Racial justice groups ask state lawmakers to denounce white supremacy
The Daniel Webster statue in front of the State House during a June 2020 protest Christina Phillips NHPR
Published: 1/28/2021 10:47:07 AM
A virtual protest Wednesday night will call for state lawmakers to sign a new pledge against white supremacy.
Organizers include the New Hampshire Youth Movement, local Black Lives Matter chapters and other progressive activist groups, plus at least one state representative.
Their appeal for elected officials to denounce racism comes amid calls for two state representatives to resign over social media posts with anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi ties.
Protest organizers say anti-Semitic hate crimes are on the rise in the state and nationally.
Chilean health unions suspend indefinite strike, provoking anger among workers
Less than two weeks after calling an indefinite strike, public health unions announced December 6 its suspension as they re-entered negotiations with the ultra-right government of President Sebastian Piñera. The decision provoked widespread opposition among health workers who rightly accused the unions of preparing a “sellout.”
Patricia Valderas of the Confederation of Health Workers (FENATS Nacional) told CNN Chile that seven health unions had agreed to suspend the strike to demonstrate their “conscientiousness” towards the Chilean public under conditions where the capital city of Santiago has experienced a recent spike in coronavirus cases. By December 6, the total number of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases in Chile reached 639,492 with 20,767 confirmed and suspected deaths.