ACTIVATE is a Grand Rapids, Michigan based activist group dedicated to working toward social justice through community building, education, and direct action. We are a chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).
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ACTIVATE is a Grand Rapids, Michigan based activist group dedicated to working toward social justice through community building, education, and direct action. We are a chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).
SHUT DOWN THE RNC - MICHIGAN CONSULTA
Unconventional Michigan presents:
Shutting down the RNC: Michigan Consulta!
For about a year, groups across the nation have been organizing mass resistance to the Republican National Convention (September 1-4th) in Minneapolis/St. Paul. One of these groups is Unconventional Michigan; a state wide group getting people excited and prepared to go to the Twin Cities with the purpose of shutting down the RNC. In order to accurately prepare, inform, and hype folks up Unconventional Michigan is planning a one day consulta comprised of many workshops such as:
* Independent Media
* Legal and Medical Support
* Blockades
* Plugging into Actions Planned against the RNC
* Direct Action
The consulta will be on Saturday June 14th at the Northstar Center:
106 Lathrop St. Lansing MI 48912.
Registration starts at 9AM!
A $5 dollar donation is suggested
For more information, visit:
http://uamichigan.wordpress.com
Who I'd like to meet:
ACTIVATE--Grand Rapids Antiwar!'s Friend Space (Top 12)
Why would you attempt to stop these people from having their stupid convention. Free speech is free speech! When you physically stop people from having a peaceful gathering (no matter how warped the group is) it opens up the door for YOU to be stopped from gathering peacefully for YOUR reasons. Besides there will most likely be government provocateurs there to start a violent conflict with the police. This has happened over an over again in the past (do a little research into the WTO protest in Seattle). Please have some sense, don't fall into this trap.
The plan is to represent and HONOR the lives lost in Iraq, both American and Iraqi.
All you will need is a white shirt (that we can write a number on) and a desire to participate in something bigger than yourself, to use your voice and body to help show people what this war is all about, and why we MUST end it. This could be something that children could also be encouraged to participate in, as there are children dying in Iraq EVERYDAY as well.
So, now, we need bodies!
Are you willing to put your money where your mouth is and be a body for this demonstration? It’s pretty easy to lay down and play dead, what’s not easy is dealing with the fact that those who ARE dead aren’t playing.
We HAVE to be their voice.
Bodies Against The War Calder Plaza 300 Ottawa Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Saturday, May 24, 2008 High Noon
Federal Court Reaffirms Frame-Up Conviction, Orders Life Behind Bars or Racist Legal Lynching
Ruling Against Mumia Shows: No Justice in the Capitalist Courts
Mobilize the Working Class to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! Abolish the Racist Death Penalty!
On March 27, the U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia reaffirmed the frame-up conviction of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther Party spokesman and world-renowned radical journalist who has been locked up on Pennsylvania’s death row for more than a quarter century. This latest ruling, like all those that preceded it, shows that the exploited and oppressed must have no faith in the racist injustice system. We call on the workers movement to mobilize its power to free Mumia now! Mobilize the Working Class to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! (28 March 2008)
If you want to distribute leaflets about Mumia, get in touch with us.
hey thanks again for helping me out of jail and supporting me my court date is the 24 of this month next monday at 8 30 in the morning, it means alot to me that your trying to help me out of this
ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports May 1 Demanding End to War in Iraq, Afghanistan
In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1, to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East. This is the first time in decades that an American union has decided to undertake industrial action against a U.S. war. The action announced by the powerful West Coast dock workers union, to stop work to stop the war, should be taken up by unions and labor organizations throughout the United States and internationally. And the purpose of such actions should be not to beg the bourgeois politicians whose hands are covered with blood, having voted for every war budget for six and a half years, but a show of strength of the working people who make this country run, and who can shut it down! Read the full story...
Resolution H Res 333 is still resting in the hands of the House Judiciary Committee, with Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D).
This resolution still has potential to bring impeachment for Dick Cheney. And it is still crucial that we, as US citizens, make our voices loud and clear regarding the issue! Please email the following reps:
and tell them that we want Cheney IMPEACHED! If you're not good with words, here is a good email to send or to work with:
Dear Representative, I urge you to begin impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney in the House Judiciary Committee immediately. The public evidence in support of H.Res. 333 is overwhelming. There is no time to waste in holding Vice President Cheney accountable for his deliberate pre-war lies about Iraq and his threats of an unprovoked and illegal attack on Iran. Sincerely, (your name)
Meet at the Rock - 6pm (Michigan State University Campus on Farm Lane across from Bessey Hall)
March to Veterinary Medical Center (Griffin will speak in E100 Vet Med Center)
Community Speak Out - 7pm In front of the Vet Med Center
Nick Griffin, holocaust denier and leader of the fascist British National Party (BNP) will be speaking on campus to promote a racist agenda and divide our university and community.
THE POLITICS OF THE BNP ARE PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL TREND OF RACISM AFFECTING BOTH AMERICA AND EUROPE
We reject this xenophobic speaker and feel the need to speak out against him. Join us!
Hello, You are doing a great thing. Keep it up. I can't make it this friday but please let me know what I can do to help out in the future. Peace out, Brian
Unconventional Michigan presents:
Shutting down the RNC: Michigan Consulta!
For about a year, groups across the nation have been organizing mass resistance to the Republican National Convention (September 1-4th) in Minneapolis/St. Paul. One of these groups is Unconventional Michigan; a state wide group getting people excited and prepared to go to the Twin Cities with the purpose of shutting down the RNC. In order to accurately prepare, inform, and hype folks up Unconventional Michigan is planning a one day consulta comprised of many workshops such as:
* Independent Media
* Legal and Medical Support
* Blockades
* Plugging into Actions Planned against the RNC
* Direct Action
The consulta will be on Saturday June 14th at the Northstar Center:
106 Lathrop St. Lansing MI 48912.
Registration starts at 9AM!
A $5 dollar donation is suggested
For more information, visit:
http://uamichigan.wordpress.com
