The Free

Greece: Saturday, March 6, 2021. 2nd International day of solidarity with the hunger strike of Dimitris Koufontinas.

March 4, 2021 by actforfreedom… shared with thanks

video 3/3/2021 Athens, Thousands of protesters flood the centre of Athens for the third day in a row.

Saturday, March 6, 2021. 2nd International day of solidarity with the hunger strike of Dimitris Koufontinas.

At the end of last December the Greek government approved a reform of the national penitentiary system that, in addition to other measures that worsen prison conditions, establishes that those convicted of terrorism cannot access the “rural prisons”, more “open” institutions to which long-term prisoners have access.

The approval of this law has immediately activated the bureaucratic process for the transfer of Dimitri Koufontinas from the rural prison of Kassevitia.Dimitri is a comrade convicted for participation in the revolutionary organization 17 November, in prison since 2002.

Continue reading “Greece: Saturday, March 6, 2021. 2nd International day of solidarity with the hunger strike of Dimitris Koufontinas.”

Tyson Foods Linked to Largest Toxic Dead Zone in U.S. History

The Extinction Chronicles

AlterNetOct. 31, 2017 07:33AM ESTFOOD

https://www.ecowatch.com/tyson-foods-toxic-dead-zone-2504305201.html?fbclid=IwAR2BCv6-DJDgxDt1i1n_G8lIHcdhCdthbecNr15MAuYeWp0WKLISamHTQcU

Tyson Foods Linked to Largest Toxic Dead Zone in U.S. History

Less oxygen dissolved in the water is often referred to as a “dead zone” (in red above) because most marine life either dies, or, if they are mobile such as fish, leave the area. Habitats that would normally be teeming with life become, essentially, biological deserts.NOAA

By Shana Gallagher

What comes to mind when you think of Tyson Foods? A chicken nugget? A big red logo?

How about the largest toxic dead zone in U.S. history? It turns out the meat industry—and corporate giants like Tyson Foods—are directly linked to this environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, and many others.

Industrial-scaleagricultureto support America’s livestock is the number one source of water pollution in the country. But while industrial agriculture to feed animals raised for meat is currently resource-intensive and ecologically destructive, it doesn’t have to be. Solutions exist…

View original post 1,122 more words

LIVE webinair this March 9: – Green feminist tsunami in Latin America?-

This year’s Women Workers Day promises to be a week of demos and celebrations, despite Covid restrictions. The movement is especially strong in Latin America, where women’s social revolution was already sweeping through the cities, infested with misogynist rape culture and femicides, and encouraged by the historic abortion rights victory in Argentina. In Spain all demos are banned in the Madrid area, with the usual Covid excuse and despite letting an openly macho fascist demo go ahead a fortnight ago.

Photo credits (L to R): Romina Navarro on Global Voices; Lara Va vía Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Juan Diez vía Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The legalization of abortion in Argentina in December 2020 triggered a wave of debates on reproductive rights across Latin America. Several countries in the region impose a total ban on abortion; and in others where the practice has been fully or partially legalized, it faces strong backlash from pro-life groups.