Month: September 2019

https://bit.ly/2lKDu2S Fidel’s tomb represents a symbol of Cuba today. Only “Fidel” is written there. No birth or death date: Fidel continues beyond time as a presence. A boulder is his grave: he, like Cuba itself, is an immovable rock. In my month in Cuba, I never felt the Cuban people considered Fidel had died. Rather, […]

Milwaukee 53206 7979 38th Avenue, Southwest Library, Kenosha, 6-8:30 P.M. The U.S. has the most prisoners of any nation in the world, both in raw numbers and by percentage of the population. These numbers are further compounded within Milwaukee’s mostly African-American 53206 Zip Code, where 62% of adult men have spent time in prison, making […]

YES Advisor Training Wanted: Social justice-inclined MPS teachers to serve as advisors to YES student clubs Voces de la Frontera and the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) are looking for teachers to serve as advisors at their school for student-chapters of Youth Empowered in the Struggle. This is a great opportunity for teachers interested in […]

Youth Climate Action Team‎Art Build 4 Climate Strike 1915 E Kenilworth Place, UW Milwaukee, 10 A.M. – 6 P.M. LOCATION: -Signs will be posted to guide you! -1915 E Kenilworth Place, basement of UWM’s Kenilworth Studios -Enter the building from the alley behind Urban Outfitters or on South Side of building from Prospect -Basement door […]

After a major strike in New England earlier this year, and with a massive strike looming on the West Coast, Giant and Safeway workers are rallying this morning September 12, 2019 to say ‘enough is enough.’ Hundreds of union members working at Giant and Safeway grocery stores will be joined by elected officials and community […]

Milwaukee Climate Strike! This September, millions of us will walk out of our workplaces, schools, and homes to join youth climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. We’re gathering at the North Point Water Tower for a tabling event and then a march to City Hall for […]