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Expulsion par l’ICE : temoignage d’une arrestation aux Etats-Unis

Pendant plus de quatre mois, des agents federaux masques ont procede a des arrestations dans les couloirs des tribunaux d’immigration de New York, ciblant des personnes venues assister a leurs audiences d’asile. Des photojournalistes ont documente ces interventions et ont conteste les restrictions d’acces imposees aux observateurs publics.

Les images montrent des agents en civil et en uniforme, souvent sans identification, qui arretent des personnes immediatement apres leur sortie d’une salle d’audience, malgre des decisions de la juge accordant des reports et rappelant les droits des demandeurs. Des avocats et elus locaux ont declare que ces pratiques entravent le droit a une audition equitable et constituent une forme de detention administrative pour des infractions civiles, non penales.

Les temoins rapportent des scenes tendues : familles separees, personnes emmenees vers des zones de retention internes, et detenus transferes vers des centres eloignes. Des professionnels du droit ont alerte sur les conditions de detention – surpeuplement, hygiene insuffisante, acces medical limite et difficultes pour consulter un avocat – d’apres des images fuitees et des inspections. Des cas de femmes enceintes interpellees ont ete signales, suscitant des inquietudes medicales.

Des elus et observateurs ont tente d’acceder aux locaux de detention au sein des batiments federaux et, apres un face-a-face prolonge, certains ont ete eux-memes arretes, ce qui a amplifie les protestations publiques. A l’exterieur, des manifestations sont devenues frequentes lors des audiences, avec des chants et des slogans revendiquant la fin des arrestations dans les tribunaux.

Des analyses ont montre que New York concentre une part disproportionnee des arrestations liees aux tribunaux d’immigration au niveau national. Par ailleurs, des decisions federales ont assoupli les restrictions sur les actions d’immigration dans d’autres villes, alimentant les critiques sur le risque de profilage et d’arrestations sans motif apparent.

Les intervenants rappellent qu’etre en situation irreguliere n’est pas un crime penal mais une infraction civile et que la procedure judiciaire est le mecanisme prevu pour examiner les demandes d’asile. Ils denoncent l’impact de ces pratiques sur le droit a la defense, la securite des familles et la confiance dans le systeme judiciaire. Les autorites, quant a elles, invoquent l’application des directives federales.

Ce documentaire compile temoignages, images et declarations d’avocats, elus, journalistes et personnes concernees, visant a rendre compte des consequences humaines et juridiques de ces arrestations dans les espaces publics des tribunaux.

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More Ships Sail to Gaza Despite Capture

Imagen: TRNN – Maximillian Alvarez (editor en jefe) conversa con Mskwaasin Agnew, que navega con la Freedom Flotilla Coalition a bordo del barco Conscience (4 de octubre de 2025). Video incrustado: «Defying Israel, more ships sail to Gaza after Global Sumud Flotilla captured» (YouTube).

Resumen principal
– Segun el informe, Israel intercepto a todos los barcos y detuvo a los voluntarios que formaban parte de la Global Sumud Flotilla, lo que provoco protestas internacionales desde Buenos Aires hasta Barcelona. En Italia, sindicatos convocaron una jornada de huelga general en solidaridad con la flotilla.
– Mientras tanto, una flota mas pequena de la Freedom Flotilla Coalition continua su travesia hacia Gaza. El reportaje registra una conversacion (grabada el 4 de octubre de 2025) entre Maximillian Alvarez, editor en jefe de The Real News Network, y Mskwaasin Agnew, sanitaria indigena (Cree y Dene) de la Salt River First Nation, que viaja en el Conscience.

Invitada
– Mskwaasin Agnew: Cree y Dene de Salt River First Nation, nacida y criada en Toronto. Es trabajadora sanitaria, primera interviniente con personas que consumen drogas y practicante de reduccion de danos indigena. Tambien participa como organizadora, defensora del territorio y activista en solidaridad con Palestina y con los pueblos originarios.

Enlaces y referencias
– Freedom Flotilla Coalition: Linktree y cuenta de Instagram.
– Reportajes relacionados en The Real News Network (articulos citados por Marc Steiner y Maximillian Alvarez).

Creditos
– Produccion de estudio / Postproduccion: Maximillian Alvarez, David Hebden.

Transcripcion (nota)
– La transcripcion disponible se indica como apresurada y puede contener errores; se publicara una version revisada cuando este disponible.

