People’s Power Assembly: https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesPowerAssemblies

Ferguson Response Network: http://fergusonresponse.tumblr.com/

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/index.html

Leaders meet in Costa Rica to participate in the third Celac summit. | Photo: Presidencia de Venezuela

EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/njpbm3f

Dontre Hamilton was shot 14 times at Red Arrow Park on April 30, 2014. While his death was ruled a homicide, his killer (a former Milwaukee Poilce Officer) still walks the streets as a free man. This Friday (January 30) will mark 9 months since this crime took place, however we are yet to get justice for Dontre, and/or the other families that have seen their sons and loved ones taken from them at the hands of negligent police officers and racist vigilantes.

This Friday we will be taking our fight directly to the individuals who are responsible for Dontre’s death, to hold them accountable for their actions and subsequent inaction. Our fight is for Justice. Our fight is to end the the explicit and implicit racial profiling practices that lead to the criminalization of black men and women (and other people of color) by the police force and businesses in this city.

Please join us at Red Arrow Park (1000 N. Water St.) Friday January 30 at 6 pm as we rally and demonstrate to demand justice in MKE. We hope to see you there! Lets show up! Lets make them feel both our presence and our pressure!

To stay connected to the Coalition for the latest updates and info please Follow us on Twitter @Justice4Dontre, Instagram @TheCoalition4JusticeMKE or give us a call at 414-375-9330.

FIGHT THE CUTS PLANNING MEETING AT UW-MILWAUKEE

JANUARY 29 EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/q26xc8w

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MAKE PRINTS & UNITE

FEB. 3 EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/oz39tzh

Bring something to print on (shirts, bags, paper, cardboard, sign materials, etc) and choose between a selection of designs that boldly communicate our commitment to DEFENDING EDUCATION in Wisconsin!

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DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION! RALLY AGAINST THE CUTS TO THE UW SYSTEM

Wednesday, Feb. 4 12 NOON rally at Spaights Plaza at UW-Milwaukee: http://tinyurl.com/m4lgcay

Governor Walker’s proposed state budget would cut $300 million from the UW system and place it under the control of the politically-appointed Board of Regents instead of the elected state legislature.

We stand in opposition to Walker’s plan to sacrifice the quality, accessibility, and affordability of higher education in Wisconsin to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.

Education Is a Right!
No More Cuts to Our Universities!

Sign-making: Tuesday, February 3, 5:30 p.m., Union 344

A letter writing event and march will take place later in the day on February 4 at 4pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/437031179777408/

An all-campus meeting to determine next steps is TBA.

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AUDIO COMMENTARY: http://tinyurl.com/m6uxqe4

More commentaries from political prisoners: http://www.prisonradio.org/

EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/kkzmyky

We’d like to first thank every one of you who have been diligently willing to participate even on such short notice. This progress could not have been made without you.

We’ve been informed of a Public Protection and Judiciary Committee (PP&J) meeting 5:15 PM, Jan 27th at the City County Building.

We’re close to making a difference, but we need your testimony. We need to continue to apply pressure. So, The Young Gifted and Black Coalition will be holding a rally and action to stand against State Violence, in solidarity with Ferguson, New York, and Black Lives lost everywhere

Continuing to push against money going into jails:

We will gather at 4:30 PM at the City County Building 210 M.L. King, Jr. Blvd. for a short rally before making our way into the PP&J committee meeting to speak in support of funding our community instead of the jail. We understand that the committee will be debating a resolution regarding what to do with the proposed $8 million, and we will speak in support of the items in the resolution that put money towards black-led community initiatives.

In Dane county we experience state violence in the form of mass incarceration. Our movement takes to the streets to end state violence against all black lives—Women, queer, trans folks, men, homeless folks, children, those in the prison industrial complex, undocumented folks, and folks with disabilities…All BLACK LIVES!

We continue to push for our demands

1) The $8 Million proposed for the jail study be taken off the table, and given to resources and initiatives led by the Black community.

2) The immediate release of Black people incarcerated for crimes of poverty. Make a plan to get 350 Black people out of jail, and keep them out. This would end the disproportionate incarceration of Black people- and stop the need for renovations due to overcrowding

3) End solitary confinement. No one should be put in solitary confinement.

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom, it is our duty to win, we must love and protect one another, we have nothing to loose but our chains.” -Assata Shakur

Please Join Us and Spread the Word

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Young, Gifted and Black Coalition