Positive Leftist News May Day 2023

Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/positiveleftistnews One-time Tip / Donation: https://www.paypal.me/MexieYT ___ José: https://www.youtube.com/@JoseBird Mexie: https://www.youtube.com/@Mexie Nic: https://www.youtube.com/c/PynkSpotsYT Kathrin: https://www.youtube.com/c/KathrinYTchannel Ash: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjcURW8Rnxooigij951h6hg Tristan: https://www.youtube.com/c/StepBackHistoryChannel Javi: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCetrzdWYUfY6n_FZra-6l4g Cosmo: https://twitter.com/CosmoLiberatore, https://www.instagram.com/radical_cosmo/ ___ Intro 0:00 Decolonization & Indigenous Rights 0:25 Workers’ Rights 1:17 Abolish the Police 9:37 Anti-Racism 11:41 Fuck the Patriarchy 12:26 LGBTQ+ Rights 15:35 Environment & Animal Liberation 16:47 Send Stories 18:00 Thanks & Credits 18:06 ___ Brazil evicts gold miners from Yanomami territory: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/brazil-evicts-miners-yanomami-territory-prepares-more-removals-2023-03-21/ Lula cancels Bolsonaro era privatization plans (find article): https://twitter.com/BrianMteleSUR/status/1645115166592212994?t=__ZHAnIdy4f3YwA27RQDhA&s=19 GKN Wins and Rallies in Firenze: https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/in-edicola/articoli/2023/03/24/gkn-i-fridays-for-future-in-piazza-con-gli-operai-unico-esempio-di-alternativa-politica/7107558/ Indian workers and farmers march against Modi: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/04/06/indias-workers-and-farmers-marches-into-new-delhi-against-anti-people-policies-of-modi-government/ https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/04/05/massive-rally-of-farmers-and-workers-in-indian-capital-new-delhi/ Tamil political prisoners freed: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/04/08/three-tamil-political-prisoners-freed-in-sri-lanka-after-14-years-of-incarceration/ New Mexico to provide free school meals: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1640733666748841986 Cuba wins case against unpaid loans: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/04/07/cuba-wins-case-against-caymanian-creditor-over-unpaid-loans-in-uk-court/ 150 youth leaders from U.S. will travel to Cuba: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/04/07/over-150-youth-leaders-from-the-us-will-travel-to-cuba-for-international-workers-day/ Chile reduces work week to 40 hours: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/04/12/chilean-congress-approves-bill-reducing-work-week-to-40-hours/ Union News: Syracuse Grad Students vote to unionize: https://dailyorange.com/2023/04/su-graduate-student-workers-vote-in-favor-of-recognizing-sgeu-as-their-union/ 9,000 Rutgers workers go on strike: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/04/11/why-9000-rutgers-university-workers-are-on-strike/ Health workers in South Africa end strike after 10 days: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/03/17/health-workers-in-south-africa-end-strike-after-10-days/ Philadelphia to pay $9 Million for tear gassing protestors: https://twitter.com/gwensnyderPHL/status/1637868930143248386?t=jxtlh9bYNTxEJF3NcKA7sQ&s=19 https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/philadelphia-police-lawsuit-2020-protests-20230323.html Angela Davis backs struggle to stop Cop City: https://www.workers.org/2023/04/70382/ Tesla forced to pay over $3 million to former worker in racism suit: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/03/business/tesla-racial-discrimination-case/index.html Feminist International founded in Mexico: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/04/07/feminist-international-founded-in-mexico/ B.C. gets free contraceptives: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/pharmacare-for-bc-residents/what-we-cover/prescription-contraceptives Transphobe Posie Parker chased out of Aotearoa: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300839091/antitrans-activist-posie-parker-leaves-country-after-chaotic-auckland-rally Homosexuality decriminalized in Cook Islands: https://twitter.com/insideoutkoaro/status/1647096957905817607?t=5AQLK8YGaikCn8_2i7Ku7g&s=19 After years of protest, Schiphol bans private flights and night flights: https://dutchreview.com/news/schiphol-plans-to-ban-night-flights/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2023/04/05/amsterdams-schiphol-airport-says-private-jets-no-longer-welcome/ Activists block European Gas Conference in Vienna: https://twitter.com/block_gas/status/1640237547199639554?t=z7IlrKX3I9J-kqi0vnnpow&s=19 https://twitter.com/block_gas/status/1639708014344040452?t=vNPUNiA7VemcEO95q8W97g&s=19 #positiveleftistnews #stopcopcity #angeladavis