The exhibition shows photographs about the work of #journalists and #activists like #Charter97 in #Belarus, @rferl.org in Prague, and #RayWong from #HongKongIndigenous, who were also present in person. It was quite brilliant and moving to hear their testimony about how digital #privacy and #encryption are crucial for their resistance to #authoritarianism.
Ah yes... the old European poison and poop treatment. 
"A #WhatsApp group for #leftwing #activists in #Portugal plotted to #poison #Israelis at the upcoming Boom Festival, Sarah (not her real name) told KAN News on Monday. The members also intended to defecate on the Israelis' tents and urinate in their food.
Sarah, who is #Jewish, said she entered the group chat through her work as an artist, though she imagined they didn't know she was Jewish."
Activist's last message before abduction
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EqAw-W3fHbA
"The drone is right above us."
Activist Yasemin Acar from the 'Madleen' Gaza Freedom Flotilla shared a video of her final moments before being abducted by Israel…
“A #Gaza-bound aid boat carrying #Greta #Thunberg and other #activists has been diverted to #Israel.” https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-gaza-flotilla-greta-thunberg-b64e897fb37ee374e4494381304ff9be Israel must stop its #genocide in Gaza.
How the FBI and Big Ag Started Treating #AnimalRights #Activists as Bioterrorists https://theintercept.com/2025/06/02/fbi-animal-rights-bird-flu-disease-terrorists/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
[Translated into English] #GazaFlotilla: #Israel Ready to Send Elite #Military Commando Against Women #Activists
While the #FreedomFlotilla crew is expected to reach Gaza around 7 June, the Israeli authorities have unveiled their intention to intercept it before by force.
The Jerusalem Post revealed preparations for a military operation to prevent the #Madleen ship from reaching the shores of the besieged enclave, including through the intervention of the elite commando #Shayetet13.
Cathu Isnard
5 June, 2025
"While the Freedom Flotilla, part of Sicily on 1 June, may see its arrival in Gaza delayed by its relief to several Sudanese migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, Israeli authorities and leaders are preparing for their arrival in Gaza by considering how to minimize the positive impact of this symbolic operation on the Palestinian people and their supporters. According to Israeli military sources quoted by the Jerusalem Post, the armed forces are contemplating a clear scenario: if the flotilla passengers refuse to turn around at the request of the IDF, a naval commando, Shayete 13, could be deployed to board the boat and take control to arrest passengers there, including Rima Hassan and Greta Thunberg.
"The aim would then be to forcibly transfer them to the Israeli port of Ashdod before expelling them from the territory, sending the militants back to their respective countries of origin. Behind this well-oiled military plan lies the desire to avoid at all costs the symbol of pro-Palestinian militants breaking the Israeli blockade that is starving the Palestinian population. The use of the elite forces of Shayet and 13 confirms the will of the Israeli ruling class to silence by force any voice that dares to defy the siege and genocide under way in Gaza, with the complicity of the imperialist states.
Shayet 13: a name that evokes state violence
"The possible use of Shayet 13 is not trivial. This Israeli naval commando is infamous for its role in the deadly boarding of the humanitarian fleet of the Mavi Marmara in 2010. At the time, Israeli soldiers killed nine Flotilla militants wishing to reach Gaza, including eight Turkish citizens and one American-Turkish, in international waters. A cynically condemned attack on the international scene and by the leaders of the imperialist States, without withdrawing their support for Israel's colonial and murderous policies.
"That Israel now plans to reuse the same unit to intercept the Madleen demonstrates the continuity of a warlike and repressive logic. It is not a police operation, but a demonstration of military force against civilians armed with food, medicine and political demands. The reflection of the heroism of the crew members on board the ship which unmasks all the cowardice and cynicism of #ColonialViolence.
"In the face of this threat of military aggression, defending the flotilla is defending the right to solidarity, it is to refuse the erasure of Gaza behind the barbed wires of a criminal blockade and the deafening media silence on the ongoing massacres. The courage of the Madleen passengers must be a lever to move forward in the construction of a powerful international solidarity movement, in which the workers’ movement has a central role to play, as the Fos-sur-Mer dockworkers have shown on Wednesday. This is the only way to stop the genocidal machine at work, supported by our leaders."
#Colonialism #GazaGenocide #GretaThunberg #LiamCunningham
#Gaza #GazaAid #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #BibiIsAWarCriminal
Hello Community #testedbysev again
HELLO COMMUNITY 3.0
Facing a Changing Industry, #AI #Activists Rethink Their #Strategy
As power over #ArtificialIntelligence concentrates in a handful of companies, a new report urges #advocacy groups to expose the technology’s connection to broader economic struggles.
