The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) convened a closed-doors meeting on Feb. 11 to discuss the lease of Easy Aerial, an AI drone manufacturer tied to the Department of Homeland Security and the Israeli military. A grassroots campaign called Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard occupied the lobby of Navy Yard Building 77 with chants and noisemakers.
A temporary ceasefire was announced for two weeks, mediated by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, with terms reportedly intended to cover Israel’s war on Lebanon too. Hours later, Israel launched a massive bombing campaign across Lebanon, killing over 300 people according to local sources.
In Sudan’s war and displacement crisis, theater director and artist Rabee Al-Hassan is using participatory work he calls “resistance theater” with survivors across the country. The performances address human rights, social justice, equality, and also the taboo themes of despair, fear, and post-war trauma.