Uhuru Delegation Returns to St. Pete from Sierra Leone
Submitted by Sandy on December 9, 2009 - 11:12pm.Responding to Homelessness in Sarasota
Submitted by AllisonPinto on November 15, 2009 - 6:14pm.This morning when I checked my Blackberry for today’s headlines in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, I was stunned to read this one: “"Battle lines drawn over homeless in Sarasota park." As a former military wife whose husband deployed to Afghanistan, the metaphor of “battle lines” still gets me in the gut, and when it is used to describe present-day conflicts within the United States, it is particularly disturbing.
My gut reaction was then confirmed when I read the article. It reported that in response to the enduring pattern of suffering that exists with regard to homelessness in Sarasota, one hundred downtown residents and merchants gathered this week to discuss their concerns and possible responses. Evidently the police were on hand as well; the article did not indicate whether people who are homeless, or the Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness, were also invited or present at the meeting.
Security Alert: Omali Yeshitela and Uhuru delegation determined to attend Sierra Leone workers conference despite martial law.
Submitted by Anonymous on November 12, 2009 - 5:25pm.For more information call: 727.821.6621
Supporters of human rights for African
people alerted to protest if the government attempts to deter the delegation.
Be
prepared to take action! Call in to the US, British and Sierra Leone
embassies—numbers below! Watch Uhuru News for timely updates on this
situation.
Activists Protest St. Petersburg Mayor's "Successes"
Submitted by Anonymous on November 8, 2009 - 6:20pm.On Saturday, November 7th, a “shindig” was held for St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker. The private party, which cost between $125 and $10,000 to attend, was meant to celebrate the successes of mayor Baker. The party was originally scheduled to take place at Williams Park, a popular spot for the city’s homeless. After local activists pointed out the absurdity of kicking out homeless people from a park to hold a celebration for a mayor who has been anti-homeless and vowing to protest the celebration, organizers feared the negative attention and moved the event to Demen’s Landing, a less-accessible venue.
Man filming Immokalee farmworkers' protest in Sarasota Works for Publix
Submitted by Andrea Ortiz on October 24, 2009 - 8:11pm.From the Coalition of Immokalee Workers website:
Unsettling experience at last weekend's Publix actions becomes issue in Publix campaign...
Florida Youth Power!
Submitted by Andrea Ortiz on October 16, 2009 - 12:22am.It is imperative that we take an ethical stand and change the way that we treat and live with undocumented immigrants. The time has come where all of us must understand how personal ignorance, political misrepresentations, and social misconceptions are pivotal parts of the everyday injustices displaced people, immigrants, and refuges must bear.
Nevertheless, we must also recognize that youth-led initiatives are fundamental to the solution: for example, students across Florida and the United states are organizing to end the oppressive and dehumanizing conditions faced by immigrants and to extend educational accessibility for ALL, including undocumented and/or underprivileged youth.
Free Speech Activists Battle Baywalk
Submitted by Anonymous on October 10, 2009 - 10:02pm.The line has been drawn in St. Petersburg between free speech activists and corporate interests. At issue is a sidewalk in front of baywalk, a downtown entertainment complex. Baywalk’s owners, CW Capital, have lobbied the city of St. Petersburg to privatize the sidewalk for the expressed purpose of stopping protests.
African People's Solidarity Day!
Submitted by Anonymous on October 7, 2009 - 9:22pm.Don't miss the event of the year - African People's Solidarity Day!
Mark your calendars now - tickets can be purchased by contacting the
Uhuru Solidarity Movement at 727-683-9949, stpete@apscuhuru.org.
African People's Solidarity Day
Benefit • Speakers • Workshops • Dinner
$20 - 50 donation includes dinner
Sunday, October 11th • 1:00 pm
Studio@620
620 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg
A call to the white community:
No solution to the economic crisis at the expense of African people!
• The U.S. attempts to solve the deep economic crisis through colonial wars from Afghanistan & Iraq to the streets of St. Petersburg.