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- On this day, 11 September, in 1973 Salvador Allende was ousted from office and killed in a US-backed coup d'état. Henry Kissinger was quoted as saying, 'The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.’ newint.org/blog/2013/07/1…
- “We feel forced to resort to civil disobedience in the desperate hope that it will push the issue to the top of our government’s agenda” Filmmaker/Environmentalist @FinnHarries voices the frustration of a generation tired of #ClimateBreakdown inaction #ExtinctionRebellion 🌎🔥💀
00:00 - 'No Bannon, no KKK, no fascist USA,' Oxford students protesting Steve Bannon's invitation to the Oxford Union.
- We call for the immediate release of Tigrayan journalist and NI contributor Tesfa-Alem Tekle, who was detained by Ethiopian authorities last week.
- ‘There is no kind of action in [the United States] that is ever going to bear fruit unless that action is tied in with the overall international struggle’ – Malcolm X, who was murdered on this day in 1965.
- #SaudiArabia's Crown Prince will face protests in the UK today. Julian Assange @wikileaks provides insight into the country's 'intellectually isolated ruling elite with a paranoid worldview' newint.org/features/2016/…
- The mass starvation that killed three million Indians during the closing years of the Second World War was no act of nature; it was engineered. Britain must face up to this crime, says @JasonHickel. newint.org/features/2021/…
- After a week-long series of actions, including last night's civil disobedience at the #Brazilian embassy, the #ExtinctionRebellion has gained thousands of followers both in the UK and globally. Tomorrow their goal is to block 5 bridges in London🌉🛑. 🌎🔥💀🗣️ #ClimateBreakdown
00:00 - 'Every fourth farmer in the world is in India and there’s an attempt to grab this huge market. But there’s definitely resistance from the farmers – they will not be pushed to extinction.' @drvandanashiva on fighting the 'poison cartel' of agribusiness.
- #PatriceLumumba, the first Prime Minister of an independent Congo was assassinated on this day in 1961. Former colonial masters Belgium, along with the CIA, conspired to have him overthrown and killed. A comic by @ILYAgraphic on his life story:
- Dylan Sullivan and @jasonhickel investigate how neoliberal policies have led to the deaths of millions around the world.
- "It is for me absolutely a beautiful day to stand here in solidarity with the #ExtinctionRebellion movement" @Raki_Ap_ of @FreeWestPapua whose father was murdered as Indonesia and MNCs collude in ecocide and genocide in his country. #ClimateBreakdown #FreeWestPapua 🌎🔥💀🗣️✊
00:00 - Where has the wildlife gone? 🦊 Why can't I hear those birds?🦉 Why aren't there as many butterflies?🦋 We ask @UKLabour's Clive Lewis, Shadow Treasury Minister for Sustainable Economics, why #ClimateBreakdown is important to him personally. @labourlewis #ExtinctionRebellion
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