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STOP Anti-Black Budget Cuts! People's Townhall Meeting THIS Saturday
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International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement | 01.14.2009
People’s Townhall Meeting Sat Jan 17 • 7pm Featured Keynote Speaker:  Mayor Nutter recently held a series of townhall meetings announcing his intended budget cuts. There was outcry from many sectors of our community calling for social justice, real economic development, and social services that every community has a right to demand from its elected officials. Many people were opposed to the closing of 11 city libraries, the majority of which are in poor and oppressed black communities, where over half of the schools do not have libraries or even textbooks for the students! The International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement called for an end to the allocation of 35% of the city’s budget -- $1.1 billion -- for public safety. This is a war budget! Nutter is using the people’s resources for heavy-handed policing; funding gentrification and Center City development; anti-democratic, anti-black Stop and Frisk policies, and a massive court and prison system. Young, mostly black men from Philly The African community must get organized in our own interests. Change is inevitable. The question is what “change” will benefit us? Nutter doesn’t represent change for black people. We need a program for REAL CHANGE! Support real solutions coming from the African working class movement -- come to the Sat Jan 17 • 7pm Featured Keynote Speaker:
215-500-0555 • philly@inpdum.org • www.inpdum.org • www.uhururadio.com |
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WHAT?
Submitted by jon peppers (not verified) on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 2:32pmAs to your #1 proposal...don't think so
As to your #2 proposal...how bout Justice for the families of those murdered by people in YOUR own community...not the Police. Also how about Justice for the families of those Police Officers who were murdered by "African people". A killer is a killer no matter what color
#3- another joke...just like the Million Man March
jon pisano
danielfaulkner.com for the facts and truth in the Murder of Officer faulkner by Mumia Abu jamal...affirmed
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