http://www.facebook.com/events/295772130492710

Peace, Justice, Liberation – Down with NATO & G8 Occupations!

Occupy Chicago is calling a week of action to protest the agendas of war and poverty that NATO and G8 impose. This year the two groups had planned to meet at the McCormick Place in Chicago. While G8 has been moved to a more “intimate” location, NATO still plans to meet in Chicago. We will be there to meet them and exercise the first amendment rights that our city and country continually try to take away.

Stay tuned for updates as we move closer!

These are the days of action as they stand currently:

Sat, May 12 – People’s Summit
Sun, May 13 – People’s Summit
http://www.facebook.com/events/181301288639448/

Mon, May 14 – Education: Money for Education not War!
http://www.facebook.com/events/303602976380565/303607953046734/

Tue, May 15 – Immigration: No Human is Illegal!
http://www.facebook.com/events/420395744645472/

Wed, May 16 – Foreclosure : Housing is a Right: No Evictions,
No Foreclosures!
http://www.facebook.com/events/282715025152220/

Thu, May 17 – Environment: Planet over Profits!
http://www.facebook.com/events/446122835402400/

Fri, May 18 – Austerity/NNU March for the Robin Hood Tax
https://www.facebook.com/events/180493272068416/

Sat, May 19 – Health Care
Occupy Chicago Day of Action

Sun, May 20 – Imperialism/CANG8 March
http://www.facebook.com/events/238942229522105/

Mon, May 21 – Democracy
http://www.facebook.com/events/352562164806601/

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213-974-3512
starting Today, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time
and as for as long as necessary.

Sample call:
“Hello, my name is _________ and I am calling from __________. I want District Attorney Steve Cooley to drop all charges against Carlos Montes. He is being framed by the FBI because of his political activism for peace, justice, and equality. Drop the charges now!”

Reminders:

1. Please sign the new petition to “Drop the charges against Carlos Montes!” Send a message to Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley.

2. Check out the new video featuring Carlos Montes
Click here to see the YouTube video!

3.  Check out our new Facebook page

4. If you are in the Los Angeles area:

• Get ready to pack the courtroom starting May 15.

• Please go to to the LA Committee to Stop FBI Repression website and sign up for your shifts.

• Or check out the new Defend Carlos Montes & Anti-war 23 Facebook page.

Carlos Montes

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http://www.facebook.com/events/181301288639448/

http://www.peoplessummitchicago.org/

NOTE: WI BOPM members and members of affiliated organizations such as the International Action Center and Occupy 4 Jobs will be in attendance. Look for our literature table.

Protesting the prison-industrial complext at the Fond du Lac (WI) County County Jail May 5, 2012.

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JOIN RE-IMAGINE TEACH-IN

(sessions to include plenary talks; break-out groups to strategize, share your questions & ideas)

WED., MAY 16 & THURS., MAY 17 (10 a.m. all day both days)
SOUTH OVAL (WEST OF OHIO STATE STUDENT UNION)
1739 N. High St, Columbus, Ohio

(@ the intersection of W. 12th avenue and College Road. There are two parking garages adjacent to the union if needed.)

There are over 60,000 students at Ohio State University; yet a board of 17 trustees, each with heavy ties to large corporations, have a monopoly on the fate of our university.

There is only one graduate and one undergraduate trustee. Neither have a vote and are both appointed by the governor, rather than elected by respective student body populations.

Students, staff and faculty have no say over policies at OSU, like class size, parking privatization, and racist gentrification of Columbus communities.

It’s time to change that! It’s time to have a voice! Support student, staff and faculty suffrage now!

“No Tuition without Representation!”

An Appeal to OSU Staff & Faculty

There are over 40,000 employees at Ohio State University; each of them contributes to the continuation of this institution.

Without the faculty, there would be no instruction, no education and no institution. Ohio State would not function.

Yet the decision-making power at Ohio State lies in the hands of only 17 trustee members, all with heavy ties to corporations. These trustees get to decide on tuition increases, who will receive a job at Ohio State, and where our tuition and tax dollars go. They decide whether or not the Near East becomes gentrified or whether or not our parking lots become privatized.

Unlike students, faculty and staff don’t even have a non-voting trustee member to represent them on the board.

It’s time to re-imagine what Ohio State would be like if its governance structure accurately reflected its academic structure; if faculty, staff and students had voting power. It’s time to re-imagine OSU.

Join Re-Imagine
Wed., May 16 and Thurs., May 17
Spread the word

Contacts:

Martez Smith 614-584-6690, smith.martez@gmail.com

Molly Shack 614-209-7498, mollyshack@gmail.com

Stuart McIntyre 614-312-1014, smcintyre0714@gmail.com

Darsheel Sehbi 937-974-7716, sehbi.3@gmail.com

Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/219751011468242/

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http://action.cwa-union.org/c/1372/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4343

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OPPOSING WAR IS NOT A CRIME!

Drop the charges against Carlos Montes!

www.StopFBI.net

Join Carlos Montes in solidarity!  Join the CSFR Contingent at the NATO Protest in Chicago, Sunday, May 20, 12 Noon!

Carlos Montes is going on trial on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. We are days away now and Carlos Montes urgently needs your solidarity.  Please join our contingent at the NATO protest in Chicago. The Committee to Stop FBI Repression in coordination with the protest leaders will march towards the front in a prominent position. We are hoping Carlos Montes will lead our contingent, but he may be unavailable due to the trial.  Either way we will have a loud and visible presence opposing war abroad and political repression at home.

Carlos Montes has dedicated his life to opposing war and racism. Carlos Montes has led anti-war protests in Los Angeles from the days of the Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, up to today, forming Latinos Against War to oppose U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Carlos Montes is a hero.

Along with 23 other anti-war and international solidarity activists, Carlos Montes home was raided by the FBI, his papers stolen, belongings ransacked, and now he is going on trial for his decades of activism. Carlos Montes is a well-known Chicano leader and long-time anti-war, labor and immigrant rights activist in Los Angeles. This attack on Carlos Montes is an attack on our movements for peace, justice, and equality. This is an attack on all that is good and progressive.

In addition to marching in the contingent, we are also asking you to call District Attorney Steve Cooley in Los Angeles and demand he drop the charges against Carlos Montes now. Call Steve Cooley at 213-974-3512, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Pacific time, Monday thru Friday. Say, “Drop the charges against Carlos Montes now!”

For the contingent–meet us at the Northeast corner of Columbus Drive and Jackson Boulevard, directly behind the Petrillo Bandshell, in Grant Park–near the Jackson Blvd street curb, under the banner “OPPOSING WAR IS NOT A CRIME!”  You will see our big banner both before and during the rally at 12 Noon, so you can find us when it is time to march!  We plan to have a sizeable CSFR contingent. Our friends from National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF) plan to march with us, as well as the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and a vibrant contingent of Palestinians and their supporters with their massive flag—truly a sight to see!

We will see you there around 12 Noon.  SOLIDARITY FOREVER!

Carlos Montes

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http://www.wisaflcio.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=a891e4e1-596e-4d7e-993d-d3b055412140

https://vpa.wi.gov/AddressSearchScreen.aspx

Nov. 19, 2011 at state capitol in Madison.

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