Monthly Archives: November 2016

Milwaukee, November 13: March Against War

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Sponsored by Youth Empowered in the Struggle at UW-Milwaukee
Join us to march against war.

America is failing. Both major party presidential candidates have war on their post-victory agenda, with Syria at the top of the hit-list.
As working class people, we know the truth – we need to solve problems in our country before we invade another. Poverty, homelessness, police brutality, political corruption and lack of basic human rights are destroying the daily lives of Americans.

War is an enactor of torture, unnecessary violence and death; most importantly, war is an imperialist venture designed by the elite to further oppress and control. The United States government is, in fact, an imperialist and dangerously nationalist enterprise, no matter the supposed political affiliation of its figurehead.

March with us to spread knowledge and support peace!

We’ll be meeting at Riverside Park, across the street from the Goodwill on Oakland Avenue. We hope to see you there!

Sept. 7 march in NYC from Union Square to Times Square.

Milwaukee, November 15: Cuba: Prospects and Challenges

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Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 7 PM

Central United Methodist Church (CUMC)

639 N 25th St

Milwaukee, WI 53233

Free and open to the public

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Nearly two years ago President Obama and Cuba’s President Raul Castro of Cuba announced plans to normalize relations. Since then, how much has really changed?

Two top leaders from the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)  will be in Wisconsin to help build bridges of friendship between the people of Cuba and of the

United States. Founded in 1960, ICAP has worked to promote solidarity between the people of Cuba and nations worldwide.

On November 15 at 7pm hear Sandra Ramirez Rodriguez, Director, of the North American Division of ICAP, and Leima Martinez from ICAP’s North America Division, speaking on Cuba’s perspectives on strengthening ties between our peoples. For example, Cuba is currently providing free medical school to two women from Wisconsin, and its medicines have been credited with prolonging the quality of life for at least one Wisconsin man with advanced lung cancer. What more can be done so that our citizens can travel and trade more freely and learn from each other?

For more info contact: LASC 414-447-8369 or WI Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba 414-273-1040, www.wicuba.org.

Sponsored by: Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, Latin America Solidarity Committee, Milwaukee Area Technical College,  Plowshares Marketplace and Education for Peace Waukesha, National  Network on Cuba and Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP).

50 years after Revolution in Cuba

Disgusted with Trump & Clinton? Vote for Moorehead-Lilly in 2016!

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Fight for Socialism! Vote for Moorehead-Lilly in 2016!

 “As members of the working class, it’s so important that we vote intelligently, with our own hearts and minds. This ‘lesser of two evils’ narrative is old and played out now. People know damn well that neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton represent the interests of poor, Black, Brown or working people. Voting for socialist candidates isn’t just a ‘protest vote.’ It’s an expression that something better is very possible. It’s a refusal to go along with what the ruling class is trying to force feed us,” says Workers World Party’s Vice Presidential Candidate Lamont Lilly on  LeftVoice: “We Don’t Subscribe to Reforming the Police” (tinyurl.com/jhjptpl/).

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, we want you to join us in voting with your hearts and minds, voting for revolutionary socialism vs. white supremacy and all other forms of inequality under capitalism.

WWP candidates Monica Moorehead and Lamont Lilly have been tireless champions of those who are fighting on the frontlines for a better world. Our campaign (tinyurl.com/z8e66js) has stood with Standing Rock, Black Lives Matter, migrant workers, labor and nearly every issue concerning people of color, women, LGBTQ communities, people with disabilities, students and more, along with national liberation movements fighting the U.S. empire from Occupied Palestine to Haiti to Venezuela.

We have met thousands of people who are fed up with both capitalist candidates and who want nothing less than a revolutionary change.

 Take a stand on Tuesday — independent of the two parties of racism, capitalism and war — by voting for Workers World Party.

How do I vote for Monica and Lamont?  

