The Activist Newsletter (11/8 – 11/16)

  This week (11/8 – 11/16), activists have the opportunity to participate in speak-outs, open mics, presentations, panel discussions and interactive workshops! Read on if you want to get involved in the community regarding gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, racial equality, or activist art.   Thurs.,…

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SALSA^2: Latinx Club celebrates culture and community
Second-year Resident Advisors (RAs) Elizabeth Ramsamooj and Howard "Andre" Royce follow along the salsa instructors' steps.

SALSA^2: Latinx Club celebrates culture and community

  The infectious reggaetón, bachata and cumbia beats at Friday night’s Salsa^2 (pronounced “salsa squared”) event brought no shortage of booty-shaking and hip-swaying students to The Four Winds Cafe. This marks the third ever Salsa^2 event – named for its generous supply of both salsa…

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Catalonia crisis: what’s next for Spain?
(photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
On Sunday Oct. 29, around 300,000 anti-independence protesters rallied in the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona, according to Barcelona Police.

Catalonia crisis: what’s next for Spain?

  The declaration of independence by the Catalan Republic recently was witnessed by the world. It demonstrated that the Catalan government, with the support of its people, could gather and call for their secession. The Spanish government however, had a different opinion over the validity…

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Deadliest New York City terror attack since 9/11

Twenty-nine-year-old Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov drove a rental truck through a pedestrian and bike lane along the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring 11 in the deadliest terror attack on New York City since 9/11. According to the New York…

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26 reported dead in Texas church shooting
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TX - NOVEMBER 5: Law enforcement officials gather near the First Baptist Church following a shooting on November 5, 2017 in Sutherland Springs, Texas. At least 20 people were reportedly killed and 24 injured when a gunman, identified as Devin P. Kelley, 26, entered the church during a service and opened fire. (Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

26 reported dead in Texas church shooting

A gunman opened fire at a Sunday service at a small Baptist church in rural Texas, killing at least 26 people in the state’s deadliest mass shooting. The gunman was identified as 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley, an Air Force veteran who was later found dead…

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Trumping Trump: the Manafort Case and its context
Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a bond hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Trumping Trump: the Manafort Case and its context

Allegations of collusion between the Trump administration and Russian forces is no longer news, but evidence is. “There is NO COLLUSION!” President Trump said on Twitter the same day Robert Mueller III, head of the Special Counsel’s investigation of Russian interference, sent out  indictments against…

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“Rogue Twitter employee” deletes Trump’s account

Whether he’s bashing “Crooked H,” boasting about America’s nuclear superiority or advocating that the National Football League (NFL) should “Fire or suspend!” players who kneel during the national anthem, President Donald Trump has created a strong link between his presidency and his Twitter account. The…

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