Racial Justice in Madison: Incarceration and Segregation in the “Creative City” On November 6-8, Comparative US Studies, YGB Ferguson To Madison and the Havens Center will host a FREE symposium on racial justice in Madison. The symposium will kick off with a keynote lecture by the legendary Cedric Robinson (author of Black Marxism and Black […]
Revolutionary Medicine
http://revolutionarymedicine.org/ Revolutionary Medicine, true to its title, is a provocative, 45-minute documentary by Beth Geglia, an independent, activist documentarian based in Washington D.C., and Jesse Freeston, a film maker based in Montreal, who had been a key member of the Real News Network. Dr. Luther Harry Castillo, a Cuban-trained Garifuna doctor is our lively guide. […]
#HandsOffBrandi! JAM Chief Koval’s/City Attorney’s Phones/Emails Madison Police target Black Lives Matter Organizer Brandi Grayson CALL for National and International Solidarity TELL MPD and the City Attorney to STOP the HARASSMENT and drop the citations! On OCT 5, 2015 1PM-3pm Central Time show your solidarity by calling/emailing Madison Police Chief Koval and City Attorney Michael […]
#Justice4Cierra
YGB’s own Alix Shabazz, T. Banks, Lexy Ware and many others held down the Dane County Court House this morning to support Cierra Finkley in her quest not to be persecuted for defending herself against a brutal domestic abuser. Fortunately, the D.A. brought no charges for today! #HandsOffBlackWomen #communitycontrolofpolice #Justice4Cierra YGB Press Release: http://ygbcoalition.org/blog/item/632-a-victory-for-the-people
ALSO: Hear internationally acclaimed physician-activist Dr. Luther Castillo speak on his work in developing a community-run medical system for the Afro-indigenous Garifuna people of Honduras. Dr. Castillo is featured in two documentary films, including “Revolutionary Medicine,” which will also be premiered this afternoon, and raises this question: “Could a remote hospital that runs on solar […]

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