Rainbow/PUSH advances fight for working families
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Hundreds of union supporters, members and leaders gathered here at the O’Hare Hyatt Hotel, June 12, under the banner “Labor Day — The Right To Organize,” during the 35th Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund Annual Conference.
WORLD NOTES
Greece: Students strike against privatization Worldwide: Escalation of attack on workers’ rights Czech Republic: Anticommunist frenzy mars elections Germany: Campaign against human trafficking Iraq: Gov’t backs down vs. trade union
Worldwide days of action for Cuban 5
The future of five political prisoners in U.S. jails known as the Cuban Five may depend on what happens during the next few months. Cuban and U.S. leaders of the solidarity movement on their behalf are planning actions aimed at educating a U.S. public that they see as knowing very little about the case of the Five.
Texas Dems gear up for November election
FORT WORTH, Texas — Over 7,000 Texans gathered here June 8-9 for the state Democratic Party convention. They came determined to overthrow the policies of George W. Bush that devastated Texas long before the rest of the nation felt their teeth.
San Franciscans band together for human needs
SAN FRANCISCO — A broad coalition of organizations gathered on the steps of City Hall last week to launch a campaign to increase by $25 million the share of funds in the next city budget for programs serving human needs. They presented their vision of a city whose residents are nurtured and supported, not driven out by soaring costs, dwindling services and growing violence.
Ken Lay YMCA changes its name
KATY, Texas — Convicted corporate criminal Ken Lay, former CEO of Enron and close friend of President Bush, requested that his name be removed from a YMCA facility in a posh suburb of west Houston. The executive board of the YMCA of Greater Houston granted his request and renamed the facility the Katy Family YMCA.
NAACP steps up for Katrina survivors
HOUSTON — When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast last Aug. 29, the NAACP here stepped up to the plate and is still providing services nine months later.
In California, the race is on
Wasting no time after the June 6 primaries, the labor movement and the California Democratic Party are already gearing up to unseat Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in November.
WHATSREALLYGOOD
Campus climate challenge Students refuse to censor newspaper ‘Friendship 2006’ camp to open N.Y. City Council stops plan to ban cell phones
Community moves against roots of violence: Residents demand teen centers, jobs, and schools
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — This small seaside town of about 100,000 inhabitants was recently rocked by the murder of Bernadette “Bunny” De Pina, mother of one of the main suspects in an alleged gang slaying. The tragic events have drawn national attention and have been the main headlines in the local press.
