Hosted by Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association

MTEA First Day of Early Voting Party

September 24, 2018 is the first day of In-Person Absentee Voting. We’re fired up to elect public education champions and the great news is 5 new Milwaukee locations have been added where voters can early vote.

We will gather at the Midtown Center parking lot, 5700 W Capitol Drive at 4:30 P.M. for a group photo before we all early vote together. Join us for the most important election for public schools in our lifetime.

City of Milwaukee Election Commission
Early Voting/In-Person Absentee Voting (IPAV) Schedule
2018 General Election

September 24—November 4

Monday, September 24 – Friday, October 12
Monday—Friday, 9:00am—6:00pm
Zeidler Municipal Building, 841 N Broadway
(no voting at Market Street entrance)
Midtown Center, 5700 W Capitol Dr
(located west of Pick ‘n Save, enter lot at 58th & Capitol)
Mitchell Street Library, 906 W Historic Mitchell St
Monday, October 15 – Sunday, November 4
Monday—Friday, 8:00am—7:00pm

Saturdays (October 27 & November 3 only) 11:00am-5:00pm
Sundays (October 28 & November 4 only) 11:00am-5:00pm

Zeidler Municipal Building, 841 N Broadway
Midtown Center, 5700 W Capitol Dr
Mitchell Street Library, 906 W Historic Mitchell St
Zablocki Library, 3501 W Oklahoma Ave
Center Street Library, 2727 W Fond du Lac Ave
Mill Road Library, 6431 N 76th St
UWM Peck School of the Arts, 2419 E Kenwood Blvd
(located in the Helene Zelazo Center across from the student union)
MATC, 700 W State St (MATC students and faculty only for this location, schedule subject to MATC hours)

*No voter registration on November 3 or November 4

Hosted by Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association and Riverwest Public House Cooperative

815 E Locust, Milwaukee, 4 P.M. 

And, upcoming dates: November 5 and December 2, 2018 (Same location and time)

We love working in Milwaukee Public Schools, but know our days are also challenging and stressful. That’s why Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) welcomes all MPS educators and education workers to the Riverwest Public House Cooperative for “Fight Back Friday.” This event will be held on the first Friday of every month from 4pm to 6pm, and will offer local educators and education workers a space to connect, rejuvenate, and advocate for our students and profession.

Every month we will feature a different activity or speaker to keep the event fresh. Come and join others fighting to make our public schools the best possible place for our students.

We will be discussing a submission process to create a new logo for the event at our first event so come and enjoy a beverage (Public House will offer a drink special), catch up on union and public education advocacy, and meet other awesome MPS folks! This event is free and open to the public.

Hosted by CLOSEmsdf

CLOSEmsdf Anti-Anniversary

17 years ago on October 8th the State of Wisconsin in what can only be described as poor judgement opened the dungeon doors on Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility (MSDF).

In those 17 years, 17 people have died at MSDF several due to negligence and several more under suspicious circumstances. On their 17th Anniversary we say “:ENOUGH”. #NOTONEMORE

Please join us as we commemorate the lives lost at MSDF with altars created in their memory. Come see the faces & hear the stories of:
Wallace Williams
Robert McKinney
Cynthia Smith
Rodney Thornton
Russell Lee Murray
Moses Black
Jose Casarez
Myron Weston
John Olsen
Jeremy Cunningham
Peter Fengier
Jamie Medina
James Daczyk
James Wilborn – Beloved EXPO Founder
Michael Moore
Jesse Davis
Bruce Morgan

We are seeking the families of these individuals to help assist with details for the altars, please inbox EXPO or #CLOSEmsdf if you have contact information or if you are family.

Schedule of Events for Oct. 8, 2018
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Altars on display on N. 10th Street & State St. 
6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Vigil (Location TBA) 
7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Building Lightening (tentative) & refreshments Wilborn Park, SW corner of N. 10th Street & State Street. 

IF you would like to volunteer to create an altar for one of our Honorees, please contact Robert or Peggy at 1-262-320-7729 .

Thank you.

Hosted by Milwaukee IWW

814 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee Public Library, 5 – 6:30 P.M.

