Category: Activism

Activism, Direct Action, Justice, Middle East

Gaza Relief Flotilla Arrested and Abused

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Members of the Gaza Flotilla are being detained and harshly abused in Israel.

This report includes a disgusting video (seriously – think before you watch it – but know it exists) of detainees being forced to kneel with hands tied while National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir waves a flag and taunts them.

This is not a secret video – someone in the Israeli Security Ministry apparently thought it was a good idea to film and release it. It is so disgusting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare rebuke of a cabinet member he appointed, insisting that the national security minister’s conduct was not in line with Israel’s values.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-posts-video-of-himself-taunting-bound-and-detained-gaza-flotilla-activists

Canada, France, Italy, Belgium, and Netherlands have made official protests, and the governments of Spain, Ireland, Greece, UK, Germany, and South Korea have issued statements condemning the actions.

The US, of course, is silent and complicit.

UPDATE May 22 – most or all detainees have been released, and report abuse by Israeli captors.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/gaza-flotilla-activists-allege-sexual-assault-and-in-israeli-detention

Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters



Activism, Culture, Direct Action, Resources & Downloads

People’s Park: Still Blooming – free download!

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This classic photo-history, edited by Terri Compost and published in 2009 by Slingshot Collective, is now available from Direct Action and Reclaiming Quarterly as a free downloadable PDF!

Visit our People’s Park webpage for PDF or links to print edition.

People’s Park: Still Blooming shows how a good cause can lead to good rallies, riots, concerts, and lasting friendships. This book reminds us not only to recount our stories and struggles, but to celebrate them too!

People’s Park: Still Blooming is our family heirloom, memories, scrapbook, the story of the courage and hope that freed and tended this sacred piece of earth. It is for us to remember, but mostly it is for the next to come. This book is an attempt to capture the spirit and story of the Park.

​​It was published with the hope that, like seeds, copies will find fertile ground in the hearts of young people and encourage them to try again. We are connected. The land wants to live. Let a thousand Parks bloom.

Numerous Reclaiming folks including editor Terri Compost were deeply involved in People’s Park over the years – we’re very glad to add this book to our website!

Activism, Immigration, Justice

No Kings – Oct 2025 – Oakland

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Several thousand people marched in Oakland CA on the October 18, 2025 No Kings Day. Marches took place in numerous cities around the Bay Area.

And I heard there might have been protests in other places?

  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.
  • No Kings Day – October 2025 – Oakland CA. Photo by Luke Hauser/RQ.

Photos by Luke Hauser/Reclaiming Quarterly

Contact: ReclaimingQuarterly@gmail.com

Activism, Direct Action, Politics

Russians Resist Ukraine Invasion – 7500 arrests

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UPDATE (March 6) – UK Guardian now reports over 7500 arrests throughout Russian – click here for full UKG report.

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Click here for original Feb 24 story

(February 24) The UK Guardian reports 1700 arrests in the Russian Federation in protest of Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine. Pjotr Sauer and Andrew Roth report from Moscow:

“Vladimir Putin has said there is broad public support for the invasion of Ukraine that he announced just before dawn on Thursday morning. But by evening, thousands of people in cities across Russia had defied police threats to take to central squares and protest against the military campaign.

“Police had made at least 1,702 arrest in 53 Russian cities as of Thursday evening, according to the OVD-Info monitor, as they cracked down on the unsanctioned protests. Most of the arrests were made in Moscow and St Petersburg, where the crowds were largest.”

Image: Moscow protester, February 2022 – by Konstantin Zavrazhin