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Tent City Resisting Roslindale Foreclosure, Help Needed! |
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by Boston IMC, |
City Life/Vida Urbana is urging everyone available to come to a Tent City in Roslindale to block the foreclosure of Olivé Hendricks' home. The address is 21 Pinedale Road.
Fannie Mae, the mortgage holder on Hendricks' property, has obtained a court order allowing them to evict Hendricks and his family with no notice, in contrast to the 48 hours that are usually required.
Shortly before 3PM today moving trucks and police were spotted approaching the Hendricks' house. At 5PM CLVU organizers texted supporters saying there was still time and that they would be there into the evening. Boston luminaries Carlos Arredondo and Mel King, along with several local politicians, are at the scene or have visited.
Yesterday CLVU released the following statement: |
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22 Aug 2013
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Filed under: News / Gentrification : Organizing |
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Three Insomnia Workers Fired for Striking, Call for Picket and Phone Blast |
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by Boston IMC, |
Striking Insomnia Cookies workers are calling for a phone and email blast, along with a picket and rally tomorrow, to demand the reinstatement of three of their number who were fired last Sunday. The strikers, who were working at Insomnia's Harvard Square location, are also demanding a pay raise, health insurance, improved working conditions, and a halt to management interference with union organizing.
Phone numbers: (347)366-0991 and (877) 632-6654
Email addresses: chris (at) insomniacookies.com and harvard (at) insomniacookies.com
Picketing starts at noon at the Insomnia store on Mt. Auburn Street, rally at 6:00 PM.
Today the strikers released the following statement: |
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21 Aug 2013
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Filed under: News / Labor : Organizing |
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MBTA Hikes Averted, But Taxes Raised in New State Budget |
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by Jake Carman (Cradle of Liberty News), |
Reposted from http://cradleoflibertynews.org
Bostonians dependent on public transit will be spared a second MBTA fare hike, just one year after a 23% fare increase. On Wednesday, July 24, the Massachusetts State Legislature approved a new budget, including safeguards, promoted by rider and worker groups, for public transit users.
After public protests against last year’s MBTA fare hikes, a variety of community organizations and unions have pressured politicians to protect the millions of riders who rely on public transportation. As Steve Annear reports in Boston Magazine, “(a)ccording to the language in the latest transportation reform proposal on Beacon Hill, (future fare) hikes… would be limited to just 5 percent—if needed—and could only come up every two years as a means of bringing in new revenue to pay off the T’s lingering debt problems.” This is great news for riders, most of whom are working class, suffer as their wages lag behind inflation, and often need public transit to get to work. |
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05 Aug 2013
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Filed under: News / Organizing : Social Welfare |
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Prison Action News 6.2 Now Available |
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by Boston ABC, |
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Boston Anarchist Black Cross is pleased to announce the release of the latest issue of Prison Action News. PAN is a biannual journal of prison resistance from the inside. |
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02 Aug 2013
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Filed under: Announcement / Human Rights : Organizing : Race |
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Opening the Box: Sarah Shourd on Herman Wallace, California Hunger Strikers and the Horror of Solitary Confinement |
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by Angola 3 News, |
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Herman Wallace has been transferred out of solitary confinement, as Louisiana’s Hunt prison reduced his classification from maximum to medium security. Herman is now staying at the prison hospital in a 10-bunk dorm, with access to a day room, and does not have to wear leg irons anymore. While celebrating the more human conditions, Herman and the International Coalition to Free the Angola 3 emphasize that the transfer from solitary is not enough. They are asking folks to continue supporting Amnesty International’s call for humane release. The Angola 3’s Robert H. King, himself released in 2001 after 29 years in solitary confinement, says, “The wind is at our back and with your continued help our objective will be realized - freedom is in sight.” |
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20 Jul 2013
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Filed under: Interview / Human Rights : International : Organizing : Politics : Race |
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