From the AFL CIO: Building on the energy and alliances of the massive labor protests that captured national attention here three years ago, area labor and religious leaders have recruited the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II to share the experience of North Carolina’s Moral Monday movement with the people of Wisconsin. “Rev. Barber is a leader in a growing movement that encompasses a variety of goals, but the glue that holds it all together is economic and social justice,” said Patrick Barrett of the Labor & Working Class Studies Project (LWCSP), the group leading the effort to bring Barber to Madison. “As in North Carolina, the key to moving forward in Wisconsin is building ties between the civil rights, poor peoples and labor movements.” Citing high unemployment and incarceration rates, voter suppression, union busting, and other dire conditions confronting the state’s working-class, Wisconsin NAACP First Vice President Wendell Harris noted, “The parallels between North Carolina and Wisconsin are undeniable. We welcome Rev. Barber—one of the greatest civil rights leaders of our time—with great enthusiasm! WHAT: “The People’s Moral Agenda: Anti-Racism, Anti- Poverty, Pro-Labor” WHEN: 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 13, WHERE: Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Avenue in Madison. Admission is free and open to the public. Gospel song powerhouse Yara Allen, who has led singing protests with fast food workers and unions, will offer a “call and return” sing along after Barber’s comments. Barber is President of the North Carolina NAACP and co-founder and leader of the Moral Monday movement, a multiracial, multi-issue social justice movement that has mobilized thousands of North Carolinians in mass protests. He has helped lead the fight for voter rights, health care reform, labor and worker rights, immigration rights, education equality, and more. Barber’s visit and speaking engagement are sponsored by: South Central Federation of Labor - Wisconsin NAACP - Teaching Assistants Association Executive Board - Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice - Madison Urban Ministry - Fountain of Life Church - Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice - Student Labor Action Coalition - Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons - Havens Center for the Study of Social Justice - Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development - Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:35:41 +0000
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