Sintesis de la entrevista (puntos clave)
– Detenciones y respuesta internacional: La conversacion comienza senalando que todos los miembros de la Global Sumud Flotilla entrevistados por The Real News han sido detenidos tras la intercepcion. Se menciona ademas una posicion publica de un alto cargo israeli que propone encarcelar a los activistas en lugar de deportarlos.
– Motivacion y legalidad: Mskwaasin explica que la flotilla actua por conviccion humanitaria y en defensa del derecho internacional, y que, segun su relato, es Israel quien estaria violando el derecho internacional al mantener el bloqueo y rechazar la entrada de ayuda humanitaria.
– Situacion sanitaria en Gaza: En la embarcacion viajan profesionales sanitarios con experiencia en Gaza. Se describe una situacion critica en los hospitales de la franja -danos, colapso de instalaciones y falta de equipo- y se alude a un alto numero de personas con amputaciones, incluidos ninos. Algunos de los sanitarios de la flotilla planean quedarse en Gaza si logran entrar para atender a la poblacion.
– Perspectiva indigena y solidaridad: Mskwaasin contextualiza su participacion desde la experiencia indigena en Norteamerica (Turtle Island), senalando paralelismos entre los sistemas coloniales y resaltando las responsabilidades historicas de Canada y Estados Unidos. Menciona documentos y posiciones oficiales que, segun su comentario, no se han traducido en acciones concretas por parte de los gobiernos.
– Mensaje y acciones sugeridas: La activista afirma que la flotilla busca poner el foco en Gaza y exige sanciones y un embargo de armas bilateral hacia Israel. Recomienda a la poblacion escribir a sus representantes, firmar peticiones, participar en protestas y acciones de desobediencia civil, y presionar por medidas mas contundentes que solo cartas o firmas.

Cierre
– La invitada recalca que el objetivo principal es visibilizar la situacion en Gaza y que los riesgos asumidos por quienes participan en la flotilla son conscientes. La entrevista concluye con un llamamiento a intensificar la solidaridad y la accion publica en favor de medidas politicas que, segun los organizadores, podrian aliviar la crisis humanitaria.

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The Invisible Interface: How Spatial Computing is Redefining Our Relationship with Technology

The glow of the rectangle has dominated our lives for two decades. We carry it in our pockets, prop it on our desks, and stare at it last thing at night. This era of the smartphone, for all its wonders, has tethered us to a glass slab. But a new paradigm is emerging from the labs and bleeding-edge tech conferences, one that promises to break the screen barrier altogether. It’s called Spatial Computing, and it’s not just another buzzword for augmented or virtual reality. It’s the foundational layer that will make them—and much more—truly seamless. Spatial computing is the digital manipulation of the space around us, allowing our physical environment to become the canvas for digital information and interaction. Imagine not just seeing a hologram through a headset, but being able to physically walk around it, manipulate it with your hands as if it were a real object, and have it persist in your living room exactly where you left it. This is the promise of a world where the digital and physical cease to be separate realms and become a single, unified experience.

The magic of spatial computing lies in its ability to understand context in a way a smartphone never could. Your phone knows its GPS location, but it doesn’t understand the geometry of your room. A spatial computer, through a combination of advanced sensors, LiDAR scanners, and powerful machine learning, creates a real-time 3D map of its surroundings. It knows the dimensions of your desk, the shape of your sofa, and the location of your walls. This contextual awareness is what allows digital content to behave logically. A virtual screen can be pinned to your wall and stay there. A digital character can run and hide behind your actual furniture. A tutorial for repairing a sink can project animated arrows and instructions directly onto the relevant pipes, perfectly aligned with the physical world. This moves us from viewing information on a device to experiencing it within our environment.

The implications for professional fields are nothing short of revolutionary. In architecture and construction, instead of poring over 2D blueprints, teams can don lightweight AR glasses and walk through a full-scale, holographic model of a building before the first brick is laid, identifying design clashes and spatial issues that would have cost millions to fix on-site. In medicine, surgeons could have a patient’s 3D MRI scan superimposed directly onto their body during an operation, acting as a GPS for complex procedures. For remote collaboration, the concept of a «video call» becomes obsolete, replaced by shared virtual workspaces where colleagues from across the globe can interact with the same 3D models as if they were in the same room, pointing, annotating, and building together in a shared space. This dissolves the limitations of geography and flat screens.

However, weaving the digital and physical so tightly is not without its perils. The privacy concerns of the smartphone era will be magnified exponentially. A device that is constantly scanning and mapping the most intimate spaces of our lives—our homes, our offices—collects a profoundly sensitive dataset. The security of this spatial data is paramount; a breach would be more like a home invasion than a stolen password. Furthermore, the «digital divide» could evolve into a «spatial divide,» where access to these immersive tools creates a new chasm in education and economic opportunity. And on a human level, we must grapple with the potential for new forms of distraction and isolation. If we are constantly overlaying digital content onto our world, do we risk degrading our shared physical reality? The challenge for developers and policymakers will be to build this new layer of reality with robust ethical guardrails, ensuring it enhances our human experience rather than overwhelming or dividing it. The goal is not to escape reality, but to augment it—to make us more capable, connected, and creative within the world we truly inhabit.

