December 5 For The Cuban 5

Remember: On Friday December 5, call Obama and demand the freedom of the Cuban 5
 
CALL THE WHITE HOUSE TO JOIN THE WORLDWIDE DEMAND  
FOR THEIR FREEDOM.
By phone:

202-456-1111  (If nobody answers the phone leave a message)

If calling from outside the United States, dial first the International Area Code
+ 1 (US country code) followed by 202-456-1111
By Fax: 202-456-2461
If fax is sent from outside the United States, dial first the International Area
Code + 1 (US country code) followed by 202-456-2461
To send an e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
To send a letter:
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20500

United States

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Milwaukee, December 4: Show Up, Speak Up: Fire and Police Commission Meeting

EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/ou889wn

Dontre Hamilton was shot 14 times by Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney on April 30 2014. It has been 7 months since he murdered Dontre but he has yet to be taken into custody and charged for his crimes. Enough is enough. It is time to show up, and time to speak out.

The fire and Police Commission is the governing body of the police force in the city of Milwaukee. They have the direct authority to give former officer Manney his job back. Lets show up and let them know that this can not happen, and that our community is against officers having free reign to kill innocent black men in our city!

Please join The Coalition for Justice as we go and let the FPC know exactly how we feel about this injustice and the many that have taken place like it. We will meet at Red Arrow Park (1000 N. Water St.) at 5pm, for a small rally and head over to the meeting inside city hall. Please Join Us.

Note: The Meeting is subject to a change in time and location. To stay updated please follow us on Facebook, Twitter @Justice4Dontre, or give us a call at: 414.375.9330.

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SIGN PETITION: Justice for Dontre Hamilton: Hold the Milwaukee Police Department accountable!

COLOR OF CHANGE PETITION: http://iam.colorofchange.org/petitions/justice-for-dontre-hamilton

Coalition For Justice: https://www.facebook.com/justicefordontre

The Hamilton family and their supporters gather at Red Arrow Park in Milwaukee September 30, 2014 to demand justice for Dontre Hamilton and other victims of the police. [Photo: Occupy Riverwest]

The Hamilton family and their supporters gather at Red Arrow Park in Milwaukee September 30, 2014 to demand justice for Dontre Hamilton and other victims of the police. [Photo: Occupy Riverwest]

Milwaukee, December 18: Colecta para Ayotzinapa (Fundraiser)

EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/oydgo8g

(English Below)

Compañeros, a esta altura la mayoría de nuestra gente aqui en Milwaukee está al tanto de la situación no sólo en Guerrero pero también en todo el país. Los compañeros normalistas, padres de familia, ciudadanos, trabajadores, intelectuales, estudiantes, y artistas han librado una gran lucha por justicia que ha alcanzado cada esquina de México.

¿Y a nosotros aqui en el país vecino del norte, qué nos toca hacer?
A nosotros nos toca apoyar y a seguir luchando en este país. Muchos de los que venimos de México venimos por exactamente los problemas que se protestan actualmente. Ahora que desgraciadamente el gobierno (a todos los niveles) expuso su corrupción totalmente con los crímenes de Iguala, y que el pueblo de México dice ¡YA BASTA! también nos toca a nosotros paisanos y amigos del pueblo mexicano aportar a esta honorable lucha.

Se les ofrece esta invitación a quienes quieran apoyar la lucha en México, a la escuela rural de Ayotzinapa, y a los padres de familia a que participen en esta colecta.

Habrá comida, música, arte e información. Sólo se les pide que contribuyan con $10 pesos por persona adulta y $5 para niños para entrar.

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Comrades, at this time the majority of our people here in Milwaukee are aware of the situation not only in Guerrero, but also throughout the Mexican country. The normalistas, parents, citizens, workers, intellectuals, students, and artists have fought a great fight for justice that has reached every corner of Mexico.

