Fight to Win street paper
Articles published in GDC’s street paper
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Palestinian Youth Movement targets genocide profiteers in arms embargo campaign
August 1st marked 300 days of the escalated genocide against Palestinians in Gaza perpetrated by the Zionist entity known as “Israel.” In that time, close to 200,000 Palestinians have been killed by weapons provided by the U.S. and other western imperialist entities, as well as famine and medical crises manufactured…
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Cuba and Palestine
Same Enemy, Same Struggle In October 2024 while the United States proxy, Israel, was carrying out another massacre in Jabalia the electrical grid in Cuba went off-line plunging the entire country into darkness. What do the two seemingly disparate events have to do with each other? They come from the…
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Comrade Hunter
Cohort Introduction My name is Hunter. I’m 24 years old, I was born at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan but raised in or around Austin, Texas. My family life was relatively complex, my mother and father were never together anytime throughout my life. They split before I was born which…
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Building the 2025 Michigan delegation to Cuba
Nine organizers from the state of Michigan attended the 2023 National Network on Cuba’s 16th annual May Day Brigade. We didn’t know Michigan had one of the greatest state representations until we were in the country, so when we returned, we created an organization — Michigan Action for Cuba Committee…
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International Cancel RIMPAC Campaign convenes, mobilizes in the streets of San Diego
The Cancel RIMPAC Campaign conducted a summit and mobilized people to the streets of San Diego June 28-30 and GDC was in attendance! RIMPAC, or Rim of the Pacific exercise, are the largest maritime warfare exercises led by the US military, with 26 countries participating in weapons testing, military training,…
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Abolitionist solutions to mental health crises
On June 18, 2024, Wayne police showed up at the home of John Zook Jr. and shot him six times after he called 911 in the midst of a mental health crisis. Zook’s murder throws into sharp relief what many Americans already know to be true: that our system’s response…
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Pull Over Prevention: What and Why?
Pull Over Prevention is a free bulb replacement and safety check to avoid police harassment. POWER TO THE PEOPLE! ABOLISH THE POLICE! HOUSING FOR ALL! END U.S. IMPERIALISM! END THE BLOCKADE ON CUBA! FREE PALESTINE! Lansing: First Sunday of every month 12-4 p.m. at The Village, 3525 S Martin Luther…
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Southwest Detroit Latinx Community Struggles Against Police Repression
Southwest Detroit, a largely Latinx community, also known as ‘Mexicantown’, held its yearly Cinco de Mayo parade. This parade is one which all of Southwest looks forward to, with its low-riders, dancers, and many Latinx heritage organizations represented. Many were out at the parade, enjoying the food trucks, drinks, and…
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Wayne demands from City Council: Release the body camera footage, Release the cop’s name
On August 5, 2024, dozens gathered for the Wayne City Council meeting to demand justice for John Zook Jr., a Wayne resident who was killed by police after calling 911 for help during a mental health crisis. Though true justice would entail Johnny never having been a victim of the…
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Remembering Johnny and Why We Struggle for a Society Without Police + Prisons
772 people have been killed in the U.S by police so far this year alone. And those are only the people we know of. 16 people have been killed in Michigan by the police so far this year alone. And those are only the people we know of. People in…