Month: August 2023

In the shadow of the George Floyd Rebellion, the pandemic, and the rise of the far right, we ask: What does anti-capitalist resistance look like today? What is the current terrain we are organizing on? What are our strategic priorities and challenges? ML Smith – Co-Director of Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP) ML […]

“I don’t think that your father ever met Oppenheimer,” my mother told me the other day. I can’t ask my father, since he died last year, at 90 years of age. My father was a […] Read more Seiji Yamada

https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/servitudeoversolidaritywithhaiti For Immediate Release Media Contact: (201) 292-4591 communications@blackallianceforpeace.com AUGUST 3, 2023—The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) condemns in the strongest possible terms Kenya’s proposal to lead what amounts to a foreign armed intervention in Haiti.  Kenya has offered to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police, ostensibly […]

New Location Due to Rain Zao Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211 The Living Room on the first floor Our program will be the same, except for the Lantern Floating Ceremony. *********************************************************** Wednesday, August 9, Nagasaki Day, 8:00 PM  Lincoln Park Canoe Launch (Picnic Area 3)  8:00 PM – Ceremony and floating of Traditional Japanese […]

Rockin’ Solidarity was arranged by Dave ‘Redd’ Welsh around 1985, based on labor’s anthem, Solidarity Forever. Dave is a retired letter carrier and member of the Freedom Song Network. This recording, featuring Reed Fromer on piano and Redd Welsh on lead vocal, is from a 14-song CD “This Line is Singin” issued by Freedom Song […]

Biden sends $345 million weapons to Taiwan: Activists protest U.S.-Australia anti-China war games The Biden administration announced a $345 million weapons package for Taiwan on July 28. The package includes a variety of weapons systems, including Reaper drones, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, and TOW anti-tank missiles. […] Read more Gary Wilson