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UK politics
fromBBC News
1 week ago

Stanwell protest as Spelthorne council meets over asylum hotel

Local councillors seek to halt plans to house male asylum seekers in a hotel after community protests.
fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
2 weeks ago

Two Protests, Two Continents: Grassroots Movements Against Toxic Waste Disposal - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The Bhopal Gas Disaster in late 1984 led to over 22,000 deaths and widespread poisoning in Bhopal, highlighting the severe and long-lasting impacts of industrial negligence.
Social justice
#immigration
Boston
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Massachusetts Town Rallies to Demand ICE Release Local High School Student

Marcelo Gomes Da Silva's detention by ICE sparked significant community outcry in Milford, Massachusetts, highlighting issues of immigration policy and local solidarity.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Immigration raids spark fear, rage across Los Angeles as police get a handle on agitators

Los Angeles faces intensified immigration enforcement, fueling community fears and protests, particularly against the backdrop of increased federal operations targeting undocumented residents.
more#immigration
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Several people detained in Chicago after immigration check-ins, witnesses say

Unexpected detainments during immigration check-ins sparked protests in Chicago, raising concerns over ICE practices and community trust.
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Exclusive | Controversial NYC boardwalk bicycle ban scrapped after local outrage, protests: 'Bad timing'

I'm glad that the Parks Department is going to continue allowing Rockaway residents to enjoy their bikes on the boardwalk this summer, but now we need real enforcement.
NYC politics
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
3 months ago

Protests mount in Sheepshead Bay over controversial Coyle Street shelter plan * Brooklyn Paper

Residents in South Brooklyn are protesting the city's plan to build a homeless shelter, feeling blindsided after affordable housing was promised instead.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
3 months ago

Gravesend residents clash with developers at heated board meeting over battery storage site * Brooklyn Paper

Community Board 15 faces protests over a proposed lithium-ion battery energy storage site amidst safety concerns from residents.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Mexico factory that imports US toxic waste to relocate after Guardian report

"In a letter to authorities of the state of Nuevo Leon, the company has now vowed to move its most intensive operations away from its current location in the middle of the Monterrey metropolitan area within two years."
NYC parents
fromwww.islingtongazette.co.uk
3 months ago

Two primary schools to close - but campaigners vow to fight on

Cllr Michelline Safi-Ngongo stated that Islington faces a dire situation with declining pupil numbers, threatening educational quality and prompting potential school closures.
London politics
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Idaho teen with autism shot by police dies after being removed from life support

"Everybody was trying to tell the police, no, no. Those four officers didn't care. They didn't ask what was happening, what was the situation."
Black Lives Matter
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