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Activism

Statewide Democratic Candidates Rally in Brooklyn

A photo essay

November 8, 2022 • by Jo Freeman

The Democratic candidates for all five of New York’s statewide offices on the 2022 ballot rallied the troops in downtown Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon before election day. They were all incumbents seeking re-election. ...

The 2021 Voting Rights March, a Photo Essay

August 28 has become an anniversary to celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans and to demand more rights

September 1, 2021 • by Jo Freeman

_____ August 28 has become an anniversary to celebrate the accomplishments of African-Americans and to demand more rights. The first one in 1963 was a March for Jobs and Freedom. The latest was a demand for a federal bill to stop state voter suppression laws. The first one brought 250,000 people ...

Time’s Up for Fossil Fuels

A photo essay

July 2, 2021 • by Jo Freeman

Roughly 100 people got up very early on a very hot day to demonstrate against the use of fossil fuels. Mary Crow led everyone in prayer on DC’s Freedom Plaza around 7:30 a.m. Leaving a little after 8:00 a.m., different groups walked to five different locations around the ellipse and ...