(2024-05-01). Juan González, Veteran of '68 Columbia Strike, Condemns University Leaders' Silence on Gaza Slaughter. democracynow.org 
Tuesday's raid on Columbia University came 56 years to the day that police raided Hamilton Hall, arresting 700 students protesting racism and the Vietnam War. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who was a student leader at the historic 1968 protest, says the violent crackdown on Columbia University and other campuses across the United States has refocused national attention on "an unjust war," carried out by Israel with U.S. backing. "No commencement in America will occur in the next month where the war in Gaza is not a burning issue," he says. He adds that the more diverse makeup…
(2024-05-01). Campus Crackdown: 300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia & CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments. democracynow.org 
New York police in full riot gear stormed Columbia University and the City College of New York Tuesday night, arresting over 300 students to break up Gaza solidarity encampments on the two campuses. The police raid began at the request of Columbia President Minouche Shafik, who has also asked the police to remain a presence on campus until at least May 17 to ensure solidarity encampments are not reestablished before the end of the term. Police also raided CUNY after the administration made a similar call for the police to enter campus. Democracy Now! was on the streets outside Columbia on Tuesday night and spoke…
(2024-05-01). 300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia and CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments. truthout.org New York police in full riot gear stormed Columbia University and the City College of New York Tuesday night, arresting over 300 students to break up Gaza solidarity encampments on the two campuses. The police raid began at the request of Columbia President Minouche Shafik, who has also asked the police to remain a presence on campus until at least May 17 to ensure solidarity encampments are not… |
(2024-05-01). Immigrant-Led Organizing Points the Way to a Better World for All Workers. truthout.org "A world without borders is necessary if we are serious about ending the ravages of imperialism, the violent extraction of capitalism, and the oppressive racial social organization of our world," writes migrant justice activist Harsha Walia. Walia's claim points to how the carceral, exclusionary immigration system weakens labor rights not just for immigrant workers, but for all workers. |
(2024-05-01). Irish Villagers Attacked and Pepper Sprayed by Police. Conflict Over Hundreds of 'Unvetted Migrant' Centres Being Planted Throughout Ireland and the UK. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-01). This May Day, Let's Follow The Lead Of Immigrant Workers. progressivehub.net DAVID BENNION AND ADRIANNA TORRES-GARCÂA | TRUTHOUT…
(2024-05-01). Let's make this a May Day to be remembered! cpusa.org 
Every year on May 1, we celebrate International Workers' Day to commemorate workers securing an eight-hour workday, a victory that needs to be defended today. May Day has deep meaning going back to 1886 after the resistance of Black, white and immigrant workers in Haymarket Square in Chicago. The Haymarket Martyrs were eight immigrants, seven sentenced to death and one to life in prison. They were struggling for the eight-hour workday alongside hundreds of thousands of workers striking and attending rallies throughout the United States demanding "Eight hours for work. Eight hours for rest. Eight hours for what we…
(2024-05-01). Reino Unido reconoce que ya deporta migrantes a Ruanda. telesurtv.net En un comunicado, el Ministerio del Interior británico dijo que la acción era una parte clave del plan para realizar vuelos en las próximas nueve a 11 semanas.
(2024-05-01). Fighters of Al-Qassam Brigades fire short-range rockets at Israeli concentrations in Kibbutz Holit in Gaza border settlements. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2024-05-01). Hezbollah's fighting with Israel has harmed Lebanon: Geagea. newarab.com 
The leader of a main Christian political party in Lebanon blasted the Shia militant group Hezbollah for In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Samir Geagea of the Lebanese Forces Party said Hezbollah should withdraw from areas along the border with Israel and the Lebanese army should deploy in all points where militants of the Iran-backed gro…
(2024-05-01). More Syrians will leave Lebanon as donors cut aid: agency. newarab.com 
The number of Amy Pope, director general of the International Organization for Migration, said that around 3,000 Syrians have left Lebanon since January, compared to 4,500 for the whole of last year. Many of them have headed to Cyprus, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) away. | In response, Cyprus suspen…
(2024-05-01). How Morocco's coastal gentrification could fuel migration. newarab.com 
In February, residents of Over a dozen homes and villas in the coastal community – home to 5,000 people – were subsequently destroyed. | Three days prior, residents had received evacuation notices saying their properties were illegally occupying "public maritime space". | Reportedly part of a campaign by the state to recover, and develop, coastal areas, demolitions like these have been reported…
(2024-05-01). Police dismantle migrant camp near Paris city hall. presstv.ir Police said the dozens of tents posed a potential health and security risk.