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Ships sail to Gaza despite Israeli capture

Summary:
Reporters for The Real News Network say that vessels and volunteers from the Global Sumud Flotilla were intercepted and detained by Israeli authorities, triggering international protests from cities including Buenos Aires and Barcelona and a one-day general strike in Italy. A separate, smaller group sailing with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition is continuing toward Gaza. On Oct. 4, 2025, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez interviewed Mskwaasin Agnew, a Cree and Dene healthcare worker from Salt River First Nation, who is on board the ship Conscience with the Freedom Flotilla.

Guest profile:
– Mskwaasin Agnew – Cree and Dene from Salt River First Nation, raised in Toronto. She works as a first responder for people who use drugs and practices Indigenous harm reduction. She is also an organizer, land defender, and involved in Palestinian-First Nations solidarity efforts.

Key points from the interview (paraphrased):
– According to the program, all vessels and volunteers associated with the Global Sumud Flotilla were intercepted and detained by Israeli authorities, prompting global demonstrations and solidarity actions.
– The Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ship Conscience was en route in the Mediterranean, a few days from its destination and approaching what participants described as a high-risk zone.
– Agnew described the flotilla’s mission as a humanitarian effort justified under international law to deliver aid to Gaza. She said the flotilla’s members include healthcare workers and journalists with on-the-ground experience in Gaza.
– The interview discussed severe damage to Gaza’s health infrastructure and widespread civilian suffering. Agnew said hospitals and temporary treatment sites there have been repeatedly targeted, leaving many patients without adequate care. She noted that medics aboard the Conscience planned to remain in Gaza if they succeeded in landing.
– Speaking from an Indigenous perspective, Agnew drew parallels between settler colonialism in Turtle Island (North America) and the situation in Palestine. She cited historical and ongoing harms faced by Indigenous peoples and framed her participation as an act of global Indigenous solidarity.
– Agnew urged supporters to press their elected officials to impose sanctions, including a two-way arms embargo on Israel, rather than limiting advocacy to letters and petitions. She encouraged mass public actions such as protests and direct actions to increase pressure.

Additional resources mentioned:
– Freedom Flotilla Coalition – link pages and Instagram profile (as referenced in the broadcast).
– Related TRNN reports linked in the original broadcast included coverage of U.S. veterans on the Global Sumud Flotilla and interviews with participants before interceptions.

Production credits and transcript note:
– Studio production and post-production: Maximillian Alvarez, David Hebden.
– The broadcast included a recorded interview and a transcript labeled as a rushed version that may contain errors; a proofread transcript was to be made available later.

If you want, I can produce a shorter summary, a verbatim cleaned transcript of the interview text, or a neutral news-style article based on this material.

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More Ships Sail to Gaza After Global Sumud Flotilla Seized

Photo: TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez (right) speaks with Mskwaasin Agnew (left) aboard the vessel Conscience on Oct. 4, 2025.

Video: «Defying Israel, more ships sail to Gaza after Global Sumud Flotilla captured» (YouTube)

Summary
Israel intercepted and detained all vessels and volunteers from the Global Sumud Flotilla, prompting international protests from Buenos Aires to Barcelona. In Italy, unions organized a one-day general strike in solidarity with the flotilla. A separate, smaller group of ships organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition is currently en route to Gaza. On Oct. 4, 2025, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez spoke with Mskwaasin Agnew, a Cree and Dene healthcare worker from Salt River First Nation, who is sailing aboard the Conscience with the Freedom Flotilla.

Guest
Mskwaasin Agnew – Cree and Dene from Salt River First Nation, raised in Toronto. She is a first responder and Indigenous harm-reduction practitioner, and is active as an organizer, land defender and abolitionist. Agnew is involved in Palestinian and Indigenous solidarity work and is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition crew.

Related links and reporting
– Freedom Flotilla Coalition: linktree and Instagram pages
– Marc Steiner, The Real News Network: «US veterans’ final message from the Global Sumud Flotilla before being intercepted by Israel»
– Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network: «‘If I’m killed on this mission…’: Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail for Gaza despite Israel’s threats»
– Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network: «Why US veterans are sailing to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla»

Production credits
Studio production / post production: Maximillian Alvarez, David Hebden

Transcript note
The available transcript was rushed and may contain errors. The following is a neutral summary of the interview’s main points.

Key points from the interview (summary)
– Current situation and mission: Agnew reported she was aboard the Conscience with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, roughly four days from Gaza and traveling in the eastern Mediterranean. The flotilla had joined with additional vessels and was approaching the area described as the «red zone.»
– Purpose and legal framing: The flotilla’s stated purpose is to deliver humanitarian aid and to challenge what participants say is an illegal blockade. Agnew asserted the mission is grounded in international law and described the flotilla as composed of healthcare workers, journalists and other volunteers.
– Response to interceptions: Agnew said the crew remained determined despite Israel’s interception and detention of members of the Global Sumud Flotilla. She criticized actions by Israeli authorities and described concerns about detention conditions and calls by some Israeli officials to imprison activists.
– Healthcare conditions in Gaza: Agnew and other medical volunteers on board cited severe shortages and attacks on medical facilities in Gaza. They said hospitals and makeshift treatment sites have been targeted and that health workers and patients face life-threatening conditions, including high numbers of child amputees and limited access to medical supplies and equipment.
– Indigenous perspective and solidarity: Agnew connected her participation to Indigenous experiences in North America, citing parallels between settler colonial policies historically applied in Canada and the Israeli occupation. She referenced statements by some Indigenous organizations recognizing Palestinian rights and framed her participation as an act of global Indigenous solidarity.
– Calls for international action: Agnew encouraged political pressure on governments, emphasizing calls for sanctions and a two-way arms embargo. She recommended constituents contact elected representatives and said many participants view direct public actions-such as protests and strikes-as necessary beyond petitions and letters.

