Susan Wagner High School
Hundreds Walkout of Wagner High School Protesting Climate of Anti-Palestinian Sentiment
As many as 400 students rallied in protest of Wagner's suppression of pro-Palestine views on school premises.
Sean Ghazala
Sean lives in Grant City. His background is in coalition-building, and education. He obtained an MPA, and M.A. in Labor Studies. His interests include history, cycling, and worker-owned coops.
Empire Outlets
Empire Outlets Terminates Tenant's Lease Eight Months Early
Retail complex informed BADASS BOOTCAMP their lease would be terminated because a tenant offered more for their space, but there are forty other vacancies at Empire Outlets.
Kamillah Hanks
Constituents speak out on Councilperson Kamillah Hanks' Travel to Israel
Councilperson Hanks traveled to Israel on Feb 21st, just one day after the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for the fourth time.
Summer Concert
HEGAZY
Sisters Leila and Omnia Hegazy form the duo HEGAZY. Their music reflect their intersectional identities, and do not shy away from the urgency of the moment.
Free Palestine
Commentary: Cognitive Dissonance from the Wagner College Holocaust Center
As time passes, the focus of community institutions such as Wagner College's Holocaust Center remains affixed to the acts of slaughter within the 24-hour window of October 7. Grassroots activists, by contrast, point to a context that led up to that day, and the horrors committed since then.
Substance Use
'End our neglected borough status' calls Coalition at Legislative Breakfast
Staten Island community coalition calls on State and Federal elected leaders for more investment in the public health workforce, supportive housing for those in recovery, and a fair share of opioid settlement funding.
ComeUnity Fridge
Lack of Fresh and Healthy Food has become the Focal Point of Building a Hub for Neighborhood Solidarity
The ComeUnity Fridge approaches its second year anniversary in tackling food insecurity as food prices continue to soar.
Summer Concert
Mayer
Mayer, a hip-hop artist entrenched in Staten Island’s music scene, performed a set for Plea for the Fifth’s Online Concert Series.
Summer Concert
Lil Z
Lil Z, a young and upcoming Staten Island artist, spoke to Plea for the Fifth about the challenges and opportunities he faced while working on his EP Moving On during the pandemic.
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Council District 49
City Council D-49 Candidate's Forum [Video]
Tuesday June 22 is Primary Election Day. We are sharing our D-49 Candidate's Forum with full transcription for your convenience. Polls are open until 9 PM, find your poll site, and don't forget to vote.
Fighting For Power: The Movement to Independently Unionize Amazon (Subscriber Bonus)
In an extra for our paid subscribers, we provide the pamphlet Amazon Labor Union organizers distribute to workers they're organizing.
Amazon
Amazon Under Pressure: The Grassroots Movement to Unionize a Workforce
Amazon fired Christian Smalls during the pandemic, and now he’s leading a nonstop protest to unionize workers in Staten Island.