Month: June 2019

IFCO/Pastors for Peace

St. Ben’s Community Meal Program Cookout with MALC The Community Services Committee of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council AFL-CIO is proud to announce its 2019 partnership with St. Ben’s Community Meal Program which feeds the homeless and working poor on Sunday, June 30th 2019 at St. Benedict the Moor (St. Ben’s Church), 930 W. State […]

MMSD School Board Meeting

https://bit.ly/2KqhAwZ Millions of Brazilians participated in a general strike and mass demonstration on Friday, June 14 against far-right president Jair Bolsonaro’s push for pension reform. It was one of the largest mobilizations against Bolsonaro’s government since he took office in January. Actions were held in more than 380 cities around the country. If approved, the pension reform […]

Prisoners from inside Martin Correctional Institute in southern Florida have asked for our help! They offer testimony of rampant sanitation violations, abuses of authority and the weaponization of food (or its withdrawl) as punishment. PHONE ZAP today June 20, 8am – 5pm EST. Share the details with your people! Martin CI Food Service violations, as per prisoner testimony: 1. […]

https://bit.ly/2KsqcTL The United Nations’ World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, should not merely represent a reminder of “the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland under threat of persecution, conflict and violence.” It should also be an opportunity for the international community to truly understand and […]