Category: Reports from the front
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Rebuilding labor solidarity across the border
Héctor Rivera and Hannah M report on a binational labor summit between workers in the U.S. and Mexico that took place in April.
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Community defends migrant workers
Antonio Golán and Paul Fleckenstein report on the growing resistance in the community of South Burlington, Vermont following an ICE raid last month.
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Public education under attack
NYC public school teacher Danielle Bullock discusses the “shock and awe” school reform of the Trump era with teachers from Oklahoma, Kansas, Florida, and Iowa.
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Resistance to ICE’s war on Chicago
Members of the Chicago Tempest Collective compiled these oral history interviews with anti-ICE activists in Chicago.
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Only the beginning of the struggle
Tempest comrades from a number of cities report on their involvement in recent May Day actions.
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The Professoriate v. Trump
The actions signal the beginnings of a convergence between academic labor organizing, Palestine solidarity work, and immigrant defense networks. They demonstrate a necessary and healthy development in the response to the Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrants, trans people, education, working people, and civil liberties, but they are only a first step.
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Reflection on the January 1, 2025 Pasadena Rose Parade
Tempest member Teto reports on the New Year’s Palestine solidarity march during the Roses Parade.
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High school students walk out for immigrants
Tempest member Kai B. describes a spirited high school student walkout for immigrants in Pasadena, California.
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Report on the Amazon Teamsters’ strike in Southern California
Michael Fabregas and Promise Li, members of the Los Angeles branch of Tempest, report on Teamsters’ pickets against Amazon in Southern California.
