National BOPM Leader Larry Hales in WI August 14-21

Mr. Larry Hales, a national leader of Bail Out the People Movement, will be in WI from August 14-21. He will supporting the people’s rebellion in WI, speaking at events like GarveyFest and will be meeting with labor, community and student organizations. Mr. Hales will be traveling and working with Ed Childs, also a leader of BOPM and also a Chief Steward with UNITE HERE Local 26 in Boston. If your organization would like to schedule a meeting with Mr. Hales or Ed Childs, call the WI BOPM at: 313-559-7074 or email: wibailoutpeople@gmail.com.

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Longtime progressive activist Mr. Larry Hales is currently an organizer with New Yorkers Against Budget Cuts and Defend Education. Hales has vast experience organizing and working with student-workers in many capacities including facilitating skill building workshops in public speaking, writing, outreach and numerous other forms of activism.

Mr. Hales, a national leader of Fight Imperialism Stand Together (FIST), is a principal leader in various movements for progressive social, political and economic change. He is on the front lines protesting police brutality, fighting for affirmative action, supporting and visiting political prisoners such as Mr. Mumia Abu-Jamal and Mr. Leonard Peltier, and working in solidarity with the women’s liberation, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) and union movements. Hales is well-known for his solidarity work in support of Palestine and the Hip-Hop movement.

Mr. Hales, as a journalist, has written extensively on the above issues as well as cultural and international issues for various print and on-line publications including FIST’s quarterly newspaper, “Left Hook.” Hales’ most recent journalism work is focused on the education crisis in the United States and how the banks, corporations and U.S. wars are responsible for this crisis affecting millions of student and their loved ones, in particular poor and working students and students of color.

As part of his organizing and speaking work, Mr. Hales travels extensively throughout the United States and internationally. He just returned from the Phillipines where he met with labor, community and student leaders.

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