What participants asked of the public (as reported)
– Raise awareness about the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
– Contact government representatives about sanctions and arms embargoes.
– Consider public demonstrations and other collective actions to increase political pressure.

This summary reflects statements made during the on-board interview and linked reporting; it does not independently verify claims made by participants or by other parties involved.

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Ships Sail to Gaza After Flotilla Captured

TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez (right) speaks with Mskwaasin Agnew (left), who is sailing with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition on board the Conscience, on Oct. 4, 2025. Still/TRNN.

Israel intercepted and detained volunteers from the Global Sumud Flotilla, prompting global protests from Buenos Aires to Barcelona and a nationwide strike in Italy. A separate Freedom Flotilla Coalition fleet is en route to Gaza. On Oct. 4 TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez spoke with Mskwaasin Agnew, a Cree and Dene healthcare worker from Salt River First Nation, who is sailing aboard the Conscience.

Guest:

Mskwaasin Agnew – Cree and Dene from Salt River First Nation, Toronto; first responder, Indigenous harm reduction practitioner, organizer and solidarity activist.

Additional links/info:

Freedom Flotilla Colation Freedom Flotilla Coalition linktree and Instagram

Marc Steiner, The Real News Network, «US veterans’ final message before interception»

Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, «Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail despite threats»

Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, «Why US veterans sailed with the flotilla»

Credits:

Studio Production / Post Production: Maximillian Alvarez, David Hebden

Transcript

The following is an unedited transcript and may contain errors. A reviewed text will be posted when available.

In the interview Alvarez and Agnew discuss the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, attacks on hospitals and medical personnel, and the determination of flotilla crews to deliver aid. Agnew connects the struggle to Indigenous experiences of settler colonialism and urges international pressure, sanctions and public protest, including strikes and direct action, to end the blockade.

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Defying Israel More Ships Sail to Gaza

TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez (right) speaks with Mskwaasin Agnew (left), who is sailing with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition on board the Conscience, on Oct. 4, 2025. Still/TRNN.

Sparking global outrage and condemnation, Israel has illegally intercepted every vessel and captured every volunteer sailing to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla. Protests over the flotilla’s capture have erupted around the world, from Buenos Aires to Barcelona, and hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Italy in a one-day general strike called by Italian unions in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla. And another, smaller fleet of ships with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition is currently sailing to Gaza. Recorded on Saturday, Oct. 4, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Mskwaasin Agnew, a Cree & Dene healthcare worker from the Salt River First Nation, who is sailing with the flotilla on board the Conscience.

Guest:

  • Mskwaasin Agnew is Cree and Dene from Salt River First Nation, born and raised in Toronto. She is a first responder to people who use drugs and an Indigenous harm reduction practitioner. She is an organizer, land defender, abolitionist, and is well versed in Palestinian and First Nation solidarity.

Additional links/info:

Credits:

  • Studio Production / Post Production: Maximillian Alvarez, David Hebden
Transcript

The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. A proofread version will be made available as soon as possible.

Maximillian Alvarez:

Sparking global outrage in condemnation. Israel has illegally intercepted every single vessel and captured every volunteer sailing to Gaza with the Global Summed Flotilla. Every single Flotilla member that we have interviewed here on the Real News in recent weeks has been detained. Israel’s extremist, national Security Minister and genocide enthusiast Imar Ben Vere, is calling for Flotilla activists to be jailed rather than deported. I think they must be kept here for a few months in an Israeli prison so that they get used to the smell of the terrorist wing. Ben Vere posted on X, the fate of every humanitarian activist captured by Israel and the fate of the people’s international movement to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip depends on what people of conscience around the world do right now and people are taking action. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Italy yesterday in a one day general strike called by Italian unions in solidarity with the global Saud Flotilla. Other protests over the Flotillas captured have erupted around the world, and another smaller fleet is currently sailing to Gaza as we speak. And I’m honored to be joined on the Real News today by a member of the Freedom Flotilla fleet who is calling in from onboard the ship conscience right now.

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Thank you so much for having me. My name is Mskwaasin Agnew. I’m Cree & Dene from Salt River First Nation, born and raised in the city of Toronto, Canada. And I’m currently aboard the conscience with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition to Break the Sea gaa. I’m a healthcare worker and we are about four days out. We just met up with the folks from thousand Melines. So there are eight other vessels and we are slowly approaching the red zone. So we’re in the Mediterranean Sea, just over Egypt.

