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 Rally a 'turning point' for Palestinian
protest
THE WHITE HOUSE�Just days after the largest
pro-Israel demonstration ever in Washington and another shift of U.S.
support in favor of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon�s brutal
policies, more than 100,000 Arab and Muslim groups, civil rights
activists, union members, immigrant rights activists, veterans, peace
groups and youth protestors crowded the National Mall, rallying
peacefully to oppose those same U.S. policies. Against the
backdrop of President George W. Bush�s strong endorsement of Mr. Sharon
as a "man of peace," four separate marches and mobilizations merged at
the U.S. Capitol April 20 into what amounts to the largest
pro-Palestinian demonstration in U.S. history.
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Israeli Government
declares war on Palestinians
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Black Panther reunion focuses on political
prisoners
WASHINGTON�The names of the martyrs were
remembered April 18-20 at the 35th anniversary reunion of the Black
Panther Party held at the University of the District of Columbia. According to Akua Njeri,
widow of slain Chicago chapter leader Fred Hampton, "I don�t think the
Black Panthers will ever be seen in the same light as the rest of the
�60s. The Black Panthers changed the terrain and the ability to resist
oppression.
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Inmates win lawsuit over slave wages
LOS ANGELES�Local inmate advocates and activists
declared a Superior Court ruling ordering private businesses to pay
comparable California state wages to inmate employees a two-in-one win,
benefiting prisoners and their families that may also result in positive
changes regarding issues of prisoner rights and abuse.
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