Education reform seems to be the buzzword coming out of all the politicians’ mouths these days, and these words have taken on a menacing form in the case of Florida. In Florida, education reform is supposedly at the bottom of legislation such as HB7189 and SB 6. These companion bills, emerging from the Florida House of Representative and the Senate respectively, claim to have education reform in mind, but are little more than thinly veiled attacks on the teaching profession, and in particularly its unions. While I think there is much to be desired from our public education system, make no mistake about it these bills simply don’t address any of the fundamental problems plaguing our current system
Read MoreTeachers and Public Education are Under Attack in Florida
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Imperialist domination and the popular masses
Miami Tags: haiti, imperialism
by Jan- Miami Autonomy & Solidarity (MAS) In consolidating the Haitian dominant classes and their state apparatus, imperialism plays a direct and indirect role in maintaining the dictatorship of the dominant classes on the masses. Imperialism intervenes directly on class struggles in the Haitian social formation.
Read MoreAnnouncing Wild Rose Collective In Iowa City, Iowa
Federation
Wild Rose Collective is an anarchist organization based out of Iowa City, Iowa. We are a small group of folks who have been involved in various projects in the immediate area for the last 3 years or so. One of those projects was Wild Rose Rebellion, which was the previous, more loose and informal incarnation […]
Read MoreAnarchist Accountability
Miami
by Thomas- Miami Autonomy & Solidarity (MAS) “This disease of disorganization has invaded the organism of the anarchist movement like yellow fever and has plagued it for decades…There can be no doubt, however, that this disorganization has its roots in a number of defects of theory, notably in the distorted interpretation of the principle of […]
Read MoreCome to the Starbucks Workers Union event on March 21st!
Federation
The IWW Starbucks Workers Union: Five Years of Rebuilding the Labor Movement from Below Sunday, March 21 2010 2:00 Iowa City Public Library Room A Talk Description: On May 17, 2004, baristas at the 36th & Madison Starbucks announced their affiliation with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), one of the oldest unions in […]
Read MoreBATAY OUVRIYE POSITION STATEMENT: After the January 12, 2010 Earthquake
Miami
Much has been said and much is happening. The situation is very grave. Very. This situation is maddening! The January 12th earthquake has devastated several cities in Haiti. There are several others that were struck but are not being talked about, because Port-au-Prince, Léogane, Ti Gouave, and Jacmel have all been impacted so much. As […]
Read MoreLatest Update on Haiti Solidarity
Miami
Dear comrades, We wanted to update everyone on the money that has been raised for Batay Ouvriye , as well as what Batay Ouvriye has said they will use it for. In the next week we will have a report of BO’s activities with more detail. So far $6,724 has been donated and we have […]
Read MoreCall for Solidarity and Funds for the Working People of Haiti!
Chicago
Original Posting on the Blog of Miami Autonomy and Solidarity: 01/14/09: A natural disaster has descended upon Haiti whose scope we only are seeing the surface of at this time. The Haitian people will be struggling to rebuild their lives and their home possibly for decades in light of unprecedented collapse, both physical and social. […]
Read MoreDonate now to Batay Ouvriye- Dona ahora a Batay Ouvriye- Faire un don à Batay Ouvriye- Donare a Batay Ouvirye – Doneer nu Batay Ouvriye
Miami
English Castellano Italiano Francais Ελληνικά Nederlandse You can send donations by wire transfer to Batay Ouvriye here: Bank Name: City National Bank of New Jersey Bank Address: 900 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102 ABA Number: 0212-0163-9 City of NJ Newark IBAN: 026009593 For further credit to: FONKOZE, Ave. Jean Paul II, # 7, Port-au-Prince, Haiti […]
Read MoreAppel à la solidarité et à l’envoi de fonds pour les travailleurs d’Haïti !
Miami
Appel à la solidarité et à l’envoi de fonds pour les travailleurs d’Haïti ! Une catastrophe naturelle vient de s’abattre sur Haïti, dont nous n’entrevoyons encore que la surface. Les haitiens vont devoir lutter pour reconstruire leur vie et leurs maisons, et ce vraisemblablement pour des décennies considérant cet effondrement sans précédent, à la fois […]
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