Maximillian Alvarez:

Man, that’s intense, but especially given what we’ve seen transpire this week, and I kind of just wanted to ask on that human level, like how are you and everyone on board feeling right now just sailing into the red zone just days after everyone on board the Global Saud Flotilla was captured illegally by Israel.

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Yeah, you know what? We remain undeterred by Israel’s barbarism. We are going to continue to go forward. We know that we can’t depend on our governments to take action, to do the right thing. We are fully within our right with an international law to deliver humanitarian aid. It’s Israel who is breaking international law by their illegal block aid and refusing humanitarian aid. We are a crew of healthcare workers and journalists currently. There’s healthcare workers and journalists being assassinated by the settler occupation Israel. And that’s so the world can’t know the truth. And also what’s happening in Gaza is me aside not being allowed medical equipment, not being able to care for their patients, not even having their basic needs to do so. So we know that this is something that we have to do and this is what it takes.

Maximillian Alvarez:

I want to ask if you could just say a little more about that, because we’ve interviewed here on the Real news, many doctors returning from medical delegations in Gaza, and what they have described is beyond horrifying. And of course, as we speak, with Israel’s full scale invasion of Gaza City and destruction of Gaza City, healthcare workers continue to be slaughtered along with citizens, journalists, everybody.

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Absolutely. There’s doctors and medics and nurses aboard this vessel that have been on the ground in Gaza in the past two years. Some of them are Palestinian, some of them have family in Gaza. Listen, as a healthcare worker, this is something that we have a duty. We have a duty to care for our patients. It’s really disturbing to see even people with the most easily treatable illnesses that are dying from healthcare complications. And what’s really, really disturbing is every single hospital in Gaza has been targeted, decimated, burned to the ground, makeshift tents that were erected to treat patients are then targeted as well. We’re talking about young, old, everybody, Gaza. The children in Gaza make up for the world the highest amount of amputees in the world. And as a First Nations person, it’s no secret that my own people don’t get adequate healthcare living under settler occupation. Racism in healthcare is something that I’m very familiar with and at home. And you know what? To me this is no different. We have a duty to be here and we can’t leave these people behind. Even some of the medics that are on board when we do break the siege creator willing that they actually do intend on staying in Gaza to treat people and to care for people. And that’s how dedicated some of these medics are.

Maximillian Alvarez:

I want to ask about how you’re seeing all this as an indigenous person, as a First Nation citizen, as someone living in North America, the site of a successful settler colonial project that required a genocide of indigenous people across the continent to be complete. And now my country, the United States of America, is the number one supporter of the settler colonialist project and genocide of Israel in the Middle East. So I wanted to ask if you could just kind of talk to other citizens of North America about that in a perspective that you have that compels you to feel that sense of duty to sail to Gaza right now.

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Yeah. So in Turtle Island, we live under G settler occupation. The reservation system in Turtle Island actually was a blueprint for the Israeli apartheid system. Our people have lived through genocide before and that we know that none of us are free until we’re all free. You can look to a statement from the assembly of First Nations that recognizes Palestinians as indigenous peoples and our rights as indigenous peoples around the world according to the United Nations. And we see that Canada has recognized Palestine as a state, and just a few years ago they apologized for residential schools and they had the 94 recommendations and calls to action. And they have failed to act on any of them. And just as Canada has failed to implement an arms embargo or sanction Israel. So Canada is really good at making a lot of promises and using a lot of words.

And according to international politics, Canada is seen as this really great country. But really it’s no different than the United States. It’s actually really quite the same. So we look to the Indian Act and see how the effects of settler colonialism has had an impact on our people. And we know that the genocide that’s happening in Palestine right now, it’s going to have its aftermath for decades and decades to come. I’m here as an act of global indigenous solidarity, and there are many, many people, many indigenous nations across Turtle Island that support the Palestinian people and their liberation struggle.

Maximillian Alvarez:

Well, I know I’ve got to let you go. You’ve got an intense few days coming up and we don’t know what will happen. But I do know that so many people around the world see you all see the folks on the global Saud Flotilla see this effort as one of the few sources of hope in a very bleak, dark world. And I wanted to just sort of end on that message. What message do you hope this flotilla is sending to the rest of the world? And what is your message to folks out there watching about what they can do to help ensure the success of your mission and to help the people of Gaza who are being obliterated before our eyes?

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Absolutely. The Flotilla is not the story. The story is Gaza. The story is what they’re going through. And none us are here without knowing that we’re taking risk. And so people can write letters, sign petitions, and make phone calls to their elected representatives. But it’s really important to remember the reason why we’re putting our bodies on the line is because we want Israel to be sanctioned and we want a full two ways arms embargo. So it’s really important that when people are making those phone calls, that they’re mentioning that and they’re not just concerned for us as Canadian citizens. And I would say furthermore, it’s time to just do more than make phone calls and sign petitions and write letters. It’s time to take to the streets and it’s time to shut it down. We need to do more.

