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VIDEO: Michigan Nurses Association President Jeff Breslin on Right To Work

VIDEO: Michigan Nurses Association President Jeff Breslin on Right To Work

By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 12, 2012

The MNA has been active in pushing back against Right To Work

Posted in Activism, News | Tagged Capitol, jeff breslin, Lansing, Michigan, michigan nurses association, protests, Right to Work, union | Leave a response

The MMSM’s (Michigan Mainstream Media’s) Profiles in Courage: Belaboring the obvious

The MMSM’s (Michigan Mainstream Media’s) Profiles in Courage: Belaboring the obvious

By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 12, 2012

Headline writers pull punches on biggest story of the decade

Posted in Activism, News | Tagged Capitol, headlines, mainstream media, media critique, msm, protests, union | Leave a response

Peace leader calls state police presence ‘real concern’

Peace leader calls state police presence ‘real concern’

By Todd A. Heywood on December 11, 2012

Such a heavy Michigan State Police presence may instigate rather than de-escalate the potential for violence

Posted in Activism | Tagged anger, Capitol, Father Peter Dougherty, Michigan Peace Team, peaceful, protests, Right to Work, unions | Leave a response

VIDEO: Workers at the Capitol tell their stories about Right To Work

VIDEO: Workers at the Capitol tell their stories about Right To Work

By Bonnie Bucqueroux on December 8, 2012

The lame-duck session of the Michigan legislature is dominated by the Tea Party’s anti-union/anti-choice agenda

Posted in Activism, News | Tagged anti-choice, anti-union, Capitol, Michigan, michigan state police, protests, Right to Work, worker stories | Leave a response

Ann modeling her vagina hat at the Capitol

V-Day and the End of Silence

By Ann Larabee on June 21, 2012

How Ann Larabee’s quiet summer of reflection became a long hot summer of protest

Posted in Activism, News | Tagged abortion, Activism, ann larabee, barb byrum, Capitol, eve ensler, lisa brown, Michigan, protests, vaginas | 2 Responses

The GOP Education Agenda: Why earning a diploma will no longer buy you a job or a middle-class life

The GOP Education Agenda: Why earning a diploma will no longer buy you a job or a middle-class life

By Bonnie Bucqueroux on March 27, 2011

Right-wing assaults on education and collective bargaining will hasten the race to the bottom for college-educated workers.

Posted in Community & Opinion, News | Tagged budget cuts, collective bargainingm, college degree, emergency financial managers, free universities, higher education, mackinac center, Michigan, protests, rick snyder | 9 Responses

Protests at the Capitol on Saturday – take a number?

Protests at the Capitol on Saturday – take a number?

By Bonnie Bucqueroux on February 23, 2011

US Uncut will ask Bank of America to pay its fair share of taxes so we don’t face $100M in cuts to Pell grants. And MoveOn.org is looking for someone to host a protest at the Capitol.

Posted in Activism, Community & Opinion | Tagged bank of america, Capitol, Lansing, Michigan, MoveOn, Pell grants, protests, uk uncut, us uncut | Leave a response

Capitol Protests/Day Two: Firefighters and police battle against repeal of PA 312

Capitol Protests/Day Two: Firefighters and police battle against repeal of PA 312

By Bonnie Bucqueroux on February 23, 2011

Video of firefighters and police at the Capitol.

Posted in Activism, Community & Opinion, News | Tagged 4205, Capitol, collective bargaining, firefighters, Joe Haveman, Lansing, Michigan, PA 312, police, protests, public employees | 1 Response

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The Lansing organizer for the "Move to Amend" movement discusses a "Corporate Personhood" resolution proposal before the Lansing City Council on August 6, 2012.


Are corporations persons, too? The "Move to Amend Barnstorming Tour" featuring David Cobb visited Lansing on June 28, 2012. Cobb provided an accessible, fast-paced analysis of the history of "Corporate Personhood" in the U.S.


During his recent visit to Lansing, Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear talked about aging Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Van Buren County, Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan.


Anika Fassia of Public Works: The Center for the Public Sector, talked to the recent Michigan Summit for progressives about a Michigan narrative that frames policy discussions in terms of community values.


George Goehl of National Peoples' Action says progressives need to re-envision the economy and suggests a strategy for activists attending the 2012 Michigan Summit in Lansing on May 12, 2012.


Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear talks to the Peace Education Center about Ontario, Canada's plans for a deep underground dump (DUD) for nuclear waste on the Great Lakes.


"I never thought I'd see the day I would be fighting my grandmother's fight..." said Melissa Osborn in addressing the United Against the War on Women rally in Lansing.

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