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Shaw's striking workers began a five day, 60 mile march from Methuen to Boston this past Sunday, May 23rd.   They're following in the tradition of the farm workers' famous 60's marches.   Let's show our support as they come through Medford, Somerville and Cambridge in the next few days..  They'll be rallying at Centro Present on Wed. evening at 6:30 PM, at Cambridge City Hall on Thursday, May 27th @ Noon, a final stop on their way to the State House for a 3 PM rally. A complete march schedule follows..Check out www.JusticeAtShaws.org for up-to-the-minute coverage of the march.

300 families, 5 days, 60 mile march for justice at Shaw’s-- STAND WITH SHAW’S WORKERS TO SAVE GOOD JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY!

Shaw’s and their parent company, Supervalu, have forced the workers to go on strike since March 7 over unfair demands for workers to bear ALL the burden of increasing health care costs. On April 1, Shaw’s unilaterally cut off the workers’ health care.

Workers and supporters are marching to urge Shaw’s to come to the bargaining table with a proposal that keeps good jobs in the community, instead of a regressive proposal that lowers workers’ living standards.

Contact Megan Pierce at 781-864-6285 or mpierce@ufcw.org to find out how you can join the march or how you can help the marchers along the way.

Peace activists will hold a march and rally in Washington March 20 targeting the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, occupation of Palestine, and calling for reparations for Haiti.   They will call for money to be directed for jobs, healthcare and education.

The protest is organized by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and endorsed by the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations, U.S. Labor Against the War, and others.    The event is not organized by UJP or UFPJ.

A.N.S.W.E.R. writes:

U.S. Predator drone missile

All troops home now from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq!

End the siege of Gaza and all US support for the occupation of Palestine!

Fund Jobs, Health Care and Environmental Protection, not War & Nuclear Weapons!

Saturday, October 17 will be the date for a march and rally to protest the Afghanistan/Pakistan war, the continued occupation of Iraq, the militarist U.S. policies with respect to Palestine, Iran, and nuclear weapons, and the impact of the military budget on human needs at home.  

As the Obama administration weighs whether to further escalate troop levels in Afghanistan, the moment could not be more timely to raise our voices in protest!

Music starts at noon featuring hip-hop/jazz ensemble Mista Mayday with Above/Below, soul/funk/rockers Bojah and the Insurrection, and the Constitution Brass Band.