Posted on 11 June 2009.
Wednesday, June 17 Noon to 1:30 PM at the State Capitol. Press conference at 12:30 PM. Governor Rell’s latest budget calls for the elimination of services for Connecticut’s most vulnerable citizens with cuts that negatively impact working familes, while the rich and corporations share none of the burden. This rally is sponsored by 1199 New England and SEIU Healthcare.
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Posted on 06 June 2009. Tags: criminal justice, racial justice
Governor Rell vetoed a bill to abolish the death penalty Friday afternoon. Continue Reading
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Posted on 16 April 2009. Tags: economic justice, race
The anti-tax tea parties that took place nationwide on Wednesday were a huge okie doke played on the struggling working class by this country’s wealthy class and corporations. The richies and corporations have it in for President Obama and the Democrats, who plan to roll back their precious Bush tax cuts in 2010. The added specter of Congress imposed regulations in the wake of the economic meltdown has corporations in attack mode. Continue Reading
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Posted on 06 April 2009. Tags: economic justice, politics
The State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) and Gov. M. Jodi Rell released a joint announcement this afternoon, stating that they have figured out the “framework” of an agreement that would result in a $ 637 million reduction in state labor expenses over the next two budget years beginning July 1, and will include a retirement incentive package. Continue Reading
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Posted on 25 March 2009. Tags: economic justice, politics
Hundreds of state employees, community residents and activists attended a spirited rally at the State Capitol on Wednesday, to voice their opposition to Governor M. Jodi Rell’s proposed social services budget cuts and demand a fair tax structure for Connecticut. The rally was organized by Better Choices for CT, 1199 New England and SEIU Healthcare. Continue Reading
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Posted on 05 February 2009. Tags: economy, empire, screwed
The economic crisis could plunge the U.S. into a long period of social instability. Our democracy is in peril; the threat of totalitarianism is real.
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Posted on 23 December 2008.
December 18, 2008 – Equality Texas mourns the death of Jennifer Gale, a 47-year-old transgender homeless woman who died yesterday. Jennifer’s body was found Wednesday morning. She was lying in an outdoor walkway at the First English Lutheran Church in Central Austin. Continue Reading
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Posted on 06 December 2008. Tags: corporatism, labor

Dozens of former employees of Republic Windows and Doors continued to remain at the shuttered North Side plant late Friday, saying they’re being cheated.
The ex-workers say they found out only three days before Friday’s closing that they would be without a job. Some of them also learned they would not get the vacation they’ve earned to date or the insurance coverage they were promised. (full story and video)
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Posted on 13 November 2008. Tags: queer

The group, which calls itself Bash Back, had two contingents. One group, dressed for church and holding Bibles, sat inside the church, seeming to partake of the worship service until the group’s members caused chaos by setting off the fire alarm, confronting parishioners, and scattering leaflets. (full story here)
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