Jan. 12 Occupy The Hood Protest at the MMAC in Milwaukee / Kill Slave Bills SB 207 & AB 286!!

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2751370154683.127219.1570502599&type=1

Background: http://www.facebook.com/notes/khalil-coleman/national-crisis-immediate-action-press-release-kill-sb-207-2012/299801913390361

At the MMAC Milwaukee office building Jan. 12, 2012.

At the MMAC Milwaukee office building Jan. 12, 2012.

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Celebrate the Scott Walker & Other Recalls Tuesday, Jan. 17 in Madison & Milwaukee

From the WI AFL-CIO:

http://www.wisaflcio.org/

Since November, thousands of volunteers have braved the cold by going door to door or by standing at busy intersections throughout Wisconsin to collect signatures to recall Gov. Walker, Lt. Gov. Kleefisch and four Republican Senators.  On Tuesday, January 17, recall partners will turn in all completed recall forms to the Government Accountability Board. 

In Madison, there will be a 5 p.m. celebration at the Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Drive.

In Milwaukee, there will be a celebration rally at 4:30 p.m. at the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), 700 W. State Street, by the mall in front of the student services building.

Nov. 19, 2011 in Madison.

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Dr. King Jr. March for Jobs & Justice – Protesters Plan 41 Mile Civil Rights Walk Following Major March in Baltimore

https://wibailoutpeople.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/dr_king_rallymarch_baltimore-dc_release.pdf

Dr. King Jr. March for Jobs and Justice

2011 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21218

410-218-4835

Press advisory for immediate release

January 11, 2012 Contact Persons:  Rev. Cortly CD Witherspoon and Sharon Black

Dr. King Jr. March for Jobs and Justice Planned for Saturday, January 14, 2012

Protesters Plan 41 mile Civil Rights Walk from Baltimore to Occupy Washington D.C.

A host of organizations committed to economic justice, civil rights and peace will be joining together this Saturday to hold a Jobs March from Union Baptist Church, 1917 Druid Hill Ave. to Baltimore’s downtown Reads Drug store, the historic site of the 1955 sit-ins for civil rights.

The groups gather at 10 A.M. and their March steps off at 12 P.M.  Following a rally at Reads Drug store, a group will then continue through Baltimore to Route 1 on a 41 mile, three day walk to Occupy Washington D.C.

Participants in the civil rights walk for jobs represent all ages, nationalities and a variety of constituencies, from community groups, civil rights organizations, unions, students, unemployed and Occupy movement members.

Marchers vary in age from as young as 12 to as old as 71 years of age.  The group expects to sleep over in Elkridge area the first night, later in College Park, and finally arrive in Washington D.C. on Monday, January 16, 2012.

Reverend Cortly CD Witherspoon, President, Baltimore Southern Christian Leadership Conference, stated,  “People are excited about this march!  Joblessness is a critical issue for the people of Baltimore.  Over 56% of our youth are unemployed.”

He continued, “We are also immensely proud that the senior civil rights leaders like Dr. Helena Hicks who participated in the historic Reads Drug store sit-in will help lead a major segment of the Baltimore March and that Occupy Baltimore has joined.”

Job Is A Right Campaign/Occupy 4 Jobs Network, spokesperson, Sharon Black added, “Young people are planning to have a “Jobs, not jails” contingent in the March to highlight the need for jobs and education rather than jails and incarceration.”

“Our March has national significance for the unemployed everywhere. We will be representing people from every city, county and state this coming weekend when we march to demand a jobs program,” she added.

Below is a partial list of sponsors:  Balto. Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Job Is A Right Campaign/Occupy 4 Jobs; Dr. Helena Hicks, Sit-in participant; Walter Dean, Civil rights leader; Occupy Baltimore; National Action Network; All Peoples Congress; Liberate Baltimore; Fred Mason, Pres. MD & D.C. AFL-CIO Council; Baltimore Move On; Howard County Move On; Andre Powell, AFSCME Del. Metro-Balto AFL-CIO; B-Heard Affinity Group Occupy Baltimore; Millions More Movement; Baltimore Black Think Tank; ANSWER Coalition; Pledge of Resistance; Fund Our Communities; R.B. Jones, writer & playwright; Jamaat al-Muslimeen; Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle; Ron Kipling Williams, spoken word artist and many others.

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Milwaukee, Jan. 24: ‘What Is Cuba Really Like Today?’

http://www.facebook.com/events/293251204059407/?notif_t=event_invite

Teacher/activist Omar Barberena’s multimedia presentation on his recent trip to Cuba!

FREE and open to the public! Please join us!

Omar Barberena is a teacher and counselor in Milwaukee. A native of Nicaragua, he has traveled widely in Latin America and Europe. He visited Cuba in November, 2011 with Witness for Peace, and plans to lead a trip this year. He met with economists, authors, grassroots citizens and even the President of the Cuban Supreme Court. Join us to see pictures of Cuba today, hear about its recent economic reforms, how the US embargo affects Cuban lives, and also what he learned from:

▸ Reverend Raul Suarez, founder and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in Havana. Pastor Suarez (also a member of Cuban parliament) talked about the center’s history and programs, including the history of different religions and spirituality in Cuba.

▸ Law professor Dr. Julio Antonio Estrada, University of Havana, who presented an overview of Cuba’s legal system from the time of the Spanish Conquistadors’ arrival, including Catholicism, slavery, African influence in Cuba, independence, periods of intervention by the U.S., and the transformations since the 1959 Cuban Revolution.

▸ Interacting with grassroots Cubans on a wide variety of topics!

7:30 p.m., 639 N. 25th Street, Milwaukee, Tuesday, Jan. 24

Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations With Cuba (414-273-1040, www.wicuba.org) — Peace Action-WI — Latin America Solidarity Committee

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