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Police arrest over 100 at Washington University protest decrying Gaza attacks

Apr 29, 2024 | missouribusinessalert.com | Will Bauer |Ulaa Kuziez |Lara Hamdan |Eric Lee

Hundreds of Washington University campus community members and local activists demanded the private university stop investing in Boeing during a Saturday protest because it supplies weapons to Israel. They also called for an end to the yearslong war in Gaza where in recent months, thousands have died in Israeli bombardments following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas fighters.
Over 100 arrested at Washington University protest decrying Gaza attacks, limits on speech

Apr 28, 2024 | bnd.com | Will Bauer |Ulaa Kuziez |Lara Hamdan |Eric Lee

A St. Louis County police officer arrests a demonstrator on Saturday at Washington University. Protesters marched through campus and set up an encampment in response to the university's ties to Boeing, which supplies weapons to Israel. St. Louis Public Radio This story was originally published by St. Louis Public Radio, a BND content partner.
St. Louis-area police arrest over 80 at Washington University anti-war protest

Apr 28, 2024 | stlamerican.com | Eric Lee

Hundreds of Washington University campus community members and local activists demanded the private university stop investing in Boeing during a Saturday protest. The aerospace giant was targeted for its decades-long relationship with Israel, including making weapons used in the war in Gaza, and follows anti-war demonstrations on college campuses across the United States. In response, at least one university paused its relationship with Boeing.
Photos: St. Louis-area police arrest over 80 at Washington University anti-war protest

Apr 28, 2024 | stlpr.org | Eric Lee

Hundreds of Washington University campus community members and local activists demanded the private university stop investing in Boeing during a Saturday protest. The aerospace giant was targeted for its decades-long relationship with Israel, including making weapons used in the war in Gaza, and follows anti-war demonstrations on college campuses across the United States. In response, at least one university paused its relationship with Boeing.
Holzer Books LLC Announces Open Call for Debut Authors in 2024

Nov 7, 2023 | einnews.com | Eric Lee

Realize your literary aspirations, accomplish the goal of becoming a published author, and release your book this 2024.
A battle for the soul of social democracy - Eric Lee

Oct 10, 2023 | qoshe.com | Eric Lee

The war unleashed by Hamas on Saturday morning has shone a spotlight on political movements across the world. In the movement I consider home — social democracy — some important divisions have come into the light. In Britain, the leadership of the Labour Party, which this week is holding its annual conference, immediately expressed its support for Israel following Saturday’s attacks. The party’s leader — and Prime Minister in waiting — Keir Starmer, could not have been clearer.
Ukraine and the world’s unions - the view from Kyiv

Oct 4, 2023 | greenleft.org.au | Eric Lee

On the day that Vladimir Putin launched his war on Ukraine, the largest national trade union centre in Russia (FNPR) issued a statement that appeared on its website. “The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia,” it declared, “supports the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to carry out an operation to denazify Ukraine.”“Hitlers and Zelenskys come and go,” the statement continued, “but international worker solidarity remains.
The Article on Ukraine that DSA Suppressed

Sep 29, 2023 | newpol.org | Eric Lee |Dan La Botz

Please read it, share it, and spread the word. We will not be silenced. – Eric Leeby Eric LeeAs I walked around Kyiv on a beautiful, sunny morning in early September, I noticed the scaffolding in the city’s squares. Statues had been covered up to protect them from bomb damage. Later, I saw a statue with no protection around it– a graffiti-covered memorial to a Red Army general whose name nobody remembered. I was told that this statue had been covered by protective scaffolding before the war.
Eric Lee Archives - New Politics

Sep 29, 2023 | newpol.org | Eric Lee

Notes from Kyiv: Which side are we on? You cannot understand the war in Ukraine without knowing its history.