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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…
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Pack the Court! Thursday 4/16 @ 9:30 AM
The Union county prosecution office run by William Daniel is charging Kam, a rape survivor with a felony for exposing a serial rapist online. Come out to show them we refuse to let the prosecutor criminalize a survivor! For over 2 years, Kam has…
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MYTHBUSTING: Misconceptions about NYCHA Repairs
NYCHA residents face an average 415-day wait time for repairs, fears of being displaced by the privatization of public housing, condescension from local nonprofits and management, and broken promises from politicians who claim to serve them. With so much stacked against them, residents are…
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Killer CO convicted of manslaughter for the murder of Messiah Nantwi
On March 1, 2025, 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi was brutally beaten to death by a gang of 15 pigs at Midstate Correctional Facility. Five of the COs pleaded not guilty while the others took plea deals and agreed to snitch to save their own skin. Jonah…
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People’s Tribunals to Convict ICE
SATURDAY, APRIL 18 || PUT ICE ON TRIAL FOR THEIR CRIMES What is a People’s Tribunal? After the Vietnam War, public figures organized tribunals to expose the US military’s war crimes, delivering symbolic guilty verdicts for horrific incidents like the My Lai Massacre. People…
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Debunking Eight DOJ Lies and Myths about the Federal Prairieland Trial
On March 13th, the same day the Prairieland Defendants were found guilty of charges ranging from rioting, providing material support to terrorists, obstruction to attempted murder of a police officer and conspiracy to use and carry an explosive, the Department of Justice posted an…
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On Sunday, March 22nd, Vincent Thoms died after being held in Manhattan Central Bookings for less than 24 hours
On Sunday, March 22nd, 51 year old Vincent Thoms died in Manhattan Central Bookings after being held in custody for less than a day. Thoms was arrested for allegedly stealing incense sticks at a CVS store in Harlem. Police officials are claiming that Thoms…
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