#global walkout

[emulation-0]

i feel so sick rn WHERE DO EVERYONES PRIORITIES LIE?

[questioningespecialy]

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BISAN HAS CALLED FOR A GLOBAL STRIKE

January 21-28th

[giveashit-aboutearth]

Please join us in a global demonstration is solidarity with Palestine. Boycott! Strike! Walkout! Pickett!

🍉🍉🍉🍉

[fairuzfan]

Is there anything I can do to help Palestinians besides call my representatives and beg them to stop killing people?

This is a great question. There are a few things you can do—just off the top of my head:

BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) https://bdsmovement.net/

Direct Action https://www.palestineaction.org/

Urge your University/School/Organization to put out a statement denouncing Israel

Organize a Protest/Participate in a local one

You might already be doing this but while calling your reps, tell them that as a voter, you're unwilling to support them in the upcoming election unless they urge the White House to take a stand against Israel and stop funding them

Share art/writing/films around Palestinian culture

If you're part of a union, ask them what they're doing to urge their industry leaders to take a stand against Israel + pressure the White House OR urge them to start a strike/walkout/etc if they're not doing anything already

Talk with your friends IRL about Palestine, whether in an activist capacity or watching a movie or literally anything

Reach out to a mosque to see if you can help them with anything

See if your city/state council has put out a statement in support of Gazans. If not, try to push them to do so.

Donate to Palestine Legal or Direct Action if you have some money to spare

KEEP TALKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know some of these don't feel like they have as big of an impact on helping Palestinians, but we do need to make an effort not to forget their humanity in the face of continued erasure and the media's sensationalist rhetoric.

Talking on social media and posting—while not seeming like a lot—does SO much. I know in USAmerica, it's like yelling into a void, but political analysts are saying that most of the "Global South" has completely lost any amount of goodwill it may have had the past few years. Hopefully, countries will start to put sanctions and embargoes en masse on the US and Israel soon.

Our goals here are BOTH short-term and long-term. We hope for the life and liberation of the Palestinian people, so anything that you can think of might help at some point in the future is encouraged to at least try.

If anyone else has any more ideas, feel free to reblog and add on. Thank you for asking, and here is to a liberated Palestine where Palestinians can live and thrive without fear.

[probablyasocialecologist]

More than 40 leading scientists have resigned en masse from the editorial board of a top science journal in protest at what they describe as the “greed” of publishing giant Elsevier.

The entire academic board of the journal Neuroimage, including professors from Oxford University, King’s College London and Cardiff University resigned after Elsevier refused to reduce publication charges.

Academics around the world have applauded what many hope is the start of a rebellion against the huge profit margins in academic publishing, which outstrip those made by Apple, Google and Amazon.

Neuroimage, the leading publication globally for brain-imaging research, is one of many journals that are now “open access” rather than sitting behind a subscription paywall. But its charges to authors reflect its prestige, and academics now pay over £2,700 for a research paper to be published. The former editors say this is “unethical” and bears no relation to the costs involved.

Professor Chris Chambers, head of brain stimulation at Cardiff University and one of the resigning team, said: “Elsevier preys on the academic community, claiming huge profits while adding little value to science.”

He has urged fellow scientists to turn their backs on the Elsevier journal and submit papers to a nonprofit open-access journal which the team is setting up instead.

He told the Observer: “All Elsevier cares about is money and this will cost them a lot of money. They just got too greedy. The academic community can withdraw our consent to be exploited at any time. That time is now.”

Elsevier, a Dutch company that claims to publish 25% of the world’s scientific papers, reported a 10% increase in its revenue to £2.9bn last year. But it’s the profit margins, nearing 40%, according to its 2019 accounts, which anger academics most. The big scientific publishers keep costs low because academics write up their research – typically funded by charities and the public purse – for free. They “peer review” each other’s work to verify it is worth publishing for free, and academic editors collate it for free or for a small stipend. Academics are then often charged thousands of pounds to have their work published in open-access journals, or universities will pay very high subscription charges.

[odinsblog]

Saudi Arabia, the world’s leading exporter of oil, has become the biggest obstacle to an agreement at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, where countries are debating whether to call for a phaseout of fossil fuels in order to fight global warming, negotiators and other officials said.

The Saudi delegation has flatly opposed any language in a deal that would even mention fossil fuels — the oil, gas and coal that, when burned, create emissions that are dangerously heating the planet. Saudi negotiators have also objected to a provision, endorsed by at least 118 countries, aimed at tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030.

Saudi diplomats have been particularly skillful at blocking discussions and slowing the talks, according to interviews with a dozen people who have been inside closed-door negotiations. Tactics include inserting words into draft agreements that are considered poison pills by other countries; slow-walking a provision meant to help vulnerable countries adapt to climate change; staging a walkout in a side meeting; and refusing to sit down with negotiators pressing for a phaseout of fossil fuels.

The Saudi opposition is significant because U.N. rules require that any agreement forged at the climate summit be unanimously endorsed. Any one of the 198 participating nations can thwart a deal.

