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Vol. 75/No. 32        September 12, 2011

 

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CANADA
Toronto
All Out to Break the Silence Now!
Demonstration to Demand Media Report on Case of the Cuban Five.

Mon., Sept. 12, 5:30 p.m.
Yonge and Dundas Square by CityTV.
Film Showing of Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up?
Mon., Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Beit Zatun House, 612 Markham St.
Sponsored by Toronto Forum on Cuba.

Join us in Midwest
for Labor Day events

Members of the Socialist Workers Party and others will be taking part in the following labor actions and other events to reach out with the Militant and support labor struggles in the Midwest.

Peoria, Illinois
September 5, 2 p.m.—Labor Day Parade downtown followed by party on the Riverfront. Join locked-out members of Teamsters Local 647 from Henry, Ill., United Auto Workers members at Caterpillar, and other working people. Free bus rides provided by Amalgamated Transit Union from Riverfront to the parade.

Metropolis, Illinois
September 5, 10 a.m.—Parade steps off along Fifth Street, followed by all-day music and picnic at Fort Massac State Park. United Steelworkers Local 7-669 members from Honeywell will march in the parade as well as other unions.

Keokuk, Iowa
September 5, 11 a.m.—Parade starts at Main and 20th streets. March with "Club 48G" float of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union. Food, beverages, and entertainment afterwards at Labor Temple, 301 Blondeau St. East Grand Forks, Minnesota September 9, 4:30 to 6 p.m.-Rally at the Sorlie Bridge on Demers (between Whitey's and Cabela's) in solidarity with 1,300 members of BCTGM union locked out by American Crystal Sugar.

Topeka, Kansas
September 7, 10 a.m.—Public hearings on "Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers" at SRS Learning Center, Rooms A and B, 2600 SW East Circle Drive South. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.-"Speak for Choice" rally at Kansas state capitol sponsored by Speak for Choice and Kansas National Organization for Women.

 
 
 
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