“I continue to speak out because the kids are counting on us,” she said. “I continue because I would want people to speak out if it were my kids. It’s my calling to care about all children. It’s just who I am and I can’t not care.”

The current moment builds on decades of work – mothers harnessing their organizing power, meeting up with each other to keep their communities safe, launching and supporting campaigns, advocating for changes in public policy and getting out the vote. Composite: Rita Liu/The Guardian/Getty Images

 

‘I see every child like I see my children’: why US mothers are on the frontlines of resistance movements

Mothers’ experiences often intersect with federal policy battles over gun violence, immigration and childcare

Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis and Ankita Rao in Washington

Sun 10 May 2026

Sarah spent the first months of the year following immigration agents around the Twin Cities to document arrests and violations of constitutional rights. On the day Renee Good was killed by a federal agent after dropping her son at school, she too had been surrounded by agents who screamed that they were the good guys.

On the other side of the metropolis, Linsey Rippy showed up daily to a church, ready to assemble and distribute boxes full of produce, beans, rice, cereal, sometimes adding in formula for babies stuck at home with their parents because it wasn’t safe to go out during “Operation Metro Surge”, the Trump administration’s widespread and violent immigration enforcement crackdown.

Mothers built the backbone of the resistance in Minnesota, quickly setting up networks to get kids to school and feed people, march and protest, monitor immigration agents, give rides, protect school grounds and fundraise for rent – a revolution made of caregiving and community. The movement accelerated nationally when millions saw a now iconic photo of five-year-old Liam Ramos, who was detained in the state along with his father and taken to the Dilley immigration processing center in Texas.

Rachel Accurso, the popular children’s show host and advocate known as Ms Rachel, ramped up a campaign on social media and across TV networks to end immigration detention for children. She described a video call with a nine-year-old, Deiver, a spelling bee winner who was also held at Dilley detention center in Texas who wanted to be released so he could go to the state bee, as “devastating and surreal”.

“I see every child like I see my children and I think about their mothers having to see them suffer,” Accurso said. “It breaks me.”... READ MORE https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/mothers-resistance-protest-movements

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"THIS IS NOT AN ABSTRACT THOUGHT. We are standing in the place where the stone was rolled away, yet we know all too well that many stones remain sealed around us. Too many tombs have been dug again by hatred, violence, and retaliation. In this Holy Land, which is the mother of faith and has also become a land of constant conflict, the question resounds with dramatic force: “Where have you laid him?” For it seems that we place the Lord back in a tomb every time we believe that death has the final word over history, every time we resign ourselves to the logic of the enemy, every time we call an armed truce “peace” and the calculation of damage “justice.” CARDINAL PIZZABALLA AT THE HOLY SEPULCHRE ON EASTER SUNDAY

CARDINAL PIZZABALLA AT THE HOLY SEPULCHRE ON EASTER SUNDAY

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CARDINAL PIZZABALLA AT THE HOLY SEPULCHRE ON EASTER SUNDAY: 

 

 'No people, no language, no history is excluded from this hope. If death has been conquered, then no life is “too lost” to be sought. 

 

Easter is universal because it is born in a specific, concrete, real place—here—and for this very reason it can truly reach the whole world.  

 

This is not an abstract thought. We are standing in the place where the stone was rolled away, yet we know all too well that many stones remain sealed around us. Too many tombs have been dug again by hatred, violence, and retaliation. In this Holy Land, which is the mother of faith and has also become a land of constant conflict, the question resounds with dramatic force: “Where have you laid him?” For it seems that we place the Lord back in a tomb every time we believe that death has the final word over history, every time we resign ourselves to the logic of the enemy, every time we call an armed truce “peace” and the calculation of damage “justice.”  

 

But Easter tells us this: the Risen One is not confined within our strategies for survival. He is a prisoner neither of our reasoning nor of our fears. He has already gone forth, and he goes before us'

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Acting together for a shared future- Each 20 December, International Human Solidarity Day renews the United Nations’ founding promise: our shared future is secured not by standing apart, but by acting together.

Solidarity becomes real when it is organized—through cooperation, predictable support, and shared responsibility.  Photo:AI-assisted illustration by Sadek Ahmed

Acting together for a shared future

Each 20 December, International Human Solidarity Day renews the United Nations’ founding promise: our shared future is secured not by standing apart, but by acting together. 

Rooted in the UN Charter and affirmed by the General Assembly, it calls for cooperation across economic, social, cultural and humanitarian fronts. 

It also spotlights the Sustainable Development Goals, helping the poorest communities, and invites governments, civil society, business and citizens to turn the 2030 Agenda into tangible progress.... READ MORE   https://www.un.org/en

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International Human Solidarity Day (20 December) is an opportunity to reaffirm a simple truth: our shared future depends on how well we act together. Solidarity is woven through the United Nations Charter and the Organization’s daily work—uniting countries and communities to advance peace, human rights, and social and economic development.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is centred on people and planet, underpinned by human rights, and supported by a global partnership determined to end poverty and reduce inequality. International Human Solidarity Day invites everyone—governments, civil society, the private sector, and individuals—to translate that commitment into practical cooperation.

