Protests are already being
organized in the home district of Patty Murray, national co-chair of the Super
Committee, John Kerry, and other members of the Super Committee. By spreading
these protests across the country in a coordinated national week of action we
have a rare opportunity to attract media attention and have an impact on this
crucial national debate. Initial endorsers include:
Individuals:
Noam Chomsky (Political
author, analyst, activist; Professor Emeritus in Linguistics & Philosophy,
MIT)
Chris Hedges (Pulitzer
Prize-winning reporter)
Cindy Sheehan (Leading
anti-war activist, host of Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox)
Paul Street (Independent
journalist for Znet, Z Magazine, and Black Agenda Report)
Michael
Yates (Writer and Associate Editor, Monthly Review)
Matt Gonzalez (Former
President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors)
Stephen Edwards (President,
AFSCME Local 2858, Chicago, IL)
Mark Provost (economic journalist, Truthout, Institute for Policy Studies, Counterpunch)
Mark Provost (economic journalist, Truthout, Institute for Policy Studies, Counterpunch)
Donald Coyier (President,
AFSCME Local 60, Madison, WI)
Tim Birkley (Vice President,
AFSCME Local 60, Madison, WI)
Steve Early (Labor
journalist)
Marty Harrison
(Representative of Temple University Hospital Nurses' Association/PASNAP and
Delegate to the Philadelphia Central Labor Council - personal capacity)
Dan La Botz (Teacher, writer,
activist)
Justin Harrison (Member, CWA
Local 13000)
Farheen Hakeem (National
Co-chair, Green Party of the U.S.)
Jill Stein (Co-Chair,
Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party)
Howie Hawkins (2010 candidate
for NY Governor, Green Party)
Gloria Mattera (Chair, Green
Party of Brooklyn, NY)
Organizations:
Occupy Madison (WI)
Massachusetts Nurses
Association
Veterans For Peace
American Federation of Teachers (WI)
Teaching Assistants’ Association (Madison, WI)
Veterans For Peace
American Federation of Teachers (WI)
Teaching Assistants’ Association (Madison, WI)
Wash-Tech (CWA Local 37083)
Fight Back Florida (St. Petersburg)
Fight Back Florida (St. Petersburg)
Seattle Education Association
Wisconsin Resists
Whatcom Democratic Party
Whatcom Democratic Party
USUncut Madison
Occupy Bellingham (WA)
Occupy Bellingham (WA)
Amalgamated
Transit Union (Local 587)
UAW (Local 879)
UAW (Local 879)
Massachusetts Green-Rainbow
Party
Amalgamated Transit Union (Local 1005)
AFGE (Local 3937)
Occupy St. Petersburg (FL)
Occupy St. Petersburg (FL)
Socialist Alternative
American Dream Movement
(Waunakee Area Chapter)
Parents Organizing for
Welfare and Economic Rights
Wisconsin Wave
Wisconsin Wave
International Socialist Organization (Madison)
Whatcom Peace and
Justice Center
Olympia Coalition for a Fair
Budget
Olympia Movement for Justice
and Peace
Students for a
Democratic Society (Milwaukee)
Bronx Greens
It is incumbent on the labor
movement and progressive organizations to urgently organize a response to the
threat of these historic attacks. Will you or your organization endorse this
call to action and help build for the largest possible protests in your city or
nationally?
To endorse the Jobs not Cuts
week of action send an email to:
