One of the most arresting American images from the pre-Civil War era is a photograph of a man’s hand, palm forward, with the letters “SS” seared into its flesh. The hand belonged to a New England ...

The international organization the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) said Thursday that 11 more ships are sailing toward the ...

The ship Conscience, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, is sailing toward Gaza carrying humanitarian supplies and a crew ...

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists set sail on Sunday afternoon for Gaza on a ship aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege” of the devastated territory, organisers said. The sailing ...

The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), sometimes referred to as the Global Freedom Flotilla, is an international maritime initiative launched in mid-2025. The term “Sumud” is Arabic for “steadfastness” or ...

On October 10, a ceasefire in Gaza was officially announced. International news media were quick to focus on what they now ...

"We are doing this because we have to keep our promise to the Palestinians to do everything in our power to protest against the genocide and to try to open up a humanitarian corridor." :: Liam ...

What is Gaza to us but an Israeli missile, a rudimentary rocket, a demolished home, an injured child being whisked away by his peers under a hail of bullets? On a daily basis, Gaza is conveyed to us ...

Due to the inclement weather this past Thursday, the English-Speaking Union had to cancel its program but is rescheduling it for two weeks later, Thursday, March 6. We’ve all surely heard about the ...

"In 1858, Mary Millburn successfully made her escape from Norfolk, Virginia, to Philadelphia aboard an express steamship. Millburn's maritime route to freedom was far from uncommon. By the ...

We’ve all surely heard about the Underground Railroad’s land routes slaves used to escape the antebellum South, but did you know thousands made their way to the coastal waters of the Carolinas and ...