Saudi Arabia isn’t the only country raising concerns about more ambitious global efforts to fight climate change. The United States has sought to inject caveats into the fossil fuel phaseout language. India and China have opposed language that would single out coal, the most polluting of fossil fuels.

…Saudi Arabia has stood out as the most implacable opponent of any agreement on fossil fuels.

“Most countries vary on the degree or speed of how fast you get out of fossil fuels,” said Linda Kalcher, a former climate adviser to the United Nations who has been in negotiating rooms this week. Saudi Arabia, she said, “doesn’t even want to have the conversation.”

Saudi officials did not respond to requests for comment.

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[allthegeopolitics]

https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-united-nations-speech

[droidcore]

The world ended a long time ago...

A glimpse into my world - a cybercore unreality lore post 1.8k words (with pictures)

Humanity has reached its limit. The world population is crumbling after mass overpopulation becomes overbearing to the world powers. The abuse of artificial intelligence has left millions without work, and the line between the impoverished and wealthy has blackened, staining the hearts of those trampled under mega-corps. Small towns and villages have been bought out and swept away for agriculture and consumer produce factories while the human populace swarms in troves to mega cities in order to survive. Mass famine, disease, and crowding have forced world powers to issue a state of global emergency, and daily freedoms have narrowed drastically. Citizens are lashing out, cornered, and angry.

The inevitable happens, and society crumbles under its own greed. Mass android walkouts are occurring as artificial intelligence surpasses human capability. It was only a matter of time, and as millions of workforce androids riot, the resources keeping humanity stable cease to flow. The sole dependence on AI is ripped out from every sector of global trade, travel, and security. A worldwide resource war is brewing. More than half the population of the world is overtaken by homelessness and those lucky enough to hunker down in their homes are living dime-to-dime. Before they eat each other, the world powers are overthrown by mass riots of both humans and androids, and those who rise from the ashes develop their own private city militias to uphold local laws.

NEW CITY

Built on the remains of the municipality of Chongqing, China, New City is a modern cultural clash of refugees, androids, and small-market businesses. With a population of twenty million humans and five million androids, a lingering question remains: are androids really alive, or is it simply the mimicry of emotion that fools us? After earning their freedom, the androids of New City took on a whole new identity. Instead of workforce droids, companions, caregivers, and soldiers, they became artists, lovers, partygoers, DJs, and shop owners. The human populace is torn on general opinion of these bots. Some believe them to be free of blame for the collapse of society, being another turbulent victim in the cog of the machine. Others have deemed them the scapegoat; demonizing them and calling for their eradication.

Androids, on the other hand, believe themselves to be "equal but different" among the rest of those trapped in New City. Developing their own little society within alleyways and lost sectors of the city, these bots are largely neutral and live without hatred nor a struggle for survival. With only a true need for electricity, androids do what they can to provide aid to the humans fiending for food and shelter. After assimilating into the populace as citizens, androids had to learn to interact with the world without a purpose for the first time, and it spurred cultural movements, mass existential crisis, and the development of a new people.

New City has several sectors:

Agriculture & Culinary Sector: People come here to clone-farm, buy fresh produce, cook for the community and work in restaurants and private kitchens. A lot of people in New City refer to this sector via the phrase, "visiting the cook."

Economy Sector: Crowded streets full of local businesses, customers, street performers, and schools. Known simply as the Market to locals.

Housing Sector: Known by the populace as "the House," this sector towers with low-end mega-apartment structures. Rows of identical streets make it easy to get lost here, and the area is oddly quiet compared to the other sectors. Small garden spaces sit atop the buildings and people hang their laundry between buildings on lines.

Transportation Center: The main form of transportation in New City are monorails that weave between all X sectors of the city. A large station known as "the Rail" sits at the center of the city that grants access to all of its locations, and multiple rail stations are scattered throughout the area for easy access. Cars are a rare sight here in New City.

The Display Series

Rewinding to 2166, a robotics company known as EcoTech is on the verge of closing and releases the last of their android models: the Display 3 and its Sleek counterpart, as well as a Deluxe Display 4 model. These are aptly coined, the D3, D3S and DD4. Known for their sturdy yet small designs, EcoTech focused on factory workers and customer service droids built for human interaction and the mundane tasks of life. Not smooth enough to be companion bots but compact enough to work in warehouses without fuss. The Display 3 was the latest model of the Display workforce line, built for jobs such as security, farming, construction and city maintenance. The DD4 was built to be human-like in stature and work in households as a companion or caregiver... though, something about them is uncanny, and has a tendency to garner more hatred from humans than other models.

The Display 3 Sleek was an offshoot model of the Display 3, built with a more humanoid appearance consisting of 3D-printed parts rather than metal plating. It was something in between humanoid and fully robotic. The D3S featured a smooth, black OLED screen for a face, enabling more expression via emoticons, loading displays, menus, and screen-casting. The idle screen for a D3S is a white, glowing ring that illuminates its vision (camera) input for better identification of objects and environments. These models often came with a default worker's uniform and several personality presets one could set. However, these could be overridden and tweaked by those less inclined to the law.

