Hosted by Black Lives Are Sacred MKE

Various events and formats taking place in different locations throughout Milwaukee. See Facebook page for more information: Black Lives Are Sacred MKE

Tune in on our panel discussion to learn why the global call to #DefundPolice is in alignment with efforts to end gender based violence. Hear from: Kabzuag Vaj of Freedom Inc, Tia Murray of Harambee Village Doulas, and Veroninca Figueroa of UNIDOSRegister here: bit.ly/freedomPE

Freedom Inc

SAVE THE DATE: On Saturday, October 24th, between the hours between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, car caravans and other activities promoting early voting will be happening in numerous communities around Wisconsin.

We invite you, your congregation, club, group, or business to co-sponsor this event, make it your own, and make sure that the caravan in your area is a huge success!
“Pack the Polls Parades”These events will share common themes:

1. They will be non-partisan and pro-voting. Decorate your vehicle to show your reasons for voting (i.e. “I’m voting for my grandchildren!” “Vote for Peace!” “Justice for All!” “Climate Justice Now!”)
2. Many of these events will appreciate the local clerks, poll workers, mail carriers, and other frontline workers who make democracy possible in these pandemic times.
3. They will be safe and inclusive. Not everyone can march, canvass, drop literature, or take part in traditional “Get Out the Vote” activities – especially during a pandemic, but many of us can find our way into a car that is decorated with our hopes for a better world.
4. These events will promote and provide information about early voting, and that from this date (10/24) on, it would be safer to hand-deliver absentee ballots to a designated site, and not risk your ballot arriving by mail after November 3rd.
5. Lastly, they all will be linked together in a “Unity Zoom Gathering” so that speakers, performances, and commentators can be viewed, safely, by any who can access Zoom or Facebook Live.

So far, it looks like there will be parades in Madison, Fond du Lac, Janesville, La Crosse, Racine, Beloit, Milwaukee, River Falls, Fitchburg, and Green Bay! New communities are joining each day.
Imagine: Seventeen or more car caravans, in the same window of time, all over Wisconsin, all with the same nonpartisan message: Let’s turn out the vote! Let’s reduce the risks by voting early. Let’s leave no vote behind. Let’s celebrate democracy and our right to vote!
We will link these parades via a “Unity Zoom Gathering” which will then be broadcasted via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/buildingunitywi  
Spread the “Save the Date” on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/641315329907539/
This simple and straightforward statewide action needs your support! If you’re interested in co-sponsoring, endorsing, supporting, or helping to promote one of these car caravan events in your community, please call Tim at 608-630-3633.
Next week we will be bringing together partners from all over the state into the first two statewide planning meetings:

• Wednesday, October 7th at 4:00pm, or
• Thursday, October 8th at 6:30pm

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87883832325

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At these meetings, we will get the opportunity to meet as people from all over the state. We will also work in breakout groups to focus on our own communities.Please share this notice widely and bring some friends to one or both of these first two planning meetings.
For Our Strength, in Unity,Tim Cordon: 608-630-3633

Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice

Come fly our BLM banner this Saturday the 10th, at the Dr. Martin Luther King Plaza, on State St. between Marquette St. and Martin Luther King Drive in Racine!. It is from 10 am to 11 am. We social distance and wear masks in this refreshing outdoor demonstration.

racinepeace@yahoo.com

http://racinepeace.wordpress.com/

Crusaders Of Justicia

We will be here tomorrow at 1 pm in the townhouses in Manitowoc giving pantries nor need to get out of their car.

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

Testimonies of victims of opposition violence during the failed coup attempt of  2018

Originally published by tortilla con sal http://www.tortillaconsal.com/tortilla/node/10378

International Network in Solidarity with Nicaragua, September 28th 2020

A group of people in solidarity with Nicaragua’s Sandinista Revolution have recorded, transcribed and translated the testimonies of over 30 people of different backgrounds about their experience of the violent failed coup attempt in Nicaragua between April and July of 2018.

Nicaragua 2018 – Uncensoring the Truth (PDF4.8Mb)

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!

***MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH — Today’s list of actions, vigils and other relevant BLM / Social Justice events is updated.***

Link for the Updated List: https://docs.google.com/…/1uLk5DYYMqlxZAbO…/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.

***#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–

Love on Black Women: https://www.facebook.com/loveonblackwomen/–

The Peoples Movement of Milwaukee: https://www.facebook.com/The-Peoples-Movement-of-Milwaukee-106923321057366/ – The Peoples Revolution Milwaukee– Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression– Human First Project : https://gf.me/u/x79ydc– Black Educators Caucus MKE– Urban Legacy MKE–

GoFundMe for Jacob Blake: https://gf.me/u/ytqyyz– Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement– Community Task Force 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.

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