http://www.suraforchange.com Sura Faraj supports change on the East Side, Riverwest and Harambee in Milwaukee Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:41:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Friday through Sunday, July 18 - 20, 2008 Sponsored by the UWM Library. Free and open to the public. Friday, July 18 / 4pm -10 PM 4-6 PM: BBQ & Baseball and Kickball, King Park (1 block from Nowhere Central) 6-10 PM: Bands play, including: Acne Attack!, Prohibition, Crappy Dracula, Dinosaur Pills, The Mistreaters. Nowhere ... http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/07/14/milwaukee-zine-fest/ A Fire and Police Commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday, and includes proposed amendments to the Fire and Police Commission Rules. also Note under VII, Police Department: Request to Amend MPD Rule 4, Rescission of Rule 9, and Creation of SOP 340. All very vague. Additionally, no minutes to the previous meeting are available. ... http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/07/08/amending-the-fire-and-police-commission-rules/ Corporate thieves are stealing our resources and making off like bandits. Whether it's Nike sweatshops stealing human labor, or Kimberly-Clark clear-cutting ancient rainforests, our shared resources are being stolen, packaged, marketed and sold back to us (that is, if we can afford it). When corporate representatives get elected to government ... http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/04/11/nestle-corporation-permitted-to-steal-water-from-drought-stricken-state-park/ Sunday, April 6 11 a.m.-noon at the corner of 12th and Wisconsin Avenue. To raise consciousness for freedom of speech, press, assembly and human rights for both Tibet and China. KT Rusch (Mali Blues, Universal Love Band) and fellow musician Saskia Pretorius are sponsoring a Rally for Compassion to raise awareness of the ... http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/04/03/sunday-april-6-support-the-people-of-tibet-rally-for-compassion/ Thank You! We did it! Thanks to your hard work, our grassroots campaign has energized the district and earned an improbable victory. Thank you to the hundreds of people who gave time, money, and good will to this inspiring effort, and thank you to the thousands of people who trusted ... http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/04/03/thank-you-from-nik-kovac/ It was a very close race. Nik gave a great speech about humbleness in serving, and reaching out to Patrick and folks in his campaign. Nik Kovac . . . . . . . . . . ... http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/04/02/every-vote-counted/ What can you do with old medicine, over-the-counter cough syrup, prescription drugs, inhalers, pet medicine? Medicine Collection Day Saturday, April 19 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/03/31/saturday-april-19-medicine-collection-day/ I'm endorsing Nik Kovac for Milwaukee 3rd District Alderman, along with Jennifer Morales and many of my other supporters. Here are just some of the reasons why: - Nik Kovac is a leader, challenging Mike D'Amato when he was expected to run for re-election. Conversely, Patrick Flaherty told me he last ... http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/03/30/nik-kovac-for-milwaukee-third-district-alderman/ “I know and respect Nik Kovac. He is a good friend and a true progressive.” --Vel Phillips That’s what Vel Phillips says about Nik, who calls her one of his civic heroes. She said, “A few weeks ago, Nik asked me if he could refer to me as one of ... http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/03/28/vel-phillips-on-nik-kovac/ [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=9_c5K7Jdw9E[/youtube] From the Earth Hour website On Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights ... http://www.suraforchange.com/2008/03/27/earth-hour-milwaukee-join-in/