June 6, 2020
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(Photo: Sammy Gibbons/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
June 6, 2020: Door County (WI) Protesters Demand Justice For George Floyd
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Minnesota State Council of Union Machinists Call for Minneapolis Police Union Bob Kroll’s Resignation
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN, June 4, 2020 – The Minnesota State Council of Machinists today called for the immediate resignation of President of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, Bob Kroll, in the wake of the officer-involved death of George Floyd.
“As President of the Minnesota State Council of Machinist, I am calling on you to resign immediately,” wrote Council President John Steigauf in a letter to Kroll dated today. “Leadership of an organization requires us to be able to look at situations and make the difficult decision to see a wrong and address it as such. The events that have transpired over the past two weeks, required you to make that decision, to protect and serve the community, as well as the community of officers that you were elected to represent. The words and actions that you have chosen to use have failed both of these groups and has further enraged the people of both Minneapolis and St. Paul.
“The death of Mr. George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis was a senseless act that as a leader you should have condemned immediately, took steps to heal the community, as well as address your officers to express your dissatisfaction with the performance of the four individuals involved and express your expectations for officers going forward. None of which you did.”
The Minnesota State Council of Machinists called on Kroll to show integrity and accountability by resigning immediately and allowing “necessary changes to begin.”
For more on the letter, click here.
About the IAMAW
The Minnesota State Council of Machinists represents more than 5,400 active and retired members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The IAM is among the largest industrial trade unions in North America, representing nearly 600,000 active and retired members in manufacturing, aerospace, transportation, shipbuilding, woodworking and other industries in both the U.S. and Canada.
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Green Bay, WI March For Black Lives Protest June 6, 2020: ‘Ain’t no power like the power of the people because the power of the people don’t stop’
Protesters march in Green Bay on Saturday, June 6.
(Photo: Gary Klein/Green Bay Press Gazette)
Thousands March in Milwaukee June 6, 2020 – Numerous Marches from Across City Merge in Solidarity to Demand Justice for George Floyd and All Victims of Police Terror
Hundreds March for Justice in Freeport, IL, June 6, 2020
Phylinese Brooks
Good morning to my beautiful Black Kings, Queens, Nonbinary and Allies! 
Anyone coming to help at noon, please avoid parking in the Masonic temple parking lot on Stephenson street and the parking lot next to City Hall.
WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR TODAY! SEE YALL AT 1:00PM! ✨
#MarchOnStephenson #BlackLivesMatter
Hundreds march in Freeport, IL June 6, 2020
Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science – If Not Now ft. Maimouna Youssef
Listen to the second single from Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science’s upcoming album ‘Waiting Game’. Stream/Pre-save: http://terrilynecarrington.lnk.to/wai… Galvanized by seismic changes in the ever-evolving social and political landscape, Grammy Award-winning drummer, producer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington formed and her new band, Social Science, to confront a wide spectrum of social justice issues on Waiting Game. The band’s stunning debut double album immediately takes its place alongside Carrington’s most ambitious and inventive projects, expressing an inclusive and compassionate view of humanity’s common bonds through an eclectic program melding jazz, R&B, classic and indie rock, free improvisation, hip-hop and contemporary classical music.
Social Science is: TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON (drums, percussion, vocals), AARON PARKS (piano, keyboards), MATTHEW STEVENS (guitars), MORGAN GUERIN (saxophone, bass, EWI), DEBO RAY (vocals), KASSA OVERALL (MC, DJ) Social Science is: TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON (drums, percussion, vocals), AARON PARKS (piano, keyboards), MATTHEW STEVENS (guitars), MORGAN GUERIN (saxophone, bass, EWI), DEBO RAY (vocals), KASSA OVERALL (MC, DJ)
Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) Calls on Minneapolis Police Federation President to Resign
“…the actions of the Minneapolis Police Federation President Kroll following the killing of George Floyd are not consistent with the broader values and expectations that MAPE, fellow unions and Minnesotans expect in light of widespread calls for social change, equity, and justice in our state.” Full statement: https://mape.org/news/mape-calls-krolls-resignation
North Shore (Milwaukee) June 6, 2020: Justice for George Floyd! Black Lives Matter!
Detroit, June 9, 2020: Car Caravan- Stop Evictions -Support Village Prop Tenants Union!
Car Caravan- Stop Evictions -Support Village Prop Tenants Union!
Tuesday June 9
2pm – 3:30pm
Starts at 7737 Kercheval Avenue Detroit, MI
Join us for a car caravan protest against evictions during the
coronavirus crisis in in support of the Villages Properties Tenants
Union. Support tenant organizing in Detroit! Take Action to Protect
Homes and Stop Evictions During the Coronavirus Pandemic! Don’t let this
health crisis turn into a new housing crisis!
Meet in the parking lot at Butzel Family Center 7737 Kercheval Avenue in
Detroit on Tuesday, June 9th at 2 p.m. From there we will lead a car
caravan through the neighborhood. Bikes are also invited, we will be
going slow. We will be staying in our vehicles and practicing social
distancing.
Make signs for your car! Make noise! Show that we are not going to sit
by and watch as people get thrown out of their homes during a pandemic!
Michigan banned evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, but that ban
is set to end on June 11. We can’t let this happen and we must act now
before a tidal wave of evictions kicks countless people from their homes
and destroys our communities.
We demand:
1. That the Governor extend the ban on evictions until 60 days beyond
the state of emergency and expand the ban to prohibit foreclosures,
2. The cancellation of rent, mortgage and land contract payments during
the crisis, and
3. That the money given to Detroit by the federal government for rental
assistance be given directly to tenants who need it as soon as possible.
We support the Villages Properties Tenants Union demands:
1. Meet with us as a group and recognize our tenants union;
2. Grant us some form of rent relief, including a three month rent
freeze;
3. Make requested repairs and provide lead and mold testing,
remediation, pest eradication, and proper insulation in all properties
4. Meet with the greater community to discuss development that benefits
long-term residents as well as newcomers, including negotiating a
Community Benefits Agreement
Massive amounts of people are losing their jobs and income as a result
of the coronavirus pandemic, at a rate and speed not seen since the
Great Depression. This is leading to thousands of people not being able
to pay their rent and mortgage payments. Governor Whitmer signed an
executive order prohibiting evictions, but that order expires after
Thursday, June 11th. We cannot let evictions resume and we must do
whatever we can to pressure Michigan to protect people’s homes and
prevent the next housing crisis.
Michigan’s prohibition on evictions must be extended until at least 60
days after the end of the state of emergency, and it must be expanded to
prohibit foreclosures as well. Michigan must also cancel rent and
mortgage payments during this crisis so that people aren’t faced with an
insurmountable mountain of back payments to pay after the state of
emergency ends.
Call Governor Whitmer at 517-373-3400 and demand that she extend the
prohibition on evictions until at least 60 days after the end of the
state of emergency, expand it to include foreclosures, and cancel rent
and mortgage payments.
No evictions! No foreclosures! Defend the Villages Properties Tenants
Union! Cancel rent and mortgage payments! Join us as we take action to
stop the next housing crisis before it starts!
We need to defend our neighbors from eviction as well as police
violence. Both are attacks on neighbors, family and friends and we must
stand against them. Black lives matter and black homes matter. At the
end of our car caravan route, we will head down to the Justice for
George Floyd Protests at 1301 3rd Street 4pm. We invite those who can to
join us there.
Sponsored by Detroit Eviction Defense, Village Properties Tenants
Union, Detroit Renter City, Charlevoix Villages Association and No Rent
Michigan
Car Caravan- Stop Evictions -Support Village Prop Tenants Union!