   Here’s how you can vote for Monica and Lamont:

  • In New Jersey, Utah and Wisconsin, our campaign is on the ballot. For instance, in New Jersey you can find our campaign in the “I” column.
  • In most other states, we are certified write-in candidates. You have the right to ask poll workers where to write the names of Monica Moorehead and Lamont Lilly.
  • We encourage everyone to write in our candidates, even if your state may not recognize the vote.

Can’t vote? Vote online here! vote4socialism.org

Ready to continue the struggle after the election? Join us in New York for the WWP National Conference on Nov. 11-13 in NYC!

Go to this link – youtu.be/G0la_-GoP_g – to see Monica Moorehead read WWP’s election campaign 10-point program at a Nov. 4 street meeting in NYC.

Support Philly Transit Workers on Strike: Press Conference: Campaign Launch for SEPTA Inconvenience

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What: PRESS CONFERENCE to launch SIP Campaign
-When: Monday, Nov. 7, at 12 noon
-Where: 1234 Market Street, SEPTA headquarters
-Who: community representatives, labor activists, students, unemployed, people with disabilities and other Philadelphia residents impacted by the strike against SEPTA management. (If you want to speak, add your name to the list by contacting SEPTAInconveniencePass@gmail.com)

-Why: SEPTA officials claimed in court they are concerned about the “health, safety and welfare of the public”, particularly for the poor, the disabled and the 52,000 students who rely on mass transit to get to schools. But the inconvenience to riders stems from SEPTA’s refusal to negotiate a fair contract with SEPTA’s workers as represented byTWU 234 in time to avoid a work stoppage.

If SEPTA is so concerned, the public agency should provide the people of Philadelphia with a free transit for each day of the strike.

Like all workers, SEPTA drivers and support staff have a right to decent wages, benefits and safety.

The people also have a right to safe, efficient and affordable public transit. We ask SEPTA to authorize free Inconvenience Passes and for drivers to accept this pass out of respect for community sacrifices during the strike.

Please sign the petition! (Link coming soon)
Transit Riders Initiative for the People
SEPTAInconveniencePass@gmail.com

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City of Madison Liunna Local 236 Travels to Standing Rock to Stand with Water Protectors

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Madison City Employees LiUNA Local 236, many other workers turned out for the Labor For Standing Rock event at the confluence of the Cannonball and Missouri Rivers Oct. 29 #NoDAPL #Solidarity

City of Madison Liunna Local 236
Local 236 stood up for what is right in their support of Standing Rock. And they did it in spite of the fact they did not have the backing of the powers that be. It put them at risk. But, Laborers Union Intl, better known as Local 236 of Madison Wisconsin, prides themselves on being a public service union. And in that spirit, they journeyed to Standing Rock to give the Sioux a written resolution detailing their support. They did this with the clear intention of setting an example so that other Unions would take heed and follow suit. Local 236 hoped their courage would inspire others. And they were successful in this endeavor. The Madison Teachers Union will be following suit on Monday, November 7, 2016 by issuing their own written resolution stating unequivocally their support as well. ~Deana DeHaven

A statement by City of Madison liunna Local 236

“As most of you know, the city of Madison has passed a resolution to stand in solidarity with standing rock against the pipeline. Most also know that one of our alders was arrested there. We at liunna local 236 feel the need to take a stance on the issue. We know many unions are for the pipeline and just as many are against it. Due to how our city is situated between several large bodies of water that is a part of the Mississippi watershed, we strive as a whole, to keep our lakes clean. Because of the nature of our job we know that unlike air, water is a closed loop. What we have is all we get. Our lakes provide untold amounts of recreation along with what comes out of our taps. It must remain clean. The city government has worked with the indigenous tribes here to try and preserve their heritage. As a diversified group, we also understand wanting and keeping a heritage. We feel there would be more and better sustainable jobs if we invested in other types of energy that were not fraught with so many accidents. We stand proudly and in solidarity with the city of Madison, her citizens and the people of standing rock against the pipeline. After all, this is Madison. Thank you.”

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