Milwaukee, March 23: Book Release: Cries for Justice: Poems for Dontre Hamilton

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Woodland Pattern Book Center is pleased to celebrate the release of the poetry anthology, Cries for Justice: Poems for Dontre Hamilton. Published by Art Night Books in collaboration with the Coalition for Justice, and edited by Angie Trudell Vasquez & Margaret Rozga, Cries for Justice brings together work by nearly twenty Wisconsin poets responding to the tragic death of Dontre Hamilton, and speaking to the larger culture of state-sanctioned violence against people of color in the United States. A timely and vital collection of poems, which, to borrow the words of Nate Hamilton, “breathe[s] for those who have lost their breath.”

Co-Editor Margaret Rozga will introduce contributing readers for the event, including Freesia McKee, Franklin K. R. Cline, Alida Cardós Whaley, and Mary Devitt, along with Managing Editor Angie Trudell Vasquez and the Hamilton family.

All proceeds from the sale of Cries for Justice go to the Hamilton family in honor of their beloved son, Dontre Hamilton.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

https://www.facebook.com/justicefordontre
https://www.facebook.com/ArtNightBooks/

Milwaukee, April 18: The Battle for Justice in Palestine, An Evening with Ali Abunimah

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Join SDS in welcoming Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah. Abunimah is the co-founder of the online publication Electronic Intifada and author of One Country, The Battle for Justice in Palestine, and most recently Against Apartheid: The Case for Boycotting Israeli Universities. Abunimah will discuss the Israeli Occupation of Palestine, the boycott, divest, and sanction movement, and Palestinian resistance.

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Coalition For Justice Needs Organizing Help for Dontre Day

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Dontre Day April 30, 2016

Coalition for Justice

We are in need of folks who are willing to help prior to the event with administrative work, phone calls and other miscellaneous items.  If that’s something you could assist in those areas please email us.  We thank you!

April 30, 2014 was the day Dontre was murdered by former police office Christopher Manney.  We do not want this day to be a day of mourning but a day of celebration!!!!! We would love for folks to help us make this event REALLY BIG!

Share the link and remember SAVE THE DATE!

If you’re interested in helping to make this event BIG please email us at thecoalitionforjustice@gmail.com. We are still in need for the following items and volunteers for:

Social media (THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO’S BEEN SHARING THE FLYER)
Volunteering the day of
Children’s Corner, jump rope, sidewalk chalk, etc.
Community Engagement tables

Voter Registration
Artists to perform/share their gift
Art supplies, crayons, markers, sidewalk chalk, etc.
Paper Product Supplies, napkins, plates, utensils, etc
Food; burgers, brats, hot dogs, buns, condiments, spaghetti, green beans, chips, sodas, juice boxes or pouches, ice, coolers, and water.
Huge Grill
Grill Master

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NYC, April 7-9: Black Girl Movement Conference

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http://iraas.columbia.edu/Event/black-girl-movement-conference

Date & Time: Thursday, April 7, 2016 5 pm to Saturday, April 09, 2016 7 pm

 FREE & OPEN to the PUBLIC

“Black Girl Movement: A National Conference” is a three-day gathering at Columbia University in New York City to focus on Black girls, cis, queer, and trans girls, in the United States.   Bringing together artists, activists, educators, policymakers, and black girls leaders themselves, this first national conference on Black girls seeks to address the disadvantages that Black girls in the United States face, while creating the political will to publicly acknowledge their achievements, contributions, and leadership.

Black girls are among the most significant cultural producers, community connectors, and trendsetters, rarely are their contributions recognized or appreciated. At best, they remain invisible in our public discourse or people assume that all Black girls are doing fine and are “resilient” enough to overcome any structural obstacles put in their way. Nevertheless, the vast majority of Black girls in the United States are in crisis. They face significant barriers to educational achievement, economic and political equality, and are the recipients of deeply embedded racial and gender biases in the media, public policy, philanthropy, and research.

As a result, the planning of this conference has been done by an intergenerational and cross-institution coalition because the most innovative work being done on and with black girls often are in silos and without the full benefits of a collaboration, funding, and public visibility.

“Black Girl Movement” is an opportunity change that reality through raising public consciousness, advancing research, policy, and community programming, and developing a resource sharing platform.  Most importantly, this conference will highlight Black girls’ agency and ingenuity in order to elevate their voices and solutions toward improving the life outcomes of Black girls in the United States.

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