ON THE MOVE: El MOVIMIENTO/The Movement:

Fundraiser to support AZ Save Ethnic Studies
http://saveethnicstudies.org/

$5
530pm:Dinner
6pm-9pm:Film & Open Mic
When: October, 7, 2011
Film Screening: Precious Knowledge: Arizona's Battle over Ethnic Studies

Location:
Encuentro 5
33 Harrison Ave Fl.5
Boston, MA 02111

Contact:
Pedro Montañez
(857)350-5801
konaf2@gmail.com
website: www.ethnicstudiesnow.org
FB:El Movimiento-The Movement for Ethnic Studies in BPS
Labels: Arizona , Education , El Movimiento , Ethnic Studies , Immigration , Youth

4th Execution Date, Call to Action

NCADP.Org Call to Action

Amnesty International Call to Action

NAACP Help Save Troy Davis Call to Action

Troy Davis is on death row for the 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, GA. Troy has always maintained his innocence, and there was never any physical evidence linking him to the crime. 7 out of the 9 non-police witnesses have since recanted or changed their testimony. New witnesses have come forth identifying another suspect.

Troy's life is in the hands of Georgia's Board of Pardon & Paroles, who has the power to grant Troy clemency.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

1. Sign the Amnesty USA petition, asking the GA Board of Pardons & Parole to grant Troy clemency, and forward it to others.

2. Collect signatures on a download-able version of the petition.

3. If you are a lawyer or a legal professional: add your name to the legal professional sign-on letter

4. If you are a member of the clergy: add your name to the clergy sign-on letter.

5. If you have contacts with legal professionals or members of the clergy, forward them the sign-on letters and urge them to sign.

6. If you have contacts in Georgia, urge them to sign the petition or, sign-on letters (if they are legal professionals or members of the clergy.) It is important that the Board know that this issue matter to folks around the country and around the world--but especially that it matters to folks in Georgia.

7. 1 million Tweets for Troy!

If you are Twitter user than please consider tweeting for Troy.

Some sample tweets include:

• When in doubt, don’t execute!! Sign the petition for #TroyDavis! www.tinyurl.com/troyepetition
• Too much doubt! Stop the execution! #TroyDavis needs us! www.tinyurl.com/troyepetition
• No room for doubt! Stop the execution of #TroyDavis . Retweet, sign petition www.tinyurl.com/troyepetition
• Case not “ironclad”, yet Georgiacould execute #TroyDavis ! Not on our watch! Petition: www.tinyurl.com/troyepetition
• No murder weapon. No physical evidence. Stop the execution! #TroyDavis petition: www.tinyurl.com/troyepetition
• 7 out of 9 eyewitnesses recanted. No physical evidence. Stop the execution of #TroyDavis www.tinyurl.com/troyepetition

Labels: Call to Action , Death Row , Execution , Innocent , Troy Anthony Davis

Labels: Events , Jericho

US Truth and Reconciliation Commission - By Dr. Mutulu Shakur
Labels: Mutulu Shakur , Political Prisoners , TRC , Truth and Reconciliation Comission

International Committee in Support of Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (ICISIJAA)
Labels: H Rap Brown , Imam Jamil Abdullah , Political Prisoners

Saturday, August 20th 2011

YGB Movement, Voices of Liberation, SCOPE Urban Apparel
& BloodSkinLand Productions
(in collaboration with Madison Park Development Corporation) presents
YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK
The 10th Revolution!
The bi-yearly youth explosion that consists of young local artists bringing an array of poetry, spoken word, rhyme, song, dance, etc.

@ Hibernian Hall
184 Dudley St. - 3rd floor
Roxbury/Dudley Sq.
(next to fire department & barber shop)

7:00pm - 9:00pm

$5.00 advanced tickets (w/convenience charge added)
$8.00 at the door

With performances by:
PORSHA-O w/guest
GIANELLA FLORES
J-ONES
LARISA OSORIO
CATCH WRECK
DANNIELA
KETCHUP
SWAGGA INC.
JADE
X-RATED
ARTOVOTION
ALLEGRA FLETCHER
ATRELL
TRUE EAST ENT.
DIEGO MEDINA
and more!!

Hosted by ASHLEY ROSE & LOLA SANCHEZ

Sounds by EVILLDEWER

Advanced tickets can be purchased online at www.madison-park.org

For more info contact VCR at 617-480-7663
or bloodskinland@yahoo.com
Labels: Arts , Hip-Hop / Poetry , YGB , Young Gifted and Black

Photo from YouthJobsCoalition.org

Action at Boston City Hall: Final City Budget Vote
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 11:00 am
* City officials: Please bridge the gap to 10,000 jobs! *

After working on all other levels -- Federal, State, and private -- we are asking City officials to increase the budget to make sure we reach 10,000 jobs this summer. We are hoping to celebrate a budget that does that!

Please e-mail info@youthjobscoalition.org if you are planning to attend.

Funding for 1000 Jobs is at Stake at the State House!!!

What you can do to influence the House-Senate Conference Committee decisions on the $2.2 million at stake for funding youth jobs programs

The Senate passed funding for $2.2 million more than the House passed for youth jobs. Whether we get this funding for 1000 jobs or not depends on the decision of the House-Senate Conference Committee that will decide on this in by June 20

Here’s what you can do to help get these funds passed:

Write a letter and organize phone calls to your state Senator and State Representatives asking him/her to for the youth jobs funding at the higher levels passed by the Senate.

Since the Senate passed the HIGHER amount for the line item, ask your State Senator to speak to the Senate Ways and Means Chairman and the Senate President about supporting the higher amount passed by the other branch because of the need for this program.

Since the House passed the LOWER amount for the line item, ask your State Representative to speak to the House Ways and Means Chairman and the House Speaker about their staying with the higher amount passed by the House/Senate.

Given the state's on-going structural deficit because of both the Recession and tax breaks granted to most large corporations and wealthier people, it is worth also mentioning that you support the nedd for more tax revenue from fair tax increase on more well off people and examining corporate tax breasks, so they don't have to do so much budget cutting and what we need.

Send letters to Rep./Senator______, State House, Boston, MA 02133

Link to find out who your legislators are: www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php

Budget Programs for House-Senate Conference Committee Decision

House Senate Line Item Number

1. YouthWorks Youth Jobs $2 M $3M 7002-0012

(plus $4 M additionally was passed in the Supplemental Budget)

2. School to Career Youth Jobs $0 $1.2 M 7027-0019

(plus $2 M additionally was passed in the Supplemental Budget)

For more information contact, Youth Jobs Coalition (617) 822-1499 or (617) 825-4200 x 117

Labels: Boston , Budget , City , Summer Jobs , Youth , Youth Jobs