Mark Friedman

Mark Friedman is a Socialist, a labor activist, and an educator who has worked with teachers, students, ship's crew to promote marine biology with lessons and hands-on inquiry/investigations aligned to California state biology standards, NGSS & Common Core.

From Iraq to Standing Rock

On July 4, About Face launched their “Right to Refuse Campaign,” an initiative that argues that service members deserve legal…

6 days ago

Safe Zones, Strong Voices

Teachers Stand Against Deportations as School Year Begins By Mark Friedman, Columnist SAN PEDRO ― Teachers at San Pedro High…

4 weeks ago

From San Pedro, CA to NY, Protests Continue Against ICE Raids

Activists distribute solidarity statement and campaign against U.S. blockade of Cuba By Mark Friedman, member, International Association of Machinists in…

3 months ago

AOC, Sanders Lead Massive LA Rally Against Oligarchy

Noting the rally organizers, supported by labor unions and prominent musicians, Sanders emphasized that millions of workers seek union representation…

5 months ago

LAX Protests by Flight Attendants, Government Employees and Allies

On another front, Victor Payes, secretary-treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1260 told Random Lengths that the…

6 months ago

Amazon Labor Union Votes to Affiliate with Teamsters Union

The affiliation agreement charters a new local called Amazon Labor Union No. 1, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (ALU-IBT Local 1),…

1 year ago

AltaSea: Grand Opening of Innovation Center

  On May 29, the Center for Innovation at Berth 58 – home of AltaSea at the Port of Los…

1 year ago

Politics and Art Collide in ‘Stalin’s Master Class’

  Politics and artistic expression collide when “Father of the People” Joseph Stalin and Soviet cultural minister Andrei Zhdanov summon…

1 year ago

Long Beach Stands with Brandon Lee

This week, labor columnist Mark Friedman reports on the Long Beach meeting rallying behind Brandon Lee, a resilient activist targeted…

1 year ago

South Bay Filipina Activists Meet Demanding: End Violence Against Women

The event was fundraised to send Palestinian Youth Movement delegates to the PYM National Conference in May and GABRIELA South…

1 year ago