Saturday, June 25, 2011 - Events

December 8, 2010

Wednesday

SAVE THE DATES!
Dec 8, 2010 at 2:15pm to Dec 14, 2011 at 6:00pm EST
Location: Maysles Cinema
Description: Dec. 8-14/2010For 411 & reservations:cinema@mayslesinsitute.orgBJ710nyc@gmail.com Panthershepcat@aol.comPlan now to attendFilms we will be Screening:“The Legacy of the BPP”“New Haven Oral History”“Aoki”“Black August”“In Prison my whole Life”“Cointelpro 101“Eldridge Cleaver:Black Panther”“In The Land of the Free”More TBA
Created by: BJ

June 7, 2011

Tuesday

June 24, 2011

Friday

NATIONAL LABOR-COMMUNITY CONFERENCE TO DEFEAT THE CORPORATE AGENDA AND FIGHT FOR A WORKING PEOPLE'S AGENDA
Jun 24, 2011 at 5:00am to Jun 26, 2011 at 2:00pm EDT
Location: Kent State University
Description:
Working people across the country -- from Wisconsin and Ohio to New York, Oregon, and California -- are facing unprecedented attacks by corporations and the rich with the help of the federal, state and local politicians that they fund.

The corporate agenda is clear: It is to bust unions and cut workers' pay and benefits -- both in the private and public sectors. It is to erode and privatize Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. It is to dismantle the public sector and social services by denying funds for job creation, education, health care, environmental protection, and rebuilding the infrastructure. It is to ensure that taxes on the wealthy are constantly lowered while the bite on workers and the poor is constantly increased. It is to perpetuate U.S. wars and occupations whenever it serves the interests of the multinationals. It is to divide the working class by race, gender, national origin, religion, and sexual orientation. It is also to limit and restrict constitutionally guarant
Created by: TheBlackList News

June 25, 2011

Saturday

"Empowering Ourselves" Rally to Promote Peace and Empower Young People
Jun 25, 2011 from 8:00am to 12:30pm EDT
Location: Raymond Bush Park
Description: Columbia University's Center for Youth Violence and Prevention has recently discovered that sexual and dating violence are extremely common among NYC youth. In their study, they found that more than one in six young people report experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives.
Empowering Ourselves, a program founded by Jarrett Mathis to empower African American youth, is committed to working to reduce violence among young people in New York City and cities across the nation. On June 25, 2011, the program is hosting "A Rally to Promote Peace and Empower Young People". The rally will take place in Raymond Bush Park, which is located next to Public School 44 at the corner of Monroe Street and Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Brooklyn, NY. The rally will be from 12pm -4:30pm. Free food, beverages, and t-shirts will be provided.

The rally will feature inspirational speakers who will present alternative strategies to violence and conflict-resolution techniques. They will showcase talente
Created by: SendMeYourNews