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UPDATE: "We are One" Rallies across Michigan CONTINUE thru the Year (MLK Legacy Remembered)

by: Hector Solon

Mon Apr 04, 2011 at 11:17:52 AM EDT
( - promoted by Eric B.)

The "We are One" Rallies continued on April 4, 2011 across Michigan and the Country, and more are planned.

 DESCRIPTION:"Union members and our allies are taking part in more than 1,000 events  around the nation on and around April 4 [more planned] in solidarity with working  people in Wisconsin and dozens of other states where corporate  politicians are trying to take away our rights. On April 4, we honor  the memory of Martin Luther King Jr., who gave his life for the freedom  to vote, to afford a college education and for the right to join a union  and achieve justice for all workers."

This from Governor Rick Snyder's January 17, 2011 PROCLAMATION:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, do hereby proclaim January 17, 2011 as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in Michigan, and call upon the people of Michigan to pay tribute to the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through participation in community service projects on the King Holiday and throughout the year.
 
That's exactly what is happening, with or with Gov Snyder, as MORE EVENTS to Follow the April 4 Rallies across the State and will continue into May and beyond. Planned so far:

Fight Back Teach-In's being held in Michigan and across the Country on April 5, 2011. In Michigan activities will be held at Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Western Michigan University

Ann Arbor (April 30, 2011) Peaceful Protest of Snyder's UofM Commencement
Kalamazoo (April 13, 2011) Community Forum on Public Education
Sterling Heights (May 5, 2011) Peaceful Protest of Snyder's Career Focus Luncheon

Follow this LINK for future EVENTS and other sites, as they are added.

Multiple organizations will continue to celebrate MLK's legacy and stand for worker and human rights, and the list of allies is getting longer as new events are in planning for throughout this year.

See you there MichLib'ers! PICTURES below...

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On Looking Deeper, Or, Things About Iran You Might Not Know

by: fake consultant

Tue Jun 23, 2009 at 22:37:47 PM EDT
It has been an amazing week in Iran, and you are no doubt seeing images that would have been unimaginable just a few weeks ago.

For most of us, Iran has been a country about which we know very little…which, obviously, makes it tough to put the limited news we’re getting into a proper context.

The goal of today’s conversation is to give you a bit more of an “insider look” at today’s news; and to do that we’ll describe some of the risks Iranian bloggers face as they go about their business, we’ll meet a blogging Iranian cleric, we’ll address the issue of what tools the Iranians use for Internet censorship and the companies that could potentially be helping it along, and then we’ll examine Internet traffic patterns into and out of Iran.

Finally, a few words about, of all things, how certain computer games might be useful as tools of revolution.
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Protest McCain/Palin and the Iraq War on Wednesday in Grand Rapids

by: activatesds

Mon Sep 15, 2008 at 10:56:38 AM EDT
Tell McCain/Palin...

FUND HUMAN NEEDS, NOT WAR!

Wed, 09/17   5:15pm
Monument Park (corner of Fulton and Division)

Our schools are crumbling, many of us can't afford healthcare, our homes are being foreclosed, food costs are rising... yet the illegal occupation of Iraq continues to receive an almost unlimited amount of government funding.

When McCain and Palin speak at GRCC, let's protest to demand an immediate end to the Iraq War (no time tables, no contractors, and no "residual forces") and the prioritizing of human needs over war.

Help Spread the Word:

Advertising Poster

Facebook Event

Graphic for Social Networking Websites

- ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS)
http://www.activategr.org

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Why Do Protesters Keep Undermining The Cause?

by: kpominville

Mon Jul 07, 2008 at 12:06:23 PM EDT
I admire and applaud all the people who protested Bush at Monticello, but the one image that undermined the whole thing and that I keep seeing the media and critics on the right pointing to is the one guy who was dressed like Uncle Sam reminiscent of Carl Weathers in Rocky.

Why do people keep doing that at protests? Who thought that was a good idea?

In David Sirota's new book, The Uprising, he makes a very good point about the public protest movement and some of the things they do that hurt their message and their causes. He talks about the WTO protests in 1999 and the antiwar protests before and after the Iraq invasion and how fringe elements were used by the media to frame the entire story to the public. He also talks about the use of protest as an instrument of power and how it can be used most effectively. Yes, protest is mostly theater, but the point of that particular theater is to make the audience empathize with the protesters and I am sorry but nobody is going to empathize with a guy dressed in a gaudy Uncle Sam costume. Quite the opposite. It made many in the audience empathize with the people in the audience who yelled back at the guy to shut up and sit down.

