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UWM Coalition of Progressive Organizations

http://saveouruwm.com/ The UWM Coalition for Progressive Organizations was created in response to Gov. Walker’s proposed budget cuts to the UW System. (To learn more about how the cuts will effect you, see the About Budget Cuts page.) We hope that this Coalition serves to connect and unite different groups on the UW-Milwaukee campus to work […]

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Milwaukee, April 30: Dontre: One Year Anniversary of the Death of Dontre Hamilton

Dontre: One Year Anniversary of the Death of Dontre Hamilton https://www.facebook.com/justicefordontre Calling all Community Members, activists, friends, and family to stand with us against injustice on our streets and in our communities. April 30th will mark the 1 year anniversary since Dontre Hamilton was murdered by a Milwaukee Police Officer, for resting in a public […]

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UW Milwaukee, April 10-16: Latin American Film Festival

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teleSUR Coverage of the Seventh Summit of the Americas & People’s Summit that Declared Solidarity With Cuba & Venzuela

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/ Ecuadorean Rafael Correa of Ecuador issued a statement in which that the region will no longer tolerate external intervention or aggression. “The seventh summit of the Americas was an historic conference which demonstrated that we will never be anyone’s backyard,” Correa stated. The four day People’s Summit convened close to 2,000 representatives of social […]

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April 15: Huge Protests Planned For Wisconsin & Nationwide

Raise Up MKE: https://www.facebook.com/RaiseUpMKE Underpaid workers from fast food, retail, home care, child care, and even adjunct professors are standing up this Wednesday, April 15 and demanding a fair and just wage. Go to April15.org and see how you can get involved in the making of history. “We’re going to see actions in Wausau, in […]

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Madison, April 14: National Day of Action Against Police Violence: All School Walkout

facebook.com/fergusontomadison Tuesday April 14th is a national day of action against police violence. YGB will be supporting a student walk out. Students will be walking out at 10:30 am on Tuesday, April 14th to protest the epidemic of police violence against Black people all over the country and to demand justice for Tony Robinson. We […]

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Milwaukee Demands An End to the Medical Neglect & Torture of Mumia Abu-Jamal

A diverse array of Mumia Abu-Jamal supporters held a protest in the pouring rain at the Federal Courthouse in Milwaukee April 10. Chaired by longtime community and anti-police brutality activist Brian Verdin, protesters demanded Abu-Jamal be freed, or alternatively, to be allowed to receive family visits, medical records, and private health care at his own […]