Using Signal Groups for Activism
Good tutorial by Micah Lee. It includes some nonobvious use cases.
Activism
Pressure grows on Yvette Cooper to abandon plans to ban Palestine Action
UN experts and hundreds of lawyers warn that proscribing group would conflate protest and terrorismThe home secretary is coming under increasing pressure to abandon plans to ban Palestine Action, as UN experts and hundreds of lawyers warned that proscr…
Michael Eavis: people who disagree with Glastonbury’s politics can go elsewhere
This year’s festival is expected to be politically charged with focus on Middle East tensions and Kneecap controversyThe founder of Glastonbury, Michael Eavis, has said anyone who does not agree with the politics of the festival “can go somewhere else”…
Jeff Bezos alters Venice wedding plans after threat of inflatable crocodiles
Amazon founder reportedly forced to change venue for his wedding celebrations in Italian cityCampaigners in Venice have claimed victory after Jeff Bezos was reportedly forced to change the venue for his wedding celebrations in the city as his guests st…
Campaign for statue of British suffragette hero is hit by funding crisis
Organisers seek an extra £40,000 for a memorial to Mary Clarke, the first suffragette to die for women’s rights The campaign to commemorate the first suffragette to die for women’s rights is facing a funding crisis.Mary Clarke, who was the sister of Em…
‘No Kings’ protests across US loom over Trump’s military parade
Millions of people expected for potentially biggest day of demonstrations since president’s second term beganAs tanks and soldiers parade through the streets of Washington on Saturday, millions of people around the country are expected to turn out in t…
Millions in US expected to protest against Trump in ‘No Kings’ protests
Demonstrations at roughly 2,000 sites planned for Saturday, same day as US president’s military parade and birthdayMillions of people are expected to protest against the Trump administration on Saturday at roughly 2,000 sites nationwide in a demonstrat…
The idea was to crush his spirit’: family of jailed British-Egyptian man describe awful prison conditions
As Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s mother remains on hunger strike, supporters say activist’s continued detention is campaign of vengeance by Egypt’s presidentFamily, friends and supporters of the jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah have spoken ab…
250 days on hunger strike: Can Laila Soueif secure her son’s freedom? – podcast
Who is Alaa Abd el-Fattah and why are British diplomats trying to obtain his release? Patrick Wintour reportsLaila Soueif, 69, has been on hunger strike in London for more than 250 days in an effort to secure the release of her son, the activist Alaa A…
Egypt’s president ‘ignores’ Starmer’s pleas over mother of jailed activist
Laila Soueif is critically ill after nearly 250 days on hunger strike in protest against her son’s imprisonmentThe Egyptian president is refusing to take a call from Keir Starmer, knowing it will be a plea to save the life of the mother of Alaa Abd el-…