Why Are Things As They Are?

Rouge Forum Flyer For Nationwide School Strike (2 pages easy download for meetings, caucuses, etc.) http://www.rougeforum.org/October7.pdf Little Red Schoolhouse: Aging Pole Dancer Hides Fee At CSU School: “In preparation for Ms. Palin’s arrival, workers had transformed the cafeteria’s dining hall. It was draped with crimson tablecloths, festooned with orchids and surrounded by chain-link fences.” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/us/politics/27palin.html?hpw [...]

Growing from the March 4th Actions, the M4 Committees have called for a nationwide school strike on October 7th, to be followed by state conferences on October 23 and 24. Shut them down and open Freedom Schools where educators, parents, students, and community people can gain and test knowledge in a reasonably free atmosphere, seeking [...]

June 19: Juneteenth 1865 – Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 13 other contiguous states as Juneteenth. 1982 – The body of God’s Banker, Roberto Calvi is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in [...]

The core issue of our time is the promise of perpetual war and booming inequality met by the potential of mass, class-conscious, resistance. June 12, 1963: Medgar Evers Assassinated 1963: Thích Qu ng Đ c Immolates Himself Against the US Wars on Vietnam June 13 1994 – A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by [...]

Remember the Rouge Forum Conference–August 2 to August 5! http://rougeforumconference.org/ Never Forget: June 6th 1944 D-Day! Pay No Attention to that! On June 5th 1956 Elvis Introduced Hound Dog on the Uncle Miltie Comedy Hour: Little Red Schoolhouse NEA and AFT Spent Millions on the Demagogue Obama and Electoral Work: Is the Education Bailout Dead? [...]