Tag: underground
Pastors and staff from underground church are arrested in China
By Chandelis Duster A Christian pastor and father of U.S. citizens along with dozens of church staff and members have been arrested in China amid a crackdown, his daughter and the church say. Ezra Jin, founder and pastor of Zion Church, a large “underground house church” with congregations across China, was arrested Friday while at…
On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
Vanessa Romo For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That’s why she plans to be sewing on Juneteenth. “It’s what I love to do,” she told NPR in a phone interview. Edmunds, who is 99 years old, has been making quilts since she was seven,…
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction – now the movement has gone deeper underground
Listen to Justin read this article Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists are dusting down their placards, digging out their infamous fluorescent orange vests, and charging up their loud hailers — a routine they have gone through many a time before. They expect hundreds of activists to turn out on Saturday in Central London. However, despite…