MTEA Black Caucus Awards Night and Soup Dinner

225 W Vine Street, Milwaukee, 6-7:30 P.M.

Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association-Black Caucus is partnering with Milwaukee Public Schools for the National BLACK LIVES MATTER at School Week of Action. All events are free and open to the public.

Join other educators working to make MPS a district that empowers our students, centers Black voices in the classroom, and affirms Black lives every day of the year.

Register here: tinyurl.com/BLMWeekofAction

#BlackLivesMatteratSchool

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Americans need rise up against the US government for its attacks on civil liberties and for weakening democracy in the country, says an African American journalist in Detroit.

A new study by a US-based non-governmental group showed that the US was rapidly losing its democratic freedoms.

Press TV interviewed African American journalist in Detroit Abyomi Azikiwe about the study. He agreed with it, stating that democratic freedoms in the US had been eroding for quite a while.

“I agree with the study. Real democracy has been declining in the United States for some time now,” according to Azikiwe.

Azikiwe criticized the US government for turning the country into a police state in which the freedoms of the people from all walks of society were being restricted more and more as each day passed.

“You have increasing surveillance of peoples from broad spectrum of the political landscape inside the United States.They are unleashing police and security forces, both local, state, as well as federal authorities,” said the editor at the Pan-African News Wire.

Azikiwe said in a phone interview with Press TV on Tuesday that people in the US “can be arrested and held without being charged. They can be denied their right to legal council.”

He said poor people were the more liable to suffer from the declining democracy.

“The wealthy in the country are not subjected to the same kind of scrutiny and persecution as those among the working class and the poor,” he said.

Azikiwe suggest that masses stand up and force the government to stop the diminishing of democratic values.

“It requires a new democratic movement in the United States where people from the lower social echelon decide to gather together and put pressure on the government in order to reverse the current situation,” he said.

He said more and more people were starting to understand the need for mobilization due to the demographic shift.

“I believe this is taking place because of the demographic shift in the United States. The population is becoming more people of color,” he said.

“It is also a reflection of the changing attitude on the part of a lot of people inside the United States,” he concluded.

Palestine: Unlimited – Photography Opening Reception

Join us for the opening reception of Palestine Unlimited , an exhibition (Feb 23 – March 16) featuring award-winning photographs by Palestinian artists. Aimed at defying stereotypes through art, this exhibit affords Palestinians the rare opportunity to depict their reality in their own words- or images.

All works for sale with proceeds benefiting Bright Stars of Bethlehem, a U.S.-based organization dedicated to educating the next generation of creative leaders in Palestine.

Co-hosted by Bright Stars of Bethlehem, Milwaukee Palestine Action Network (join list MilwaukeePalestine@gmail.com), Milwaukee County Progressives No Palestine Exception

Jazz Gallery Open during events and regular hours below (check Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts / Riverwest Artists Association )
Tuesday: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday: Noon – 5:00 PM
Thursday: Noon – 5:00 PM
Saturdays: Noon – 5:00 PM

http://en.granma.cu/mundo/2019-01-25/venezuela-is-not-alone

The Venezuelan people are mobilized, following the call of their legitimate President,Nicolás Maduro, to defend their sovereignty, peace and constitutionality. The Bolivarian nation also has the majority support of the international community

President Maduro has received broad support from around the world, as well as from the Venezuelan people and public powers. Photo: Reuters

Author: Internacional news staff | informacion@granmai.cu

january 25, 2019 11:01:52

The Venezuelan people are mobilized, following the call of their legitimate President,Nicolás Maduro, to defend their sovereignty, peace and constitutionality, after recent moves in the United States to instigate a coup.

The maneuvers came after Juan Guaidó, president of a National Assembly in contempt, declared himself interim president of Venezuela, and was recognized as such by the U.S. and its allies.

Despite this, the Maduro government continues to enjoy the majority support of the international community, with global powers such as Russia and China reiterating its legitimacy and condemning any foreign interference.

GOVERNORS, SUPREME TRIBUNAL OF JUSTICE, THE ELECTORAL AND CITIZEN POWERS UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION

The Electoral Power of Venezuela, represented by the National Electoral Council (CNE), demanded respect for the will of the Venezuelan people, who constitutionally elected Nicolás Maduro for a second term as President in May 2018. “The CNE repudiates and condemns the complete disregard and violation of the constitutional order demonstrated on January 23,” stated CNE President Tibisay Lucena.

Meanwhile, Maikel Moreno, president of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, confirmed that the judicial system recognizes Nicolás Maduro’s authority as constitutional president of the nation, and does not recognized the move to usurp him, against the will of the people.

