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Protesters from across the country to converge in Dayton on May 25 to counter NATO Summit, demand peace and justice

12pm noon - May 25, 2025
Deeds Point Metropark, 510 Weber St

On May 25, people from across the country will gather in Dayton to protest NATO’s assembly and hold a counter-summit -- the People's Assembly for Peace…

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Article about white south African refugees

Afrikaners claiming refugee status is part of a legacy of U.S. anti-Black immigration policy that began with Haitian Independence

This week President Trump and his regime are welcoming Afrikaners - white South Africans who are part of an ethnic group that facilitated legal discriminatory violence against their Black and Indian counterparts for decades – into the U.S. as…

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Sign saying climate justice now

“The world wants change”

“You are not alone. Far from it. If you are concerned about the climate crisis and want your national government to do something about it, you are part of an enormous global majority.”

So wrote Jonathan Watts in a piece Sumaúma…

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Sign saying Politicians, mainstream media, just well dressed criminals

“A Slap in the Face” — Rights of Nature Advocates Silenced at the United Nations

Dozens of activists for the rights of nature who traveled to the United Nations to participate in a high-level meeting were unexpectedly barred from speaking on April 22nd, Earth Day, due to a supposed “security breach.” 

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