Boston May Day Coalition

Boston May Day Coalition

B O S T O N
RALLY | TOMORROW

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After the rally we will take the T to East Boston to join in the East Boston March to the May 1 rally in Chelsea.

We demand:Boston May Day Coalition

• 1.Stop attacks on workers!
• 2. Stop the detention and deportation of migrant workers and their families!
• 3. Immediate permanent residency for all undocumented migrant workers!
• 4. No racist profiling Secure Communities programs!
• 5. Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation!
• 6. Unity of all workers to defend our rights!
• 7. International unity for immigrant rights.

Special performance by the radical theater group Bread and Puppet

Boston May Day 2011 Event on Facebook

Our event is live on Facebook. To indicate if you are planning to attend or simply to visit the event page click here. If you have a Facebook account please pass the information on to your friends.

Sponsored by the Boston May Day Committee (Mass. Global Action, ANSWER Coalition, Socialist Workers Party, Socialist Alternative, Socialist Party, July 26 Coalition, Tecschange, Latinos for Social Change) Full Post

Video | and News source International Association of Firefighters President Harold Shaitberger says the union is turning off the spigot of millions of dollars to federal candidates and federal political parties because politicians aren’t doing enough to stand up for labor in the face of intense attacks. Link to Maddow Video | and news source

The unions are holding "lobby week" at the state house!

The unions are holding "lobby week" at the state house!

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"All workers and retirees from all unions are welcome and encouraged to be at the State House to defend collective bargaining as many days and as much time as possible. Before going into State House, check in at Massachusetts Teachers Association 5th... Floor at 20 Ashburton Place on Beacon Hill. Suggested hours: 10am to 10pm We have also organized specific lobby days by group: Monday (4/25): All Unions Day - Public, Building Trades, Private Sector, CLCs, Union E-boards, Officers & Staff Tuesday (4/26): AFSCME and all non-education, non-public safety workers Wednesday (4/27): Public Safety Day Thursday (4/28): Education Day Friday See the note by | Chris Priest|


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Public service workers are under attack | Stop The Lies

The Rockford Sons of Liberty

The Rockford Sons of Liberty on Facebook






Posted on Heartland Revolution Facebook Page by | Del Wasso

"A difference in the future direction of the movement between members of the local Rockford Coffee Party and the nationwide Coffee Party USA has resulted in the formation of a new local political organization, The Rockford Sons of Liberty." Link to New Facebook group | The Rockford Sons of Liberty

From comment on Heartland Revolution FB page post by | Del Wasso
‎"We intend to be more aggressive in countering the right-wing nonsense of the Tea Party movement," said Del Wasso, the former media co-ordinator for the local Coffee Party chapter in Rockford, and an organizer for the new group. "We'll be ...writing more newspaper articles, appearing more often with our union brothers and sisters, and generally be more visible than we were in standing up to the radical conservative social agenda."

"The Coffee Party's approach to today's issues were too understated to be taken seriously," said Mr. Wasso, a resident of Freeport. "The national organization's insistence on direct control over what local groups could or could not do made the split inevitable. We're not the first group to break off, and we certainly won't be the last."

The new coordinator for the Rockford Coffee Party and Rockford resident, Christine Solis, said about the split, "I believe a local group like the "Rockford Sons of Liberty" - with a clear action-oriented message and political stance is important... such a group will counter the (Tea Party) messages all around us (in opposition of) the self-interest and preservation of most citizens of Rockford."

The "Sons of Liberty" were, historically, a political group made up of American patriots formed to protect the rights of the colonists from the usurpations by the British government after 1766. They are best remembered for throwing the East Indian Company's tea into Boston Harbor.

In reference to the group's name, and intentions, Mr. Wasso said, "We're ready to throw the corporate-sponsored tea, metaphorically speaking, overboard, all over again. The Tea Party claims to stand up for the little guy, but then fully endorses political empowerment of private corporations, to the detriment of the little guy, especially in light of how they view organized labor. Organized labor, with or without the flaws, is the only way the Average Joe can stand up to corporations, today."


The Rockford Sons of Liberty | direct link | The Rockford Sons of Liberty www.facebook.com


Heartland Revolution |Link to Information about Heartland Revolution's Facebook Page and Official Website

Media and Corporate Power: Beating Back the K Street Juggernaut | National Conference for Media Reform 2011

Media and Corporate Power: Beating Back the K Street Juggernaut | National Conference for Media Reform 2011

"These two issues: fostering an informed and connected society, and making politicians accountable to regular people, rather than to corporations and the super-rich, represent the most critical “structural” reforms necessary to make all other reforms possible. Join top leaders who are taking on the “corporate complex” with a discussion of promising legal, policy, communications and organizing efforts under way across the country."

Facebook page for the event:http://www.facebook.com/#!/conference.freepress

Censorship in the Age of Facebook and Twitter | National Conference for Media Reform 2011

Censorship in the Age of Facebook and Twitter | National Conference for Media Reform 2011

"This panel will look at the role private tech companies play as gatekeepers of expression, with both critics and supporters discussing how we can protect social media users while keeping these platforms open, secure and innovative."

@USUncut @USuncutBOS on Twitpic

@USUncut @USuncutBOS on Twitpic
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Boston Review — Thomas Kochan: Protective Bargaining (Wisconsin, labor union protests)

Boston Review — Thomas Kochan: Protective Bargaining (Wisconsin, labor union protests)

"Thomas A. Kochan is George M. Bunker Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research.
What happened in Wisconsin was, to some extent, foreseeable: American workers have suffered a steady decline in labor policy. We have allowed worker rights to erode in the private sector without recognizing the consequences, let alone protesting. Now we see the same thing happening baldly and suddenly in the public sector. The 100,000 people who hit the streets of Madison may provide the shock needed to see this problem clearly and to act."

Twitter: thomasmbird Thomas Bird
Boston Review — Thomas Kochan (MIT) : Protective Bargaining (Wisconsin, labor union protests) http://bit.ly/fDL0S2