Month: July 2020

This year, Veterans for Peace will be holding their national convention on-line from August 2 – 9. The keynote speakers will be Dahr Jamail.  To register and for more information, please go here.

Hiroshima after the US atomic bombing On August 6, 1945 and again on August 9, 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The stated reason for this first and still only use of atomic weapons was the need to hasten the end of World War II. But Japan was […]

Troops in Portland Troops in Iraq The antiwar movement’s slogan, “End the wars at home and abroad” has never been more meaningful.  As we see the federal forces in Portland and other cities in unmarked uniforms snatching people from the streets, we know that these are similar tactics used by US forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and […]

The Bronzeville RIDE The Bronzeville RIDE: August 8th- part of Bronzeville Week- Meeting at Ubuntu Research and Evaluation 1950 N Dr. MLK Jr Drive (masks encouraged) – A short ride tracing the boundaries of historic Bronzeville and extending into Harambee, Brewer’s Hill, Riverwest, and the East Side then back. Slow to moderate pace, some hills. […]

Liberate MKE BLOCK PARTY Join LiberateMKE for a block party to celebrate Blackness, conversations about defunding police, creating alternatives and to eat, drink, dance, and create art with our people! Mask are required but will be provided. Social distancing will be respectfully implemented!

Class: Walter Rodney’s Book “Russian Revolution” Join us virtually. This week we are reading Chapter 3 of Walter Rodney’s book “The Russian Revolution.” The title of the Chapter is Marx, Marxism and The Russian Left. Here is the link to the reading. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mhvwkAJsTB34seSJuVRjy8y66KMleyGP/view?usp=sharing During this current period of economic and public health crises along with […]

Freedom Fighters Legal Support Please join FFLS in attending this meeting with the Austin Lawyers Guild on grand jury resistance and movement defense: “Grand Jury Witch Hunt: Solidarity with Resistors.” What is a federal grand jury? How are they used against social movements? How do we fight back? Join us to study up and learn […]