Attorney General Tarek William Saab, on behalf of the Citizen Power, condemned the attempted coup and expressed unrestricted support for the Executive.

According to Prensa Latina, Governors of 19 Venezuelan States called for the preservation of peace, respect for democracy and the sovereignty of the South American country, and rejected violent acts by sectors of the opposition. Governor for Miranda State, Héctor Rodríguez, noted: “The country’s security forces are deployed to guarantee the peace of the nation.”

MILITARY RATIFIES MADURO AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF

Commanders of the Strategic Integral Defense Regions (REDI) of Venezuela ratified their commitment to the Constitution and support for President Nicolás Maduro, as their Commander in Chief, and rejected international interference in the country’s internal affairs.

Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino stressed: “The FANB will defend the Venezuelan Constitution as the guarantor of national sovereignty.”

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SUPPORTS VENEZUELA

Member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) supported and recognized Maduro as the legitimate President of Venezuela, in the face of the coup threats promoted by the United States. In a statement they reiterated that they will only recognize as representatives of Venezuela in multilateral and bilateral spheres, diplomatic officials appointed by the Executive Power headed by President Maduro, and no supposed transitional government.

Meanwhile, teleSUR reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin called Maduro to express his continued support and “emphasized that destructive external interference is a gross violation of the fundamental norms of international law.”

The government of Nicaragua released a statement of its support: “The Great Homeland does not submit, it stands proud, with the Love of its Nations. United in ALBA, we are all Venezuela. Latin America and the Caribbean, the cradle of great and luminous beings, demands dignity and greatness against the empire.”

“China supports the efforts made by the Venezuelan government to uphold national sovereignty, independence and stability,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said during a press conference. “We always follow the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, we oppose foreign interference in the internal affairs of Venezuela and we hope that the international community will also follow this principle,” she concluded.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi told reporters: “The Islamic Republic of Iran supports the government and people of Venezuela against any sort of foreign intervention and any illegitimate and illegal action such as attempt to undertake a coup.”

The Syrian Foreign Ministry expressed its solidarity with Venezuela and with Maduro, condemning U.S. interference.

Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India also criticized foreign intervention and called on the peoples of the world to show solidarity with the Venezuelan people. The French Communist Party and social organizations such as the Paris Bolivarian Circle and the ALBA-TCP Collective in France, the Paraguayan Guasu Front and the German Left Party, also expressed their continued support.

In the meantime, the U.S. has hypocritically asked for a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in Venezuela. Social networks have been flooded with memes denouncing the interference of the Trump administration. One of them read: “Would you like to become president without going through an uncomfortable popular election? Just call 1800 Mike Pence, for an immediate guarantee.”

Stand For Peace!, Milwaukee, WI January 26, 2019

Staff and students kicked off the 2019 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. The Black Lives Matter at School movement asks educators to mobilize for racial justice in education and address the continuing inequities that lead to institutionally racist policies and practices in schools.

The demands of the movement are:

• Ending zero-tolerance discipline policies, which disproportionately penalize black students;
• Mandating that black history and ethnic studies be taught in schools;

ENGLISH BELOW

Junta de membresía del capítulo de Waukesha
Cada otro viernes, 6pm
oficina de Voces de la Frontera en Waukesha
305 E Main St, Waukesha, 53186

¡Acompáñanos para la próxima junta de membresía de nuestro capítulo en Waukesha! Tendremos un taller conozca sus derechos y platicaremos sobre nuestros esfuerzos para luchar por las licencias de conducir y contra las políticas anti-inmigrantes como el 287g. Tendremos las juntas de membresía cada 2 semanas.
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Waukesha Chapter Membership Meeting
Every other Friday, 6pm
Office of Voces de la Frontera in Waukesha
305 E Main St, Waukesha, 53186

Join us for the next membership meeting of our chapter in Waukesha! We will have a Know Your Rights workshop and discuss our efforts to restore access to driver’s licenses to immigrants and the fight against anti-immigrant policies like 287g. We’ll have membership meetings every two weeks.

Feb. 4, 2019: The ballots have been counted. With 84% of our members voting, 95% voted to authorize a strike. Oakland teachers are #strikeready

“This is a clear message that our members are ready to fight for the schools our students deserve,” said OEA President Keith Brown. “This powerful vote is a mandate for smaller class size, more student support and living wage. It is a mandate to keep our neighborhood schools open and not shut down our schools.”

– Keith Brown, President, OEA, Oakland Education Association