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Shanta Scott speaks outside city hall among family and supporters.

New Orleans, LA – On March 5, activists disrupted the New Orleans Criminal Justice Committee meeting to demand New Orleans Police Officer Victor Gant be fired and charged for his role in the coverup of Jace Lee Scott’s murder. Scott was shot and killed by Gant's son, Andrew Gant, in 2019.

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By Anthony Franklin

New Orleans, LA – On Sunday March 8 around 1 p.m., a crowd of around 40 community members rallied outside the Hale Boggs Federal Building and marched to City Hall for International Women’s Day. The action was called by the Queer and Trans Community Action Project (QTCAP).

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Loyola students demand sanctuary campus.

New Orleans, LA — On Friday, March 6, the Liberate and Unite New Orleans chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (LUNO-SDS) held a rally and speak-out event in support of adopting sanctuary campus policies at Loyola University New Orleans.

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By Rosalina Framboise

New Orleans, LA – On March 3, New Orleans Stop Helping Israel’s Ports (NOSHIP) hosted a rally and march against the escalatory U.S. sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela as well as the unprovoked attacks against Iran that have killed upwards of 900 people.

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By Nakia Fofana

New Orleans students protest war on Iran.

New Orleans, LA – On Monday, March 2, around 25 students gathered on Freret Street in uptown New Orleans to protest the United States aggression against Iran. Students participated in the emergency action as part of a national call to action from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

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LSU students protest war on Iran

Baton Rouge, LA – On March 3, student protesters gathered outside the Louisiana State University (LSU) student union to fight back against Trump and Netanyahu's attacks against Iran and to demand “U.S. out of everywhere!”

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By River Wilkins

Danyelle Christmas, left, and Sister Shanta Scott, right, sit on a panel for Black History Month. | Photo: Fight Back! News

New Orleans, LA – On Saturday afternoon, February 27, the New Orleans Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NOAARPR) held a panel to discuss the history of police brutality in New Orleans. The panel took place at the Gwangi and Hollywood Community Center in Algiers.

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New Orleans protest against war on Iran.

New Orleans, LA – On Saturday afternoon, February 28, community organizations, activists and concerned residents gathered outside the Hale Boggs Federal Building in downtown New Orleans oppose the recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

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New Orleans, LA – About 20 students gathered outside Loyola New Orleans’ campus on Thursday afternoon, February 26, to protest a CIA recruiting event in the Loyola School of Business. Students stood defiantly chanting, “We want justice, you say how? CIA off campus now!”

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By Rosalina Framboise

New Orleans, LA — Students from the Black Students Resistance Network (BSRN), an affiliate of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at Xavier University of Louisiana, organized a walk-out and rally, February 27, to protest of the Trump administration’s ICE attacks.

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Students' 'Speak Out!' event at Xavier University.

New Orleans, LA — On February 24, students from the Black Students Resistance Network (BSRN), a Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) affiliate at Xavier University of Louisiana, organized a panel of activists from around the New Orleans area to discuss how and why students should fight for progressive policies on their campuses and in their communities.

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By Andreas Saint-Rouge

Students protest outside a CIA recruitment event at Tulane.

New Orleans, LA — On February 23, around 35 protesters came together to protest a CIA recruitment event at Tulane. The rally, organized by Together United Louisiana Students for a Democratic Society (TUL SDS) took place on Freret Street, an intersection at the heart of Tulane’s campus.

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By River Wilkins

Shanta Scott speaks to the press in front of City Hall.

New Orleans, LA – On Thursday morning, February 19, members of the New Orleans Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NOAARPR), alongside other supporters, held a rally outside of city hall to demand accountability from city officials and the New Orleans Police Department.

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By Silas Gillett

Students confront Loyola New Orleans University President Xavier Cole on a busy campus quad to press the issue of immigrant sanctuary policies.

New Orleans, LA – A group of concerned students at Loyola University of New Orleans delivered a letter demanding more protections for immigrant students on Tuesday, February 10 to Loyola President Dr. Xavier Cole. The group of roughly 15 students caught the president on his way to a crowded campus event where the confrontation was seen by numerous community members.

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By Rosalina Framboise

Protesters rally outside Armstrong Park in downtown New Orleans.

New Orleans, LA — On February 7, one month after the murder of Renée Nicole Good by ICE, the New Orleans Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and the No Trump No Troops Coalition mobilized for a rally at Armstrong Park to continue to stand up against ICE and CBP’s reign of terror.

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By Antonia Mar

Shanta Scott, left, speaks on the details of her son's case. To her right sit Toni Jones and Anthony Franklin of the New Orleans Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.

New Orleans, LA – On Monday, February 9, a crowd of supporters gathered for a teach-in at the Gwangi & Hollywood Community Center in Algiers to learn about the Jace Lee Scott case and the campaign for justice.

The teach-in was geared towards educating supporters on exactly how the NOPD mishandled Scott’s murder, so they would be empowered to submit public comments at the upcoming Criminal Justice Committee meeting on February 19, and to rally for justice beforehand at 9 a.m. at City Hall.

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LSU students holding signs outside the student union.

Baton Rouge, LA – On Thursday, January 29, students at Louisiana State University (LSU) gathered on campus to unite against the most recent escalation in ICE violence after the murders of Renee Good, Keith Porter and Alex Pretti. Progressive groups from all over Baton Rouge came together to fight Trump’s attacks and resist ICE terror.

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Protesters occupy the street outside Loyola university.

New Orleans, LA — On Monday, January 26, nearly 100 students from Tulane and Loyola Universities, as well as community members, rallied outside Tulane in response to the ICE murder of Alex Pretti over the weekend. They demanded that both universities not permit Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security officers on their campus, nor share student information with either agency.

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New Orleans City Hall.

New Orleans, LA – On Wednesday, January 28, dozens of community members showed up to city council to give public comment on an ordinance around data centers. Councilman Jason Hughes, who presides over New Orleans East, presented the ordinance.

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Protesters march down the busy Canal Street in downtown New Orleans.

New Orleans, LA – On Sunday, January 25, the New Orleans Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression along with the No Trump No Troops Coalition held an emergency rally and march for Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who was executed by ICE in the streets of Minneapolis on Saturday. 300 community members and activists rallied at Lafayette Square demanding an end to ICE brutality and kidnappings, and to show support for Minneapolis.

“ICE and CBP have demonstrated over and over again, and with more and more hostility, that they will not change on their own. It is up to us, together, with our movement and our momentum, to make them change. To stop the killing. To stop the raids. To get the hell out!” said JJ Drummond from the New Orleans Alliance.

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