Highlights of the Month
The long-awaited “2020” Summer Olympics this year has a spotlight on City the Council racism, and more This put January, New York will make specifically, misogynoir that is entrenched in and the Just days after ofkilled Homeland Sunday, January 9,the a Department devastating fire 17 history by inaugurating 31 female city-councilors. sports industry. First, Sha’Carri was Last month, horrific ofRichardson United States Security announced that they cleared the injured residents of images Twin Parks North West, an Up until60 now, the council has never had more than border patrol brutalizing Haitian migrants banned from the Olympics after a positive cannabis camp of 15,000, mostly Haitian apartment complex the Bronx. Parkscoming North 18 women sit on thein council, but Twin this immigrants next sparked widespread outrage. The atrocities test, even though it is not a performance-enhancing West, nicknamed Touray after Abdolie seeking inwillDelhave Rio,aTower Texas, horrifying year, lovingly theasylum council female majority. made by let the U.S. government against Hatian drug (and alone the fact that is many white athletes Touray moved in in the 1970s, home to a strong images werethis released of U.S.has Border Patrol Furthermore, year’s election made history migrants, however, extend far beyond the have been excused of much worse accusations). This Gambian community that is now reeling fromwith the Agents chasing Haitian immigrants on multiple accounts due to the diverse group of events of late September. Most of the past week, Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka stepped loss of not only parents, children, and issiblings, but horses and whips. This instance one in a candidates. Crystal Hudson will become the their first immigrants depicted in theevents photos surfaced down from members their Olympic tothat protect community and chosen family. The fire is long line of atrocities comitted by the U.S. Black openly queer city deported council member, late September were back toShekar Haiti physical and mental health. And as a result, these said to have been initiated by athe space that government dating toestablished firstheater influx of under Title 42. Titleback 42, Indian by the Krishnan will be the first American, Chi champion athletes have faced immense was turned on for several days, but the gravity of the Hatian asylum seekers in teh 1970s. After Trump administration, allows theinstances U.S. Ossé be of the youngest city council discrimination and judgment. These three fire is will a result deeper infrastructure issuesmember, and the the brutal “clearing” of the detention center government toothers immediately deport immigrants (among many atBronx. this year’s Olympics) begs and many more recent elects willactivist make systemic neglect ofofthethe As community that attempt to cross the border under the this September, the overwhelming majority the question of whether the Olympics andstated itsMany fans history by making the council more diverse. and religious leader Sheik Musa Drammeh at pretense ofimmigrants pandemic concerns. To tosupport of Haitian were forced travel care about their Black athletes beyond the rankfor choice of what asuggest public that funeral the voting victims,is part “If they livedhas in Haitian and Black migrants, consider donating to back to Haiti. entertainment and talent they provide. made running for office more not accessible to For all midtown Manhattan, they would have died.”
the Haitian Bridge Alliance and UndocuBlack. those interested in providing support to the New Yorkers.
impacted families, see @gambianyouthorganization on Instagram.
This summer, indigenous water protectors and allies have been Poland tirelesslyissued protesting the construction of In 2020, an almost-complete On 20, members of by Trans*, a resource LineOctober 3, a pipeline being built the Canadian oil ban ofyear, abortions; only permitting victims of This the United Nations Framework group for Netflix employees that are gender company Enbridge. The pipeline is being constructed incest, rape, or medical emergencies Convention on Climate Change (COP finally minorities and staged a 26) Earlier in January andallies, on the first day of Black History in Northern Minnesota even though it walkout violates access to safe and legal abortions. Many protesting Dave Chappelle’s comedy special addressed the detrimental impacts faced Month, several HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges several treaties made with thehealth Ojibwe people of the have accused the Polish government of “The Closer,” which features a copious amount by vulnerable communities as aisthreats result ofcross climate and Universities) received bomb forced area. Furthermore, the pipeline set tothat 200 taking ofcarbon the COVID-19 of homophobic and jokes. The change. Atadvantage the convention, preventative measures the cancellation ofand all university programming. The bodies of water itstransphobic footprint would walkout was intended to pressure the company pandemic to quickly and quietly pass the FBI has recently narrowed the perpetrators to six such as that cutting emissions and stopping exceed of methane all of Minnesota. The influx of to acknowledge the harm done by the special law. In response, the Belgian government juveniles who utilized sophisticated tech to conceal Enbridge workers into heavily Ojibwe discussed. territory hasMany also deforestation were and tothe include more LGBTQ+ films and TV shows funded 6 abortion organizations that will where threats originated. Some students report heightened COVID-19 cases and led to the assault of activists and policymakers in attendance, however, on the streaming service. Netflix co-Chief now invite people from Poland toForcome to that assumed racially motivated threats ofspecific these some indigenous community members. ways to report thatTed the convention lacked a more Executive Sarandos publicly stands by Dave Belgium andstopline3.org. receive safe andhopelegal kinds please have happened in the past, and they that help, see focus on health impacts with direct Chappelle andcontinue refuses to take the health-related special off of authorities will to investigate the issue. abortions.
