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WEBRemembering Michael Lerner, 1943-2024, Jewish Voice of Conscience. Judith Mahoney Pasternak Sep 7. The influential rabbi and publisher of Tikkun magazine urged Jews to reconnect with their spiritual traditions while he resoundingly supported Palestinian self-determination. Culture.
ICE Breakers: Public Defenders are Standing Up for their …
WEBT he increasing detention of undocumented immigrants inside New York City courthouses is spurring protests from the public defenders who represent them. Immigrants make up a large percentage of public defender clients and their attorneys say Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is violating their clients’ rights by preventing them from attending court hearings without fear of apprehension.
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WEBAbout Us Contact. Location: 388 Atlantic Ave., 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Email volunteer & ad inquiries, submissions, complaints, praise, etc: [email protected] Phone: 917-426-4856 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Soundcloud. Welcome to The Indypendent!. We are a free, progressive monthly newspaper, online …
Frances Was Golden: Legendary Activist and Literary Agent Leaves …
WEBMay 23, 2020 · Frances Goldin, a legendary Lower East Side activist, trailblazing leftist literary agent and good friend to The Indypendent died at home on May 16 following years of gradually declining health. She was 95. Born June 22, 1924 to Michael Axler, a mechanic and toolmaker for the MTA, and Sophie (Saslowsky) Axler, a homemaker and former seamstress who had been fired for union activities, Goldin ...
It’s Giuliani Time: Mayor Adams Tries to Recycle Rudy’s Top …
WEBFew events shocked New York City quite like the Abner Louima assault. In August 1997 at the 70th Precinct in East Flatbush, NYPD officer Justin Volpe sodomized Abner Louima, a Haitian immigrant, with a broomstick.
What If The British Had Won? | The Indypendent
WEBJun 30, 2016 · England’s Victory Over France Had Unintended Consequnces. It was, ironically, England’s victory over France for control of the North American continent in the Seven Years War (1756-1763) that laid the basis for their North American colonies to revolt just 13 years later. As the war with France ended, the British 1763 Proclamation prohibited ...
Twenty Years Later: How the New World Trade Center Became a …
WEBA Free Paper for Free People. Twenty years after September 11, the World Trade Center redevelopment story encapsulates the political, economic, and cultural forces that rule New York City and even the United States.
Eight Things You Should Know About Roberto Clemente on the …
WEBDec 31, 2022 · This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of baseball superstar Roberto Clemente. He and four others died in a plane crash shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve 1972 attempting to bring relief supplies to the victims of a massive earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua.
Exploring Fluid Gender Norms in Pre-Modern Japan
WEBAnd then there’s Japan. “A Third Gender,” the Japan Society’s eye-opening, monumental, oddly topical and almost endlessly intriguing exhibit, shows how surprisingly common gender fluidity was during the Edo period (1603-1868). With over 65 works of art, “A Third Gender” is more about uncovering the hidden history of the wakashu ...
Meet the New Bluestockings - The Indypendent
WEBBluestockings Cooperative is New York City’s only trans, queer and sex worker-run bookstore, cafe and gathering space. Founded in 1999 as a radical feminist book store, it was located on Allen Street on the Lower East Side for more than two decades. In the summer of 2020, an unsuccessful attempt to renegotiate the building lease led to ...
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