Wednesday May 22, 2013
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Poor People's Movements

Welfare Rights Committee says: "State Poverty Commission is a sham"
Staff | | 6/05/08
Taking the podium at the June 3 meeting of the Legislative Commission to End Poverty by 2020, Angel Buechner, flanked by members of the Welfare Rights...
TANF, Welfare Rights Committee
"Anti-war protesters have a right to demonstrate at the RNC"
Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War | United States | 5/09/08
We are seeking an injunction that forces the City of Saint Paul to issue permits for our anti-war march on Republican National Convention September 1.
march permits, Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, Xcel Center
Tax day protest demands: "Stop stealing from poor!"
Staff | St. Paul, MN | 4/16/08
Low-income families spoke out April 15 against the state politicians who are raiding federal welfare (TANF) funds to balance the budget.
Governor Pawlenty, TANF, Welfare Rights Committee
Rally Demands Muhlenberg Hospital Remain Open
David Hungerford | Trenton, NJ | 4/10/08
500 people traveled to Trenton, the state capital of New Jersey, April 5, to protest the threat to close Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield.
capitalist crisis, Healthcare, muhlenberg, People's Organization for Progress
Anti-war movement, progressives unite for protest at RNC
Mick Kelly | Minneapolis, MN | 4/01/08
In a great display of unity and solidarity, activists from around the country gathered on the University of Minnesota campus, Feb. 9-10, for an organizing...
Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War, march permit, St. Paul principles, Welfare Rights Committee
Defend Our Right to March to Xcel and Say NO to War!
Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War | United States | 3/27/08
We are planning for a march against the war on Iraq, and we shouldn't have to wait for a court ruling to force the City to issue a permit that takes...
march permit, RNC anti-war march, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman
Struggle to Save Muhlenberg Grows
David Hungerford | Plainfield, NJ | 3/24/08
A throng of 600 turned out here, March 15, to protest against the closing of Muhlenberg Hospital by its owner, Solaris Healthcare.
health care, muhlenberg, People’s Organization for Progress
Community Fights to Keep Muhlenberg Hospital Open
David Hungerford | Plainfield, NJ | 3/14/08
A move to close Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey has triggered a storm of protest.
health care, muhlenberg, People's Organization for Progress
Organizers of RNC anti-war protest say, "Permits now! No police spying and Tasers"
Staff | St. Paul, MN | 3/01/08
About 300 people demonstrated here, March 1, as part of the continuing fight to get permits for the massive anti-war protest scheduled for the opening day...
Grove Parc Tenants Achieve Major Victory
Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle | Chicago, IL | 2/29/08
Tenants at Grove Parc Plaza Apartments, which sits in the shadows of the University of Chicago and the proposed site for the 2016 Olympic Stadium, have...
Foreclosure, Grove Parc, HUD, Protest