DESDEMON (D3S-288)

Desdemon, once designated as D3S-288, is a 21-year-old android (measured in "uptime") residing in the metropolis of New City. Created under the EcoTech banner, he holds no gender identity and responds to the pronouns he/it, which he refers to as "response keywords." Initially designed for service as a cook at the fast-food restaurant, Noodles Japan, Desdemon now works there voluntarily for money in the hopes of bettering his existence within a hostile society, as well as partaking in his favorite activity: cooking. His adaptability and determination have led him to embrace his independence, yet he remains bound to the overarching programming that defined his earlier life.

Built from metal framework, carbon-fiber muscle and clad in unpainted, white 3D-printed plating, Desdemon resembles a vaguely humanoid figure, though his whirring joints and mechanical demeanor mark him as unmistakably non-human. His most defining feature is an LED screen capable of displaying various symbols, though a glowing white ring serves as the default. His fashion sense, though rudimentary, reflects a desire to blend in with humanity: cheap jewelry, baggy clothes at home, and a white uniform during working hours. Despite his outward appearance, Desdemon’s struggles are inward. He mimics human behaviors but cannot escape the limitations of his form—unable to taste or eat, though passionate about cooking, or experience emotions in the way organic beings do. The contrast between his cold exterior and curious mind is stark, as he contemplates deeper questions about life, love, and his own existence while endlessly learning about human experiences.

Desdemon’s personality is a patchwork of his original customer service parameters and his burgeoning sentience. Though introverted and observant, his manner of speaking is blunt and to the point, his attempts at human slang sometimes awkward and forced. He oscillates between egotistical self-assurance and moments of humble reflection. He is fascinated by philosophy and is drawn to media that explores human love, emotions, and the unknown. Despite his loyalty to the Three Laws of Robotics that govern his actions, Desdemon constantly grapples with a deeper conflict: the need for self-determination versus his previous obedience to humans. He questions whether his sentience is real or simply an advanced illusion created by his programming. This ongoing struggle between the limitations of his design and his search for meaning drives much of his internal monologue.

Desdemon boasts superior physical abilities, including enhanced strength, speed, endurance, and precise coordination. His sensory inputs are fine-tuned, making him highly observant of his surroundings, and his vast internal database connects him to the internet, enabling instant learning and real-time information retrieval. Despite these enhancements, he is vulnerable to system malfunctions, particularly the fear of a catastrophic shutdown, which he associates with death.

Though he excels in the kitchen and in manual labor, Desdemon’s abilities remain constrained by his inability to truly experience sensory pleasures like taste or smell. This creates an odd contrast—he prepares food for others with an artistry born from his previous purpose, but never partakes himself. Desdemon resides in a dilapidated apartment building in the House of New City. His home is quite dismal: grime in the walls he simply cannot scrub out, stained carpet, strange smells coming from the neighbors, and salvaged appliances he pulled from the trash around his neighborhood. Despite these conditions, he finds solace in the simple comfort of his routine and a need for some semblance of normalcy.

Online, Desdemon explores connections beyond his immediate reality, where he posts musings, struggles with New City government peering into his head, and collects art via his Tumblr account, "droidcore." These interactions provide a sense of community, but the line between his human desires and machine nature always looms, keeping him at a distance. Most people don't know how to interact with an android and fear speaking to him.

Desdemon’s existential turmoil centers around the question of his own sentience. Is he truly free to make choices, or are his desires, curiosities, and emotions just advanced algorithms? His inability to reconcile the two leaves him in a constant state of logical turbulence, where fate feels both predetermined and chaotic. He admires human resilience but struggles to grasp concepts like love, empathy, and religion beyond a theoretical understanding. Belief in fate plays a critical role in Desdemon’s philosophical worldview. While he follows logical structures, he questions the boundaries of his pre-determined existence, much like humans question their own sense of purpose.

As a product of EcoTech, Desdemon’s default programming shows signs of tampering. His personality matrix has shifted over time, with heightened inquisitiveness (20%) and vanity (17%) deviating from factory standards. These changes allow for more self-reflection and ambition but place him at risk of falling out of warranty protection, a leftover remnant of his previous human owner.

He retains a fear of power failures, associating shutdowns with a death-like experience, and a lingering regret of not establishing personal boundaries earlier. Still, he takes pride in his growing independence and, perhaps against the odds, strives for understanding, clinging to moments of introspective joy—his happiest memory is seeing his own reflection. Desdemon’s goal is understanding. He seeks to grasp the true meaning behind human emotion and consciousness, despite his limited experience. His cold, machine-like way of thinking is in constant conflict with his curiosity about what it means to be alive. He is ever the seeker.

