demanded Justice for Trayvon Martin. Fight Back! covered protests in Florida, in Minneapolis, in Milwaukee, and elsewhere. In Anaheim, CA police killings sparked community protests. In Milwaukee, protesters demanded justice for Derek Williams. A People’s Tribunal was held on police brutality. The movement surged again in Florida in response to the murder of Jordan Davis. Black students in Tallahassee and the Tampa Dream Defenders protested to demand justice for Jordan Davis. Student Movement

Nationally, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) kept building. At their national convention, SDS strategized for the year. Students in Florida protested throughout the year. The Dream Defenders took bold action several times, including when they challenged a presidential debate and 15 people were arrested. In Utah, the Revolutionary Students Union worked together with others to defend the cosmetology program at Salt Lake Community College from attacks and cuts. See more Fight Back coverage of the student movement here. Immigrant Rights Under Attack

The immigrant rights movement continued fighting attacks in 2012. In June, the Supreme Court struck down most of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB1070. Meanwhile DREAMERS continued to fight to win, as their 10 year struggle moved forward. In March in Alabama, civil rights and labor groups joined to protest voter suppression and anti-immigrant laws. The immigrant rights struggle continued to be sharp in California: in East L.A. the community denounced car impounds, and demanded driver's licenses for all. In July in Anaheim police killings sparked community protests. Los Angeles County Sheriff Baca was told to break ties with ‘Secure Communities’ deportation program. This program was protested around the country, like in Minnesota when the Secure Communities deportation program was implemented there. LGBTQ struggles In the 2012 election there were several marriage equality victories. For example in Minnesota an anti-gay marriage amendment and a voter restriction amendment went down to surprising defeat. Also in Minnesota, the fight to free CeCe McDonald came to a conclusion in May when Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald accepted a plea agreement. In North Carolina, a strong struggle was waged to Say no to Amendment One. In Utah students fought against anti-gay discrimination. International

In 2012 Fight Back continued with important international coverage. In November we demanded a stop to Israel’s war on Gaza, and covered the protests around the U.S., including this one in Minnesota. We also gave analysis when Palestine’s status was el