'We will fight for a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions'
Minneapolis, MN - More than 50 people gathered here, for an Oct. 28 mass community meeting to demand a moratorium or foreclosures and for protections for renters in foreclosed properties. Organized by the Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout, the meeting brought together people facing foreclosures, trade unionists, welfare rights activists and concerned members of the community. Deb Konechne, of the Coalition for a People's Bailout and the We

'Education is a Right, Not a Privilege for the Rich'
Berkeley, CA - Over 600 activists gathered on Oct. 24, for a conference to organize against the statewide education budget cuts. Public education is under attack across the state of California, from kindergartens to universities. The struggle has intensified as public officials have brutally cut funding and launched a campaign of privatization. The conference came out of

Capitalism in crisis: fighting back in hard times
Activists from the welfare rights, labor, immigrant rights and anti-war movements filled May Day books store here, for a forum called 'Capitalism in crisis; fighting back in hard times,' Oct. 25. Speakers included Steff Yorek of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Linden Gawboy of the Welfare Rights Committee and the Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bailout, along with labor and student activists. Linden Gawboy, of the Welfare Rights Committee told the crowd, "We have be clear who the enemy is in our battles. The wealthy that own this country want to get rid of welfare. They want to steal our houses. They want us to work for nothing, have no education and on an on. Not for t

Newark Protest Charges Bank of America in Foreclosure, Homelessness Epidemics
Within the last few years Newark, New Jersey and nearby communities have been devastated as thousands of homes have been foreclosed and tens of thousands made homeless. An Oct. 24 protest at Bank of America here, sponsored by the People's Organization for Progress, charged Bank of America and other banks are responsible for these calamities. "We have come to hold Bank of America, Chase, Wachovia and other banks responsible," People's Organization for Progress Chairman Lawrence Hamm told the rally. "Bank of America got a $45 billion bailout but what have they done? They have foreclosed homeowners, put elderly people in the streets, little kids, foreclosed small landlords with two o

Stop attempts to silence University of Minnesota SDS
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following call from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at the University of Minnesota. To All Supporters of Students for a Democratic Society at the U of MN Because of our action at Convocation '09 we are now facing sanctions against our SDS chapter. The sanctions that we are currently appealing would ensure that we would have NO rights as a student group – we could no longer reserve rooms on our campus, we couldn’t be part of the handful of functions open to student groups, and we can't apply for a