March will start at 2 pm at the Water Tower Park on E North Ave to Whitefish Bay

This moment is about us, the people, making a change. Its time for our voices to be heard. Time for our most essential needs to be met. We live in one of the most segregated cities in America; We need to show Milwaukee we can break the mold. This is our moment for change and to rewrite history. Lets keep up the fight, the hard work, the blood, sweat, tears, and the vigor that everyone has given in these last weeks- Lets Keep fighting, Lets Keep marching until we are finally heard. March for Breonna Taylor,George Floyd, Jacob Blake and all the injustices Black People face in America. We have to let our voices be heard by our city and Kenosha.

March will start at 2 pm at the Water Tower Park on E North Ave to Whitefish Bay

#SpeakUp4Pascal

#StopTheDeportation

Free Pascual Shakoure Charpentier

On Monday, July 6th, 2020, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers pounded on Pascal Shakoure Charpentier’s door, arrested him and placed him in handcuffs in full view of the neighborhood. He remains imprisoned while court proceedings continue.Pascal is currently being held as a result of the Executive Order called Enhancing Public Safety issued by President Donald J. Trump on January 25th, 2017. Trump’s extremely broad Executive Order expands the priority list of people subject to deportation to include anyone who has “committed acts that constitute a chargeable criminal offense.”The felony that triggered the arrest is more than 30 years old.

Pascal had been caught joyriding in a car that belonged to a friend, but had been reported stolen. Also at 18 years old, Pascal’s life would take an unfortunate turn. He was convicted and imprisoned for 24-and-a-half-years for his association with a group involved in the 1990 New York City subway robbery and murder of Utah tourist Brian Watkins. Pascal was unaware that any violence was about to occur and was not present when it occurred. He was sentenced to 25 years-to-life for his non-violent unarmed association.

Free Pascual Shakoure Charpentier

The parole board released him early due to his excellent record while incarcerated. The film 23 Reasons Why 23 Years is Enough details the case.After Pascal’s 2015 release, he emerged with two Bachelor of Science degrees and a Master’s from the New York Theological Seminary. Since that time he has been building a production company and forming and running From Bars II Beyond, a non-profit for at-risk youth media training with a focus on preventing their own incarceration.Judge Dara F. Reid acknowledged that although he is neither a flight risk nor a danger to the community that he was ineligible for release on bond.

Of his present situation Pascal said, “I have been in this country for my entire life, short a couple of months due to the fact that my father was serving in the United States Air Force. If it hadn’t been for his service to this country, I probably would have been born in Queens, New York. At the core of this case is a very large family of American citizens who are suffering. I can’t even fathom how my family is able to continue bearing us being torn apart as this case proceeds. This unlawful arrest is why I am in an orange jumpsuit at a N. J. County jail, and not in my office doing intake of a client, or meeting with my volunteer team on our next program cycle for at-risk kids, or picking up my fiancée from a hard day’s work at the hospital, or installing a new partition in the backyard of our home.

”If Charpentier is judged to not have U. S. citizenship, he might be deported to a country where he has never lived and has no present family ties. No one should have to go through this fight from a jail cell.This page will provide updates and organizing information to help Free Pascal Shakoure Charpentier. Please like and join this page and invite your friends to help spread information so that he can end his unlawful detention and stop any deportation proceedings.

Free Pascual Shakoure Charpentier

Free Pascual Shakoure Charpentier

American Muslims for Palestine

We write to inform you that AMP has decided to postpone our “in-person” Palestine Advocacy Day (PAD) until next March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The good news though is that we are holding a Virtual PAD from September 14-18, 2020.So far, we have record-breaking registrations this year. We were so excited to welcome you to our nation’s capital for what would have been the best Palestine Advocacy Day yet!

We are postponing the event but we promise you to do our best to make it a better experience for you and a more effective one for Palestine on the new dates on March 21-23, 2021.Register for our first-ever Virtual Palestine Advocacy Day! It’s only $10 to register for an entire week of activities: a training session on Monday, September 13; a plenary session with Members of Congress on Tuesday, September 14; and one-on-one phone calls with your congressional offices later that week. We will set up the calls and we’ll send you talking points — all that you’ve got to do is dial in!

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network

Reprinted by: https://geopoliticsalert.com/

By: teleSUR On: September 9, 2020

Beijing (TSN) – “We hope to see the high commissioner pay a visit to China including a trip to Xinjiang to see by herself … Seeing is believing,” Chen Xu, China’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, told a news conference hosted by the U.N. correspondents’ association, ACANU.

The Chinese envoy to the United Nations has formally welcomed U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to visit China, including Xinjiang, where Beijing has been accused of putting more than one million ethnic Uyghurs in mass detention centers.

According to the Chinese envoy, the U.N. human rights chief is more than welcome to visit their “education training centers”, which Beijing claims is helping stamp out extremism and give people new skills.

“We hope to see the high commissioner pay a visit to China including a trip to Xinjiang to see by herself … Seeing is believing,” Chen Xu, China’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, told a news conference hosted by the U.N. correspondents’ association, ACANU.

Related: Breaking Down the BBC’s Visit to Hotan, Xinjiang

“The invitation to the high commissioner is always there, we hope to define a time which is convenient to both sides”, he said. “What is happening in Xinjiang is education training centers help young people, especially young people, to get skills, to be well-equipped for their reintegration into society,” Chen said, adding that “there are no so-called re-education camps”.

Bachelet’s approach was one of “dialogue and cooperation”, he said, contrasting this with that of her predecessor Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein. “I think this is the right direction.”

A spokeswoman for Bachelet’s office had no immediate comment.

