https://znetwork.org/author/mikeferner/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:10:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/mikeferner/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/veterans-allies-fast-for-gaza/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/veterans-allies-fast-for-gaza/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:40:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1285901 ]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/veterans-allies-fast-for-gaza/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bringing-gaza-home/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/bringing-gaza-home/#respond Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:02:07 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1277580 In Ft. Wayne, Indiana this September, I was arrested with a long time activist friend, Cliff Kindy, for blocking the entrance to a Raytheon Corp. facility.  We both requested jury trials and the dates were set for mid-December and early January. Prosecutors dropped the charges in each case and the trials did not happen. 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