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Midwest Social Forum Updates: March/Rally, Concert lineup, Tracks, more... |
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by MWSF
Email: info (nospam) mwsocialforum.org (verified)
Phone: 608.262.1420 |
24 Jun 2006
Modified: 10:08:20 PM |
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Only 11 days until the Midwest Social Forum in at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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MARCH & RALLY for SOCIAL JUSTICE
IN THE STREETS & IN THE COURTS
- Sunday, July
9, 2:00 – 4:00pm, Sherman Park (Sherman & Burleigh), Milwaukee,
WI
- On Sunday, July 9th, the MIDWEST SOCIAL FORUM will
culminate with a rally and march for “SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE STREETS
& IN THE COURTS.†Grassroots efforts to address police brutality
in Milwaukee have a deep resonance for community activists from
around the region, as do all efforts to reform the overall justice
system. Not only in Milwaukee, but throughout the Midwest and the
rest of the country, police brutality and injustice in the court
systems toward people of color is being challenged by community and
social justice organizations.
TRACKS
Some of the sessions have been
organized into "tracks" to help build their networks and
communities over the course of the weekend:
- Anti-Racism
- Democracy
- Health Care
- Immigrant Rights
- Media
- Reproductive Rights
Each track
contains sessions, workshops, films and plenaries that can each
"stand alone," but the tracks have been designed as
coherent, chronological series so that participants will leave the
forum equipped to organize around each issue.
See all the
tracks at: www.mwsocialforum.org/
schedulebytrack. The whole program can be found here: www.mwsocialforum.org/schedule
CONCERTS
Each evening at 9pm
the MWSF will be graced by performances from the Midwest's
finest hip hop, reggaeton, slam poetry and other acts.
*
Thursday: Top spoken word artists from across the Midwest, Taste Emcees
(Milwaukee), Elements of
Change (Madison), followed up by open mic / freestyling and DJs
* Friday: Lirica
Secreta (Twin Cities), Caché (Milwaukee)
* Saturday: Black Elephant, Toki Wright
(Twin Cities), Slam poets and DJs TBA
Each night: visuals from
the Leftist Lounge (www.leftistlounge.com/Art)
Keep track of the music
updates at www.mwsocialforum.org/music All
shows are all ages and FREE.
SPOKEN WORD AND SLAM POETRY
It starts with the
word.... Many of the sessions, workshops, films and plenaries at
the Midwest Social Forum will be kicked off by short poems from some
of the most politically conscious, talented, and outspoken youth
poets from across the Midwest. These members of Young Chicago Authors, Youth Speaks Wisconsin, and the Minnesota Spoken Word
Association will also be letting their lyrics loose at concerts
each night in the Wisconsin Room. Don't miss them.
RETREATS & CAUCUSES
The Forum will officially begin on Friday morning, July 7 and runs
through Sunday afternoon, July 9. Thursday, July 6 will be devoted
to retreats, caucuses, and day-long workshops by groups seeking to
build or strengthen regional networks and engage in planning for
long-term campaigns and projects. Four retreats are currently being
planned:
- Youth Rising! Youth Organizing Caucus
- Challenges and Opportunities for the Immigrant Rights
Movement: A State and Regional Dialogue
- Midwest Independent
Media Caucus
- Celebrating Water for Life: Great Lakes Caucus
on Water Privatization and Environmental Justice
For
more information, go to www.mwsocialforum.org/retreatsandcaucuses
CHILDCARE &
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
Childcare will be provided for
children between the ages of two and eleven during all of the formal
workshop sessions at NO CHARGE. Children will be cared for by
qualified staff and volunteers (free for you, fun for them). Children
will be engaged in activities relevant to MWSF programs. Arts,
Diversity, Puppet Theater, storytelling, field trips and more are
all a part of the experience being created for our future
revolutionaries and agents of social change. More info at: http://www.mwsocialforum.org/childcare PAGINAS WEB IN ESPANOL
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