Month: March 2012

Sister Sue Ruggles is a member of AFT Local 212: http://www.flickr.com/photos/44933821@N04/sets/72157629206688502/ ###

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From Peace Action WI: DEMAND US/NATO OUT OF AFGHANISTAN NOW! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/254322627991004/ At least 16 innocent Afghans (9 children) were slaughtered by a U.S. soldier in a shooting spree in Southern Afghanistan last Sunday. The massacre has fueled calls for a rapid withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan. However horrific, this was not […]

Thursday, May 10, 2012, 1-3pm, On campus: UWM Bolton Hall 196 Info : This culminating workshop will begin with a brief history of past protests and rallies for women’s rights, discussing past Milwaukee women who led protests. We critically analyze past strategies and identify the characteristics of effective protests/rallies. Participants will create an action plan […]

http://www.facebook.com/events/300318710030166/?ref=notif&notif_t=event_invite 10 p.m. – 2:30 a.m., Mad Planet, 533 E Center Street, Milwaukee Growing from a trio into a powerful ten-piece over the last five years, De La Buena has been electrifying audiences with their own brand of Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz. Employing jazz harmonic sensibility and a deep-seated love of diverse cultures, De La […]

http://www.facebook.com/events/112294275564390/ 10:30 a.m., Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago Street, Milwaukee — “Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel privatizing and union busting like Scott Walker – and Barrett may jump right in” http://bdgrdemocracy.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-privatizing-and-union-busting-like-scott-walker-and-barrett-may-jump-right-in/ — No shortage of reasons to Protest Rahm! Emanuel’s city budget closes 6 of the City’s 12 Mental Health Clinics, privatizes all 7 of […]

For more information or to arrange an interview, call Babette Grunow of the Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC) at: 414-447-8369 — Dr Castillo is a spokesperson for the Honduran People’s Front for National Resistance, an advocate for accessible health care, and a leader of the Garífuna people of the Caribbean coast. Dr. Castillo will be touring […]