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Group photo of students occupying University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Milwaukee Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

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By Mike Gold

Milwaukee, WI – 3000 students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) walked out of classes at noon, Feb. 17 to protest Governor Scott Walker’s proposed union busting bill, which would effectively ban public sector unions from being able to collectively bargain. Students at colleges and high schools across the state organized walkouts and many school districts were shut down by teacher absences.

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All Out to Support Unions and Save Our Education!

Protest in Wisconsin Capitol Building February 17

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) on the massive struggle in Wisconsin against attacks on public workers.

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By Jacob Flom

Protestors holding signs against FBI raids on antiwar movement

Milwaukee, WI – On Dec. 3, the Milwaukee Activist Defense Network and Students for a Democratic Society held a protest in coordination with the national week of action to stop FBI repression. Students handed out fliers and passed a petition at the busiest intersection in Wisconsin to raise awareness of the FBI repression that is targeting activists around the country.

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By Chance Zombor

Students hold signs and protest against Rebecca Kleefish

Waukesha, WI – Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), along with other student groups, held a Speak Out Against Racism! demonstration in response to a recent rise of white supremacist graffiti on the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha campus. The graffiti included swastikas and the initials “KKK.” The graffiti had previously been addressed by the university administration only with a mass email warning of a possible “written reprimand, loss of a privilege, or community service” for the perpetrator.

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By Laura Langley

Tuscaloosa SDS leads a protest against FBI repression of anti-war activists.

Tuscaloosa, AL – A dozen people gathered in front of the downtown Federal Building on Tuesday Oct. 5 to protest the FBI raids and repression of peace activists.  The protest was part of a national day of action against the first day of scheduled grand jury proceedings for the targeted peace activists. The University of Alabama chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) organized the protest.  Students were joined by faculty as well as members of the local community.

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By Chapin Gray

Students, Faculty, and Workers Take to the Streets on National Day of Action

Education rights protest at University of Minnesota

Thousands of students, faculty, and campus workers on over 40 different campuses took action today, Oct. 7, to fight back against the cuts to education. Across the country, people are saying ‘no!’ to the cuts to education, to furloughs and layoffs, to tuition and fee hikes, to cuts to programs and services, and to privatization schemes. The protests are part of a unified day of action in defense of public education.

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Milwaukee rally against FBI repression of anti-war activists

Milwaukee, WI – Sixty people rallied in downtown Milwaukee on Tuesday Oct. 5 against the FBI repression of anti-war activists. Several of the anti-war activists targeted in the FBI's Sept. 24 raids were due to appear before a grand jury on Tuesday. The rally was organized by the newly-formed Milwaukee Area Defense Network (MADN), a network of progressive and anti-war activists. MADN has held two rallies so far to protest the FBI repression against anti-war activists.

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By Anti-War Committee

A call for action at Federal Buildings and FBI Offices.

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following national call to action from the Twin Cities Anti-War Committee.

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States more students are becoming revolutionaries and communists

Education rights protest in Milwaukee, WI.

Fight Back! interviewed Kas Schwerdtfeger, a co-chair of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization student commission.

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