A coalition called the Hip Hop Caucus is organizing a protest of FEMA today at 11 a.m. to draw attention to the agency’s inadequate response to provide housing to hurricane survivors. The group, which seeks to “provide a comprehensive agenda for the Hip-Hop community both domestically and abroad” is holding a protest of FEMA in […]
BAM-N Looking for Trouble in Toledo
The Revolutionary Workers League, a tiny opportunistic Trotskyite organization in Detroit that I first reported on as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan has revived an old organizational facade to apparently attempt to instigate confrontation in Toledo. A number of white supremacists held rally in Toledo this past Saturday, which remained peaceful largely as […]
Maine Activists Launch ‘Rolling Justice’ Tour
A coalition of activists in Maine are launching an massive road tour on December 12 through the state they are calling “Rolling Justice” where community leaders will discuss the threat Samuel Alito could pose to our basic rights if appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s the announcement: Please join members of the Maine Fair […]
‘Wellstone!’ Screening in D.C. Tommorrow
Tomorrow (12/8) there’s a screening of a documentary about the life of the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, “Wellstone!,” here in Washington as part of the Washington Jewish Film Festival. The screening is at 1529 16th St. NW and tickets (available online) cost $10. (If you can’t make it, the DVD is $20)
Studying Political Organizing and Activism
I got this email about a class being offered at the University of Michigan Residential College next semster on community organizing. The course is being taught by RC Seniors Sarah Barcus and Ryan Bates and supervised by Professor Helen Fox. Here’s the description: RCIDIV 351 Section 5 Community Organizing: Theory and Praxis Instructors: RC Seniors […]
PFAW’s Celebrity Auction
My employer People For the American Way is always able to work their Hollywood connections for some interesting loot to auction off as part of their annual eBay celebrity auction. This year is no exception — the goods include The Von Bondies handwritten lyrics to “C’mon, C’mon” (currently at $25!), a private tour of Desperate […]
The Jack Lessenberry Show
Longtime Detroit journalist Jack Lessenberry, known in recent years for his acerbic Metro Times column Politics & Prejudice, has launched a new radio program on Michigan Radio called the Jack Lessenberry Show. In addition to the standard on-air broadcast the show has a comprehensive blog which features show audio and additional commentary from Jack and […]