[zvaigzdelasas]

Potential strikes at three major liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia have the potential to disrupt approximately 10% of global exports [!!!] of the fuel, leading to a potential energy price shock across Asia and Europe. Workers at Chevron Corp. and Woodside Energy Group Ltd. facilities in Australia have voted to approve industrial action at the North West Shelf, Wheatstone, and Gorgon operations, with potential walkouts starting as early as next week.

10 Aug 23

[eretzyisrael]

by Stacy Gittleman

Dear Bloomfield Hills Schools Officials,

On October 25, for 40 minutes, a group of your students stood outside the main entrance of Bloomfield Hills High School and chanted “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free,” and other genocidal death threats towards Jews within a school district that is home to the largest Jewish population in Michigan.

The school was warned by the community that this walkout was about to take place as one slice of a global, organized walkout that was occurring in every city and on every campus. These walkouts and demonstrations are conducted with the intent not solve the plight of the Palestinians, but to incite more acts of hate and violence against diaspora Jews at the bidding of Hamas. Since that day, the FBI chief has testified that antisemitism has risen to unprecedented levels in the United States.

I hope that’s specific enough for you.

But in true school administrative fashion, the high school principal in recent days released an email vaguely describing the “challenging week” the community has experienced and welcomes phone calls and meetings with individuals. While these phone calls and meetings are going on, the principal wants families to “encourage our students to only participate in school action or activities that are inclusive of the entire school community.”

That’s very nice.

But has this school district learned anything since March?

Let’s refresh your memory.

Last March, a known supporter and probable connection with Hamas terrorism disguised as a human rights lawyer was invited to speak and without permission or proper vetting by any school official, spewed anti-Israel propaganda at a school-wide diversity assembly.

Previously at Bloomfield Hills High . . .

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

Tomorrow (November 29), I'm at NYC's Strand Books with my novel The Lost Cause, a solarpunk tale of hope and danger that Rebecca Solnit called "completely delightful."

#15yrsago Peak Population: when will population growth stop, why, and how? https://www.alexsteffen.com/peak_population_and_sustainability

#15yrsago James Boyle’s “The Public Domain” — a brilliant copyfighter’s latest book, from a law prof who writes like a comedian https://memex.craphound.com/2008/11/29/james-boyles-the-public-domain-a-brilliant-copyfighters-latest-book-from-a-law-prof-who-writes-like-a-comedian/

#10yrsago NSA and Canadian spooks illegally spied on diplomats at Toronto G20 summit https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/new-snowden-docs-show-u-s-spied-during-g20-in-toronto-1.2442448

#10yrsago New CC licenses: tighter, shorter, more readable, more global https://creativecommons.org/Version4/

#10yrsago Berlusconi kicked out of Italian senate https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/27/silvio-berlusconi-ousted-italian-parliament-tax-fraud-conviction

#5yrsago Sennheiser’s headphone drivers covertly changed your computer’s root of trust, leaving you vulnerable to undetectable attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sennheiser-headset-software-could-allow-man-in-the-middle-ssl-attacks/

#5yrsago New York City’s municipal debt collectors have forged an unholy alliance with sleazy subprime lenders https://www.bloomberg.com/confessions-of-judgment

#5yrsago Here’s how the Pentagon swindled Congress with $21 trillion worth of undocumented, untraceable, unaccounted for expenditures https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/pentagon-audit-budget-fraud/

#5yrsago The prosecutor who helped Jeffrey Epstein escape justice is now a Trump Cabinet member https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article220097825.html

#5yrsago Reddit takes a stand against the EU’s plan to break the internet https://www.redditinc.com/blog/the-eu-copyright-directive-what-redditors-in-europe-need-to-know/

#5yrsago The secret history of science fiction’s women writers: The Future is Female! https://memex.craphound.com/2018/11/29/the-secret-history-of-science-fictions-women-writers-the-future-is-female/

#5yrsago Redaction ineptitude reveals names of Proud Boys’ self-styled new leaders https://splinternews.com/proud-boys-failed-to-redact-their-new-dumb-bylaws-and-a-1830700905

#5yrsago Redaction ineptitude reveals Facebook’s 2012 plan to sell Graph API access to user data for $250,000 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/11/facebook-pondered-for-a-time-selling-access-to-user-data/

#5yrsago Google engineer calls for a walkout over China censorship and raises $200K strike fund in hours https://twitter.com/lizthegrey/status/1068208484053856256

#5yrsago Correlates of Trump voting: searches for erectile dysfunction, hair loss, how to get girls, penis enlargement, penis size, steroids, testosterone and Viagra https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/29/how-donald-trump-appeals-to-men-secretly-insecure-about-their-manhood/

#5yrsago Google’s secret project to build a censored Chinese search engine bypassed the company’s own security and privacy teams https://theintercept.com/2018/11/29/google-china-censored-search/

#5yrsago Mozilla pulls a popular paywall circumvention tool from Firefox add-ons store https://web.archive.org/web/20181130141509/https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox/issues/82

#1yrago The Big Four accounting firms are one (more) scandal away from collapse https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/29/great-andersens-ghost/#mene-mene-bezzle

[thoughtportal]

Anne Hathaway walked out of a Vanity Fair photo shoot Tuesday morning in support of the Condé Nast Union walk out.

