Saving Our Democracy: Nov. 1-7, 2018

Oct. 30, 2018

5:04 p.m.

The Shepherd Express serves as a clearinghouse for all activities in the greater Milwaukee area that peacefully push back against discriminatory, reactionary or authoritarian actions and policies of the Donald Trump administration, as well as others who seek to thwart social justice. We will publicize and promote actions, demonstrations, planning meetings, teach-ins, party-building meetings, drinking-discussion get-togethers and any other actions that are directed toward fighting back to preserve our liberal democratic system.

Thursday, Nov. 1

Canvass and Phone Bank for Democrats @ Tom Palzewicz Campaign Headquarters (12201 W. Burleigh St., Suite 7), 4-8 p.m.

Tom Palzewicz, Julie Henszey and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin will host a weekly canvass and phone bank every Thursday from 4-8 p.m. until the Tuesday, Nov. 6, election. Volunteer opportunities include canvassing, phone banking and more.

Friday, Nov. 2

The Milwaukee Model: Artist-Led Panels and Discussion @ Milwaukee Art Museum (700 N. Art Museum Drive), 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

At this event, there will be three artist-led panel discussions, which will also include educators, scholars and students, focusing on how the arts can advance criminal justice reform. Artists include Maria Gaspar, Nigel Poor and Sable Elyse Smith. Register at mam.org/mkemodel.

Saturday, Nov. 3

Socialist Feminist Brunch! @ Beerline Café (2076 N. Commerce St.), 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America’s Socialist Feminist Working Group will host a brunch for “woman-identifying/genderqueer/non-dude comrades” to meet like-minded individuals and brainstorm ideas to further the group’s cause.

Peace Action Wisconsin: Stand for Peace @ the corner of Capitol Drive and Oakland Avenue, noon-1 p.m.

Every Saturday from noon-1 p.m., concerned citizens join with Peace Action Wisconsin to protest war and, literally, “Stand for Peace.” Signs will be provided for those who need them. Protesters are encouraged to stick around for conversation and coffee afterward.

Tuesday, Nov. 6

Election Night Party @ Riverwest Public House Cooperative (815 E. Locust St.), 7 p.m.-close

Whether it is to celebrate or drown your sorrows, one of Milwaukee’s most famous progressive watering holes, Riverwest Public House, will have special drink deals while showing coverage of the election results.

Wednesday, Nov. 7

Milwaukee Youth in Crisis: The State of Youth Homelessness @ The Pfister Hotel (424 E. Wisconsin Ave.), 7-9 a.m.

Pathfinders, a nonprofit organization that works with youth in crisis, will host a discussion about why youth homelessness remains largely invisible, what the risk factors are and what the organization is doing to serve vulnerable youth.

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Popular Feminisms Roundtable @ UW-Milwaukee Curtin Hall (3243 N. Downer Ave.), 3:30-5 p.m.

This roundtable discussion, moderated by UWM journalism, advertising and media studies associate professor Elana Levine, will address how we identify and define feminism in 21st-century Western culture. The roundtable features Kristen Warner of the University of Alabama and Jessalynn Keller of the University of Calgary, Ontario, Canada.

To submit to this column, please send a brief description of your action, including date and time, to savingourdemocracy@shepex.com. Together, we can fight to minimize the damage that Donald Trump and others of his kind have planned for our great country.

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Brett Kavanaugh

That's another reason to turn the congress/legislatures and executive branches to Democrat control, to make sure a Supreme Court justice does not get to use his "unelected" power to change our laws.

You all heard his rant about the evils of Democrat and Left-wing people in trying to attack him personally. Who wouldn't want revenge from that kind of attack?

SE Wisc. Citizen more than 6 years ago

The gullible voter

We are more likely to trust a negative message, as we have been told positive messages for decades by companies trying to make a sale, and these positives turned out to be lies. But we always believed the negative anecdote by the fellow sitting next to us in the local watering hole.

Now we get these generalized negative messages by the Republicans why voting for ANY Democrat, calling out all the hate-terms that people listening to Fox News' "Conservative echo chamber" have been taught to believe out of simple fear.

Where is the Democrat response to this?

Okay, Democrats need to make it clear about the truth of jobs. Jobs are not created by wealthy people with money who know they will not be taxed or regulated as the Republicans have you believe. Jobs are only created by Customers lined up with money in hand. That is the sole reason a business owner will invest in both stores and factories, the "confidence" that whatever they make and stock will have a buyer! No reason to fire up the machines unless they know that buyers are ready.

Democrats in power are all about getting workers paid better so that they will be able to buy the products a private enterprise will make.

Democrats in power are all about making sure that workers will be secure in pensions and retirement tomorrow so that the working consumers feel confident enough to spend everything they make today, no need to fear tomorrow.

Democrats in power make sure that people who are falling a little behind are shored up so that they can continue spending everything they get, does not matter if from a job or from a hand-out. It means MORE customers with cash in hand.

Democrats in power means acknowledging that people do have different skills, different talents, and even different employability. That means they are willing to help create jobs for people that are on the low end of these scales. Yes, they appear like "make-work" jobs, but it keeps these people able to shop at private retail stores, keeps these people's hands busy, less need to get restless and criminal. And it even keeps people who give workers a bad name out of jobs that need top level performance, honesty, true drive to do a good job, not just get a paycheck for showing up.

"Voluntary Trickle Down" has failed!
Bottom line, by moving money from the top back down ALL THE WAY to the bottom, then it gives all the people in between a place to fit into the productive side of the economy, both working and spending retail. People will work for someone only a little bit above them and will serve people only a little bit below them.

Few workers want to deal with people too far above or too far below. That is why having too big a gap between the comfortable and the poor is a failure.

But what do Republicans in power mean? It means being able to keep their money, and not share with those below. It means being able to dirty the environment. It means being able to deliver shoddy workmanship and market killing high prices.

SE Wisc. Citizen more than 6 years ago