#llm
https://www.wired.com/story/report-ai-now-institute-artificial-intelligence/
"A #defense #official confirmed that the timing of the announcement -- occurring during #Pride month -- was intentional." (Was to be announced June 13.) #Hegseth orders #ship #renamed, generally "taboo" in the Navy. The #JohnLewis "oiler" ships are all #named after #HumanRights #activists. #HarveyMilk's family had a US #Naval #history, he was a diver on a submarine rescue ship in the #KoreanWar. Hegseth claims he does this "to re-establish a warrior culture."
#USA #LGBTQ https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/03/hegseth-orders-navy-strip-name-of-gay-rights-icon-harvey-milk-ship.html
We can stop #Trump’s authoritarian crackdown and show that #protest is not a #crime. Denounce any attempt to arrest and imprison nonviolent #activists now. https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoUsWLkUMWlo_0JmZttSlm3-nG1T4nrwTFxv_VtzZCNqh0ZmxqI8lFBsVszLJR01-UU7Ul4sjDJXpIE1EqVg6CWPr4RF0--b2ZN_d-gt9BiTft8Jmd5GMu5BeZ1bQqmqQDVaWPU0xtVDaGSDsazmca4u2VMeM5lL0xf8XGNBcCqCGTieznicifrLSVf_DUN901I3l4pODJy7cqYfktypk9FZCnThgz8P3VGad-FdrEkgNLanc8y_89Nu2YahxE5RyGxd-VrQU_MufB35Rt2MRuJVkrQSFqqnq_dpKy1bOY7xjS75f1KitvNtj3RxgJ5fdt3K_JL-9hfjuqwgc0kWpmwQkqdZd65vlQjA-xz4oXajrpD8DJsQGp7NAPkwvwqn3_A6FqTxkpklMRFGks1UlxflRH13mKsk_-sfswnkyD5Wtekn23BTsjRk79Q5paWVOjHwqie-SuOlkW7YSJyc5Bj08AAO7WxyCbGDj-3pAtfsCCAfRNqIt4iCdl4aPbU19doamZhS3w3rP542yI9yvToWaZLaZq8ugwXvu2SxAobjw/4f3/KFxwXsYYSgSyEqRaMnx2tw/h2/h001.Tp_9zntC4DjCYqMIUW353IY8St7FZ1hlI-5LuKXxX8I
@didgebaba Nice juxtaposition.
#alttext An image of pair of well-dressed women from over a century ago, in the style of a classic painting. One is up a ladder peering over a taill fence while the other is below her with a gloved hand, passing her a lit Molotov cocktail.
Greta Thunberg and other activists join 'Freedom Flotilla' trying to take aid from Italy to Gaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rVkkgdvabU
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists will set sail for Gaza on a ship aimed at delivering aid to the territory.
“the moment we stop trying is the moment we lose our humanity”
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Prof. Norman Finkelstein emphasizes that the Trump administration did not get the names of anti-genocide students by themselves. They were clearly assisted by pro-Israel organizations like Canary Mission, Betar US, Shirion Collective, Columbia Alumni for Israel, etc.
hello activism -civil rights & bio diversity
Hey everyone, I know both Zain & his wife, Sophia. We all worked together for #SaveOldGrowth & #StopEcocide work here in #BritishColumbia. What's happened to Zain is unjust & I'm asking you all to please read this whole post & sign the #petition. Thanks for your time & help. Please boost for wider reach.
* Last week, Prime Minister #MarkCarney revealed Lena Metledge Diab will serve as Canada’s new Immigration Minister.
The first thing Diab should do as Minister is bring #ClimateActivist Zain Haq back to Canada by greenlighting his Temporary Residence Permit that has been processing since January.
Zain was deported to Pakistan in January for climate activism that resulted in low-level mischief charges. He’d been living in Canada his entire adult life, and with his Canadian wife, Sophia Papp, since 2023.
Sophia has been given the devastating choice to remain in Canada without her spouse or relocate to #Pakistan , where she doesn’t speak the language and faces significant barriers to her health and wellbeing.
A mere 48 hours before Zain was deported, he and Sophia’s Spousal Sponsorship application was rejected by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) without substantive explanation.
The couple’s lawyer, Randall Cohn, has stated that this eleventh-hour rejection is likely illegal. It also denied Zain and Sophia’s right to procedural fairness, since they didn’t have time to access the appeal process enshrined in the #BillOfRights.
Zain and Sophia’s situation is reminiscent of the #unethical treatment of many #migrants in the U.S.
#IRCC ’s last minute rejection of a young couple’s Sponsorship Application without substantive reason should raise alarm bells for anyone of conscience, but especially for those with a #legal background – and before getting into #politics , Minister Diab was a #lawyer in Halifax. That’s why we have to get Zain’s file on her desk as soon as possible. *
Mexican #activists are fighting Big #Tech colonialism by learning digital security and creating autonomous servers, reclaiming control over their data.