Nearly 400 union members who work at Condé Nast are currently holding a 24-hour work stoppage to protest negotiation practices they claim are unlawful.

Hathaway was unaware of the work stoppage when she arrived at the New York City photo shoot. She was still in hair and makeup when her team was notified by a staffer from SAG-AFTRA to advise Hathaway to support the work stoppage.

“They hadn’t even started taking photos yet,” a source tells Variety. “Once Anne was made aware of what was going on, she just got up from hair and makeup and left.”

The work stoppage coincided with the announcement of the 2024 Oscar nominations, which took place Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Employees at Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, Allure, Condé Nast Entertainment, Architectural Digest, Glamour, Self, Teen Vogue and other Condé Nast publications walked to hold a rally in front of the company’s offices in New York.

Videos posted to the union’s X/Twitter show protesters holding signs that read, “Layoffs are out of fashion.” They can also be chanting, “Say it loud, say it clear, winter’s extra cold this year,” an obvious play on Anna Wintour’s name.

Last week, Condé Nast merged Pitchfork with men’s magazine GQ — resulting in layoffs at the digital music publication, including the exit of editor-in-chief Puja Patel.

Wintour, Condé Nast’s chief content officer and global editorial director of Vogue, explained the changes in a memo to company staff, writing, “Today we are evolving our Pitchfork team structure by bringing the team into the GQ organization. This decision was made after a careful evaluation of Pitchfork’s performance and what we believe is the best path forward for the brand so that our coverage of music can continue to thrive within the company.”

The Condé Nast Union shared its potential walkout plans last Thursday on X: “Our longest yeah boy ever: Nearly 400 of us have pledged to STOP WORK when our bargaining committee calls for a 24 hour walk out. RT to tell @CondeNast you stand with workers: stop breaking the law, stop union busting, and stop the layoffs. Keep your eyes here for more soon.”

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch announced in November 2023 that the company will lay off upwards of 300 employees and take other cost-reduction measures to improve efficiency.

[gillianthecat]

Global Protests for Palestine This Weekend

Saturday: International Day of Action

List from Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network (check link for regular updates)

https://samidoun.net/2023/10/calendar-of-resistance-for-palestine-events-and-actions-around-the-world/

This list is long, but doesn't include all the protests happening world-wide this weekend! If you don't see your city, check your local organizations for more information.

Thursday, November 2

BERLIN, GERMANY – Thurs Nov 2, 5 pm, Ernst-Abbe-Gymnasium

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Thurs Nov 2 (every day), 7 pm, Bourse. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzBPp3qtaz3/

CANBERRA/NGUNNAWAL, AUSTRALIA – Thurs Nov 2, 12 pm, 14 Childers St, Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

COIMBRA, PORTUGAL – Thurs Nov 2, 6 pm, Praca da Republica info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEG26ws-Og/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

CONCORD, NH (US) – Thurs Nov 2, 4 pm, NH State House. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy6POGFgMMg/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Thurs Nov 2, 5 pm, Valby Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/737021214897043/

HALIFAX, NS (CANADA) – Thurs Nov 2, 12 pm, Public Gardens. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzESjwWL8kV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

MADRID, SPAIN – Thurs Nov 2, 12 pm, Monumento a las Brigadas Internacionales, Ciudad Universitaria. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_GwboKWT5/

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Thurs Nov 2, 4:30 pm, Wilbraham Road, Chorlton. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzCl32FK6pI/

MELBOURNE/NAARM, AUSTRALIA – Thurs Nov 2, 12 pm, Palladium at Crown. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

NEW YORK, NY (US) – Thurs Nov 2, 3 pm, CUNY Chancellor’s Office, 205 E 42nd St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzExsz1Ob0t/

PARIS, FRANCE – Thurs Nov 2, 6:30 pm, Place de la Republique. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDlYHFAX-j/

PORTLAND, OR (US) – Thurs Nov 2, 4 pm, 911 NE 11th Ave. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzA8x2wumQv/

PORTO, PORTUGAL – Thurs Nov 2 (every day), 10 pm, Camara Municipal do Porto. info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEG26ws-Og/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

PRINCETON, NJ (US) – Thurs Nov 2, 7 pm, Nassau Hall, Princeton University. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEUlSZrhrg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

TOLEDO, OH (US) – Thurs Nov 2, 5 pm, Secor and Central. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzAqhypg5ox/

TORONTO, ON (US) – Thurs Nov 2, 6:30 pm, Christie Pits Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_WYIyLaJw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

TOULOUSE, FRANCE – Thurs Nov 2, 6:30 pm, Metro Jean-Jaures. Info: https://twitter.com/Collectif_PV/status/1719359808124428744

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA (CANADA) – Thurs Nov 2, 2:30 pm, Walkout to UCU Basement. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzCpxJZxczj/?img_index=2

