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Activist Marielle Franco Assassinated in Rio de Janeiro

Councilwoman Marielle Franco (Socialism and Freedom Party -PSOL) and driver Anderson Pedro Gomes were shot dead on Wednesday night in the neighborhood of Estacio, downtown Rio de Janeiro. Marielle had just left the “Black Female Youths Moving the Structure” and when she was near the municipality, a car stopped by the side of her vehicle, …

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We need a feminism for the 99%. That’s why women will strike this year

Proposed by Sonia Mitralia Statement from the International Women’s Strike in the United States. BY LINDA ALCOFF, CINZIA ARRUZZA, TITHI BHATTACHARYA, ROSA CLEMENTE, ANGELA DAVIS, ZILLAH EISENSTEIN, LIZA FEATHERSTONE, NANCY FRASER, BARBARA SMITH, KEEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR. On 8 March, we will go on strike against gender violence – against the men who commit violence and against …

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas School – the scene of mass murder

These Florida shooting victims are activists, just like the woman their school is named after Before Wednesday, the name Marjory Stoneman Douglas — whose namesake school was the scene of a horrific school shooting on Wednesday — stood for environmentalism and standing up for what you believe. It’s a legacy that, by most accounts, appears …

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