Plea for the Fifth

20/08/2025

The Largest Massacre of Journalists and Media Workers in Modern History

As freelance journalists it is impossible to ignore the largest massacre of journalists and media workers ever-in-history has occurred over the last 684 days-and is ongoing. Israel is systematically eliminating Palestinian journalists because their news coverage will be used in international tribuna...

29/07/2025

Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls Detained & Beaten by Israeli military, But US Media Ignores It - 21 human rights defenders were aboard a vessel bringing baby formula, diapers, food, and medicine to Palestinians being deliberately starved.
Read more at 🔗https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/amazon-union-leader-chris-smalls-detained-beaten-by-israeli-military-but-us-media-ignores-it/

23/04/2025

1 in 5 Registered Voters in City are Excluded from Partisan Primaries

Read more at 🔗https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/commentary-1-in-5-registered-voters-in-city-are-excluded-from-partisan-primaries/

15/04/2025

Working Families Party Endorses North Shore Candidate for City Council.
Sarah Blas shares her vision and priorities for the Council District.
Read more at 🔗 https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/working-families-party-endorses-north-shore-candidate-for-city-council/

25/03/2025

📣 Staten Island! Join us for a special teach-in:
Parallel Paths to Liberation: Palestine & Puerto Rico
🗓 Sunday, April 27 | 🕑 2–4 PM
📍 Build A Dream – 4 Minthorne St, Staten Island
🎟 Register: bit.ly/Pal_PR
Palestine and Puerto Rico share a legacy of resistance to colonial occupation, cultural erasure, and economic exploitation.

Come learn how our liberation is intertwined - and how we can organize in solidarity across struggles.

Led by educator & facilitator Hope Ghazala, this event will ground us in political education and action. Co-hosted by and .nycnj.

13/01/2025

Two-Year Old Doing 'Exceptionally Well' Following Open-Heart Surgery

Taya is receiving support from a foundation for the congenital heart disease she was afflicted by.

Read more at link 🔗https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/two-year-old-doing-exceptionally-well-following-open-heart-surgery/

10/01/2025

RUMC Notifies Federal Regulators They Were Hacked 18 Months Ago

The hospital breach potentially affected 674,033 individuals including full names, dates of birth, Social Security and driver’s license numbers.

Read more at link 🔗 https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/rumc-notifies-federal-regulators-they-were-hacked-18-months-ago/

03/01/2025

Music as Solidarity and Resistance

From Method Man's debut solo album in 1994 to Leila Hegazy's in 2024, local artists recognize music can effectively express desires, experiences, and grievances of oppressed peoples.

Read more at 🔗 link https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/music-as-solidarity-and-resistance/

17/12/2024

Workers at Island's Largest Employer Authorize a Strike if the Company Continues Refusing Contract Negotiations

Employees at Amazon’s JFK8 warehouse have voted overwhelmingly to authorize the Amazon Labor Union (ALU-IBT Local 1) to call an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike.

Read more at link 🔗 https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/workers-at-islands-largest-employer-authorize-a-strike-if-the-company-continues-refusing-contract-negotiations/

15/12/2024

There is power in a union.

Amazon reported a $15 billion dollar profit in the third quarter of 2024 on the backs of an overworked and underpaid workforce that are our neighbors.

Plea for the Fifth stands in solidarity with the Amazon Labor Union members as they prepare for a strike.

Consider donating to their strike fund so they can support their families through the Holidays while they fight for dignity at work.

05/12/2024

Reports Reveal South Shore's 10312 Most Surveilled Zip Code Within Borough; NYC 5th Most Surveilled City in the Nation

Crime rates aren’t reduced by having more cameras in place. The most surveilled city in the United States, Washington DC has seen violent crime skyrocket recently.

Read more at 🔗 https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/reports-reveal-south-shores-10312-most-surveilled-zip-code-within-borough/

30/11/2024

SIers Lambaste POTUS on Friendsgiving Visit

The holiday centers gratitude, while downplaying the genocide of millions of indigenous lives and countless lost cultures of the First Nations of Turtle Island.
Read more at 🔗 https://www.pleaforthefifth.com/siers-lambaste-potus-on-friendsgiving-visit/