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More ships sail to Gaza defying Israel after Global Sumud Flotilla captured

TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez (right) speaks with Mskwaasin Agnew (left), who is sailing with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition on board the Conscience, on Oct. 4, 2025. Still/TRNN.

Sparking global outrage and condemnation, Israel has illegally intercepted every vessel and captured every volunteer sailing to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla. Protests over the flotilla’s capture have erupted around the world, from Buenos Aires to Barcelona, and hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Italy in a one-day general strike called by Italian unions in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla. And another, smaller fleet of ships with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition is currently sailing to Gaza. Recorded on Saturday, Oct. 4, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Mskwaasin Agnew, a Cree & Dene healthcare worker from the Salt River First Nation, who is sailing with the flotilla on board the Conscience.

Guest:

  • Mskwaasin Agnew is Cree and Dene from Salt River First Nation, born and raised in Toronto. She is a first responder to people who use drugs and an Indigenous harm reduction practitioner. She is an organizer, land defender, abolitionist, and is well versed in Palestinian and First Nation solidarity.

Additional links/info:

Credits:

  • Studio Production / Post Production: Maximillian Alvarez, David Hebden
Transcript

The following is a rushed transcript and may contain errors. A proofread version will be made available as soon as possible.

Maximillian Alvarez:

Sparking global outrage in condemnation. Israel has illegally intercepted every single vessel and captured every volunteer sailing to Gaza with the Global Summed Flotilla. Every single Flotilla member that we have interviewed here on the Real News in recent weeks has been detained. Israel’s extremist, national Security Minister and genocide enthusiast Imar Ben Vere, is calling for Flotilla activists to be jailed rather than deported. I think they must be kept here for a few months in an Israeli prison so that they get used to the smell of the terrorist wing. Ben Vere posted on X, the fate of every humanitarian activist captured by Israel and the fate of the people’s international movement to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip depends on what people of conscience around the world do right now and people are taking action. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Italy yesterday in a one day general strike called by Italian unions in solidarity with the global Saud Flotilla. Other protests over the Flotillas captured have erupted around the world, and another smaller fleet is currently sailing to Gaza as we speak. And I’m honored to be joined on the Real News today by a member of the Freedom Flotilla fleet who is calling in from onboard the ship conscience right now.

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Thank you so much for having me. My name is Mskwaasin Agnew. I’m Cree & Dene from Salt River First Nation, born and raised in the city of Toronto, Canada. And I’m currently aboard the conscience with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition to Break the Sea gaa. I’m a healthcare worker and we are about four days out. We just met up with the folks from thousand Melines. So there are eight other vessels and we are slowly approaching the red zone. So we’re in the Mediterranean Sea, just over Egypt.

Maximillian Alvarez:

Man, that’s intense, but especially given what we’ve seen transpire this week, and I kind of just wanted to ask on that human level, like how are you and everyone on board feeling right now just sailing into the red zone just days after everyone on board the Global Saud Flotilla was captured illegally by Israel.

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Yeah, you know what? We remain undeterred by Israel’s barbarism. We are going to continue to go forward. We know that we can’t depend on our governments to take action, to do the right thing. We are fully within our right with an international law to deliver humanitarian aid. It’s Israel who is breaking international law by their illegal block aid and refusing humanitarian aid. We are a crew of healthcare workers and journalists currently. There’s healthcare workers and journalists being assassinated by the settler occupation Israel. And that’s so the world can’t know the truth. And also what’s happening in Gaza is me aside not being allowed medical equipment, not being able to care for their patients, not even having their basic needs to do so. So we know that this is something that we have to do and this is what it takes.

Maximillian Alvarez:

I want to ask if you could just say a little more about that, because we’ve interviewed here on the Real news, many doctors returning from medical delegations in Gaza, and what they have described is beyond horrifying. And of course, as we speak, with Israel’s full scale invasion of Gaza City and destruction of Gaza City, healthcare workers continue to be slaughtered along with citizens, journalists, everybody.

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Absolutely. There’s doctors and medics and nurses aboard this vessel that have been on the ground in Gaza in the past two years. Some of them are Palestinian, some of them have family in Gaza. Listen, as a healthcare worker, this is something that we have a duty. We have a duty to care for our patients. It’s really disturbing to see even people with the most easily treatable illnesses that are dying from healthcare complications. And what’s really, really disturbing is every single hospital in Gaza has been targeted, decimated, burned to the ground, makeshift tents that were erected to treat patients are then targeted as well. We’re talking about young, old, everybody, Gaza. The children in Gaza make up for the world the highest amount of amputees in the world. And as a First Nations person, it’s no secret that my own people don’t get adequate healthcare living under settler occupation. Racism in healthcare is something that I’m very familiar with and at home. And you know what? To me this is no different. We have a duty to be here and we can’t leave these people behind. Even some of the medics that are on board when we do break the siege creator willing that they actually do intend on staying in Gaza to treat people and to care for people. And that’s how dedicated some of these medics are.

