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Picket with WGA East as “Captain America” films in DC

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike continues, and there’s an opportunity for solidarity in our region. “Captain America” is filming today in downtown DC and WGA East, will be picketing. WGA East is looking for volunteers for the picket lines today and tonight. Sign up for a shift:

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Freedom, Inc.: Open Letter and Call to Action: Protect Madison – Air Quality Is A Health Equity Issue!

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Open Letter and Call to Action: Protect Madison – Air Quality Is A Health Equity Issue Over the past, Freedom, Inc. has received an outpouring of requests for M-95 masks and air purifiers from our elderly members and those with young children. They have seen the news about the Canadian wildfires creating […]

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Solidarity With Transit Workers in Milwaukee! – Adequate Funding for Public Transit NOW!

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998

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March to the White House demands Biden end the blockade of Cuba

Washington, D.C., June 25 — Culminating a week of activism in support of the Cuban people, 500 people gathered here today in the plaza that holds the statue of the Argentinian liberator General José de […] Read more Bill Hackwell

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Milwaukee, June 26, 2023: ATU 998 Rally & March – Fully Fund Public Transit!

Milwaukee transit workers are rallying Monday, June 26, 2023 to demand better security on buses and a stop to any cuts to transit. https://actionnetwork.org/events/atu-save-the-bus-milwaukee Milwaukee County Transit is projecting $2 million in cuts. Let’s send the County a message that our communities need well-funded public transportation! With rising gas prices, traffic and the looming climate […]

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Wisconsin: Juneteenth 2023 Events (Listing)

Juneteenth weekend event __________ FOND DU LAC, JUNE 17, 2023: A family-friendly community event that marks the federal order to free slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865 – more than two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Ebony Vision will present its 15th Annual JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. Come out and experience […]

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The First Nations at the frontline of Canada’s fires

As smoke and smog choke the Northeast, Alberta’s Indigenous Nations face down apocalyptic wildfires And the provincial government’s “let-it-burn” climate policy. June 9, 2023 This story was produced by Ricochet Media and IndigiNews, and is […] Read more Brandi Morin