Hundreds march on Fort Meade in solidarity with Bradley Manning Dec. 17, 2011.
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Letter Carriers Branch 214: “Create Save Our Public Post Office Committee”
Motion adopted by NALC Branch 214, January 4, 2012
Create a “Save Our Public Post Office” Committee
1. That Branch 214 create a “Save Our Public Post Office” Committee to mobilize our members and customers and communities, and other unions, including postal unions, to build a strong local movement to save the public Postal Service.
2. That Branch 214 spread this idea to other branches and the NALC nationally with the goal of creating a national network of “Save Our Public Post Office” committees.
3. That as a first act of this committee, Branch 214 members will carry the branch banner in the Martin Luther King Day march on January 16, 2012 in San Francisco, and pass out “Save Our Public Post Office” flyers.
Motion adopted at the regular membership meeting of Golden Gate Branch 214 of the National Association of Letter Carriers, meeting in San Francisco, California on January 4, 2012.
PDF OF RESOLUTION:
Postal workers marching in Detroit August 2010.
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Jan. 7 Milwaukee: ‘Assist with the Struggle, Honor Dr. King’
Call to Action from labor in Longview, WA: ‘We implore all able working class people to COME TO LONGVIEW’
UPDATE: Bryan G. Pfeifer’s Case Postponed Until Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012
Bryan G. Pfeifer, Andy Andre, their attorney and & other supporters went to court today. There has been an adjournment for the trial until Thursday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. We hope to see you then. Thanks much to all those who came out to support us today. We are now mobilizing to pack the court on Feb. 16. Updates available at: www.wibailoutpeople.org. We also need contributions for the defense campaign, you can go to the website and click on the Paypal button, everything helps. Thanks again & Solidarity Forever!
Pack The Court In Solidarity With Bryan & Andy: Thursday, Feb. 16, 1 p.m.
FACEBOOK EVENT:
http://www.facebook.com/events/300485199992589/
Andy & Bryan, their attorney & other supporters Jan. 4 at the City of Milwaukee Municipal Court.
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Dozens Of Supporters Protest The Bank Of America in Southgate, MI Jan. 3 To Support The Henry Family,
For background on the Henry family’s case: http://peoplebeforebanks.org/
Also: http://moratorium-mi.org/ / http://occupyourhomes.org/
The Henrys fell behind on their Countrywide/Bank of America mortgage after Debbie had a stroke in 2008 and could no longer work full time. The housing market collapsed that same year and the value of their house fell by two-thirds. In the aftermath of the crash, Bank of America and Fannie Mae were bailed out with billions of taxpayer dollars.
Little of this, however, trickles down to the Henrys and the thousands of Detroit area families who need mortgage modifications to stay in their homes. Bank of America (BOA) rescinded an initial modification that the Henry’s paid for 10 months. Because BOA can collect the full mortgage value guaranteed by Fannie Mae, the bank has little interest in straightening out the paperwork snafus and mismanagement that confronts anyone seeking a mortgage modification. Now Fannie Mae (which bought the Henrys’ mortgage at full value) and BOA (which still services the mortgage for Fannie Mae) want to evict the Henry’s.
The Henry's speak out to save their home at the Southgate, MI branch of Bank Of American Jan. 3, 2012.
Supporters of the Henry family protest at Bank Of America in Southgate, MI Jan. 3, 2012.
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Occupy The Hood: ‘NATIONAL CRISIS & IMMEDIATE ACTION PRESS RELEASE (KILL SB 207 2012)’
Occupy The Hood media conference, Oct. 28, 2011 Milwaukee.
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REMINDER: Pack The Court In Solidarity With Bryan G. Pfeifer & Andy Andre, Jan. 4, Milwaukee
FACEBOOK EVENT:
http://www.facebook.com/events/300485199992589/
FLYER:
https://wibailoutpeople.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/jan-4_pfeifer_pack_the-court.pdf
Protesting Scott Walker is not a crime. Union-Busting, Austerity, Police Brutality, Unemployment, Foreclosures, Evictions, War & Racism are the crimes!!
SOLIDARITY
“It is with great honor that I add my name in support of one of the most progressive voices crying out for the redemption of the forgotten and exploited masses, Bryan Pfeifer. I have known this man for more than ten years as both a student of mine and an organizer for the upliftment of the oppressed masses whether they are workers or unemployed.
His voice has resounded on the campus of UW-Milwaukee and in the community of Milwaukee in support of the rights of the exploited and oppressed. We have a history of working on the campus and in the community together. We were on campus in the support of the rights of the custodial workers at UWM. Recently we worked together on the rally against the “Nazi” protest here in Milwaukee. I can attest to the righteous and unselfish character of this young man. He has been a persistent and consistent freedom fighter for the rights of exploited and oppressed regardless of their cultural reality… He is a person who comes to a space and rolls up his sleeves and begins to organize and carry out the tasks that help to educate the forgotten of their rights to a decent quality of life… He is not selfish with his skills as he quickly reaches out to help youths to understand their responsibility to make this a better world.
…I submit these words in testimony to what I consider a man of the people in all respects.”
— Ahmed Mbalia, Ph.D., Emeritus Senior Lecturer, Department of Africology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee / Africans On The Move
Bryan G. Pfeifer, Detroit, MI, August 2010.
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