Maximillian Alvarez:

I want to ask about how you’re seeing all this as an indigenous person, as a First Nation citizen, as someone living in North America, the site of a successful settler colonial project that required a genocide of indigenous people across the continent to be complete. And now my country, the United States of America, is the number one supporter of the settler colonialist project and genocide of Israel in the Middle East. So I wanted to ask if you could just kind of talk to other citizens of North America about that in a perspective that you have that compels you to feel that sense of duty to sail to Gaza right now.

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Yeah. So in Turtle Island, we live under G settler occupation. The reservation system in Turtle Island actually was a blueprint for the Israeli apartheid system. Our people have lived through genocide before and that we know that none of us are free until we’re all free. You can look to a statement from the assembly of First Nations that recognizes Palestinians as indigenous peoples and our rights as indigenous peoples around the world according to the United Nations. And we see that Canada has recognized Palestine as a state, and just a few years ago they apologized for residential schools and they had the 94 recommendations and calls to action. And they have failed to act on any of them. And just as Canada has failed to implement an arms embargo or sanction Israel. So Canada is really good at making a lot of promises and using a lot of words.

And according to international politics, Canada is seen as this really great country. But really it’s no different than the United States. It’s actually really quite the same. So we look to the Indian Act and see how the effects of settler colonialism has had an impact on our people. And we know that the genocide that’s happening in Palestine right now, it’s going to have its aftermath for decades and decades to come. I’m here as an act of global indigenous solidarity, and there are many, many people, many indigenous nations across Turtle Island that support the Palestinian people and their liberation struggle.

Maximillian Alvarez:

Well, I know I’ve got to let you go. You’ve got an intense few days coming up and we don’t know what will happen. But I do know that so many people around the world see you all see the folks on the global Saud Flotilla see this effort as one of the few sources of hope in a very bleak, dark world. And I wanted to just sort of end on that message. What message do you hope this flotilla is sending to the rest of the world? And what is your message to folks out there watching about what they can do to help ensure the success of your mission and to help the people of Gaza who are being obliterated before our eyes?

Mskwaasin Agnew:

Absolutely. The Flotilla is not the story. The story is Gaza. The story is what they’re going through. And none us are here without knowing that we’re taking risk. And so people can write letters, sign petitions, and make phone calls to their elected representatives. But it’s really important to remember the reason why we’re putting our bodies on the line is because we want Israel to be sanctioned and we want a full two ways arms embargo. So it’s really important that when people are making those phone calls, that they’re mentioning that and they’re not just concerned for us as Canadian citizens. And I would say furthermore, it’s time to just do more than make phone calls and sign petitions and write letters. It’s time to take to the streets and it’s time to shut it down. We need to do more.

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Ships sail to Gaza despite Israeli capture of Sumud Flotilla

Israel intercepto y detuvo todos los barcos y voluntarios de la Flotilla Global Sumud, una accion que ha recibido criticas internacionales y provocado protestas en ciudades como Buenos Aires y Barcelona. En Italia, los sindicatos organizaron una huelga general de un dia, y se han realizado manifestaciones en muchos otros paises. Un grupo mas pequeno, organizado por la Freedom Flotilla Coalition, se dirige actualmente a Gaza. Grabada el sabado 4 de octubre, la entrevista de Maximillian Alvarez, editor jefe de TRNN, es con Mskwaasin Agnew, una trabajadora de la salud cree y dene de Salt River First Nation, que viaja a bordo del barco Conscience con la Freedom Flotilla.

Invitada:
Mskwaasin Agnew es cree y dene de Salt River First Nation y nacio y crecio en Toronto. Trabaja como primer respondedora para personas que usan drogas y es practicante indigena de reduccion de danos. Tambien es organizadora, defensora de la tierra y abolicionista, y participa en trabajos de solidaridad entre las comunidades palestinas e indigenas.

Enlaces e informacion adicional:
– Freedom Flotilla Coalition linktree e Instagram
– Marc Steiner, The Real News Network, «US veterans’ final message from the Global Sumud Flotilla before being intercepted by Israel»
– Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, «‘If I’m killed on this mission…’: Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail for Gaza despite Israel’s threats»
– Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, «Why US veterans are sailing to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla»

Creditos:
Produccion de estudio / Postproduccion: Maximillian Alvarez, David Hebden

Transcripcion
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Maximillian Alvarez:
Israel ha interceptado y detenido todos los barcos y voluntarios de la Flotilla Global Sumud, una medida que ha provocado condenas internacionales. Algunos funcionarios israelies han pedido que los detenidos enfrenten prision en lugar de deportacion, y el resultado para el movimiento internacional que desafia el bloqueo de Gaza dependera de la respuesta publica mundial. Grandes protestas y una huelga general de un dia en Italia muestran una solidaridad creciente, y una flotilla separada y mas pequena se dirige actualmente a Gaza. Ahora me acompana una miembro de la Freedom Flotilla, que llama desde a bordo del Conscience.

