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Cornell and the authorities all failed Jane Doe while they protected the rapists. Two years later, public outrage pushed the state to reopen the criminal case, but we can’t stop there.
What happened? Last month, a young woman filed a civil lawsuit against Cornell, the seven men that gang raped her in 2024, and their fraternity Chi Phi. It wasn’t until now, two years later, that the ensuing public outrage has pushed the local district…
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DON’T TALK TO COPS: Some important reminders on fighting repression
The most important principle in defeating political repression is relying on the people to expose and fight each and every instance of it. With increasing levels of surveillance and repression being directed at people resisting, it is critically important that everyone engaging in political…
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Another Democratic Mayor Pushes to Privatize NYCHA
As he’s made splashy headlines for a rent freeze, and as his fans keep fawning over their new favorite politician, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has plowed ahead with long-running plans to privatize and demolish New York’s public housing.
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The Spark – Issue #1
Introduction On February 28th, 2026, the US military attacked the Minab all-girls school in Iran with two Tomahawk missiles, killing 168 people most of whom were children. This initiated another war of aggression and continued the long history of US imperialist interventions in the…
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The State of Red Hook: Privatization, Gentrification, and the Fight Going Forward
The privatization of Red Hook West Houses (RHWH) through PACT is moving full steam ahead while residents continue to speak out against it. Since September last year, NYCHA and their private partners, including BFJ Planning, have put on PACT meetings, supposedly to gather “resident…
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Crabs in a Bucket: How the ruling class spreads chaos in public housing
Lea el texto en español más abajo. We’ll start with a story that’s familiar to anyone living in public housing in New York City. One afternoon, we were in Red Hook Houses, a NYCHA development in Brooklyn that the city government and real estate…
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On Police Brutality, Occupy Red Hook, and How We Fight Back!
Henrietta Perkins Interview: 5/1/26 So first can you introduce yourself and tell me how long you’ve lived at Red Hook West houses?H.Perkins: Henrietta Perkins: I came back in 2000 after my mother passed. I adopted her three grandchildren and they were entitled to the…
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TA PRESIDENT KAREN BLONDEL IGNORES RESIDENTS’ DEMANDS AND SIDES WITH NYCHA IN PUSHING FOR PACT AT RED HOOK WEST HOUSES
Who is Karen Blondel? Karen Blondel, president of the Red Hook Houses West Tenants’ Association (RHWRA) is the latest TA president selling out her residents to push for a PACT conversion at Red Hook West Houses. Blondel also sits on the board for the…
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ATTICA CALLING – issue #4
First CO on trial for murdering Messiah Nantwi found guilty of first-degree manslaughter On March 1, 2025, 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi was brutally beaten to death by a gang of 15 correctional officers (COs) at Midstate Correctional Facility. The trials of the 5 pigs who…
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How Dare to Struggle fights sexual assault and harassment, and how every other organization should too
In recent months, Dare to Struggle has confronted two instances of sexual assault and abusive behavior from people involved in our work. The situations required immediate action to kick out and expose the abusers. We’ve also recently taken up fights to support people facing…
