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resist-iconStrategic direct action and civil disobedience such as strikes, sit-ins and occupations can expose injustice, slow down or stop harmful practices and win specific demands. Below is an archive of articles covering resistance groups in the United States and internationally. If you are inspired by a campaign, perhaps you will join or support it. If you like the tactics being used, you can adapt them for your own struggle. Check out our Resources Page for links to tools that may be helpful in your resistance.

Councillors Demand RCV Engines Stop Supplying Components For Israel’s Drones

May 29, 2025 The Canary. , , , , ,
A growing coalition of Dorset councillors demand that local company RCV Engines Ltd immediately halt the export of engine components used in Israeli military drones. Local elected officials have signed an open urging the Dorset-based firm to cease its complicity in Israel’s Gaza genocide. The call follows damning revelations by Declassified UK. The investigative outlet found that RCV supplies engine components to Israel Aerospace Industries’ APUS 25 quadcopter. Israel has used these in deadly attacks on Palestinian civilians, including children, in Gaza. Dorset-based campaign umbrella the Olive Branch Coalition has coordinated the open letter to demand an end to the local company’s complicity.

Unions Rise For Immigrant Rights At Tacoma ICE Detention Center

May 29, 2025 Aife Pasquale, Fight Back! News. , , , , ,
Tacoma, WA – On May 23, labor unions and Filipino community groups rallied with a unified message: “Free them all and shut it down!” As the Trump administration continues escalating attacks against immigrant communities, the working class is drawing closer together to defend itself and fight back. The coalition is demanding the immediate release of a Filipino union member known lovingly as “Kuya Max.” Maximo Londonio immigrated to the U.S. as a 12-year-old boy and is now 42. He was detained at the Sea-Tac airport on his way back home to Olympia from a family trip to the Philippines.

UK Court Orders Police Return Devices To Journalist Asa Winstanley

May 28, 2025 Omar Karmi, The Electronic Intifada. , , ,
A British court has ruled that UK police must hand back electronic devices seized from The Electronic Intifada’s Asa Winstanley in October 2024, in what lawyers have described as a “resounding victory for press freedom.” All seven seized items were handed back on Tuesday, Winstanley confirmed in a statement. The recorder of London, Mark Lucraft, London’s highest circuit judge, on 13 May ruled that a search warrant used by London’s Metropolitan Police to seize seven items from Winstanley’s home was unlawfully issued. “I am very troubled by the way in which the search warrant was drafted, approved and granted where items were to be seized from a journalist,” Judge Lucraft wrote in his ruling.

Health Groups Shun Advertisers Working For Fossil Fuel Companies

May 28, 2025 Ellen Ormesher, DeSmog. , , , ,
More than 30 medical organisations representing 12 million health professionals worldwide have pledged to boycott advertising and public relations agencies that work with the fossil fuel industry, citing the impacts of the climate crisis on human health. “Health organisations have great power that they can bring to bear in their hiring of advertising, marketing, and design companies by choosing to work only with agencies that do not take money from fossil fuel companies,” said Jeni Miller, global executive director of the Climate and Health Alliance, a consortium of more than 200 organisations that developed the initiative.

Tens Of Thousands Of Teachers In Mexico Are On Strike

May 27, 2025 Samuel Karlin, Left Voice. , , , ,
For over a week, thousands of teachers across Mexico have been on strike, with the CNTE teachers union putting forward a set of longstanding demands. At the center is the demand to repeal the 2007 ISSSTE law which privatized the pensions of public sector workers including teachers. It was passed by Mexico’s right-wing governments during the neoliberal offensive, but it was part of many anti-worker policies that have continued through the administrations of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and now his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum. There are also demands for a 100 percent pay raise, a defense of public education, and support for the universities that train teachers.

Panama: Indigenous Leaders Condemn ‘Criminalization Of Protests’

May 27, 2025 Richard Arghiris, Intercontinental Cry. , , , ,
Indigenous authorities in Panama have condemned the “escalation of persecution and repression” by the government of President Raúl Mulino. The traditional authorities of the Ngabe-Buglé Comarca claim that armed security agents have made violent house-to-house raids including the use of tear gas, large-caliber weapons and arbitrary arrests of indigenous leaders in various communities, such as Trinidad, El Piro, Ojo de Agua, Tolé, Viguí and El Prado. Faced with nationwide strikes and protest, President Mulino has eschewed dialogue and instead deployed riot police and armed SENAFRONT (National Border Service) officers to disperse marches and gatherings using chemical agents. Dozens have been injured but the protests are continuing into their second month.

CEO Of US-Israeli Aid Scheme Announces Resignation

May 26, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , , , , ,
Jake Wood, the executive director of the controversial Israeli-led aid distribution plan for Gaza, announced his resignation on 26 May due to the impossibility of implementing the initiative without violating “humanitarian principles of humanity.” Wood stressed that upon assuming his role, the plan was still a “loose constellation of various ideas and concepts” which he sought to establish “as a truly independent humanitarian entity.” “I am proud of the work I oversaw, including developing a pragmatic plan that could feed hungry people, address security concerns about diversion, and complement the work of longstanding NGOs in Gaza,” the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) director added.