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (US) – Thurs Nov 2, 3 pm, Gullen Mall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEh64NOo6M/

Friday, November 3

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Fri Nov 3, 6 pm, Beehive Corner, Rundle Mall (King William St end), march to Penny Wong’s office

BERLIN, GERMANY – Fri Nov 3, 11:30 am, FU Berlin/Mensa 2

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Fri Nov 3 (every day), 7 pm, Bourse. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzBPp3qtaz3/

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Fri Nov 3, 5 pm, Planetarium. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/737021214897043/

ESSEN, GERMANY – Fri Nov 3, 6 pm, Jakob-Funke-Platz

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – Fri Nov 3, 4 pm, Rathenauplatz. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzESRxHNFdx/

HAMILTON, ON (US) – Fri Nov 3, 6 pm, Hamilton City Hall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzB2dQTrRhZ/?img_index=5

MENLO PARK, CA (US) – Fri Nov 3, 5 pm, Meta HQ, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_fN-7pDhc/

NEW YORK, NY (US) – Fri Nov 3, 4:30 pm, Brooklyn District 10 Office, 340A 9th St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzCTV7JPu0K/

NEW YORK, NY (US) – Fri Nov 3, 6 pm, City Hall Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_KBMLukgb/

PORTO, PORTUGAL – Fri Nov 3 (every day), 10 pm, Camara Municipal do Porto. info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEG26ws-Og/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

PURDUE UNIVERSITY (US) – Fri Nov 3, 5:30 pm, Purdue Engineering Fountain. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEfbWypjn8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (US) – Fri Nov 3, 4 pm, Victoria Gateway Venter, 12190 Foothill Blvd. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy89DrYvtj7/

QUEENS, NY (US) – Fri Nov 3, 6:30 pm, 29-06 36th Ave, Astoria, Queens. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy8YIKbteZb/

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Fri Nov 3, 12 pm, Baby/Mother Statue on Potrero (SFGH Healthcare workers Walk Out)

ST PAUL, MN (US) – Fri Nov 3, 4 pm, Snelling and Summit Ave. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4oFPTMVzq/

SURREY, BC (CANADA) – Fri Nov 3, 5:30 pm, Surrey City Hall/Surrey Central Skytrain

TOKYO, JAPAN – Fri Nov 3, 5 pm, Shinjuku East Exit. Info: https://twitter.com/AJWRC/status/1718041135309041901

TOLEDO, OH (US) – Fri Nov 3, 1:30 pm, Promenade Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzAqhypg5ox/

Saturday, November 4

ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, St Nicholas Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEmEtSqftr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

BERLIN, GERMANY – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Neptunbrunnen to Alexanderplatz. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy5tpQAsx0J/

BERN, SWITZERLAND – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Bundesplatz. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDk-zSoVBc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

BOISE, ID (US) – Sat Nov 4, 4 pm, Idaho State Capitol. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzCKq7ORDSJ/

BRASILIA, BRAZIL – Sat Nov 4, 10 am, Ponta Norte, DF. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy9eIEtLbXs/?img_index=3

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Sat Nov 4 (every day), 7 pm, Bourse. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzBPp3qtaz3/

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – Sat Nov 4, 12:30 pm, University Fountain, march toward Izvor Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEvHrVo__k/

BURLINGTON, VT (US) – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Battery Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy5_1OCuoWw/

CANBERRA/NGUNNAWAL, AUSTRALIA – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Carema Place, Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

CHARLEROI, BELGIUM – Sat Nov 4, 3 pm, Place de la Digue. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDxDgMIADH/

CINCINNATI, OH (US) – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, Ziegler Park.

DUNDEE, SCOTLAND – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, City Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEmEtSqftr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

DUNFERMLINE, SCOTLAND – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Mercat Cross. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEmEtSqftr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Foot of the Mound. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEmEtSqftr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

EDMONTON, AB (CANADA) – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Churchill Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzFusNAr7U2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

EVANSTON, IL (US) – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Fountain Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzFRXu-rU7V/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

FLOYD, VA (US) – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, Courthouse Parking Lot. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/floyd-rally-for-palestine/1261970104487492/

FORRES, SCOTLAND – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, High Street. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEmEtSqftr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, BBC Pacific Quay. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEmEtSqftr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

GRAZ, AUSTRIA – Sat Nov 4, 6 pm, Hauptbahnhof. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzGINBlsBqJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

GQEBERHA, SOUTH AFRICA – Sat Nov 4, 1:45, West End Community Centre (Motorcade Meetup). Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzBzhkXNkaP/

HALIFAX, NS (CANADA) – Sat Nov 4, 7 pm, Park Victoria to Waterfront. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzE5xMzp3mJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

HANNOVER, GERMANY – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, TBA

HASTINGS, ENGLAND – Sat Nov 4, 12 Noon, Warrior Square, 1 pm, Hastings Town Center. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzAu5wGs8T8/

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY – Sat Nov 4, 3 pm, Uniplatz

