50th National Day of Mourning @ndom2019 Plymouth MA

50th National Day of Mourning, Cole’s Hill, Plymouth, MA.
Official event organized by UAINE (United American Indians of New England) every year since 1970 on US “thanksgiving” day.
Donate: gf.me/u/vumxka

ORIENTATION FOR 50th NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING 11.28.19

WHAT IS NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING?
An annual tradition since 1970, Day of Mourning is a solemn, spiritual and highly political day. Many of us fast from sundown the day before through the afternoon of that day (and have a social after Day of Mourning so that participants in DOM can break their fasts). We are mourning our ancestors and the genocide of our peoples and the theft of our lands. NDOM is a day when we mourn, but we also feel our strength in action. Over the years, participants in Day of Mourning have buried Plymouth Rock a number of times, boarded the Mayflower replica, and placed ku klux klan sheets on the statue of William Bradford, etc.

WHEN AND WHERE IS DAY OF MOURNING?
Thursday, November 28, 2019 (U.S. “thanksgiving” day) at Cole’s Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 12 noon SHARP. Cole’s Hill is the hill above Plymouth Rock in the Plymouth historic waterfront area.

WILL THERE BE A MARCH?
Yes, there will be a march through the historic district of Plymouth. Plymouth agreed, as part of the settlement of 10/19/98, that UAINE may march on Day of Mourning without the need for a permit as long as we give the town advance notice.

PROGRAM: Although we very much welcome our non-Native supporters to stand with us, it is a day when only Indigenous people speak about our history and the struggles that are taking place throughout the Americas. Speakers will be by invitation only. This year’s NDOM is dedicated to Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two Spirits, and to our thousands of relatives who are migrants and are being abused by ICE and other government agencies, including having their children stolen from them. We didn’t cross the border – The border crossed us! #NoJusticeOnStolenLand

Please note that NDOM is not a commercial event, so we ask that people do not sell merchandise or distribute leaflets at the outdoor program. If you have literature to distribute, you are welcome to place it on a literature table at the social hall following the speak-out and march. Also, we ask that you do not eat (unless you must do so for medical reasons) at the outdoor speak-out and march out of respect for the participants who are fasting. Finally, dress for the weather!

SOCIAL: There will be a pot-luck social held at a NEW social hall (to be announced) after the National Day of Mourning speak-out and march this year. Preference for first seatings will be given to Elders, young children and their caretaker, pregnant women, Disabled people, and people who have traveled a long distance to join National Day of Mourning. Please respect our culture and our wish to ensure that these guests will be the first to be able to sit and eat. With this understanding in mind, please bring non-alcoholic beverages, desserts, prepared fresh fruit & vegetables, and pre-cooked entrée items (turkeys, hams, stuffing, vegetables, casseroles, rice & beans, etc.) that can be easily re-warmed at the social hall prior to the social. Our amazing kitchen crew makes great food, with plenty of vegetarian and vegan dishes, too, but if you have special dietary needs, please bring something that will suit you so you will not be unhappy. Thank you.
Kitchen volunteers: Please contact us via info@uaine.org to offer your services.

TRANSPORTATION: Please check the facebook event page for 50th National Day of Mourning for updates on transportation, including buses and carpooling. We do not recommend MBTA service as it is limited on a holiday.

DONATIONS: Monetary donations are gratefully accepted to help defray the costs of the day and of UAINE’s many other efforts during the year: https://www.gofundme.com/f/uaine-20192020-fundraising-campaign

Private Energy in Capitalism: Pursuing Publicly Owned Utilities

It has become increasingly apparent that private energy conglomerates are not interested in providing affordable, renewable energy options in the US and other capitalist countries. Instead, costs increase and limits are applied to the renewable options provided by private firms. Meanwhile many publicly owned utilities provide more affordable and less restrictive options for consuming power as a necessity of life.

A public energy option in Milwaukee is not only possible, but necessary and could provide more democratic and environmentally friendly policies than WE Energies or any private corporation.

We will be hosting a speakers to talk about the innate environmental harm caused by private energy companies and the possibilities of a public option.

Donald Gross: Party for Socialism and Liberation Chicago.

Alex Brower: Milwaukee DSA

Speaker TBD

Ultimately, energy use under capitalism is unsustainable and in order to bring about the changes necessary to avoid an environmental catastrophe, which could wipe out life as we know it, we must transition to Socialism here in the US. Socialism would necessarily mean public control of energy and the transition to 100% renewables in a timely manner. Preparing the framework for a publicly managed energy provider would further the goal of building Socialism in our country.