And to us here as the northern neighbors, what is our role? It is our duty to support and keep the struggle alive in this country. Many of those who come from Mexico, come because of the issues that are currently being protested. Now unfortunately the government (at all levels) has exposed its corruption shown in Iguala, and the Mexican communities have said, ENOUGH! It is also a duty for us paisanos and friends of the Mexican people to contribute to this honorable struggle.

This invitation is open to those who want to support the struggle in Mexico, rural school in Ayotzinapa, and parents to participate in this collection.

There will be food, music, art and information. We only ask for a contribution of $10 per adult and $5 for children to enter.

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December 1 Walkouts Thus Far In At Least 40 States To Demand Justice For Mike Brown & To Protest Police Terror

EVENTS PAGE: http://tinyurl.com/pgb5zcf

https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesPowerAssemblies

#‎handsupwalkout‬

We must keep the pressure on to demand an END to RACIST POLICE Terror in our communities. See & Sign on to National demands:
http://fergusonaction.com/demands/
#thisstopstoday #StandwithFerguson #ShutitDownNYC

DEMOCRACY NOW COVERAGE: “Not One More Darren Wilson, Not One More Mike Brown”: National Protests Continue Ferguson Struggle: http://tinyurl.com/n2f9pk8

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UW Madison, December 3: Film Screening: “Occupation: The Story of the Harvard Living Wage Sit-In”

EVENT: http://tinyurl.com/mvfkvql

As the campaign for higher wages and job security at UW Madison continues to gather steam, join the Campus Worker Coalition for a screening and discussion of “Occupation,” a 2002 documentary about a successful living wage campaign led by workers and students at Harvard. What tactics and demands did it take to win meaningful victories for campus workers? What lessons can we learn from this struggle? How best can we force the administration to recognize that it’s time for UW Madison to invest in its workers?

FILM SYNOPSIS: “A dynamic story of how students and immigrant janitors took on—and defeated—one of the most powerful corporations in the world. At a time when the university’s endowment tripled and it enjoyed a more than $100 million budget surplus, Harvard busted unions and cut the pay and benefits of its lowest paid and most vulnerable workers. Occupation documents the historic three-week sit-in by the Harvard Living Wage Campaign which won unprecedented gains for low-wage workers at the world’s richest university, and catapulted the living wage movement to the center of national attention.”

42 min. Directed by Maple Razsa and Pacho Velez. Narrated by Ben Affleck.

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Milwaukee, December: Wisconsin Cuba Coalition Series Of Events

http://wicuba.wordpress.com/

“… the production of this art collective has been deeply influenced by the nature of materials shortages on the island. Ediciones Vigia has demonstrated for decades that artistic expression can never be suppressed by international or domestic machinations…. Vigia’s esthetic is specific to this local environment, while also being very international in reach. In this sense, hardship breeds community, beauty, and meaning. Beauty and meaning engender understanding, compassion, and positive response. Ars longa, and thus ultimately will always triumph over politics.”  –-Max Yela, Head, Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries and part of the panel presenting at Redlines on Friday Dec. 5, 6-8pm, 1422 N. 4th Street in Milwaukee. 
Rally at the White House for the Cuban Five April 21,2012.

Rally at the White House for the Cuban Five April 21,2012.

Pan African News Wire: Reporting On People’s Struggles From Ferguson To Africa & Beyond

http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/

The Pan-African News Wire is an international electronic press service designed to foster intelligent discussion on the affairs of African people throughout the continent and the world. The press agency was founded in January of 1998 and has published thousands of articles and dispatches in newspapers, magazines, journals, research reports, blogs and websites throughout the world.

The PANW represents the only daily international news source on Pan-African and global affairs. PANW editor Mr. Abayomi Azikiwe is often solicited by various newspaper, radio and television stations for comment and analysis on local, national and world affairs. He serves as a political analyst for Press TV and RT worldwide satellite television news networks as well as other international media in the areas of African and world affairs. He has appeared on numerous television and radio networks including Al Jazeera, CCTV, BBC, NPR, Radio Netherlands, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, South Africa Radio 786, Belgian Pirate Radio, TVC Nigeria and others.