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When the Government Comes for the Messengers: A Statement on the Congressional Subpoenas to The People’s Forum and BreakThrough News
We write to urge an immediate response to the growing pattern of governmental actions directed at independent media, educational institutions, advocacy organizations, and others engaged in protected political expression. The reported congressional subpoenas directed to The People’s Forum, BreakThrough News, and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research should concern everyone who values freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association, and the constitutional right to dissent.
International Solidarity Under Threat: Building a Common Defense in the Current Political Climate
Across the country, people who have dedicated their lives to humanitarian aid, international friendship, anti-war organizing, labor solidarity, and support for the right of all peoples to determine their own futures are expressing growing concern. The increasing use of surveillance, sanctions, "foreign agent" allegations, politically motivated prosecutions, deportation threats, doxxing, and other efforts to criminalize dissent are no longer isolated incidents.
An Open Letter to the Members of PEN America: PEN America, BDS, and the Meaning of Moral Responsibility – SHAME!
I write as an independent radio journalist who, for decades, has produced and hosted Building Bridges and Equal Rights & Justice, nationally syndicated public affairs programs examining labor, human rights, civil liberties, and international justice. I am a co-founder of the Ida B. Wells Media Defense Network, a coalition dedicated to defending political expression, independent journalism, and the rights of those targeted for their speech and advocacy...
Highlights – Ida B. Wells MDN, Voices of Justice Series: The Occupation of the American Mind Film Screening and Dr. Emmaia Gelman’s The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State Book Talk
Thank you to everyone who joined our Ida B. Wells Media Defense Network Zoom forum on Friday, June 12, 2026. Your participation, insights, and commitment to defending a free press and the right to dissent made the gathering powerful and necessary. While the full recording of the forum is not online, the following highlights and resources offer highly informative insights from our discussion...
Reflections on the Killing of Our Sibling Renée Nicole Good
In a recent meeting a thoughtful and sincere question arose: Did Renée Nicole Good’s possible designation as a “legal observer” with a Minneapolis “ICE Watch” group— a network of neighbors and activists who observe, document, and share information about ICE ...
Support the Dismissal of Charges Against Georgia Fort and Jerome Richardson
Reporting on ICE is not a crime. Whether as an award-winning journalist like Georgia Fort or a research analyst like Jerome Richardson, newsgathering is protected. Join Ida B. Wells MDN in demanding the DOJ dismiss all charges. Sign both letters now!
#FreeThePress #IdaBWellsMDN #FirstAmendment #JusticeForGeorgia #JusticeForJerome
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