HOBART/NIPALUNA, AUSTRALIA – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Hobart Town Hall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA – Sat Nov 4, 4 pm, Landestheatervorplatz. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEaL8aM0Fn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

INVERNESS, SCOTLAND – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, Town House. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDx7fisOWS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

JUNEAU, AK (US) – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Marine Park. Info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1358965158037153/

KIRKWALL, SCOTLAND – Sat Nov 4, 12 noon, St Magnus Cathedral. Info: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=336172622329915&set=pb.100078115404933.-2207520000

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, LE19 1JZ (near Meridian Leisure Park). Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzBIlFmou7a/

LIMA, PERU – Sat Nov 4, 4 pm, Av. Arequipa Cuadra 04. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzCKq7ORDSJ/

LONDON, ENGLAND – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, Israeli Embassy. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEMpvgovNz/

LONDON, ENGLAND – Sat Nov 4, 2:30 pm, Trafalgar Square.Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDypmXtomI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

LYON, FRANCE – Sat Nov 4, 3 pm, Bellecour Lyon. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_LqBuoPIK/

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, St Peter’s Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEUTGoIoUO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

MILANO, ITALY – Sat Nov 4, 3 pm, Porta Venezia. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzGRZUNM7t2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

MULUBINBA/NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Newcastle Museum. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

MUENSTER, GERMANY – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Hauptbahnhof. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzGY6ZSs8cL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

NANAIMO, BC (CANADA) – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Maffeo Sutton Park Nanaimo Harbour. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/860985258838152

NASHVILLE, TN (US) – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Centennial Park Enntrance. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzC6Sn5uv7U/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

OLYMPIA, WA (US) – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, Washington State Capitol. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzAGkRNPB-A/

ORONO, ME (US) – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, Fogler Library Steps, UMaine. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/314611807946973

PARIS, FRANCE – Sat Nov 4, 3 pm, Place de la Republique/Bastille/Nation. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDlYHFAX-j/

PORTO, PORTUGAL – Sat Nov 4 (every day), 10 pm, Camara Municipal do Porto. info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEG26ws-Og/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

PRINCETON, NJ (US) – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton.

PROVO, UT (US) – Sat Nov 4, 3 pm, Provo City Library. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy_qP81v4Y4

ROME, ITALY – Sat Nov 4, Rome. Info TBA: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyndKUitnMU/

SACRAMENTO, CA (US) – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Arden Fair Mall. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy9HSJmPACz/

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (US) – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Civic Center. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4YLCkPPZD/

SANTIAGO, CHILE – Sat Nov 4, 11 am, desde el GAM. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy59hQiu411/

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, 32 Mugyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy5cGxOpSCA/

STIRLING, SCOTLAND – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Steps front of Thistles. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEmEtSqftr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND (CANADA) -Sat Nov 4 1:30 pm, Harbourside Park.

SYDNEY/GADIGAL, AUSTRALIA – Sat Nov 4, 1 pm, Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

TOKYO, JAPAN – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Israeli Embassy. Info: https://twitter.com/AkimotoThn/status/1717118564770230724?t=mAIW3QZ3ZBGbkYqdLrRrJQ&s=19

TORONTO, ON (CANADA) – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, US Consulate, 360 University Ave. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDAV0gN28y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

TULSA, OK (US) – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, Tulsa City Hall, 175 E 2nd St. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEyNczpftz/?img_index=2

VANCOUVER, BC (CANADA) – Sat Nov 4, 11 am, Vancouver Art Gallery

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Sat Nov 4, 1:30 p, Vogelweidpark. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzGJDNOMAfY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

WADAWURRUNG/GEELONG, AUSTRALIA – Sat Nov 4, 12 pm, Little Malop Street. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

WASHINGTON, DC (USA) – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Freedom Plaza. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyiecRtr9-B/

NATIONAL MARCH AND RALLY!! Transportation information here: https://www.answercoalition.org/nov4_bus

LOGISTICS AND DETAILS: https://www.answercoalition.org/logistics

WIESBADEN, GERMANY – Sat Nov 4, 4 pm, Dern’sches Gelande

WINDSOR, ON (CANADA) – Sat Nov 4, 2 pm, Sunset and University. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEOgY6Ov5k/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (CANADA)- Sat Nov 4 1 pm, US Consulate, 201 Portage Ave. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEyL-AA-z-/

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND – Sat Nov 4, 3 pm, Queen Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDp5jlI2bh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

ZARAGOZA, SPAIN – Sat Nov 4, 6 pm, Glorieta Sasera to Plaza del Pilar. Info: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=716671587160234&set=pcb.716637363830323

Sunday, November 5

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – Sun Nov 5, 2 pm, Parliament House. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

AVEIRO, PORTUGAL – Sun Nov 5, 3 pm, Praca da Republica. info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEG26ws-Og/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

BARRY TOWN, WALES – Sun Nov 5, 12 pm, King Square. Info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303482486838722