Anti-War Groups Protest Weapons Exhibition Near Tokyo

May 26, 2025 Arab News Japan. , , , , , ,
Tokyo, Japan - DSEI Japan 2025 (Defense and Security Equipment International) is currently being held just outside Tokyo, featuring 450 exhibitors from military companies worldwide that manufacture weapons. However, not everyone in Japan is happy about hosting a weapons exhibition. On Wednesday, the first day of the weapons exhibition, approximately 350 demonstrators gathered around the Makuhari Messe venue to protest weapons manufacturing and trade. They argued that such activities violate principles of international justice, support Israeli genocide in Gaza, and contribute to the military expansion of the Japanese government.

Seattle Protesters Oppose Hate, Clash With Police

May 26, 2025 Izzy Mccabe, Fight Back! News. , , , ,
Seattle, WA – On Saturday, May 24, Seattle’s LGBTQ community and their allies protested an anti-queer, Christian evangelist rally at the Capitol Hill neighborhood’s Cal Anderson Park. They protested the rally that was called by the group Mayday USA, which aims to classify transgender people as mentally ill and to legally define life as starting at conception. Although the Seattle community outnumbered the reactionaries, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) wasted no time in acting as the reactionaries’ personal armed guard. In total, 16 protesters were arrested by the time the police were walked out of the block by protesters.

Why Hasn’t California Enforced Its Post-Wildfire Rent Gouging Ban?

May 26, 2025 Roshan Abraham, Next City. , , , , , ,
As wildfires raged through Los Angeles early this year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency. The Jan. 7 declaration also triggered a state law enacting price controls on consumer goods in Los Angeles County for 30 days, which have since been extended to July 1. The law, meant to protect displaced Angelenos against price gouging and disaster profiteering, also regulates rental housing costs. This means landlords can’t legally raise rents by more than 10% either for current tenants or for prospective tenants if the unit was advertised in the past year, and can charge no more than 160% of the fair market rent for units that had not been rented or offered for rent in the past year.

Airstrike On ‘Conscience’ Confirmed; Crew Evacuated

May 25, 2025 Freedom Flotilla Coalition. , , , , ,
Malta – The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) announces two significant developments in the aftermath of the May 2 Israeli drone attack on the Conscience in international waters. Firstly, we are relieved to confirm that the remaining 12 crew members who remained stranded at sea have now safely returned to their home countries. After over two weeks of unjustifiable delay and denial of safe harbor, Maltese authorities finally permitted them to disembark and depart. These volunteers faced not only the trauma of unprovoked Israeli military strikes, but also the risk of further attacks while stranded. Their safe return is a testament to their courage, perseverance and steadfast commitment to challenging Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza.

Across Europe, People Urge Intervention To Stop Gaza Genocide

May 25, 2025 Emad Almarshahi, Hodhod Yemen News Agency. , , , , , ,
Thousands of protesters in Berlin, Paris, and Stockholm have demanded their governments break silence on Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, urging immediate international intervention and sanctions against the regime. In Berlin, thousands of people assembled at Oranienplatz on Saturday to protest Israel’s intensified airstrikes and ground invasion of Gaza. The demonstrators chanted slogans like “Freedom for Palestine,” “Germany finances, Israel bombs,” “Israel is a terrorist state,” and “Stop the genocide.” German protesters asserted that no person or state has the right to deny an entire people their rights, displace them, or commit acts of violence against them. Some German protesters of Jewish descent also joined the rally.

Hundreds March Outside ICE Facility Where Mahmoud Khalil Remains

May 25, 2025 People's Dispatch. , , , , , , ,
On the morning of Thursday, May 22, detained Columbia graduate and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil had an immigration hearing after US officials allowed him to meet his 1-month-old son, Deen, for the first time. As Khalil testified in an immigration court in rural Jena, Louisiana, dozens rallied outside of the immigration detention and court building, protesting against the continued detention of Khalil. Khalil has been in ICE custody since he was arrested outside of his own home in New York City on March 8. In the months since his arrest, support for Khalil’s release has not abated, with supporters rallying on Thursday in cities across the country, including New York City.

Harvard Sues White House Over Foreign Student Ban

May 24, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Harvard University announced on 23 May that it is suing the White House for what it called “clear retaliation” against the school for “exercising its First Amendment rights” after the government barred international student enrollment. US President Donald Trump has sought to punish colleges and universities where student protests against Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza have taken place. International students are a large source of income for many US colleges and universities. On Thursday, Trump blocked Harvard's ability to enroll international students, requested that Harvard's international student records be provided within 72 hours, and said those currently enrolled should transfer to another school or leave the country.

Activists Urge Spanish Government To Implement Arms Embargo On Israel

May 24, 2025 Ana Vračar, People's Dispatch. , , , , , ,
On Tuesday, May 20, a majority of representatives in the Spanish Parliament voted in favor of a motion calling for an arms embargo on Israel. Spearheaded by the progressive blocs Podemos, Sumar, and the Republican Left of Catalonia, everyone but the right-wing supported the motion – including Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE). While the news undoubtedly marks an important achievement for the months-long grassroots Palestine solidarity mobilizations in Europe and beyond, many activists caution against interpreting it as a decisive sign of Spain’s concrete commitment to halting the genocide in Gaza.
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