Bachelet, a former president of Chile who has been U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights since August, has repeatedly pushed China to grant the United Nations access to investigate reports of disappearances and arbitrary detentions, particularly of Muslims in Xinjiang. China has previously said it would welcome U.N. officials if they avoided “interfering in domestic matters”.

Related: Uyghur Genocide: The “Muslim Holocaust” in China?

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng, addressing the U.N. Human Rights Council last March, defended the complexes in Xinjiang and said the “campuses” would be closed down gradually as an extremist ideology was vanquished in the region.

This post was originally written for and published by teleSUR English and appears here with permission.

#YouthOrganizing #BuildingSolidarity

In partnership with 18 Million Rising, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance AFL-CIO, Asian Pacific Islander Community Actions, Asian Solidarity Collective, Black Swan Academy, The Bulosan Center and Can’t Stop! Won’t Stop! Consulting, Freedom Inc., Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts, VietAID and Youth Justice Coalition, the People’s Collective for Justice and Liberation will host the next in the #BuildingSolidarity series, a Town Hall on Youth Organizing and Justice: In Our Homes, Schools and Communities on Thursday, September 10 from 12pm-2pm HST/3pm-5pm PST/5pm-7pm CST/6pm-8pm EST.

Young people have long been at the forefront of numerous social movements and the urgency of the present moment calls for bold ways of reimagining radically inclusive futurities in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. At this town hall, a group of youth organizers will share their experiences working to redefine safety and security by centering the needs of the most impacted communities. By featuring the voices of young people, this town hall seeks to deepen our understanding of the possibilities of intergenerational social justice and our collective path forward.

Freedom Inc

Join the Building Our Future (BOF) Queer Advocates on Monday, September 14 at 5:30pm PST | 7:30pm CST | 8:30pm EST in a virtual vigil to remember all the LGBTQI+ Hmoob siblings we have lost over the years.Join via Zoom: bit.ly/QTHmoobVigilThis space will be a safe space for LGBTQI+ Hmoob people to process and grieve. If you are an ally, we ask that you do not join this virtual space. If you would like to support, please share this event with any LGBTQI+ Hmoob individual you know.

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center

La Comunidad Mke

La Comunidad Mke y The People’s Revolution se unirán para exigir Justicia para Don Emilio Garza. Esta oportunidad también nos servirá para educarnos sobre las causas de las injusticias que afectan a nuestros vecinos de la comunidad afro-americana y poder desarmar esa barrera invisible que mantiene apartados a las comunidades del “sur” y el “norte”. Ven apoya las marchas pacíficas! Toda la comunidad es bienvenida. Seguimos Unidos a exigir nuestro Respeto! Juntos Seguimos Luchando!
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Estamos unidos para #justicia. #blackandbrownunity
#elpueblounidojamasseravencido#sinjusticianohaypaz
#blacklivesmatter#justiciaparadonfili#nojusticenopeace
The Milwaukee Community & The People’s Revolution are coming together to demand Justice for Don Emilio Garza. This will also be an opportunity to educate ourselves on the causes of injustices affecting our fellow community members in the black community. We must dismantle the invisible barrier that exists in our communities of color, divided on the “north” & “south” sides. Join Us on our peaceful protests! The whole community is welcome. We demand our respect and remain united in our fight for justice against a brutal racist police system. We have rights. Together we Rise! See Less

***SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH — Today’s list of actions, vigils and other relevant BLM / Social Justice events is updated.***

Link for the Updated List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uLk5DYYMqlxZAbO_TAbAxxS9dSmpXtB3jUooCf1I170/edit?usp=sharing

As always, you can find all of the event pages listed under the “Events” section of the People’s Climate Coalition FB Page. You can (and should!) also check out the new Impact Demand event calendar: https://events.impactdemand.org/posterboard and follow the Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement for news and actions from around the state and Rid Racism Milwaukee for a list of additional racial justice actions / events.

***#Covid19 reminder to wear a mask and gloves to all in-person events and somehow try to social distance, if possible.***

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If you can’t attend a protest, making a contribution to any of the following organizations / causes would be super helpful (you can also find more listed in the donation tab within the excel sheet).

Legal Aid & Resources: Milwaukee Freedom Fund– Free Chrystul Kizer– Youth Rising Up -YRU- North Division High School– Black Leaders Organizing for Communities– Leaders Igniting Transformation– Urban Underground– Love on Black Women: https://www.facebook.com/loveonblackwomen/– The People’s Movement of Milwaukee: https://www.facebook.com/The-Peoples-Movement-of-Milwaukee-106923321057366/ – Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression– Human First Project : https://gf.me/u/x79ydc– Black Educators Caucus MKE– Urban Legacy MKE–

GoFundMe: https://gf.me/u/ytqyyz– Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement– Community Task Force MKE

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Let me know if there are any other actions / donation pages / relevant orgs that should be added to the list. You can email me at lee.stedman.gaiacoalition@gmail.com or PM me directly on Facebook.

#BlackLivesMatter#Milwaukee#milwaukeeprotest#JusticeForJacobBlake

#GeorgeFloyd#BreonnaTaylor#DontreHamilton#JoelAcevedo

#FreeChrystul#SayTheirNames#Juneteenth#AlvinCole

#JayAnderson#AntonioGonzales#Justice4TheeThree

#DivestFromMPD#DefundThePolice#ElijahMcMclain

#DontreHamilton#AlvinCole#SandraBland#JasonPero

#AtatianaJefferson#KorrynGaines#JonathonTubby

#AlesiaThomas#RodneyKing#KevanRuffin

#VanessaGuillen #JusticeForJacobBlake