Two IWW members will be at Milwaukee Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin, meeting room 2A, on Monday, October 1, 5:00-6:30 PM. They will be working on some of the activity they regularly do for the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, supporting the campaign against arbitrary regulations at Columbia Correctional, coalition efforts to shutdown the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility, and connecting different networks inside prison walls. Our work includes research, writing letters, data entry, and developing ideas for disrupting the horror that is the Wisconsin prison system. Come by if you want to see what’s involved with this organizing, ask questions, and maybe get involved in this. Free coffee and snacks are provided. Let us know if you need a ride to be able to attend. This gathering will be followed by our strategy meeting at 6:30, visitors are welcome to attend this as well.

CLOSEmsdf Picket

901 N 9th Street, Milwaukee, 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. 

Come contribute to the continuous visible opposition to MSDF. We will be outside the west entrance to the courthouse, and if we have enough people elsewhere around the building and at the MSDF entrance. Help us spread information to and collect petition signatures from people targeted by and doing business with Milwaukee’s criminal legal system.

If you haven’t signed the petition yet yourself, please do here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/its-time-to-close-milwaukee-secure-detention-facility-msdf

Parking is metered or nearby public lots. If you don’t mind walking a couple blocks, its often easier to find free parking on the other side of the freeway.

A coalition of Milwaukee organizations have joined up to shut down MSDF. This facility is a building within a building, where captives have no access to fresh air or sunlight. They are triple bunked in lockdown cells for over 20 hours a day. There is no outdoor rec. The facility was built and is run using funds that should be used for diversionary programs to keep people out of jail, instead it’s being used to keep them on supervision under arbitrary and vindictive probation and parole officers.

We are organizing this protest on every 23rd (unless that lands on a weekend, when there’s less foot traffic). The National Religious Campaign Against Torture has called for actions on the 23rd of every month (to bring attention to 23 hour a day lockdowns). http://www.nrcat.org/about-us/take-action-current-legislation/563-together-to-end-solitary

Hosted by Voces de la Frontera

Waukesha Membership Meeting / Junta de membresía de Waukesha

ENGLISH BELOW

Junta de membresía del capítulo de Waukesha
viernes 31 de agosto, 6pm
oficina de Voces de la Frontera en Waukesha
305 E Main St, Waukesha, 53186

¡Acompáñanos para la próxima junta de membresía de nuestro capítulo en Waukesha! Tendremos un taller conozca sus derechos y platicaremos sobre nuestros esfuerzos para luchar por las licencias de conducir y contra las políticas anti-inmigrantes como el 287g. Tendremos las juntas de membresía cada 2 semanas.
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Waukesha Chapter Membership Meeting
Friday, August 31, 6 p.m.
Office of Voces de la Frontera in Waukesha
305 E Main St, Waukesha, 53186

Join us for the next membership meeting of our chapter in Waukesha! We will have a Know Your Rights workshop and discuss our efforts to restore access to driver’s licenses to immigrants and the fight against anti-immigrant policies like 287g. We’ll have membership meetings every two weeks.

https://aflcio.org/2018/9/18/you-can-be-fired-not-showing-work-during-hurricane

September 18, 2018

http://geopoliticsalert.com/us-saudi-attacks-yemen

Sana’a (GPA) – The US-backed coalition escalated their attacks against civilians in Yemen — particularly Hodeidah province which suffered dozens of airstrikes in the past few days.

Saudi warplanes attacked a home in al-Bayda on Monday killing eight civilians including several women and children.

The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes have bombarded Hodeidah province with airstrikes over the past few days as they prepare for another ground offensive against indigenous Yemeni forces. Over 35 airstrikes struck various areas of Hodeidah in a 24-hour period.

The coalition carried out a terror attack on a radio station in Hodeidah on Sunday killing at least four crew members and injuring several others. The attack also destroyed most of the facility’s infrastructure….

http://geopoliticsalert.com/

Stand against Yemen War – End the War NOW

Hosted by Peace Action of Wisconsin

12 NOON – 1 P.M. 16th & Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee

Geopolitics Alert coverage: http://geopoliticsalert.com/us-saudi-attacks-yemen

McDonald’s workers just went on the first-ever national strike against sexual harassment. McDonald’s: Meet with your employees and advocates. End harassment in your stores.

Add your support: http://MeTooMcDonalds.org #FightFor15 #MeToo