We are a part of the national Bail Out The People movement which formed in 2008 to fight against the bailouts to the banks. Since then we have been in numerous fights against poverty, racism and war. We demand that the people be bailed out not the banks, a moratorium on all foreclosures, a federal jobs program now and other demands. We have been participating in the Wisconsin people's uprising, Bloombergville in NYC and numerous other people's actions.
Saturday, June 8, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM. Free training, lunch is provided. UW-Milwaukee, Student Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd, room 181.
Picket to win! How to organize successful pickets to achieve the specific goals of the Union or organization in struggle. This IWW training talks about basics of strike support and other modes of sustainable, effective direct action that can pressure businesses and other institutions. This training includes mapping, role playing, and how to build winnable strategy.
Registration link is here: https://tinyurl.com/y2l52ebq
Please register for this training so we can know how how many participant manuals to print, and how much food to prepare.
Protesting Donald Trump in Green Bay April 27, 2019 / Photo: WI BOPM
Washington, DC –The last four holdouts in a siege at the Venezuelan Embassy experienced one of the most difficult times of their lives, they said, but survived by talking to each other about how they were feeling and shared their love and respect for one another.
The Embassy Protection Collective was formed when Venezuela’s Consulate in New York was taken over by those opposing President Nicolás Maduro. They did so with the blessing of the Trump administration, which is trying to facilitate a coup in Venezuela to topple the Maduro government and install Juan Guaidó. Embassy Protectors began sleeping in the Embassy of Venezuela in Georgetown, Washington, DC.
Guaidó supporters, often called “the opposition,” arrived at the embassy on April 30 when Guaidó initiated a coup attempt on April 30. They appeared to be trained in military psy-ops techniques, which they employed to harass those inside the embassy and their supporters on the ground. The Secret Service appeared to be aiding them by ignoring assaults on embassy protector supporters, blockades of food deliveries, multiple break-in attempts and 24-hour-a-day noise in the heart of Georgetown.
On May 15, federal agents broke into the embassy, in contravention of international law. The four remaining embassy protectors (of about 50) were arrested and charged with a misdemeanor.
This week, the four embassy protectors sat down for an extended interview with DC Media Group (video below) to explain their motives for remaining in the embassy, how they lasted so long, and how their efforts can help other social justice movements.
Kevin Zeese, Dr. Margaret Flowers, Dr. Adrienne Pine, and David Paul drew on a variety of experiences they gained over their years working in other social justice movements. Their actions may have possibly the course of events in Venezuela. They lasted longer than anyone expected and believe they may have put enough pressure on the U.S. government to stop its support of the coup in Venezuela and keep it from reaching fruition.
They were quick to mention that many others took part in the Embassy standoff, and the assistance they received from supporters outside helped them successfully maintain their stay inside despite the State Department shutting off electricity and water and the opposition blockading food and supplies.
They had harsh words for the pro-Guaidó agitators outside the embassy, comparing them to neoliberal fascist dictatorships where human rights abuses are institutionalized. They suffered through daily threats of violence and rough treatment from them but said it made them even more determined to remain in the embassy.
Hundreds of MPS Education Workers packed MPS Central Office last Thursday to testify to the school board how they can amend the budget so it respects all the district’s students and employees. We will continue to speak for the best possible budget on May 23rd. We will once again pack Central Office to make sure the final budget includes concerns and proposals from MTEA Education Workers. Join us in making sure this happens.
We will meet at the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association office at 6pm before heading over before the 6:30pm School Board Budget meeting.
WPEN is holding a press event to draw attention to the distance between what people have been asking for at the public hearings on the budget and the proposals on the table today in Joint Finance. Once again, our kids are being held hostage by budget discussions that use them as pawns in political games.
We will stress public demand for restoration of public school funding, including increase to per pupil aid, lifting revenue caps and increasing special education reimbursement rate to a minimum of 60%.
Who: All supporters of public schools and students. A few people who testified at Joint Finance hearings have been invited to speak. Others are asked to stand in support behind the speakers during the press event. WE WANT TO PACK THE ROOM!!! PLEASE ATTEND IF YOU CAN!
When: Meet at 9:45. Press event begins at 10am, Thursday, May 23 (JFC meeting begins at 11 am)
Where: Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison. Room location will be emailed to you when confirmed.
