Month: October 2017

On September 29, 2017, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced the decision to significantly downscale the diplomatic staff of the US embassy in Havana and withdraw all their relatives, claiming that there had been “attacks” perpetrated against US Government officials in Cuba which have harmed their health. Once again, on October 3, the […]

The Latin America Working Group (LAWG) strongly condemns the expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats from their embassy in Washington, D.C. This decision by the administration—which comes less than a week after the drawdown of U.S. diplomats from the Havana embassy—is shortsighted, unreasonable, and vindictive. “This action will only serve to harm both the Cuban and […]

https://www.workers.org/2017/10/02/catalonians-defy-spanish-cops-to-vote-pro-independence/ Marching in Barcelona on Oct. 1, 2017 The Spanish state’s brutal attempt to repress the Oct. 1 referendum for self-determination of Catalonia boomeranged on the Madrid regime. Instead of squelching the vote, brutality aroused massive anger and resistance. This boosted the independence movement of the Catalonian people and pushed the working class to the […]

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/panafricanjournal/2017/10/02/pan-african-journal-special-worldwide-radio-broadcast Listen to the Sun. Oct. 1, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the call by Togolese opposition forces for renewed mass demonstrations inside this West African state; tensions have […]

Hosted by Milwaukee Film 2155 N Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, 2-3:30 P.M. This event is FREE & open to the public. This panel will explore the transformation of activism from the 1960s into the second decade of the 21st century with help from veterans of Milwaukee’s housing desegregation struggle, the Wisconsin immigrant rights struggle, contemporary Black […]

Sat, October 21, 2017, 6 – 9:00 PM CDT Robinia Courtyard, 829 East Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703 To buy tickets, click here Join Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, The Racial Justice Tipping Point and partners for a community celebration and connecting fundraiser. We are in the midst of some bleak times, but also […]

Hosted by Madison IWW General Defense Committee Local 100 953 Jenifer Street, Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, Madison Come out to support Madison’s local General Defense Committee (GDC), organizing community self-defense efforts in our neighborhoods. We are throwing a party to raise awareness and interest in our commitments to make our community stronger through direct action. We […]