UNITE HERE!

On November 26—the Tuesday before Thanksgiving Day—through marches, pickets, sit-downs and die-ins—airline catering workers and their supporters will call on American Airlines to take urgent and necessary steps to ensure workers who cater inflight meals and beverages are able to escape poverty and access health care.

Protests will take place at major airports in:

* Charlotte (CLT)
* Chicago (ORD)
* Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW)
* Denver (DIA)
* Detroit (DTW)
* Honolulu (HNL)
* Houston (IAH)
* Los Angeles (LAX)
* Miami (MIA)
* Minneapolis (MSP)
* New York (JFK)
* Philadelphia (PHL)
* San Diego (SAN)
* San Francisco (SFO)
* Seattle (SEATAC)
* Washington, D.C. (DCA)

Collectively, this will be the largest demonstration of workers at U.S. airports in years. (❗️)

This day of protests is the latest in a series of demonstrations at U.S. airports calling attention to American Airlines, including large-scale demonstrations in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Dallas-Ft. Worth—where over 50 were arrested in a civil disobedience action near American Airlines’ headquarters and largest hub airport.

Sign and share the petition to call on American Airlines to fix this labor dispute before Thanksgiving week: https://www.airportstrikealert.org/thx

RSVP for your local actions on Facebook:

* Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW): https://facebook.com/events/794456470999244/

* New York (JFK): https://facebook.com/events/s/airline-food-workers-rally-at-/996555274031628/

* Los Angeles (LAX): https://www.facebook.com/events/557643801659398/

* Miami (MIA): https://facebook.com/events/273617203555596/

* Minneapolis (MSP): https://facebook.com/events/411141243167412/

* Philadelphia (PHL): https://www.facebook.com/events/2549702635251678/

* Washington, D.C. (DCA): https://www.facebook.com/events/918730971834839/

For questions/more information, contact: dhussein@unitehere.org

Media inquires: mcohorst@unitehere.org

Foro Comunitario Green Bay/ Community Forum Green Bay

Aprende sobre las últimas actualizaciones de leyes de inmigración que afectarán las familias inmigrantes en Wisconsin (con la abogada Gabriela Parra).

Únase a nuestro plan de acción para 2020: Voceros por el Voto

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Come and learn more about the latest immigration updates that will affect Wisconsin immigrant familes (with attorney Gabriela Parra).

Join our 2020 action plan: Voceros por el Voto

Milwaukee – Organizing for Justice, Teaching for Black Lives

Organizing for Justice, Teaching for Black Lives

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019 | 5:30 p.m. -7:30 P.M.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County
200 W. Pleasant Street, Milwaukee, WI

With special guest Jesse Hagopian

Jesse Hagopian is an Ethnic Studies and ELA teacher and is the co-adviser to the Black Student Union at Garfield High School–the site of the historic boycott of the MAP test in 2013. Jesse is an editor for the social justice periodical Rethinking Schools and is the co-editor of the book, Teaching for Black Lives.

Schedule:
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration and refreshments
6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. | Discussion with Jesse Hagopian on Teaching for Black Lives and teaching and organizing for culturally relevant ethnic studies.
7:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Networking and book signing

All MPS educators, parents, and community members are invited. Complimentary childcare is available by RSVP here: bit.ly/MPST4BL

SPONSORED BY:
Milwaukee Community School Partnership
Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association
Rethinking Schools
Zinn Education Project

Be one of the first 100 to RSVP online at bit.ly/MPST4BL and receive a free Copy of Teaching for black lives at check-in, compliments of Rethinking Schools and the Zinn Education Project. One per household please.

Emergency Rally! No Military Coup in Bolivia! (Stand for Peace)

E Locust Avenue & Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., Milwaukee 12 NOON

We strongly condemn the military coup in Bolivia, and extends our solidarity to the Bolivian people who are struggling to defend the massive gains won under the leadership of President Evo Morales in the face of this counter-revolution. U.S. imperialism is clearly the sponsor of the coup and we
are outraged at this crime against Bolivian sovereignty and democracy.

Come rally with us at the Stand for Peace Rally, which has been upheld on a weekly basis for many years by Peace Action Wisconsin, to condemn US intervention in the democratic affairs of a sovereign state. The battle in Bolivia and all of Latin America continues between the forces that want to empower the people and those that want to restore the power and wealth of the elite. People in the United States can play an important role in this intense struggle by pressuring our imperialist government to end its war on the people in Latin America and the Caribbean. U.S. Hands Off Bolivia!