Kenosha, Jan. 25: UAW Local 72, 32nd Annual Dr. King Commemortive Program

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UAW Local 72 Headquarters 3615 Washington Road Kenosha, WI 53144

Theme “Celebrate The Legacy: In His Own Words”
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Dinner: 5:30 p.m. Followed by Program & Keynote Speaker
Ticket Information
Adults $15.00 – Children $5.00 (Under12)
Available to Local 72 Members and to the Public
Sold on a 1st come 1st serve basis.
At Local 72 Headquarters Monday thru Friday 7:30am to 2:30pm
(262) 654-8606

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Milwaukee, Jan. 20: Dr. King Day Rally & March

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1 p.m., St. Francis Church 1927 N. 4th – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

CELEBRATION to begin @ 1pm – MARCH to King Statue @ 2:30pm (weather permitting) Sponsored by The Justice Coalition – NO MORE WAR! – HUMAN RIGHTS/END RACISM! END ECONOMIC & ENVIRONMENTAL & JUDICIAL INJUSTICE – GOVT 4 THE PEOPLE! UNITY! UNITY! UNITY! FULFILL THE DREAM! !VIVA DR. KING! $15 in 14!

Sponsored by The Justice Coalition

Dr. King rally, Milwaukee, January 2012.

Dr. King rally, Milwaukee, January 2012.

Contact Congress To Demand Extension Of Unemployment Benefits

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From a Jan. 9 American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) email:

Before Congress left town in December, they failed to extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program. That means that three days after Christmas, 1.3 million long-term unemployed Americans lost their unemploymentbenefits.

Without action from Congress, 2014 will be a disaster for the long-term unemployed. 1.3 million people, many of them veterans, will lose what little income they have.

Families will be evicted, houses foreclosed, and children will go cold and hungry in what’s shaping up to be one of the coldest winters on record. We cannot let our country leave behind so many people so easily.

Your voice can make a difference. Call your Senators now and tell them to extend EmergencyUnemployment Compensation, which will be voted on this week. Use your personal cell phone or home phone to dial 877-267-2485 and we’ll connect you within seconds.

Congress’ failure to act won’t make it any easier for the unemployed. In fact, it means money taken out of a still-fragile economy.

The Senate is voting this week on a bill to extend Emergency Unemployment Compensation. With your help, it can pass, so please call your Senators toll free right now using your personal cell phone or home phone at 877-267-2485.

It will only take a minute to urge your Senators to vote for an extension of Emergency UnemploymentCompensation, but that can make a lifetime of difference to those who need help right now.

Thank you for everything you do,

J. David Cox, Sr.
President, AFGE

Richmond, VA: Tell The Mayor & City Council: No To A Shockoe Stadium, YES To A Historic District

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We are a committee made up of organizations and individuals who oppose the proposal to build a baseball stadium in historic Shockoe Bottom, once the site of the second-largest slave-trading district in the United States.

The issue of the right of oppressed peoples to self-determination strikes the heart from many points: politics, justice, spirituality, community, history and legacy. Understanding this, we are committed to the discovery, preservation and promotion of the African history of Richmond, the U.S. and throughout the diaspora created by the TransAtlantic trade in enslaved Africans.

Our committee includes members of the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality; African Ancestral Chamber; All As One; Collective X; I3ainbridge Collective; Flying Brick Library; Wingnut House; RePHRAME (Residents of Public Housing in Richmond Against Mass Evictions); the Church Hill Stadium Working Group; Universal Negro Improvement Association & African Communities League (UNIA & ACL); First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond; and other organizations and individuals. http://www.shockoebottom.blogspot.com/

NO STADIUM ON SACRED GROUND!