Mskwaasin Agnew:
Gracias por invitarme. Me llamo Mskwaasin Agnew. Soy cree y dene de Salt River First Nation y naci y creci en Toronto. Actualmente estoy a bordo del Conscience con la Freedom Flotilla Coalition, rumbo a Gaza. Soy trabajadora de la salud. Estamos a unas cuatro jornadas en el mar y nos encontramos recientemente con otras embarcaciones. Hay varios barcos en nuestro grupo y nos acercamos a la zona proxima a Egipto en el Mediterraneo.

Maximillian Alvarez:
Dado lo ocurrido recientemente, incluida la intercepcion de la Flotilla Global Sumud, como se sienten usted y la tripulacion al dirigirse hacia la llamada «zona roja»?

Mskwaasin Agnew:
Seguimos decididas a continuar. Creemos que entregar ayuda humanitaria es un acto licito y necesario. No esperamos que los gobiernos actuen como creemos que deberian, por eso la sociedad civil debe asumir la responsabilidad. En nuestra opinion, es el bloqueo de Israel el que viola el derecho internacional al impedir asistencia humanitaria. En nuestra tripulacion hay trabajadores de la salud y periodistas; nos preocupa que el personal medico y los periodistas en la region hayan sido blanco, lo que limita la conciencia publica sobre las condiciones en Gaza. Las restricciones en equipo y suministros medicos dificultan la atencion a pacientes. Por eso nos sentimos obligadas a seguir adelante.

Maximillian Alvarez:
Muchos profesionales medicos que regresan de Gaza han descrito condiciones catastroficas. Con los ataques continuos en la ciudad de Gaza y reportes de civiles, trabajadores de la salud y periodistas muertos, puede describir como se ve la situacion desde la perspectiva de quienes brindan atencion?

Mskwaasin Agnew:
Hay doctores, medicos y enfermeras en nuestro barco que han trabajado en Gaza; algunos son palestinos o tienen familia alli. Como trabajadores de la salud, sentimos el deber de cuidar a los pacientes. Hemos visto gente morir por condiciones tratables porque los hospitales han sido danados o destruidos y las instalaciones improvisadas tambien son atacadas. Todas las edades estan afectadas. En Gaza hay un numero particularmente alto de ninos que han sufrido amputaciones y otras lesiones graves. Como persona indigena, reconozco paralelos con la forma en que mi propia comunidad ha experimentado atencion medica insuficiente bajo sistemas coloniales. Algunos de los medicos en nuestro barco planean quedarse en Gaza si logramos entregar ayuda, lo que muestra la profundidad de su compromiso.

Maximillian Alvarez:
Como influye su identidad indigena y su experiencia en Norteamerica en la decision de unirse a esta mision?

Mskwaasin Agnew:
En Turtle Island (Norteamerica), los pueblos indigenas viven bajo sistemas coloniales de asentamiento. El sistema de reservas y otras politicas coloniales han perjudicado durante mucho tiempo a las comunidades indigenas, y esas historias informan nuestra solidaridad con los palestinos. Muchas naciones indigenas reconocen a los palestinos como pueblos indigenas con derechos segun el derecho internacional. Canada ha hecho disculpas formales por abusos historicos y ha reconocido la condicion de Estado de Palestina en ciertos contextos, pero muchas personas sienten que no ha actuado de forma significativa, por ejemplo aplicando sanciones o un embargo de armas. Mi presencia en esta mision es un acto de solidaridad indigena global; muchas comunidades indigenas en Turtle Island apoyan la lucha de Palestina y ven estos temas a traves del prisma de experiencias compartidas de despojo y supervivencia.

Maximillian Alvarez:
Le dejaremos porque tiene unos dias criticos por delante. Antes de irse, que mensaje espera que envie la flotilla y que pueden hacer las personas que la ven para apoyar su mision y a los civiles en Gaza?

Mskwaasin Agnew:
La flotilla en si no es la historia principal; el enfoque debe estar en Gaza y la crisis humanitaria alli. Sabemos que asumimos riesgos para visibilizar esa realidad. La gente puede tomar medidas practicas: escribir y llamar a sus representantes electos, firmar peticiones y apoyar medidas como sanciones y un embargo de armas total y reciproco. Al contactar a representantes, es importante instar a cambios politicos concretos en lugar de limitarse a expresar preocupacion por lxs activistas. Mas alla de peticiones y llamadas, las personas deberian considerar acciones publicas -manifestaciones, huelgas y otras formas de presion organizada- para exigir rendicion de cuentas y aumentar el apoyo para la ayuda humanitaria. Necesitamos una accion colectiva sostenida para lograr cambios.

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