Written by: Sydney Brainard

Palestine liberation activists take on Durham

By Sydney Brainard

April 30, 2024

“You all have been able to do something, whether you’re in this room or you’re watching online, you all have been able to do something that I haven’t seen in a really long time.” It was nearing the end of an almost 6 hour long Durham City Council meeting, and Mayor Leonardo Williams was addressing […]

Column: Durham City Council, call it a genocide

By Sydney Brainard

March 10, 2024

Sunday, March 10, 2024 By Sydney Brainard On February 20, the Durham City Council passed a cease-fire resolution, urging Biden “to call for and facilitate de-escalation and a sustained, bilateral ceasefire” and calling for “the release of all hostages held in Gaza,” as well as an end to U.S. military aid to Netanyahu. It was […]