Month: January 2016

From Flint to Madison: Our Water is Under Attack! We just learned that Wisconsin legislators are considering a bill (SB 432) that would allow for the privatization of the state’s water. “SB 432 makes it possible for communities to transfer water utility management from the public sector to the private sector, which means out-of-state and […]

Black Lives Matter Chicago has added its voice to protests over the National LGBTQ Task Force’s inclusion of an Israel lobby group in its Creating Change conference in Chicago this weekend. Tarab-NYC, an LGBTQ and gender nonconforming group organizing in Middle Eastern and North African communities, launched the #cancelpinkwashing campaign in response to the inclusion […]

BlackOut UW Board of Regents Meeting #2 THE UNHEARD OUTCRY OF THE OPPRESSED STUDENT WILL BE SILENCED NO MORE!!! No UW-System school student deserves to feel marginalized or oppressed at any UW-System Institution. It is time for the UW-Systems Institutions to answer to our cry for social progress and social justice on our campuses. On […]

From the WI AFL-CIO: Last fall, Gov. Walker and GOP lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 285, a bill that will destroy key components of Wisconsin’s civil service system.  Wednesday night, the Senate signed off on the Assembly version of the bill AB 373. The bill would remove impartial exams that test an applicant’s knowledge and skill […]

http://www.workers.org/articles/2016/01/19/flint-demands-water-justice/ If cash-starved Flint needed to cut costs and draw water from a river which is still badly polluted, who has impoverished the city? When GM closed nine of its 10 Flint plants, the city lost its prime source of tax revenue. Foreclosures caused by predatory lending have eroded property tax income. Debt to the […]

Celebrating Dontre Hamilton We are looking forward to celebrating Dontre’s Birthday with you all on Sunday, January 24th at the Wisconsin African American Women’s Center, 3020 W. Vliet Street. Come enjoy food, mixing and mingling wih the family and others who’ve supported the family during this journey! Doors open at 4 p.m. and entertainmen including […]

Day of Action in Solidarity with Trans Prisoners — Milwaukee January 22nd 2016 is the first international day of action in solidarity with trans prisoners. With that in mind, Milwaukee IWW invites you all to take part in a discussion about mass incarceration, the challenges trans people face outside & inside prisons, and how people […]