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Our History in Black (Ms. Lena Horne)
Che Guevara in New York, USA 1964 – Interview
Che Guevara in USA, New York December 16, 1964 Interview with several journalists (narrated by Chris Couch) in the Cuban Mission HQ in New York (East 67th St).
#ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM June 10, 2020: No research! No meetings! No classes! No business as usual!
On June 10, 2020, we will #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM, and #Strike4BlackLives.
In the wake of the most recent murders of Black people in the US, it is clear that white and other non-Black people have to step up and do the work to eradicate anti-Black racism. As members of the global academic and STEM communities, we have an enormous ethical obligation to stop doing “business as usual.” No matter where we physically live, we impact and are impacted by this moment in history.
Our responsibility starts with our role in society. In academia, our thoughts and words turn into new ways of knowing. Our research papers turn into media releases, books and legislation that reinforce anti-Black narratives. In STEM, we create technologies that affect every part of our society and are routinely weaponized against Black people.
Black academic and Black STEM professionals are hurting because they exist in and are attacked by institutional and systemic racism. Black people have been tirelessly working for change, alongside their Indigenous and People of Color allies. For Black academics and STEM professionals, #ShutDownAcademia and #ShutDownSTEM is a time to prioritize their needs— whether that is to rest, reflect, or to act— without incurring additional cumulative disadvantage.
White people and some non-Black people of Color (NBPOC) among us are key contributors towards perpetuating systemic racism. Direct actions are needed to stop this injustice. Unless you engage directly with eliminating racism, you are perpetuating it. This moment calls for profound and meaningful change. #ShutDownAcademia and #ShutDownSTEM is the time for white and NBPOC to not only educate themselves, but to define a detailed plan of action to carry forward. Wednesday June 10, 2020 will mark the day that we transition into a lifelong commitment of actions to eradicate anti-Black racism in academia and STEM. We join with members of Particles for Justice in calling for a #Strike4BlackLives.
To be clear: #ShutDownSTEM is aimed at the broad research community who is not directly participating in ending the global pandemic, COVID-19. If your daily activities are directly helping us end this global crisis, we send our sincerest gratitude. The rest of us, we need to get to work.
Share your detailed plans and actions with the global community using the hashtags #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia.
Our collective efforts will lead to eradicating anti-Black racism because Black lives depend on it. Take Action
No research
No meetings
No classes
No business as usual
Roanoke, VA May 30, 2020
Loves Park, IL, June 5, 2020: Rally Against Racism
Hosted by Rockford Youth Activism
4150 N Perryville Rd., Loves Park, IL – Carlson Ice Arena & Riverview Ice House –
5 P.M.
Rockford, IL May 30, 2020 / Photo: WI BOPM
Ms. Ella Baker: Making the Struggle Every Day, It Takes Organization, It Takes Dedication
IATSE Union: Justice For George Floyd!
George Floyd Statement
The stage employees union, IATSE Local 13 of Minneapolis-St.Paul, stands with our community in grief and mourning over the murder of George Floyd. We fully support the movement and protests calling for swift justice – the arrest and prosecution of the four Minneapolis police officers responsible for this horrific crime. We, as a union and members of the Minneapolis-St Paul community, cannot look away from the systemic racism, injustice, and brutality that led us to this terrible moment. Urgent and deep reform of the police department and government institutions as a whole is necessary to bring the justice we seek and the justice we need, not only for George Floyd, but for all victims of police brutality and violence.
It is tragic that the biggest roadblock to these vital reforms is the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, especially under the leadership of President Bob Kroll. Political leaders and elected officials have tried to begin these reforms, only to be blocked and stymied by the police union. For example, Mayor Frey banned the use of so-called “Warrior Training,” only to have that same training be offered by the union.
The Labor Movement must stand in solidarity with workers, the powerless, and the oppressed. Failure to do so would amount to tacit approval of the systems of violence and repression that allowed the callous murder of George Floyd to occur. Therefore we call for the immediate resignation of Bob Kroll from his position in the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis. We also call on all unions and labor organizations to immediately cease all affiliation and recognition of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis. This is not a position we have come to lightly or easily, but we refuse to stand by idly. There is no Labor Movement without justice, and we need justice for George Floyd.
— From the union’s own page IATSE
Photos from around the world for the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) Campaign in solidarity with the struggling people of North Ameria
Tens of Thousands Have Taken to the Streets of Milwaukee and Other Cities in Wisconsin Over the Past Week to Demand: #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter
Multinational protesters of all ages throughout Wisconsin over the past week have taken to the streets in Madison, Milwaukee (and surrounding suburbs), the Fox Valley (Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Appleton), Green Bay, Manitowoc, Sheboygan and in Central and Western Wisconsin.
The protests continue this weekend June 5-7, 2020.
For ongoing event information:
Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter
Marching down 35th St. on day 7 of protests June 4, 2020 in Milwaukee to demand justice for those killed by police violence.
Photo: Joe Brusky
White supremacists threatened to assassinate Milwaukee activist Frank Nitty requiring armed protection for Frank during June 4, 2020 march.
Photo: Joe Brusky, June 4, 2020
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter
A young man holds an #icantbreathe shirt out the window of his home in Milwaukee as tonight’s march past by.
Photo: Joe Brusky, June 4, 2020
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter
Sending support for marchers from the back of the car parade in Milwaukee. Photo: Joe Brusky, June 4, 2020
Wauwatosa, WI June 6, 2020: March for Thee Three
N 76th & W Burleigh, 4 P.M.
Join the family of Alvin Cole and the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression for a rally and march to demand justice for the victims of Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Anthony Mensah.
The rally and march will begin at 4pm. Organizers are asking people who attend to please wear a mask or some type of facial covering. A car caravan will follow the march for those who wish to drive.
On February 2, 2020, Alvin Cole fled the Mayfair Mall after Wauwatosa police appeared on scene and drew their weapons following a call from a mall employee. As he ran, he yelled, “No gun, no gun, no gun”, but that didn’t matter. Officer Mensah, at this point twice a murderer, shot Alvin several times in the back, killing him.
Between the outbreak of COVID-19 & advice that they should “keep it quiet”, updates about Alvin’s murder and the “investigation” disappeared from the news. But now, in the wake of the uprisings that have spread across the country starting in Minneapolis, the family has decided to remain silent no longer.
They want justice, not just for Alvin, but for Antonio Gonzales (murdered by Mensah in July 2015) and Jay Anderson, Jr. (murdered by Mensah in June 2016). Justice in this case means Officer Mensah being immediately terminated from the Wauwatosa Police Department, indicted for murder, and convicted. Anything short of these things is not good enough.
Additionally, to ensure that killer cops do not continue to get away with their crimes, the family, together with the Milwaukee Alliance, is putting forward the call for community control of the police through the creation of an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC).
Until there is justice, there can be no peace! Continue reading