Why: The Joint Finance Committee removed many of the key transformational provisions of the governor’s education budget from discussion on May 9. We are calling on them to meet the immediate needs of our schools and NOT vote to pass a watered-down budget that invests only in widening our gaps!
Lincoln Memorial Dr. & Lafayette Hill Rd, MILWAUKEE
Sponsored by End the Wars Coalition & Peace Action of WI, Veterans for Peace, United Nations Assoc. MKE, Friends Committee on National Legislation, WI Cuba Coalition, Progressive Democrats of America MKE, 350.org MKE, Palestine Action Network, Catholics for Peace and Justice, WI Network for Peace, Justice and Sustainability, WI Bail Out the People, Latin America Solidarity Coalition, Green Party, and more
Saturday, May 25, the Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition is calling for a large Anti-War Rally at 12 noon on Lincoln Memorial Dr. and Lafayette Hill Dr. on Milwaukee’s lakefront calling for NO WAR ON IRAN! This is on the corner of the Collectivo coffee shop and there is lots of parking in the marina parking lot on that intersection. There is a lot of car and pedestrian traffic. We need hundreds and hundreds of people to line the roadside with signs.
Betty and Carlos have been moved to another detention center. If you would like to send messages or cards to Betty and Carlos, please send all correspondence to Emaus ELCA and it will be forwarded to them at the detention center where they are now being detained. Mail already sent to the Kenosha Detention Center will be returned to sender.
Send further correspondence to:
Emaus ELCA
1925 Summit Avenue, Racine, WI 53404
__________________________________________
Tell Immigration and Customs Enforcement Release unjustly detained pastor and grandmother
In 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Roe v. Wade that the right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment extended to a person’s decision to have an abortion. It was a monumental victory for proponents of reproductive rights, paving the way for people to have an abortion early in pregnancy without having to justify their reasons to the state.
The plaintiff in the case, “Jane Roe,” was an unmarried woman who became pregnant in 1970 and wished to terminate the pregnancy. Under the law in Texas, where she lived, it was a felony to abort a fetus unless “on medical advice for the purpose of saving the life of the mother.” She filed a suit against the district attorney in her county, arguing that the abortion ban violated the guarantee of personal liberty and the right to privacy implicitly guaranteed in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and 14th Amendments.
There had been other significant court cases that dealt with abortion in the United States in the years leading up to Roe. One included People v. Belous in 1969, which struck down an anti-abortion law in California and placed doctors at the center of the abortion debate instead of lawmakers. Another was Doe v. Scott in 1971, which declared Illinois’ anti-abortion law unconstitutional. Cases like these helped pave the way for what would become the most important decision in the fight for reproductive rights.
Ultimately, the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade wasn’t just a win for Texas residents; it overruled all state laws that prohibited first trimester abortions.
Abortion at the time was a controversial topic and the decision made in the Roe case galvanized anti-abortion activists into extremists willing to resort to anything, including terrorism, to fight against reproductive rights. Forty-six years later, the United States is still divided on the topic of abortion. In more recent years, there has been a surge of anti-abortion legislation, aimed at restricting bodily autonomy under the guise of “protecting children,” but at its core, the goal of the anti-abortion movement is gender oppression and keeping people in a cycle of poverty. It’s never really been about protecting “life….”
In recent months, anti-abortion legislation around the United States is threatening the right to reproductive health for many. Republicans are hoping that these legislative measures will push the issue of abortion back into the Supreme Court. | Photo: Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Join us on the ground floor of the UWM Union outside of the Union Station convenience store from 5:30pm until 6:30pm on Tuesday, May 28th to help us send Chrystul some love and support by sending a card or letter!
We’ll have writing supplies, paper and envelopes, but please feel free to bring your own cards–just remember no glitter, tape, crayon, or stickers are allowed by WIDOC unfortunately.
Event is free, all ages are welcome and venue is wheelchair accessible!
Location Details
We will be meeting at UWM Union on the ground floor (this is one floor below the first floor – and one floor above the basement.) The address is 2200 E Kenwood Blvd. The ground floor is accessible from the Maryland Ave and Kenwood entrances. There are a bunch of tables set up outside of a convenience store with a glass front called Union Station – we will gather there. There is parking in a garage on Kenwood. The GoldLine, RedLine, and the 30 will get you close to the Union (other lines run there but not on Sundays)
