Month: September 2016

8751-standing-rock-solidarity-resolution-9-22-2016 “…Be it therefore resolved that the Boston School Bus Drivers Union, USW Local 8751, pledges our wholehearted solidarity to the resistance at Standing Rock; Be it further resolved that we call on President Obama to permanently halt construction on the DAPL immediately; Be it further resolved that Local 8751 will forward this resolution to […]

#CharlotteUprising http://charlotteuprising.com/ https://www.facebook.com/charlotteuprising Charlotte Uprising is a coalition of community members, local and state organizers committed to ensuring the safety of our communities, and advocating for police accountability, transparency and social and economic equity. We have been organizing for justice for Keith Scott who was murdered by CMPD as well as all who have experienced […]

An update from the Durham Solidarity Center Freedom Fighter Bond Fund on our work at the Charlotte protests Thank you for your support. Here’s what’s happening in Charlotte: Five people from our fund have been in Charlotte this week coordinating legal solidarity work. We have also brought on two local organizers to bottom-line an onsite […]

Informational Forum on Prison Solidarity From lengthy hunger strikes about solitary confinment to nationwide solidarity actions over what has been called prison slavery to disproportionate incarceration rates in Milwaukee, the prison system has become an increasingly pressing topic that affects many in the city. Rust Magazine will sit down for a conversation that explores the […]

Tearing Hate From the Sky with Bree Newsome Bree Newsome is the community organizer and activist who removed the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House. This event is free and open to all! For questions or accommodations, contact khaled.ismail@wisc.edu. Born with an artist’s soul and spirit, Bree Newsome has always been sensitive to […]

https://www.facebook.com/Arabs4BlackPower/ http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2016/09/arabs4blackpower-releases-movement-for-black-lives-solidarity-statement/ We, the undersigned artists, academics, mothers, fathers, students, refugees, and community organizers with ties to Arabic­-speaking regions, declare our unwavering solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL). We fully and wholeheartedly endorse the policy demands put forth by the US­-based Movement for Black Lives platform and its transnationalist vision for Black power, […]

Rally against trump Protest. 3-6 P.M., Waukesha Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd., Waukesha, WI Trump will be in Waukesha and we want him and his supporters to know that we do not approve of his political agenda and his degrading comments about veterans, disabled, LGBT, and immigrants.