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If Democratic National Convention (DNC) is held in Charlotte, Anti-war leaders vow protest
BY Staff | Charlotte, NC | 7/26/10
At a press conference July 26, leaders of the North Carolina peace movement announced plans for a major anti-war march to coincide with the opening of the Democratic National Convention if it is held in Charlotte.
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Hundreds rally, bogus charges against black student accused of stealing chicken nuggets dropped
BY Jacob Flom | Shorewood, WI | 7/20/10
After enormous pressure from the community, bogus charges against a Black high school student accused of stealing chicken nuggets were finally dropped. Hundreds of people rallied in support of freshman Adam Hernandez outside the Shorewood Village Hall July 20.
MECHA, Racism, Students for a Democratic Society
Milwaukee SDS raises banner of “Education, not occupation” in July 4 parades
BY Jacob Flom | Milwaukee, WI | 7/07/10
Members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) jumped into multiple parades here this past Fourth of July weekend. The students carried banners demanding education rights, and an end to U.S. occupation of Afghanistan.
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Education Rights Campaign Takes on UWM Administration
BY Jacob Flom | Milwaukee, WI | 5/05/10
A forum on education rights held at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) drew 300 people to hear a debate between Chancellor Santiago and the Education Rights Campaign.
Education Rights, SDS, Students for a Democratic Society
Farmworkers March 22 Miles for Better Wages, End to Slavery
BY Fernando Figueroa | Lakeland, FL | 4/22/10
Lakeland, FL - Over 1500 farmworkers and their allies gathered throughout the weekend of April 16-18 to fight for an end to slave-labor practices and for higher wages in south Florida.
Coalition of Imokalee Workers, Modern Day Slavery Museum, Publix, Students for a Democratic Society
Racist cops trying to move a wounded Kofi Adu-Brempong to a jail cell!
BY Staff | Gainesville, FL | 3/30/10
There are widespread reports that Kofi Adu-Brempong, a graduate student who was shot in the face by a member of the University of Florida Police Department, will be moved to jail.
Students for a Democratic Society
Gainesville students protest police shooting
BY Jared Hamil | Gainesville, FL | 3/17/10
Over 400 angry protesters - a coalition of students, local residents and university professors - rallied and marched to protest the racist police shooting of Kofi Adu-Brempong.
Keith Smith, Kofi Adu-Brempong, Police Brutality, Students for a Democratic Society
Tuscaloosa Crimson Ride bus drivers get first contract
BY Jenae Stainer | Tuscaloosa, AL | 3/08/10
After a week in and out of work and negotiations, Crimson Ride bus drivers at the University of Alabama have successfully achieved their first contract with First Transit.
Crimson Ride, Network to Fight for Economic Justice, Students for a Democratic Society
‘Drop all charges from March 4 protest’
BY Staff | Milwaukee, WI | 3/07/10
Milwaukee Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) is proud of the 250 students and workers who stood up for the March 4th National Day of Action to Defend Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).
Education Rights, Students for a Democratic Society
Cops attack education rights protestors in Milwaukee
BY Staff | Milwaukee, WI | 3/04/10
18 arrested, 250 rally for education rights at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the March 4 National Day of Action for Education Rights.
Education Rights, March 4th Movement, Students for a Democratic Society
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