New York State Attorney General Letitia James announces plans to sue the US Department of Health and Human Services. Editor’s warning: mentions of violence and death.

Happening in the World: Locked, sealed, and devastated by Israeli bombings, Gaza faces starvation. Hospitals are hanging by a thread, food stocks at UN warehouses have run out, and water distribution is grinding to a halt. The longest blockade on Gaza has sparked a growing international outcry, but it has failed to persuade Israel to break open the borders. Residents and humanitarians warn that acute malnutrition among children is spiraling. (AP) 

Happening in the US: Indigenous people across North America call for sustained responses to the violence in their communities, much of it against women and girls. Young women cover their mouths with bright red handprints, vowing to speak for those who have been silenced. According to the US Justice Department, Indigenous women are more than twice as likely to be victims of homicide than the national average. (AP) 

Happening in NYC: New York State Attorney General Letitia James says she plans to sue the US Department of Health and Human Services to block cuts to key programs for low-income Americans, people with disabilities, and people contemplating suicide. James made the announcement during a speech at the headquarters of the National Action Network in Harlem, where she said the Trump administration was “attacking the most vulnerable New Yorkers” by weakening or eliminating social programs that many Americans have come to depend on. (Gothamist) 

Happening in Our Community: “Digital Authoritarianism and the Fight for Democracy,” an event discussing how modern-day technologies enable authoritarian regimes to censor and surveil people, will be held on Wednesday, May 7, from 6 to 8 pm, at Pulitzer Hall. The discussion will feature Director of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto Ron Deibert and Executive Director of the Knight Institute Jameel Jaffer. Register here.

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