Month: June 2020

From a friend: On May 30th, Sarah Grossman, a 22 year old Jewish student majoring in ecology and sustainable development at Ohio State University, was killed by the riot cops during a Black Lives Matter protest. She suffocated on tear gas. May her memory be a blessing. #TikkunOlam, #JewsForBlackLivesMatter

The route will lead to the Racine County Courthouse where speakers will begin speaking at aprox. 6pm. We are speaking from the courthouse steps to demand that Racine County DA Patricia Johnson takes action again the officer that murdered #TyreseWest #blacklivesmatter #justice4racine #saytheirnames Follow our live feed on FB and youtube tinyurl.com/yesorganizer Remember, even if you are not able to […]

https://wisaflcio.typepad.com/wisconsin-state-afl-cio-blog/ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO A list of #BlackLivesMatter actions for justice and equality happening around Milwaukee this weekend. We have linked to Facebook event information. We are also updating a Twitter thread @wisaflcio. Friday, June 5, at 2:00pm, 6801 Southway, Greendale: March For George Floyd Friday, June 5, Caravan for Justice, Racine Friday, June 5, at 2:00pm, Humboldt Park, Bay […]

Wauwatosa, WI June 3, 2020

https://bit.ly/3gR1MjA The masks, reading “Stop killing Black people,” were meant to quell the spread of the coronavirus, which has disproportionately affected Black Americans. By Ryan J. Reilly THEMOVEMENTINK / INSTAGRAM – Cloth masks that read “Stop killing Black people” and were intended to protect demonstrators from COVID-19 were seized by law enforcement. WASHINGTON ― Law […]

Milwaukee Area Labor Council !!SOLIDARITY ACTIONS!! We will update to the best of our ability as things quickly change. The Milwaukee Area Labor Council supports the protests for justice for George Floyd and police accountability in Minneapolis, in the greater Milwaukee area, and across the country. Locally, we still have unresolved cases of Joel Acevado […]