International Human Solidarity Day is:

• a day to celebrate our unity in diversity;
• a day to remind governments to respect commitments to international agreements;
• a day to raise public awareness of the importance of solidarity;
• a day to encourage debate on ways to promote solidarity for achieving the SDGs, including poverty eradication;
• a day of action to encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication.... READ MORE https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-solidarity-day

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Global cooperation drives efforts to uphold human rights, combat climate change, and promote peace in conflict-affected regions. Photo:UN

"Around the world lives are being ripped apart, childhoods extinguished, and basic human dignity discarded, amidst the cruelty and degradations of war." UN Secretary-General António Guterres

2025 Theme: Act Now for a Peaceful World

In a time of turbulence, tumult, and uncertainty, it is critical for everyone to take concrete action to mobilize for peace.... READ MORE   https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-peace

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“The perverse and prolonged suffering must end.” As 1.6 million people in Gaza face extreme levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition, 

 

@antonioguterres  says the ceasefire must be fully implemented and the endless cycle of violence must be broken.  https://x.com/UN/status/2002091814656835946/photo/1

  

 19 December 2025

".... We need a truly durable ceasefire.

We need more crossings, the lifting of restrictions on critical items, the removal of red tape, safe routes inside Gaza, sustained funding, and unimpeded access – including for NGOs.

And we cannot lose sight of the rapidly deteriorating situation in the West Bank.

Palestinians there face escalating Israeli settler violence, land seizures, demolitions and intensified movement restrictions.

Tens of thousands have been displaced following operations by Israeli forces in the northern West Bank.

International law – including international humanitarian law and international human rights law -- must be upheld across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.

The International Court of Justice indicated provisional measures.  These are binding and must be implemented.

The Court’s Advisory Opinion of 22 October 2025 was clear:  Israel is under the obligation to allow and facilitate humanitarian aid, to cooperate with the United Nations in carrying out our mandates, and to respect the privileges and immunities of the United Nations and its personnel, including in times of armed conflict.

I reiterate my support for UNRWA, which plays an indispensable role in serving the Palestinian people — in Gaza and elsewhere in the region.

This is a crisis born of human decisions.

It can be resolved through human choices – if there is the political will to act.

The perverse and prolonged suffering must end. 

Palestinians need a horizon of hope. 

The ceasefire must be implemented in full. 

The endless cycle of violence must be broken. 

And the way must be cleared to an irreversible path to a two-state solution."

https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statements/2025-12-19/secretary-generals-press-encounter-gaza

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"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world..."   https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

"Violence must never be normalized or glorified. It provides no solutions to social problems. Our path forward lies in unity and peace." Volker Türk- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

"Violence must never be normalized or glorified. It provides no solutions to social problems. Our path forward lies in unity and peace."  Volker Türk  United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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From Every River to Every Sea ...

The water fountain is called a sabil [in Arabic], a word that originally meant path. Later, it came to mean path to God. Sabils were widespread in the Muslim world until the early 20th century. They were charitable water fountains refilled by water carriers at specific times of the day

 Jerusalem-  Naqshbandi Zawiya-  a historical little mosque built from about 300 years ago and also used as Islamic information center offers a free rest station for tourist free Islamic books free drinks and give an intro about Islam

Bukhari Mosque in Jerusalem

Arabs in Pictures   The water fountain is called a sabil, a word that originally meant path. Later, it came to mean path to God.

Sabils were widespread in the Muslim world until the early 20th century. They were charitable water fountains refilled by water carriers at specific times of the day. 

The European Union, the United Nations, and all signatories to the Geneva Conventions must now answer: Will you uphold the laws you claim to defend, or will you look away while one of your own is disappeared at sea?

@RimaHas   French-Palestinian Member of the European Parliament and refugee from 1948, now stands before an Israeli court in al-Ramleh. Israel offered her deportation and a 100-year ban. She refused to sign. She chose prison over submission.

 

The European Union, the United Nations, and all signatories to the Geneva Conventions must now answer: Will you uphold the laws you claim to defend, or will you look away while one of your own is disappeared at sea?

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt

@FranceskAlbs

·@RimaHas , a Member of the @EUparliament is illegally detained by Israel. Seized in international waters while part of a humanitarian convoy, she was taken by the Israeli army to Israel, which she had not tried to enter — and is now deprived of her liberty for refusing to sign a document pledging never to return to the land of her ancestors. This is the essence of Israel’s apartheid: institutionalized anti-Palestinian racism at work. It is also an affront to France, Europe and its institutions, history and all of us.

 

 The Right of Return 

UN Resolution 194 from 1948 "The refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so..."