Union members in Michigan to receive civil disobedience training tomorrow ahead of massive protest

[Bozita]

Union members to receive civil disobedience training ahead of massive protest
5:26 PM, December 7, 2012
By Paul Egan
Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau


LANSING — Union members plan to take part in civil disobedience training Saturday as they prepare for what’s expected to be a massive Capitol protest against right-to-work legislation on Tuesday, a spokesman for a workers’ coalition said today.

“Over the weekend, thousands of Michiganders are expected to take part in an unprecedented number of actions in key legislative districts,” Jon Hoadley, a spokesman for We are Michigan, said in a news release. “On Saturday, workers will participate in a training to understand their rights should they choose to participate in civil disobedience.”

The civil disobedience training is planned at UAW Local 600 in Dearborn on Saturday morning.

We are Michigan describes itself as a coalition of union and nonunion workers, faith-based groups and other progressive groups.

more...
http://www.freep.com/article/20121207/NEWS06/121207081/Union-members-receive-civil-disobedience-training-ahead-massive-protest

UAW Local 600 is located at 10550 Dix Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan 48120. It's just to the east of the Ford Rouge plant.
Map link: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bpcl=39650382&biw=1275&bih=598&q=10550+Dix+Avenue,+Dearborn,+Michigan+48120.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=x4nCUNHWEIryyAHy1oGYCQ&ved=0CAUQ_AUoAA

Training sessions are scheduled for 10am-1pm.

[senseandsensibility]

1. K and R to my brothers and sisters.

Don't give up!

[etherealtruth]

2. Sadly, they will need it

[Scuba]

3. Rally in Lansing Tuesday - register here ...

https://www.facebook.com/events/121775524650254/

Thousands of workers will gather at the Lansing Center at 8am on Tuesday morning to march to the Michigan State Capitol Building.

This past Thursday, Republican legislators passed the worst anti-union legislation Michigan has ever seen. They will give it a final vote on Tuesday. To make matters worse, Governor Snyder has said he will sign a Right to Work-for-less bill if it gets to his desk.

WE NEED YOU to join us in Lansing on Tuesday to stand up for Michigan's working families.

[ReRe]

4. A Huge, Giant, Great Big.....

K&R
...to all the protest students of non-violent Civil Disobedience in Michigan.

[Teamster Jeff]

5. K&R

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. What do we do when we're under attack? We don't take it, stand up fight back!

K&R!

[Comrade_McKenzie]

7. Solidarity. nt

[animato]

8. K+R!

[Coyotl]

9. Maybe Obama should allow the Michigan Rs to inspire a new attitude towards political opponents

The old-fashioned FU We Won attitude. Give them some back on the national level.

[Initech]

10. If Michigan becomes a right to work state we're all screwed.

[femmocrat]

11. Solidarity.

Thank you for standing up for working people, Michigan.

[dsc]

12. there should be a European style statewide strike in MI

the second that law is signed. No cops, no firefighters, no teachers, no truck drives, no auto workers, not a single solitary union member should be working past the day that law is signed.

[JaneyVee]

13. Some inspiration:

[Bozita]

14. Excellent! ... Thanks for posting that clip.

[Fire Walk With Me]

15. Busloads of seasoned Wisconsin activists are joining the fight! Eyes upon Michigan!

Solidarity and Victory!

[Bozita]

16. Thank you, Wisconsin!

[Cha]

19. Seasoned Wisconsin Activists! Thanks

Fire Walk With Me

[HiPointDem]

17. kr. i am so glad to hear this. one of the things about the civil rights movement that may not

be so well known now is the intensive training participants went through -- real organizing to foster group solidarity, party line, maintain non-violence.

[Cha]

18. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{GOOD VIBRATIONS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

For LANSING!

GO UNION MEMEBERS!

Thank you, Bozita