The most effective protests in modern times have been the civil rights protests and if you watch films of those you will notice something about them... all the protesters are dressed in normal clothes. Many of them are even dressed up in suits, like Dr. King usually was. You don't see anybody on stilts. You don't see anybody naked and you don't see anybody dressed up as a gaudy clown version of Uncle Sam.

The leaders of the public protest movement would do themselves a favor by distancing themselves from the most fringe elements that only tarnish their credibility and by adopting a much more mainstream look. The Average American is going to have an easier time identifying with protesters yelling "War Criminal" and "Impeach" when they look like the average American than when they look like performers in costumes.
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Michigan, Let Your Voice Be Heard Rally, Thurs. 4/17 in Lansing

by: XavierLA

Wed Apr 16, 2008 at 14:20:03 PM EDT

Earlier this week I was contacted by a woman who introduced herself by saying she had never done anything "activist" before, but after hearing about a protest of the DNC in Florida, had decided to organize one here in Michigan.  I'm pasting the flyer for the event below:

 

On January 15, 2008, nearly 600,000 Michigan Democrats went to the polls to make their voices heard in the Democratic Presidential primary. The popular vote in Florida and Michigan has been counted, certified by election officials in each state, and officially tallied by the secretary of state in each state. 

Our votes cannot be ignored. We will not be disenfranchised. The DNC’s refusal to count our votes and seat our delegates according to the ballots cast on January 15 compromises our civil liberties and our voting rights. This decision affects the rights of ALL Michigan residents regardless of political affiliation. 

Michigan, let your voice be heard.

Join together in a grassroots effort to ensure voting privileges and protect the right to vote for future generations.

  • Demand that our votes be counted and delegates seated based on the Jan. 15 poll results or that a new Michigan primary take place.
  • Demand that the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee take the necessary steps to ensure the voices of the people of Michigan are heard and its delegates are seated at the Democratic convention this summer.

 

Where: Michigan State Capitol Building, Lansing, Mi.

When: Thursday, April 17, 2008

Time: 12:00 PM

 

Michigan matters!

Preserve Democracy.

Our votes cannot be ignored!

 

For more information go to http://www.hillaryclinton.com/actioncenter/event/view/?id=11862

click on Events, or contact Buffysmomplus3@Gmail.com

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5 Years Too Many: Antiwar March in Grand Rapids

by: activatesds

Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 16:50:38 PM EST
Saturday, March 15 - 12:00pm
Heartside Park
Downtown Grand Rapids
(just south of the corner of Ionia and Cherry)

Join ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS) for a march demanding an immediate end to the United States' occupation of Iraq. We'll highlight connections to local institutions that sustain the occupation. Bring signs, banners, drums, noisemakers, etc.

For information on why ACTIVATE calls for an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq:

http://www.activategr.org/news/end-the-occupation/

HELP PROMOTE THE PROTEST:

Please pass this announcement along to your friends, your groups, or other contacts. We have flyers below that we encourage people to print and distribute, as well as a graphic suitable for posting on MySpace, Facebook, and other such sites:

Full Sheet Flyer

Quarter Sheet

Graphic for MySpace/Facebook/etc

Facebook Event

For more information on ACTIVATE (Grand Rapids SDS), visit activategr.org.

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Protest Dick Cheney in Grand Rapids on Friday

by: activatesds

Tue Sep 11, 2007 at 23:14:05 PM EDT
(Your chance to Mosh. - promoted by Eric B.)

Friday, September 14 - 10:00am (SHARP!)
Rosa Parks Circle
Downtown Grand Rapids
(at the corner of Pearl and Monroe)

Vice President Dick Cheney will be in Grand Rapids on Friday to speak to a closed audience about the war in Iraq and the "global war on terror." ACTIVATE/SDS is calling for a protest to tell Cheney that the United States' occupation must end NOW!

For information on why ACTIVATE calls for an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq:

http://www.activateg...

HELP PROMOTE THE PROTEST:

Please pass this announcement along to your friends, your groups, or other contacts. We have flyers below that we encourage people to print and distribute, as well as a graphic suitable for posting on MySpace, Facebook, and other such sites:


Gotta go below the fold for the specifics ... and, yes, you may protest the war without endorsing the entire plank of an event's organizers-- E.B.)

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Screw Walmart. Protest anyone?

by: rchsdems

Tue Aug 14, 2007 at 14:39:12 PM EDT
From the Press Release:

The Downriver Teen Democratic Organization is organizing a public protest to show the disinterest of a new Walmart Superstore in Lincoln Park, MI.  The protest will take place at 2:00pm this Sunday, August 19 at the northwest corner of Dix and Southfield, in front of the Sears shopping center in Lincoln Park.  Members of the community will be joined by area political activists and employees fearing job loss due to the construction of a new Walmart.

 

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