#Ferguson: No Justice, No Peace
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Desmond Tutu
View ArticleMilwaukee Could Be Ferguson
The New Jim Crow has replaced the Old Jim Crow in cities like Milwaukee, neighborhoods like Ferguson, and pretty much every other part of our country. Like Ferguson, Milwaukee has had its share of...
View ArticleDo Not Underestimate Us
This guest blog on Friday’s march and sit-in at the MPD administration building was written by Pastor Steve Jerbi of All People’s Church in Riverwest....
View ArticleFast Food Workers No Longer Invisible
“I think that unless some of us are in solidarity with low wage workers, they’re invisible.” They’re just the people who wipe the table down for you at the fast food restaurant and you can just sort of...
View ArticleHopefully a Step Towards Justice for Dontre Hamilton’s Family
“Justice delayed is justice denied” Is justice finally on the horizon for the family of Dontre Hamilton? The continued pressure applied by the family and the Coalition for Justice coupled with recent...
View ArticleMarquette University Students Stage #BlackLivesMatter Die-In
This just happened minutes ago on the campus of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. #BlackLivesMatter #DontreHamilton #MikeBrown #EricGarner Post by Josh Del Colle. ***UPDATE*** After...
View ArticleSupporters of Dontre Hamilton March from UWM & Hold City Hall Sit-In
7 months and still there has been no arrest of Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney for the killing of Dontre Hamilton, which is why the Coalition for Justice continues to take its fight to the...
View ArticleRally At Red Arrow: What Is Being Done?
It was an unusually warm Sunday afternoon for a December day in Milwaukee. A few hundred concerned citizens gathered in Red Arrow Park, a nice downtown pocket park with a skating rink and coffee shop....
View ArticleOverpass Light Brigade: 2014 in Review
2014 proved to be another busy year for OLB. There was no shortage of issues to engage, with the ongoing consolidation of power into the hands of the few. We completed well over 50 different actions...
View ArticleUW Milwaukee Students Fighting Back Against Scott Walker’s Budget Cuts
Apparently the students at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM) have had a chance to read Scott Walker’s 2015-2017 biennial budget. It includes major cuts to many of Wisconsin’s vital public...
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