Milwaukee, July 14: Coalition For Justice Mass Meeting

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We would like to WELCOME new folks to our Coalition for Justice family!

Thank you ALL that were able to attend the Solidarity Rally and Protest Monday and Tuesday at Red Arrow Park. Thank you for answering the call to hit the streets and use your voice to express your solidarity with families affected by police brutality.

Now it’s time to come to the table and build relationships, the movement, our support system, committees and whatever else it takes to move the needle in Milwaukee towards justice for families affected by police brutality and other systemic/oppressive issues that plague the black and brown communities.

Every other Thursday the Coalition for Justice meets, sits down and discuss/strategize our next moves. We would love for you to join us as we begin major base building with you and youth in our community.

We challenge you to talk to your co-workers, family, and friends about why you think it’s important to join the movement and no longer delay.

July 11, 2016 Coalition For Justice protest and march, Milwaukee [Photo: WI BOPM]

Rockford, July 21: Pack the Court: Justice For Jovan!

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July 21, 11am, Room 314
Pack the courthouse to support Jovan’s family and help win justice for Jovan!
The victory of charges finally being brought against the Metro Enforcement agents who murdered Valentia Fresco (aka Jovan Blake) was won by the persistence of family and supporters in the struggle to win justice. Charges being brought against these killer Metros is only a partial victory and it will take your continued support to make sure those who have Jovan’s blood on their hands get convicted and never patrol our streets again!
Join a brief rally outside the courthouse at 10:15AM before we go in together to pack the courtroom to continue the fight for justice.

Milwaukee, July 12: We Will Never Stop! Coalition For Justice March

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This is where we form the power of the people through uniting. We must end the way the world looks, change the way the system works and gain community togetherness. Stand up. We need a thousand of freedom fighters for all people especially those that have lost their lives.
#blacklove +
#selflove – #whiteprivledge
= #betterworld

July 11, 2016 protest in Milwaukee sponsored by the Coalition For Justice and supported by numerous labor and community organizations and individuals. [Photos: WI BOPM]

Milwaukee, July 11: Solidarity Rally and Protest Surrounding Lost Lives

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The Coalition for Justice wanted to create a space and a time for ALL people to come together and STAND IN SOLIDARITY with families who have lost loved ones, especially those who have lost their lives most recently to police and gun violence. Invite people and share the event.

Please be mindful and prepare for street parking and meet us at Red Arrow Park Monday at 4 p.m.

Silence no more. We cried, been at a lost for words BUT now we’re ready to move into action beginning Monday, July 11th at Red Arrow Park.

#DontreHamilton
#WeAreTonyRobinson
#ChristopherDavis
#JayAnderson
#AltonSterling
#PhilandoCastile

THE LIST IS WAY TOO LONG TO CONTINUE WITH ANY HASHTAGS AND THAT’S SICK!!!!

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Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

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http://www.aflcio.org/Press-Room/Press-Releases/Statement-by-AFL-CIO-President-Richard-Trumka-on-the-deaths-of-Alton-Sterling-and-Philando-Castile
July 7, 2016

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the two African-American men who were shot by police within twenty-four hours of each other.

Racism plays an insidious role in the daily lives of all working people of color. This is a labor issue because it is a workplace issue; it is a community issue, and unions are the community. Philando Castile was a union member, and so his family is our family. Last year the AFL-CIO launched a Commission on Racial and Economic Justice to address the issues faced by our brothers and sisters of color and to take a hard look at ourselves to ensure we practice what we preach. The Commission aimed to educate working people on the way racism weakens the collective power of all working people.

It is haunting that only two years ago I delivered a speech in St. Louis in the aftermath of Mike Brown’s death denouncing systemic racism in the United States. Since then, hundreds of people have lost their lives in incidents involving police officers, and African-Americans continue to be disproportionately impacted. Labor cannot and will not sit on the sidelines when it comes to racial justice. It is not enough to simply say “Black Lives Matter.” We must and will continue to fight for reforms in policing and to address issues of racial and economic inequality.

Contact:  Charity Jackson (202) 637-5018