Month: April 2020

Webinar: Saturday, April 18, 2:00 PM (Eastern), 11:00 AM (Pacific) Co-Chairs: Alison Bodine — Fire This Time, Movement for Social Justice, Vancouver, Canada Brenda Lopez — Co-coordinator, Los Angeles, US Hands Off Cuba Committee. Participant, Recent Cubambiente International Conference in Havana. Speakers: Ambassador Josefina Vidal — Cuba’s Ambassador to Canada. Lead negotiator in talks with Barack […]

https://bit.ly/2RGVAzB https://vdlf.org/ (Español Abajo) The Voces de la Frontera Direct Relief Fund for Covid-19 Relief in Wisconsin is currently raising funds to assist the victims of the Covid-19 Pandemic, which threatens thousands of undocumented workers with losing their jobs and livelihood across the state. Only one-in-six Latino workers have a job suited for telework, according […]

https://www.safeskiescleanwaterwi.org/ Join us this Saturday at noon for a car caravan from Truax to the State Capitol!​ Display your No F-35 signs Decorate your cars Honk your horns, put on your flashers We will leave from Truax at noon (you can wait in the Madison College parking lot) Drive up Wright Street and along East […]

How Cuba’s Medical Internationalism Can Help Us HOW CUBA’S MEDICAL INTERNATIONALISM CAN HELP US Presented by Dr. Howard Ehrman, MD MPH, this event will explore the many ways Cuba’s policy of medical internationalism has made thIs small island a global leader in public health — and how US people can benefit from Cuba’s medicines and […]

Stand with Government Employees: Help VA Employees Demand Safe Working Conditions & Protections for Veterans Stand with Teachers: Tell President Trump And Vice President Mike Pence: Healthcare Workers Need Protective Equipment Now Stand with Postal Workers: Tell Congress Members During This Pandemic, Support Our Public Postal Service Stand with Transit Workers: Demand Transit Agencies And […]

https://fighting-words.net/2020/04/07/cuba-helps-world-fight-covid-19/ By David Sole Countries around the world, hard hit by the Covid-19 virus, are turning to socialist Cuba for medical assistance. These include Italy, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Suriname and Jamaica among others. Cuba has a long history of sending doctors and other medical professionals on these international missions in times of crisis. A group of […]

If you haven’t already, please RSVP for tomorrow’s Virtual Meeting of Wisconsin Public Education Network partners, 4pm on Tuesday April 14. We’ll debrief the election results, share the latest on what the COVID-19 legislation means for schools, and strategize on collective action in the coming weeks and months. Registration is required; we’ll send the link […]