In Case of an Enemy Invasion, What Will Your Boss Do?
by Pavlo Kuliuk There has been no war on the continental US territory in the past 150 years. There has never been a full scale enemy invasion of the US. People here don’t know what it's like to have Silicon Valley, Wall Street, or a Ford plant taken over by the enemy. And this is very bad! Because US law is not ready for such an event. Laws are usually passed to [...]
In Memoriam: Marissa Rubin
MARISSA RUBIN OBITUARY - October 16, 1939 - July 28, 2022 Marissa Rubin has spread her butterfly wings and transitioned peacefully to the 'other side' after struggling with the devastating effects of terminal stage-4 pancreatic cancer. Marissa was truly a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, artist, poet and creative activist working on behalf of Mother Nature and Mother Earth. Marissa was born Maxine Goldgraben to her parents Lawrence and Ann Goldgraben [...]
May Day is International Workers’ Day!
May 1 - Sun May Day - International Workers’ Day Events May Day Migrant Workers’ March & Rally, 11a, Olympic & Broadway in DTLA. May Day Coalition-Essential and United for Justice. https://www.facebook.com/events/5162329530455267 Boyle Heights May Day March & Rally, 12n, E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave & N. Matthews St., centrocso@gmail.com, 323-943-2030 Revolutionary Internationalist May Day March, Rally, followed by Picnic, 2p, Assemble at the corner of Wilshire and Alvarado, [...]
Struggle for Native Prisoners’ Rights at Federal Prison in Adelanto
Correction and Retraction (June 28, 2022): The original text of this article when it was initially published back on April 5 indicated that USP Victorville was on a facility-wide lockdown due to a series of drug overdoses. It was also reported that prison staff were bringing drugs into the facility. This information came from outside activists and has subsequently been proven partially false. There was an overdose-related facility-wide lockdown that did take [...]
April 2022 community events
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Why Do Cutting Cultures Cut and Why It Is So Difficult To Protect Children From Genital Cutting?
Earlier Version with Images: https://tinyurl.com/334cyvsw While mounds of resources and money have been invested to end Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation or FGC/M, by and large, FGC is rising worldwide. (1) This alarming trend in this horrific form of child abuse is mainly perpetuated by migrating and growing populations from female genital cutting cultures combined with ineffective activism driven by ethnocentric myths on the part of the activists and more importantly, Western Culture itself. [...]
Point-Counterpoint on Vaccines, Mandates
Vaccine and mask mandates are being hotly debated. Change Links takes no editorial position, but is here reprinting two contrasting views. LAUSD Board Rescinds and Delays Enacting Punitive Measures Against Unvaccinated Covid-19 Students https://ca.childrenshealthdefense.org/school/lausd-board-rescinds-and-delays-enacting-punitive-measures-against-unvaccinated-covid-19-students/ By the Children’s Health Defense – California Chapter Team Tuesday December 14, 2021, proved to be a powerful day in our collective fight against unjust mandates, illegal vaccines and medical discrimination. More importantly, today’s outcome represented the power [...]