Voces de la Frontera Action is thrilled to announce Dolores Huerta, President and Founder of Dolores Huerta Foundation will be the keynote speaker at our Virtual Gala, happening in just two weeks, on Friday, September 25, from 6-7:15pm!
Dolores Huerta is a living legend in the immigrant rights movement- this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss! Secure your tickets and become a sponsor at www.vdlfa.org/gala2020.
Join us for our tenth public witness in support of racial justice and the dignity of the human person. We are grateful to be partnering with St. Ben’s Pax Christi group for this witness.- We will gather in front of St. Ben’s church on State Street.
– We will begin with a welcome and prayer.
– We will then stand along State Street with our signs, sharing our message with all passing by.
– If you’re not able to stand for an hour, feel free to bring a chair!
– At 6:00, we will kneel for 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence, in remembrance of George Floyd and all who have lost their lives. We encourage everyone to take this time to silently pray for justice and healing.
– Please wear a mask and practice social distancing.
– Chalk will be available to decorate the sidewalks if you would like.
– This is a peaceful, family-friendly event. We encourage you to bring your kids!
– Signs with faith-based messages are especially encouraged. Extra signs will be available for you to borrow if you don’t have one of your own.This event is organized by an informal group of Catholic lay people, and we warmly welcome all who want to stand up for the sacredness of Black lives.This is an ongoing event every Thursday at 5:30, with different locations each week, so stay tuned for future opportunities to stand with us!If you would like to stay in the loop about future events, please sign up for our email list here: http://eepurl.com/hchFfT and like our public FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/blacklivesaresacredmke.
418 E Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI – 5-8 P.M.
Join us at This Is It on Sunday, September 27th for to help us raise money for Jacob Blake.
Baylee Imani June Diamond & Iconika Strange will be hosting our raffle for the day, as well as the drag show following our raffle prize winner announcements!All donations will be donated directly to the families GoFundMe page, organized by Jacob’s mother, Julia Jackson.
On August 23rd Jacob Blake was shot multiple times in the back by a Kenosha Police Department officer, after he broke up an altercation by an unrelated party. The shooting has now left him critically injured as he fights for his life. The extent of his injuries is unknown, but he continues to undergo multiple rounds of operations to save his life. This fund is established to cover medical expenses, mental and grief counseling for the family, and to assist the family in the days to come, as we all continue to seek justice for Jacob. A portion of these proceeds from the GoFundMe will also be used to benefit Jacob’s six children, some of whom witnessed this horrific act of violence. The raffle will start at 5pm so make sure to bring cash to buy your tickets.The raffle will be followed by a drag show put on by some of our incredible local artists!
***MASKS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES UNLESS ACTIVELY DRINKING***
We are ready to fight! On Monday, UIC workers will be walking off the job and joining the Illinois Nurses Association in a fight for economic and health justice. Stand with us as at Noon at 1717 W. Taylor St, as we aim to dismantle the culture of disrespect from UIC. Why are we going on strike? Because UIC has failed to:Protect us: Provide adequate PPE for the duration of the pandemic and a guarantee that workers will never be left without proper protection again. Agree to enforce the protocols set up to keep everyone safe consistently. If we’re not safe on the job, neither are the people we care for or the students we serve.
We are also anxious to keep our own families safe from the virus.Respect us: Give workers doing the same job whether down state or in Chicago a chance to thrive. We should have a say in how we best deliver care and services — and we say we need more staff to properly care for everyone walking through UIC’s doors.Pay us: We are essential workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and others dealing with its impact. We need more than a pat on the back. We need essential pay. We demand a living wage of at least $15/hr.
Lakeshore’s United Visionaries – LUV
Join us for our first Unity Walk, hosted by Lakeshore’s United Visionaries and PFLAG Manitowoc County.On Sunday, September 27th at 2pm come together with us as we celebrate Unity in our Community with our first Unity Walk!
We hope to uplift and celebrate people from all walks of life as we walk together in solidarity!At 2pm, we will gather at the Briess Parking Lot (Farmer’s Market Lot) and begin our Unity Walk toward Washington Park.
After we arrive and have a breather (about 2:45) we are excited to present a variety of local speakers from across many different backgrounds to share their experiences and why we strive for unity. We cannot wait for you to hear all the wisdom they will share.Please bring a mask, and join us on Sunday, September 27th to spread love and unity on our Lakeshore!
As Desmond Tutu famously said, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” If you’re looking for a way for your family to leave the ranks of the neutral and to join the urgency of this historic moment, please join us on September 13 for a Kids’ March for Black Lives. There is a rich history of children playing important roles in racial justice activism. Join us while we uplift that history as well as the demands of the Movement for Black Lives to defund police and invest in Black people. Several of Madison’s child-centered organizations are collaborating to host this event and to show a unified front of support for movement demands.
We will have several fun stations where kids can do chalking, decorate a banner, make signs and noisemakers and record a video. We will disburse books that have been purchased for the Little Free Libraries as part of the “Little Free Library Racial Justice Takeover.”The march will be short and we will end at Orton Park where we’ll get to hear Ali Muldrow speak about the importance of educating our children about race. Included in the agenda will be a short but poignant teach-in about movement demands.
We echo those demands as our own and will be highlighting the need for our community to move with expediency to defund the Madison Police Department and invest in Black communities. This event is hosted by allies in the Movement for Black Lives and is geared towards children who, like most of us, will benefit from some unpacking of what “safety” really means. As allies we understand the importance of centering the voices of those most impacted by racism, capitalism, and state violence and we are thrilled to be creating an event that attempts to do this and to push our city’s analysis beyond platitudes and abstract intentions to concrete action that will change the conditions that create and are created by white supremacy. Safety (in its authentic form) is our utmost priority.
While part of the journey of allyship is pushing the limits of our comfort zone, preventing the transmission of Covid is a priority of this event. While this event does not fall in line with public health standards regulating the number of attendees at a given event, we would like to highlight research showing that protests are not where Covid-19 is generally being transmitted. We ask that all attendees take social distance measures and bring masks if they have them. We will have extra masks, hand sanitizer, and strict safety protocol at stations and involving any shared materials.
What: Kids’ March for Black Lives
Where: McPike (Central) Park to Orton Park
When: September 13 from 3-5:15pm
Join us for a dynamic conversation on the connections between the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements. Black women’s voices and experiences will be centered in this conversation. Panelists include:
-Dr. Veronica Warren, Associate Director of the UW Oshkosh Counseling Center and Co-Adviser of the Sisterhood
-Nestic Morris, Outreach Coordinator at the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
-Dr. Teysha Bowser, Assistant Professor in the UW Oshkosh Professional Counseling Department
-Robin Tinnon, Executive Director of the We All Rise: African American Resource CenterLink to join event: https://bit.ly/3gqEKPa. Up to 250 people will be able to join the live event. The discussion will be recorded and made available for later viewing.This event is part of UWO’s Red Zone programming.
