‘We See No Other Options’: Youth Activists Lead Global #ClimateStrike Ahead of COP 25

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‘We See No Other Options’: Youth Activists Lead Global #ClimateStrike Ahead of COP 25

People worldwide poured into the streets Friday for a youth-led climate strike that aimed to pressure global governments to step up their efforts to tackle the planetary emergency at a key United Nations summit scheduled to start Monday. “Striking is not a choice we relish; we do it because we see no other options.” —Youth […]

Dozens Arrested as Over 1,000 Jewish Activists and Allies Shut Down Entrances to ICE Headquarters

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Dozens Arrested as Over 1,000 Jewish Activists and Allies Shut Down Entrances to ICE Headquarters

  Over a thousand progressive Jewish activists and allies on Tuesday shut down the entrances to ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C. to protest President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrants and demand the closure of the administration’s detention camps. As The Daily Beast reported, ICE employees “were forced to walk around the protesters, looking for ways to enter […]