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Moroccans demonstrate in Rabat on February 20, 2011 demanding political reforms. Photo credit: EPA/Karim Selmaoui

“People Are Not Afraid Anymore:” The Legacy and Impact of Morocco’s February 20th People’s Movement

Ilhem Rachidi March 7, 2018 Ilhem Rachidi

Last month marked the seventh anniversary of the February 20 Movement, a pro-democracy movement born in Morocco in the wake of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions. To celebrate the anniversary of one of the most defining events of Morocco’s recent political history, hundreds of protesters took to the streets. “People are not afraid anymore,” said human rights activist and trade unionist Abdellah Lefnatsa. “Everywhere, the population takes its inspiration from the February 20 Movement."

The Malkawi Aboriginal Painting Site on Napabunna land in South Australia. Photo by Fairfax Media/Getty Images

After Thousands of Years, Western Science Is Slowly Catching Up to Indigenous Knowledge

George Nicholas February 28, 2018 George Nicholas
The Malkawi Aboriginal Painting Site on Napabunna land in South Australia. Photo by Fairfax Media/Getty Images
The Malkawi Aboriginal Painting Site on Napabunna land in South Australia. Photo by Fairfax Media/Getty Images

Source: Yes! Magazine

Our knowledge of what the denizens of the animal kingdom are up to, especially when humans aren’t around, has steadily increased over the last 50 years. For example, we know now that animals use tools in their daily lives. Chimps use twigs to fish for termites; sea otters break open shellfish on rocks they selected; octopi carry coconut shell halves to later use as shelters.

The latest discovery has taken this assessment to new heights, literally. A team of researchers led by Mark Bonta and Robert Gosford in northern Australia has documented kites and falcons, colloquially termed “firehawks,” intentionally carrying burning sticks to spread fire. While it has long been known that birds will take advantage of natural fires that cause insects, rodents and reptiles to flee and thus increase feeding opportunities, that they would intercede to spread fire to unburned locales is astounding. read more

Demonstrators gather at the site of a planned speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer in Gainesville, Florida. Source: Getty Images

Anti-Fascist Organizing Explodes on US College Campuses

Shane Burley February 26, 2018 Shane Burley
Demonstrators gather at the site of a planned speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer in Gainesville, Florida. Source: Getty Images
Demonstrators gather at the site of a planned speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer in Gainesville, Florida. Source: Getty Images

Source: Waging Nonviolence

On December 13, six members of the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents shared a statement titled “United Against Hate,” showing their opposition to the current negotiations happening between the university and white nationalist Richard Spencer. After a disastrous appearance at the University of Florida at Gainesville, which saw mass actions by the No Nazis as UF coalition, Spencer had set his sites on the University of Michigan for his so-called “alt-right” recruitment. read more