Friday, October 9 at 2 pm, Marathon March organizers will gather at the State Capitol in Madison for a day of art and community building prior to the march. See you there.
Masks required!
Hosted by TAA – Graduate Worker Union of UW-Madison and UW Madison BIPOC Coalition
Camp Randall Arch, (W Dayton Street & North Randall Avenue) – 5 P.M.
Our administrators refuse to listen to us.Minutes after student leaders in ASM passed a vote of no-confidence of UWPD, Becky Blank tweeted “I support our department, its officers and its progressive values.”
In a meeting with the Badger Herald, Becky stated that she hadn’t heard any specific complaints about incidents with UWPD officers. This is, frankly, impossible to believe.Becky called the removal of the Abe Lincoln statue a “non-starter,” despite this being the first demand of the BIPOC Coalition.
Administrators have also boasted of deploying UWPD officers to police off-campus gatherings, a move which increases the likelihood of police encounters for BIPOC students living off-campus.When administrators have been willing to “listen,” it’s only on their terms. They will not have a conversation in public with students, workers, or community members. The only meetings they want to have are private and behind closed doors—on their terms.
On Friday, the UW BIPOC Coalition and the TAA invite you to get loud and make some noise to tell Becky and UW administrators: Listen Up! Can You Hear Us Now?Bring noisemakers, signs, and your marching shoes.
*Masks required and social distancing protocols will be observed*
Link to survey gathering negative experiences with UWPD: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeycrLzh1POZQ…/viewform
Boardwalk, Green Bay – 1 P.M.
Riverside Park, Beloit – 1 P.M.
The time frame for this event may change because the Trump supporters left their event earlier than their posts said it would so this is not a definite time frame. This will be a peaceful protest against the hateful pro-trump rally going on at this time. These people are extremely bigoted and hateful in every way possible. Let’s show them that their disgusting bigotry will not be tolerated! Masks and social distancing are MANDATORY. Protest as peacefully as possible. Violence will not be tolerated whatsoever. Please message one or both of us with any questions or concerns you have! Hosted by Trenton Houck and Makaylynn Meiers
Despite the severe effect on Cuba’s tourism-focused economy, protecting the health of its residents comes first. Persons from the US are not currently being admitted in most cases. Stay tuned as we hope this will change soon. Meanwhile, Cuba is carefully testing multiple vaccine formulations. This article describes the Cuban process, as translated from the Spanish.
From Executive Producer Oliver Stone and actor Danny Glover, and co-produced by Belly of the Beast in Cuba, please join us to watch this three-part short documentary film, The War on Cuba. Extensively researched and scored by El Espacio Music, this series explores how Cuba and her people are still being punished by the US.
The series, narrated and presented by Cuban journalist Liz Oliva and scored by Cuban musicians El Espacio, focuses on the mechanics of the US blockade, the connection to US policy in Venezuela, the attacks on Cuba’s international medical collaboration, and the role of Cuba in Florida electoral politics.
Told through Oliva’s experience as a young Cuban woman, the series shows the impact of US policy on everyday life in Cuba, highlighting the political underpinnings affecting ordinary Cubans from all walks of life.Share this information with your friends and family or host a Watch Party on Facebook. The link to the trailer is here. Sign up to watch the series here.
