WI Labor Day Celebrations

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From WI AFL-CIO:

Brothers and Sisters,

Enjoy your Labor Day weekend at celebrations in Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison, Marinette, Menasha, Milwaukee, Neenah, Oshkosh, Racine and Wausau. Unless otherwise stated, events will take place on Monday, September 3.  See below for a complete list of times and locations.

Eau Claire:  Labor Day Picnic at Phoenix Park, Riverfront Terrace.  Solidarity walk will begin at 10:30am on the corner of Gray Street and S. Farwell. Short program at 11:00am followed by picnic and prizes from noon until 3:00pm.

Fond du Lac:  Labor Day Parade and Picnic at Lakeside Park on Oven Island.  The Fond du Lac Labor Day Parade begins at 11:00am. Route follows Rees and Main Streets to Lakeside Park.  Picnic, 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

Green Bay:  Labor Day Picnic, 11:00am to 4:30pm, Bay Beach Amusement Park.

Kenosha:  Laborfest, 91st. St. & 22nd Ave.  The annual Kenosha Laborfest features booths from all labor organizations in the Kenosha area.  Raffle prizes, beer tent and activities for the whole family. Rain or Shine!

Janesville:  Laborfest, September 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 1795 Lafayette St.  Music, rides, bike show, craft show, mud volley ball, car display, parade and more! http://www.laborfest.org/

La Crosse: The Labor Day celebration starts with a ten-block family-friendly parade at 10:00am beginning at the intersection of Gillette Street and Kane Street. Followed by a celebration at Copeland Park with free games for kids, face painting, and other activities.

Madison:   Annual Laborfest celebration at South Central Federation of Labor, 1602 S. Park St.  Madison, 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

Marinette:  Labor Day Picnic, Marinette City Park, 12:00pm-5:00pm.

Milwaukee: Labor Day Parade & Laborfest.  March starts at 11:00am at Zeidler Union Square Park and continues to Summerfest Grounds.  Laborfest will run from noon until 5:00pm.

Neenah/Menasha:  Labor Day Parade and Picnic.  The parade will begin at 10:00am at Curtis Reed Square in Menasha. It will be followed by a picnic celebration at the Neenah Labor Temple, 157 S. Green Bay Rd, Neenah, 54956.

Oshkosh:  Labor Day Picnic and Car Show at South Park in Oshkosh.  Event runs 11:00am to 5:00pm.

Racine: Laborfest, 12:00pm to 5:00pm, Franksville Park, 9700 Northwestern Ave, corner of Highway K and H, Caledonia.

Wausau:  Labor Day Parade begins at 4:00pm on the corner of W. Wausau Ave and ends at the Wausau Labor Temple, 318 South 3rd Ave.  There will be a food drive collecting non-perishable food items and cash donations to be donated to the Neighbors Place.

Have a great Labor Day!

In Solidarity,

Phil Neuenfeldt, President

Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer

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A National Call to Create, Build & Multiply People’s Power Assemblies

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http://occupy4jobs.org/ppcall_m.pdf

Let the PPA be what the government has failed to be. Onward.
Build People’s Power Assemblies. 

▩ Rep. Cynthia McKinney, 2008 Green Party Prez Candidate
▩ Rev. C.D. Witherspoon, Brd. Chair Baltimore SCLC
▩ Chris Silvera, Secty. Treas., Teamsters L. 808
▩ Sharon Black, ­Baltimore Peoples Assembly
▩ Victor Toro, La Peña del Bronx
▩ Clarence Thomas, Int’l Longshore & Warehouse Union L. 10
▩ Larry Holmes, Occupy for Jobs
▩ Bryan Perlmutter, NC State Univ., SDS
▩ Walter Smith, Pres., Nat’l Postal Mail Handlers Union, L. 334 Charleston, SC
▩ Community-Labor United for Postal Jobs & Services – CLUPJS
▩ Committee to Stop FBI Repression
▩ Eddie Oquendo, Nat’l ­Postal Mail Handlers Union SC L. 334
▩ Philippine Forum Baynihan Community Center NYC
▩ Zaina Alsous, UNC Chapel Hill Student Action w/ Workers
▩ Brenda ­Stokely, Million ­Worker March Movement
▩ Pam Africa, Int’l Concerned Families & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
▩ Deloyd Parker, Exec. Dir., Shape Center ­Houston
▩ Larry Hales, PPA Staff Organizer
▩ Delbert Jackson, Occupy Houston, Occupy the Hood
▩ Leon Purnell, Pres., Baltimore SCLC
▩ Jersey City Peace­ Movement
▩ Ramona Africa, MOVE Organization
▩ John Parker, Steering Com., Soouthern Calif. Immigration Coalition
▩ Moratorium On ­ Foreclosures NOW
▩ Lucy Pagoada, Coordinadora, HondurasUSAResistencia
▩ Sara Flounders, Int’l Action Center
▩ MECAWI-Michigan ­Emergency ­Coalition Against War & Intervention
▩ Messiah Rhodes, NYC Unemployed Council
▩ Teresa Gutierrez, May 1st Coalition; IMA ­
▩ Parents to Improve School Transport­ation – PIST
▩ Puerto Rican Alliance Los Angeles
▩ Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement
▩ Bob Carter, Founder, Justice for Palestinians
▩ Chelsea Coalition on Housing
▩ Wisconsin Bail Out The People Movement
▩ Rev. Luis Barrios, IFCO/Pastors for Peace
▩ Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Center
▩ Bishop Filipe Teixeira, OFSJC, Diocese of St Francis of Assisi, CCA, Brockton, MA
▩ Women’s Fightback Network, Boston
▩ Rhode Island People’s Assembly
▩ Ed Childs, Chief Shop Steward, UNITE-HERE L. 26, Boston, MA
▩ Steve Gillis, Vice President, USW L. 8751 Boston School Bus Union
▩ Steve Kirschbaum, USW Organizer & Chair, Grievance Committee, USW L. 8751
▩ Brian Shea, Disability Rights Activist, Boston, MA
▩ Jim Grant,Human Justice Coalition, Wilson, NC

Solidarity Center 55 West 17 Street, #5C, New York, NY 10011

212.633.6646  ♦  Occupy4jobs.org  ♦  info@occupy4jobs.org

Click HERE to download PDF flyer for distribution

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