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Robin D.G. Kelley makes the case that the university is not an engine of social transformation, activism is. He opens a debate published by the Boston Review. Respondents include: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Barbara Ransby, Charlene Carruthers, Michael Eric Dyson and others. – See more at: http://portside.org/2016-03-16/black-study-black-struggle#sthash.ElqcPLWK.dpuf

Colombian Peace Talks and Trade Unions: A presentation by Colombian agricultural union leader Nidia Quintero FENSUAGRO (agricultural workers union) General Secretary Nidia Quintero will discuss the aspirations and fears of workers in Colombia. This event is part of a national tour hosted by Alliance for Global Justice, and Colombian Action Network. The world is hopeful […]

Demand Community Input on Critical MPS Decisions! MICAH Education Task Force wants members of congregations to attend the MPS school board meeting on March 22. Partners from Schools and Communities United are seeking our support in inviting parents, grandparents, teachers, and members of our faith communities to come out in force. From our friends at […]

http://www.herald.co.zw/somalia-attacks-expose-us-hunger-to-dominate-africa/ http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/ This same article by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, on the recent Pentagon bombing and commando raids in Somalia which killed over 170 people, was reprinted by the state-run Zimbabwe Herald in Harare. The report examines the evolution of United States foreign and military policy towards the Horn of Africa […]

You are invited to Madison’s annual Rachel Corrie commemoration: Dessert and an Eye-Witness Report Featuring a local activist just returned from volunteering with Operation Dove in the South Hebron Hills, Palestine Sunday, April 3, 7 pm Christ Presbyterian Church 944 East Gorham Street, Madison WI Free and open to the public; beverages and desserts including […]

Call-In to Save Mumia Abu-Jamal MUMIA NEEDS US AGAIN! PLEASE CALL, FAX, AND E-MAIL NOW! Medical Malfeasance and Deliberate Indifference at SCI-Mahanoy are Killing Mumia Abu-Jamal We are concerned about Mumia’s deteriorating health, as has been witnessed in recent weeks by his visiting doctor, clergy, counselors, teachers, family and friends. Evidence of intensifying Hepatitis C […]

Message from: Voces de la Frontera Congratulations to all for your great victory over ab450. Next steps: Call Scott Walker 608-266-1212 to demand that he not sign sb533 into law, become a member of Voces and prepare for a boycott of the corporations that donate to walker.  ‪#‎Altosb533‬ ‪#‎Sisepuede‬