Above photo: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters. Hundreds of farmers from across India have been camping out Delhi’s borders for the past four months to protest against newly introduced agricultural laws by the federal government. While the farmers are demanding the laws, passed last September be repealed, the government has agreed to only making amendments and refused to […]
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Farmers Block Expressway In Indian State Of Haryana To Protest Against Farm Laws
April 12th, 2021 Awake Goy
2 Injured in Friday Night Expressway Shooting in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago
February 28th, 2021 Awake Goy
Two people were injured when a gunman opened fire on an expressway Friday night in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. NBC Chicago reports state police responded to an incident on the Eisenhower Expressway at 8:20 p.m. Once there, a driver told them that someone in another vehicle opened fire on him and he crashed his […]
Writers pull out of PEN festival over Israel sponsorship
April 9th, 2016 Awake Goy
Charlotte Silver Activism and BDS Beat 8 April 2016 Many PEN members are among more than 100 writers objecting to official Israeli funding of the 2016 World Voices Festival. A letter signed by more than 100 writers, including Junot Díaz, Richard Ford, Eileen Myles and Rachel Kushner, calls on PEN American Center to reject support […]