March 25: Occupy Milwaukee General Assembly

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3 p.m., March 25, @ Peace Action, 1001 E. Keefe Ave., Milwaukee

General Assemblies are now held once a week, on weekends! Please join us this Sunday to plan for the 99% spring, May Day, NATO protests, fundraisers, and much more!

March 13, 2012 Occupy Milwaukee members protest Chase Bank in Milwaukee and the U.S. war in Afghanistan.

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UW-Milwaukee, March 23: Justice for Palestine! Presenting Cindy & Craig Corrie

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UWM Bolton Hall
Room B52, 7 p.m.
UW-Milwaukee, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee
Motivated by their daughter, human rights activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli military Caterpillar D9R on March 16, 2003 while trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian familyʼs home, the Corries have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of justice
and peace in the Middle East.Please join us as they tell of their attempts to seek accountability for Rachelʼs death and of their work in challenging U.S. foreign policy in Israel/Palestine.”The international media and our government are not going to tell us that we are effective, important, justified in our work, courageous, intelligent, valuable. We have to do that for each other, and one way we can do that is by continuing our work, visibly. People without privilege will be doing this work no matter what, because they are working for their lives. We can work with them, and they know that we work with them, or we can leave them to do this work themselves and curse us for our complicity in killing them.” – Rachel Corrie

Sponsored by: SDS, Friends of Palestine (WI), American Muslims for Palestine.

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NOW Calls for Justice in Trayvon Martin Case

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March 23, 2012

The National Organization for Women is shocked and saddened by the tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the African-American teenager shot and killed while walking home from a convenience store in Sanford, Florida. Unarmed, Trayvon was carrying a bag of candy and an iced tea when he was gunned down near his father’s home by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman in a gated community.

We are appalled by how poorly this case has been handled by local authorities in Sanford. It has now been almost four weeks since Martin’s death, and the shooter, George Zimmerman, is still walking free. Police Chief Bill Lee’s self-imposed temporary leave of absence is not enough. The authorities in Sanford need to fire the chief and arrest and prosecute the shooter.

NOW stands with Trayvon’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, his father, Tracy Martin, and other family and supporters in calling for justice in this senseless crime. We also join our Florida NOW chapter and the organization’s National Combating Racism Committee in urging every law enforcement agency involved, including the Justice Department, to conduct a complete and fair investigation of an incident that bears all the hallmarks of a hate crime.

NOW also calls for repeal of the controversial ‘Stand Your Ground Laws’ before another life is taken in the name of vigilantism. Enacted in 2005, the Florida law allows individuals to use deadly force anywhere against anyone they believe is a ‘threat’ to their life. Some 20 other states in the U.S. have similarly broad laws that are, essentially, a license to kill.

No mother should have to lose a child, especially to such horrible violence. NOW will continue to work with allied organizations to change police practices, politically-motivated laws and social attitudes that put too many African-American teens at risk for the “crime” of walking while young and black.
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For Immediate Release
Contact:Latoya Veal w. 202-628-8669, ext. 116, c. 301-660-3447

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