Dont pick our pockets to line your own: Nationwide Social Security actions hit Schwab investment
CHICAGO — “Privatizing Social Security may be good business for Charles Schwab, but it’s a bad deal for working Americans,” Chicago Federation of Labor President Dennis Gannon told the multiracial and multigenerational crowd of 300 that overflowed the sidewalk in front of the giant investment firm’s office here. “The stock market is a gamble,” Gannon continued, “I’ve got a mother who is 83, a daughter who is 22 and I’m 52. Privatization puts us all in jeopardy.”
Death penalty opponents protest in Vt., Conn.
This week and next, death penalty opponents in Connecticut and Vermont will protest the use of the death penalty.
Defend Pablo Paredes and all GI resisters
On May 11th, sailor Pablo Paredes and soldier Kevin Benderman will face a military court martial for their opposition to the Iraq War.
Grassroots actions tell Bush: Dont touch Social Security!
DALLAS, ALBUQUERQUE, AND CLEVELAND: 'Hands Off Social Security'
Mexican Americans and war: Where do they stand?
“Raza Si! Guerra No!” by Lorena Oropeza has recently hit the bookstores. This book is an important read for those concerned with the struggles of Latinos for justice and equality, as well as everyone else in movements for peace and freedom.
Cathern Davis Flory, educator, dies
CHICAGO — Cathern Davis Flory died here April 2 at 84. A memorial was held at the DuSable Museum of African American History. After the service, her ashes were spread among the bushes and flowers that beautify the museum she helped to build.
Grupo Yub creates first bomba y plena CD
CHICAGO — Grupo Yubá, a multigenerational dance and music ensemble, presents the first “bomba” and “plena” CD produced in Chicago.
60 years after the defeat of fascism: Downfall a difficult movie
My best friends didn’t want to see any movies highlighting Nazis, so I went off alone to watch Downfall at one of our art theaters. It wasn’t an easy decision for me to go.
Texas morality vs. mental illness
May is recognized across our nation as Mental Health Awareness Month. For those of us struggling with mental illness, it is our opportunity to speak out against the stigma and discrimination based on misconceptions that we encounter daily.
Celebrating unity, struggle and vision
This is abridged from an April 15 speech accepting the Eleanor Roosevelt Award from the Connecticut National Organization for Women. Click here for Spanish text
