ICE Out! National Shutdown 1/30

 

https://nationalshutdown.org/

Endorsed by

Somali Student Association at University of Minnesota

Ethiopian Student Association at University of Minnesota

Black Student Union at University of Minnesota

Liberian Student Association at University of Minnesota

Graduate Labor Union at University of Minnesota

Union De Vecinos

Minnesota Immigrant Movement

PUÑO 

IFCO Pastors for Peace

Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR)

50501

Community Movement Builders

ANSWER Coalition

Immigrant Rights Alliance GA

Mecha de U of U

DARE Direct Action for Rights and Equality

Engaged Defenders for Democracy

Defend Immigrant Families Campaign

LA Tenants Union

Palestinian Youth Movement

North Texas Area Labor Federation

Black Lives Matter Grassroots - Detroit

Vecinos Unidos DFW

Boston South Asian Coalition

Cleveland Sudan Network

NC Poor People's Campaign

UE Local 1466 - United Graduate Workers of UNM

Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance (AMOR RI)

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Working with Cult Survivors: A Basic Certification Course for Mental Health Clinicians

 From the Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion:

 Psychologists and mental health clinicians: Sign up for our CE class on working with survivors of cultic abuse.
This is an 8-hour, fully self-paced, online asynchronous training designed to help therapists build the knowledge, awareness, and skills needed to effectively support cult survivors. You can start at any time.

The course includes:
- In-depth interviews with Dr. Janja Lalich, international authority on cults, extremism, and coercion
- Cameo appearances from other leading experts in the field
- Didactic presentations
- Powerful testimonials from self-identified cult survivors

Course fee: $250

The Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Learn more and register (link in bio) 

Webinar: You Dumped Starbucks. Now What?

 From Starbucks Workers United:

Union Starbucks baristas have taken the world by storm since we began our unfair labor practice strike in November. For every barista on strike, dozens of customers and allies have struck with their wallets, committing not to buy Starbucks. Together, we’ve built serious consumer pressure on Starbucks to stop illegal union busting and finalize a fair union contract. As this historic ULP strike continues, we’re taking the next step and bringing our allies with us. Join us on Monday, February 2, at 8:30 pm ET, alongside labor and progressive leaders, to talk about what’s next in this fight and how we keep building pressure. This is a crucial moment, and we need you in it!

Register and See What’s Next!

This strike has helped the world see what Starbucks has become under Brian Niccol. While the company spent millions boosting CEO pay and executive bonuses, it continues to fail the baristas who make its profits possible. They say this is the “Best Job in Retail,” but not when we’re demanding livable wages, stable hours, and an end to hundreds of unresolved unfair labor practices. We’re fighting back, and it’s giving hope to millions. Starbucks Workers United is the fastest-growing union movement of this century, and our courage is inspiring workers everywhere to stand up and demand dignity. You’ve been standing with us by not buying Starbucks, and this call is the moment to lean in further. Hear directly from striking baristas and lock in for what comes next. No Contract, No Coffee. We’re not backing down. In solidarity, Sabina Aguirre Starbucks Workers United

Saving Liberalism As a Higher-Order Value Means Going Beyond Capitalism

I've posted a comment on Helen Pluckrose's latest Substack article, "Liberalism as a Higher-Order Value," which I'm sharing below.

https://www.hpluckrose.com/p/liberalism-as-a-higher-order-value-5e8 

While most of what she writes is quite correct, she errs when she says that "capitalism ... is a central pillar of liberalism." This conflates two quite different things: liberalism, which is foundational to bourgeois society, and capitalism, a contradiction that has arisen within that society that effectively negates the liberal values of the bourgeois revolution. As Erin Hagood of the Platypus Affiliated Society put it:

"Socialism is not opposed to liberalism but seeks to take up the desiderata of liberalism in its crisis. The proletarian revolution is not made against the bourgeois revolution, but rather works through the unfinished tasks of that revolution in its hour of need. Marxism as the highest critic of socialism sought to clarify the world historical task of human freedom." ("The American Constitution and the Left," Platypus Review # 180)

Students: Do Not Delete Evidence (Texts, Photos, Videos) of Former Relationships

 

From Title IX For All:

If you are a college or high school student and have recently gone through a breakup, whatever you do, don’t delete photos, videos, emails, or text messages from that relationship. If you are wrongly accused of any kind of sexual misconduct—sexual harassment, stalking, sexual assault, dating violence, and so forth—not having those files will place you at a grave disadvantage when it comes time to defend yourself in a school disciplinary proceeding.

Unfortunately, in such cases, innocence and character alone are not sufficient defenses. The outcome is not decided by who you are as a person, but by what can be proven about the alleged incident(s).

Read the full post at titleixforall.com.

 

Workers Strike Back Meeting to Address Venezuela and ICE Crises

Follow the link for more details and to RSVP.

 

 

mailchi.mp/workersstrikeback/november-wsb-meeting-6154172