Celebrate the Penokee Hills in May

On May 24th

Copper Falls State Park is full. Consider booking a room at the casino or camping at LCO Harvest Camp. See below for directions.

Front windowFriday, May 24, 2013
Benefit for The Penokee Hills Education Project
Bad River Casino Convention Center
73370 U.S. Highway 2
Odanah, WI 54861
Located 10 miles east of Ashland, Wisconsin on U.S. Highway 2

http://unitedindefenseofthewater.com/2013/05/17/join-us-celebrate-the-penokees-may-24-26-2013/

 

“Clambering through the brush, we came to a distinctive cedar on the banks of the churning river. We made an offering and went into the slip stream. Sitting on the bank it

Tyler Forks Courtesy of United in the Defense of Water

could have been the early 1800′s for all we knew.” Featured at http://unitedindefenseofthewater.com

 

6 PM Food
7 PM Music
Silent Auction 6 – 10 PM
Performances by
Red Cliff Hoop Dancers
Thistle & The Thorns (from Madison!)
Skip Jones
Barbara With
Wade Fernandez

Martial Law Antics at the Capitol

Two years after the Wisconsin Uprising, ”Our House“ is now the Police House. The Walker administration has pursued a policy of harassment against those who express their first amendment rights to free speech. Part of this harassment comes in the form of illegitimate citations – designed solely to inhibit and intimidate the recipients. The Journal Sentinel’s in-depth piece by Jason Stein reports “Demonstrators at the Capitol have received about 140 citations since September.”

Courtesy of Lisa WellsAccording to said Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison), about 68 of the citations have been dismissed so far by either prosecutors or judges. Jason Huberty and Lisa Wells have both been victims of the targeted citation harassment. Brandon Barwick has also targeted for citation harassment as a “leader” of the Solidarity Sing A Long

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US is 1 of 2 Countries with over 20% of Children in Poverty

Child PovertyThat breaks down to 39 percent of all adults and 55 percent of all children, the group found.”This is a wake-up call for Congress, for our state policy-makers, really for all of us,” said Donna Addkison, President and CEO of WOW.

“Nearly half of our nation’s families cannot cover the costs of basic expenses even when they do have a job. Under these conditions, cuts to unemployment insurance … and other programs families are relying on right now would push them from crisis to catastrophe.”

{ 1/2 of AMERICANS do NOT have enough $ to cover housing, food, healthcare, and basic expenses November 2011}
according to a survey of government and industry data.
The survey, released on Tuesday by the advocacy group Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), found that 45 percent of U.S. residents live in households that struggle to make ends meet.{Eaxample}
For example, in a budget for a family of one worker, it put housing expenses at $688 and uspovertyratefood at $244. In a family of two workers with two young children, it assumed housing would cost $821 per month and food $707 a month.
It did not include nonessentials such as vacations, recreation, hobbies, college tuition, and other common expenses of the middle class.Courtesy of Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/22/usa-economy-insecurity-idUSN1E7AL15720111122

 

 

{Countries Positions Only 2 countries with 20% of children living in poverty } May 2012 Statistics
The top five positions in the league table are occupied by Iceland, Finland, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Norway (with Slovenia and Denmark close behind). All of these countries have relative child poverty rates below 7%. Another eight countries including two of the largest — Germany and France– have rates between 7% and 10%. A third group, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, post rates of between 10% and 15%. A further six, including populous Italy and Spain, show rates of between 15% and 20%. In only two countries are more than 20% of children living in relative poverty — Romania and the United States.

{Welfare Reduction in Food Stamps}
May 2012:The Great Recession has, of course, exacerbated child poverty. According to a recent report, 8.3 million children in the U.S. have been affected by the foreclosure crisis that arose after the housing bubble burst.
However, the social safety net has helped alleviate some of this suffering. For instance, food stamps reduced the number of children living in extreme poverty by half last year.

Courtesy of Think Porgress http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/05/29/491443/un-report-child-poverty/

Be the change it starts in you community 
People are making a huge statement in Madison with offering people the ability to do Random Acts of Kindness in a Pay it Forward style Venue for the homeless

Bigotry in Georgia

Wisconsin is featured by Occupy Wall Street.

Wisconsin Prom Night

This picture is a Wisconsin Prom in a rural Wisconsin community We still have many racial issue in our society. A mother in Wisconsin was mystified that such Bigotry of a segregated Prom was still being allowed and if Black children or Biracial children showed up at this School prom the police we’re called in Wilcox County Georgia the Deep South.

This past February right-wing Justices on the Supreme Court were openly hostile to arguments in favor of keeping the Voting Rights Act of 1965 the law of the land. Meanwhile, a group of high school students in Georgia are fighting their own school system to bring an end to racially segregated proms.
“Four students at Wilcox County High School in Georgia want to attend prom together — but under the current setup, they won’t be allowed to unless they throw their own. Wilcox County High School’s proms are still segregated by race.” Courtesy of Think Progress.org

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Autonomous Solidarity Organization & Suspended Coffees

Autonomous Solidarity Organization the original group of citizens from the Wisconsin Uprising are making a huge statement in Madison with offering people the ability to do Random Acts of Kindness in a Pay it Forward style Venue for the homeless

suspend coffee in MadisonFor each suspended item you buy, a marble will be dropped into a clear bowl. Our friends can then just look and see if there is a “suspension” there for them. Suspended items are available to our homeless friends at no cost to them.

Here is how it works:

Go in to The Baker’s Window and get yourself a very tasty treat or great coffee and buy an extra “suspended item” for our homeless friends.

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