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Three months ago, the CDC announced that Steven Spielberg’s Westfree Side Story public has sparked vaccinated people were to enter indoor Crystal Hudson, Central Brooklyn’s newest city worldwide excitement. Saudi Arabia, the United places maskless fear has of contracting or A recent lawsuitwithout in Taiwan the potential This month, Canadian-backed oil company, council member, declared her mission to support Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait, spreading COVID-19. This month, however, due to to make historic change in Taiwan. This Endbridge, was pressured to shut down Line 5 in renters inbanned aof recent interview with City several the the Deltamovie variant of the virus however, have due toWatch. strict month,inoutbreaks aneed Taiwanese court approeved Xiao Michigan for several hours after water She is most particularly focused onwhich supporting seniors (the revealing ofher occurred in censorship rules around sexuality. The E’s request to change gender onprimary her ID protectors called Enbridge and halted the with rental assistance after the expiration of eviction Provincetown, Massachusetts, where ofWest the issue thatprove these countries have foundmost with without of gender-affirming surgery. operation of the pipeline from the protections onvaccinated) January 15th.CDC In announced thewithin interview, population is the that Side Story is the Xiao minorEcharacter Anybodys. In the Back inThe 2019, was denied this right, facility. construction and operation of Line 5 Hudson alsoindividuals criticized the complex paperwork and vaccinated can, in fact, contract original film, Anybodys portrayed as athreat tomboy andposed in response, she isenvironmental took her case straight has an immense to lack of communication froma government spread the disease. As result, it isofficials now that seeksNow, acceptance fromDespite the have Jets, but the to court. many activists that the Michigan community. thehope factinthat when those in need apply for rental assistance recommended that everyone, regardless of 2021 adaptation, Anybodys isprecedent portrayed as Xiao E’s caseneed will set and the state anda members of work the stating that government “We create systems The that vaccination status usetomasks indoors. Delta explicitly trans. Despite the censorship inthea abolish the that have states trans individuals Michigan community actively resisted for people, notlaw against Hudson has variant is near twice them.” as transmissible asalso themade first use andhave of adaptation the pipeline, Enbridge must gender-affirming surgery to handful ofconstruction countries, this ofofAnybodys significant strides in the first few months her term strains of COVID-19, yet less than half of the U.S. has exploited legalon in work order to change their gender theiron IDs. is monumental thanks toloopholes the in-depth and by halting developments Atlantic Avenue population istwo vaccinated. continue with construction. research donedidn’t by screenwritier Tony from Kushner, because they have proper input the Steven Spielberg, and iris menas, the community.
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Next month, the Supreme Court will take up two lawsuits against Senate Bill 8, a Texas In response to financial difficulties brought on by the abortion law that can ban abortions at as early COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC established a This6 weeks month, as intoCalifornia pregnancy, Governor well beforeGavin many moratorium that protected Americans from After a 20 -year career in the high court of Lahore, individuals find out that they are pregnant. If Newsom established a three-year evictions. Justice This month, even though thehistory pandemic Pakistan, Ayesha Malik made by passed, Senate15, Billtransformational 8,will would eliminate 85%-90% pilot-program that record data about the On December author, poet, and its subsequent obstacles are far from becoming Pakistan’s financial first female judge appointed to of abortions in Texas. The two lawsuits made gender and sexuality of victims of violent and professor, bell hooks died at age 69. hooks over, the Supreme moratorium many Pakistan’s Court.was Maliklifted, has spent her career against the billthe were made by leaving the federal deaths. While pilot-program is limited to published 30 books in her lifetime, and was best Americans the in the lurch for affordable housing. defending rights ofawomen in Pakistan. Last With year, government and collection of abortion six counties, advocates areLove: still that known for herthe works About New Visions, the moratorium lifted, many the she prevented legalization an hopeful unnecessarily providers and advocates. AsAmericans ofofnow, it across is unclear this landmark bill will be the first step in country owe test” months ofsome past-due rent with little invasive “virginity that lawmakers wanted Ain’t anow Woman?, and Feminist Theory: From what I the Supreme Court’s decision will be. addressing the increased violence by no support. This already very present issue has to use ontoknown women who had reported cases of rape or Margin Center. hooks dedicated her faced time as a What is now, however, is that the court the LGBTQ+ community. So far, Santa been by the and not sexual assault. arepandemic that Malik’s professor and writer tohopeful making herwill work will exacerbated not be aMany discussing abortion rights Clara, Los Angeles, Stanislaus and Fresno dissolve unless established, permanent change is position on the supreme court will pave the way for themselves, butallrather, how SB 8 will be “healing” above else, making her loss all the made byimpactful thehave federal government. more female judgesagreed the court counties to participate the enforced. more toand allinfluence those thatsupreme she in healed to make more women-centered decisions. program. through her writing.
