Candy Mantilla - Plea for the Fifth

Candy Mantilla

Extended: Meet Plea for the Fifth and founding member Sean Ghazala

Read Sean Ghazala [https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/author/sean/]'s extended interview below. [https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/author/sean/]Sean Ghazala with his Nephew.PFT5 is a grassroots news and media outlet based out of Staten Island, N.Y. The platform is a cooperative(co-op). At its inception, PFT5 founder

June in Review

PFT5 commemorates Juneteenth with an exploration of grassroots movements happening in Staten Island. Christian Smalls [https://www.instagram.com/chris.smalls_/] has an intimate discussion with PFT5 on his fight for workers' rights despite Amazon's retaliation and intimidation tactics. PFT5 member Zeta reflects on the June 2020 marches in Staten

May in Review

PFT5 stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine as they endure the current oppressive occupation of their land at the hands of the state of Israel. Below are our May publications: Free Palestine [https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/free-palestine/] Written by Editorial Committee [https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/author/editorial/] [https:

Commentary: The Socialist History of International Women's Day and Why it Must Be Remembered

International Women's Day

Commentary: The Socialist History of International Women's Day and Why it Must Be Remembered

What is the value of celebrating the few women who break the glass ceiling if the other 99 percent are hurt by shattered glass in the process? Especially when this day was created by and for working-class women.