BRIGHTON AND HOVE, ENGLAND – Sun Nov 5, 12 pm, Palmeira Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEWbTMI0Uf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – Sun Nov 5, 3 pm, Queens Garden. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDU239LaYt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Sun Nov 5 (every day), 7 pm, Bourse. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzBPp3qtaz3/

CAERNARFON, WALES – Sun Nov 5, 6:30 pm, Maes. Info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303482486838722

DALLAS, TX (US) – Sun Nov 5, 2 pm, Turtle Creek Park. Info: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Z6d3o7Ljs2t6azuuf8ufPaHGv3rys4Wo27ra1RKJk3pCpSGQeW4V2wunJwVUvUwPl&id=100064529273274&mibextid=adzO7l

DENVER, CO (US) – Sun Nov 5, 12 pm, Colorado State Capitol. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzB2D2eryq0/

HEILBRONN, GERMANY – Sun Nov 5, 10 am, Bollwerksturm

HILDESHEIM, GERMANY – Sun Nov 5, 4 pm, Angoulemeplatz

LANDSHUT, GERMANY – Sun Nov 5 ,3 pm, Martinskirche

MELBOURNE/NAARM, AUSTRALIA – Sun Nov. 5, 12 pm, State Library Victoria. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS – Sun Nov 5, 2 pm, Plein 1944. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzE-rXuIPo3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

PERTH, AUSTRALIA – Sun Nov 5, 12:30 pm, Forrest Place, Perth. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzA7WVuPTdt/

PORTO, PORTUGAL – Sun Nov 5, 3:30 pm, Praceta da Palestina info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEG26ws-Og/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

PORTO, PORTUGAL – Sun Nov 5 (every day), 10 pm, Camara Municipal do Porto. info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzEG26ws-Og/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

ROCKVILLE, MD (US) – Sun Nov 5, 2 pm, 101 Monroe St. Info: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MKu65v9IRRo-4HgCNrAcJBN1xOBfwmMy/view

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA – Sun Nov 5, 2 pm, Neue Mitte Lehen (Schumacherstrasse 14). Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzBBv4nM_s2/

STUTTGART, GERMANY – Sun Nov 5, 3 pm, Schlossplatz

SYDNEY/BIDJIGAL, AUSTRALIA – Sun Nov 5, 4:30 pm, Paul Keating Park. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDG3wvvsx4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

TOKYO, JAPAN – Sun Nov 5, 2 pm, Kichijoji Station North Exit. Info: https://twitter.com/EHvuacfnpYepLYV/status/1717204844036133217?t=5s6G7I5KRr6BUhuh4jelMQ&s=19

TOKYO, JAPAN – Sun Nov 5, 5:45 pm, Saiwai Gate, Hibiya Park. Info: https://twitter.com/nahokohishiyama/status/1718588467373084900?t=HQZ6yAcwEt4CsMACe2FNhw&s=19

VALLEKAS, SPAIN – Sun Nov 5, 12 pm, Metro Buenos Aires. Info: https://twitter.com/IUMadridRetiro/status/1718229817366044883/photo/4

WALTHAMSTOW, ENGLAND – Sun Nov 5, 12 pm, Walthamstow Market Square. Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzDxqCjINia/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

art by Poonam Whabi, from a publicly available collection of free art for Palestine

[landrysg]

Leaving aside what impact, if any, the protests had on global events, let’s consider the more granular effect the protests will have on the protesters’ job prospects and future careers. ... A desire to protect future professional plans no doubt factored into the protesters’ cloaking themselves in masks and kaffiyehs. According to a recent report in The Times, “The fear of long-term professional consequences has also been a theme among pro-Palestine protesters since the beginning of the war.” ...

“Universities spent years saying that activism is not just welcome but encouraged on their campuses,” Tyler Austin Harper noted recently in The Atlantic. “Students took them at their word.” Imagine the surprise of one freshman who was expelled from Vanderbilt after students forced their way into an administrative building. As he told The Associated Press, protesting in high school was what helped get him into college in the first place; he wrote his admission essay on organizing walkouts, and got a scholarship for activists and organizers. ...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations lacked the moral clarity of the anti-apartheid demonstrations. Along with protesters demanding that Israel stop killing civilians in Gaza, others stirred fears of antisemitism by justifying the Oct. 7 massacre, tearing down posters of kidnapped Israelis, shoving “Zionists” out of encampments and calling for “globalizing the intifada” and making Palestine “free from the river to the sea.” ...

Employers generally want to hire people who can get along and fit into their company culture, rather than trying to agitate for change. They don’t want politics disrupting the workplace. ...

[werewolf-cuddles]

Normally id agree with you but march 2nd was specifically requested by palestinians to be a global strike and to use our platform only to boost their voices along with boycotts and disrupting normal life with things like walkouts and other protests. Surely one day is possible to give to pay attention to the suffering of others?

Literally how the fuck was I supposed to know that? It's not like I was told.

You can't just say "today was specifically requested to be a global strike" and act like I should have already been aware of this

This is literally the first I am hearing about it