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July 20, 2020: National Day of Action for Black Lives

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A number of unions are participating in today’s National Day of Action in 20 cities, demanding the Senate pass the HEROES Act to provide PPE, essential pay and extended unemployment benefits. “The National Strike/Day of Action is a worker-driven action to demand that bosses and elected officials address the systemic racism that drives economic inequality in this country,” said CWA, which is joining SEIU, the Teamsters, AFT, and community-based organizations to promote the action. “We are demanding guaranteed sick pay, affordable health care, strengthened health and safety protections for essential workers, and stronger organizing rights for all workers.” Check out #StrikeForBlackLives on Twitter for details.

Milwaukee, July 20, 2020: Fight Police Crimes! Press Conference

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Fight Police Crimes! Press Conference

The Coalition to March on the DNC will be holding a press conference on Monday evening at Dontre Hamilton (Red Arrow) Park to announce the new direction of our demonstration in August focusing mainly on the fight against police crimes and for community control of the police as well as justice for Alvin Cole and other victims of killer cops.

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Black Lives Matter Events/Protests in Wisconsin From July 20, 2020 Onward

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***Monday, July 20th; Today’s list of BLM Protests, Vigils and other Relevant Actions is updated.***

Link for the Updated List: https://docs.google.com/…/1uLk5DYYMqlxZAbO_TAbAxxS9dS…/edit…

As always, you can find all of the event pages listed under the “Events” section of the People’s Climate Coalition FB Page.

You can (and should!) also check out the new Impact Demand event calendar: https://events.impactdemand.org/posterboard and follow the Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement for news and actions from around the state and Rid Racism Milwaukee for a list of additional racial justice actions / events.

If you’re having troubles finding the list, it will also be posted to the Gaia Coalition Network and Water Protectors of Milwaukee FB Pages.

***#Covid19 reminder to wear a mask and gloves to all in-person events and somehow try to social distance, if possible.***

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If you can’t attend a protest, making a contribution to any of the following organizations / causes would be super helpful (you can also find more listed in the donation tab within the excel sheet):

– Legal Aid & Resources: Milwaukee Freedom Fund

– Free Chrystul Kizer

– Youth Rising Up -YRU- North Division High School

– Black Leaders Organizing for Communities

– Leaders Igniting Transformation

– Urban Underground

– The People’s Movement of Milwaukee

– Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression

– Human First Project : https://gf.me/u/x79ydc

– Black Educators Caucus MKE

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Let me know if there are any other actions / donation pages / relevant orgs that should be added to the list. You can email me at lee.stedman.gaiacoalition@gmail.com or PM me directly on Facebook.

#BlackLivesMatter #Milwaukee #milwaukeeprotest

#solidarity #GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor #DontreHamilton

#JoelAcevedo #FreeChrystul #SayTheirNames

#Juneteenth #AlvinCole #JayAnderson

#AntonioGonzales #Justice4TheeThree

#DivestFromMPD #DefundThePolice #ElijahMcMclain

#DontreHamilton #AlvinCole #SandraBland

#JasonPero #AtatianaJefferson #KorrynGaines

#EricGarner #AlesiaThomas #RodneyKing

#KevanRuffin #VanessaGuillen

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ANC, Mandela and the African American struggle: How national and class oppression shaped the evolution of movements in South Africa and the US

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Feb 12, 2014

As the African National Congress celebrates 20 years in power this year, many people may not know that the anti-apartheid liberation organization had close links with the African American civil rights movement. ANC should continue to support liberation struggles around the world

 

With the passing of Nelson Mandela on December 5, 2013, the impact of his life and political work was recognized by not just the people of South Africa and the African continent but oppressed and struggling peoples throughout the world. People of African descent outside of Africa, particularly in the United States, cherished the legacy of Mandela and saw within him much that was reflective and inspirational to the African American people’s movement for genuine equality and self-determination.

Yet what is often not recognized is the more than a century-old linkage between the South African and African American peoples which extends back even prior to the founding of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) in 1912, which was later named the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923. Key figures within the South African and African American anti-racist movements intersected inside both the U.S. and Africa….

State workers in Maryland prevail in fight against service cuts

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Since mid-March, AFSCME Maryland has rallied against proposals from Governor Larry Hogan to cut public services. These cuts – including eliminating 5,000 jobs, instituting 5% permanent cuts to salaries and slashing employee health care – were held off the agenda during the July 1 Maryland Board of Public Works hearing following this sustained pressure from AFSCME members. This marked a huge win for AFSCME workers in protecting the vital public services that communities depend on during this time of crisis – including unemployment insurance, food stamps and other community-based services. “Maryland residents and employees deserve more resources and not less during this time of crisis,” said AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Elissa McBride. “That’s why we’ve got to stop these dangerous, unnecessary and immoral cuts. And,” she added, “we need federal aid to states and cities to fight the pandemic, reopen safely, and provide the services our communities need.” Read more.

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Geopolitics Alert: Fight the Racist U.S. War Machine!

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Geopolitics Alert

https://geopoliticsalert.com/

Randi Nord and Jim Carey launched Geopolitics Alert shortly after Russia increased support for the Syrian government in 2015 and the Obama regime began expanding U.S. military involvement across the world. We knew U.S. imperialism would start growing even more rapidly than it had for the past few decades — and under Trump, that’s exactly what’s happened.
Since we started Geopolitics Alert, major events began to unfold which required a significant independent counterweight which the mainstream media (and even many independent outlets) simply won’t provide. Such as
  • Nearly direct U.S. confrontation with Russia in Syria
  • Humanitarian catastrophe and scapegoating Iran for the carnage without evidence in Yemen
  • Rogue NATO ally: Turkey
  • Increased tensions with Iran and the DPRK
  • The Gulf Kingdoms shunning Qatar
  • U.S. Democrats pushing for war with Russia (“Russiagate”)
We’ve been there for the past three years combating the mainstream media narrative and we wouldn’t be here without our readers. Our job is more important now than ever.

Students and education workers are #NotAScienceExperiment

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Students and education workers are #NotAScienceExperiment! We will only return to in-person schools when it is safe to do so.

Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association

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We are #NotAScienceExperiment! Our city, county, state, and federally elected leaders and officials have failed to stop the spread of coronavirus in every possible way. Students, parents, and education workers want more than anything to return to classrooms BUT NOT UNTIL the threat of coronavirus is greatly reduced. Please read the list of demands (link below) brought forward by a coalition of groups in Milwaukee, including MTEA that lay out exactly what must happen before schools can open for in-person school.

Coalition demands: https://bit.ly/2CJqset
Sign a petition in support of these demands: https://bit.ly/3932I0X
Post a photo on social media holding a sign expressing how you feel about schools opening up for in-person schooling before it’s safe to do so and use the hashtag #NotAScienceExperiment so we and others can find it.

Pictured: Reagan H.S. Student Joyce Xiong