Daily Archives: February 19, 2014
Georgia prisoners on hunger strike since Feb. 9
On Feb. 9, 2014, prisoners in the special management unit of the Georgia Diagnostic Correctional Prison began another hunger strike to protest conditions. Some of the prisoners have had enough of the oppression and decided to take a true stand in fighting for their rights. Most of the prisoners participating are some of the same prisoners from the Dec. 9, 2010, and the June 11, 2012, hunger strikes, and these prisoners are again refusing to eat until conditions change.
At the Well Young Women’s Leadership Academy Scholarship
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At the Well Young Women’s Leadership Academy, usually held on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, is a two-week academy that...
Hands off Venezuela! Stop right-wing violence
The U.S. Congress is being called to respect the sovereignty of Venezuela and the legitimate democratic Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The present U.S. policy towards Latin America is detrimental to our economy and self-interest. Venezuela is a country with an upstanding democracy, highly regarded in the international community and paid attention to in the U.S. amongst large portions of society.