Important Common Ground Action This Wednesday!
WE NEED YOU this Wednesday at City Hall to be present for our Press Conference kicking off our Opposition of Public Funds for Arena Action. It’s time to stand up and be heard. Please RSVP your number of commits from your organization ASAP!
200 people needed to pack City Hall for the kick-off of our:
Common Ground Opposition Action
Opposing Public Funding for the Bucks Arena
Wednesday, June 10th
10:00am - arrive
10:30am sharp - Press Conference begins
City Hall Rotunda 200 E Wells Street Milwaukee
RSVP to me or [email protected]
Event will be one hour. WEAR YOUR COMMON GROUND T-SHIRTS! We will have extras for purchase ($10/shirt). Please email me sizes needed prior to Wednesday.
Emergency Strategy Session for CG Opposition to Public Funding for the Arena
Tuesday 6/9
5:00 - 8:00pm
Immanuel Presbyterian 1100 N Astor Street Milwaukee
IMPORTANT - you need to RSVP so we have enough materials & food.
A light dinner will be provided with goodwill donation.
See the Steering & Rules Committee meeting that 35 Common Ground leaders attended this last Friday regarding the Status of the Milwaukee Bucks Proposal: http://milwaukee.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=831
Obamas Foreclosure Relief Program Was Designed to Help Bankers, Not Homeowners
President Obama came into office promising to be an activistic leader for all U.S. citizens, but he has fallen short of that promise. The administrations foreclosure relief program, for example, was made to help banks, not homeowners, which is far from trying to help the average citizen.
http://www.nationofchange.org/2015/02/15/obamas-foreclosure-relief-program-designed-help-bankers-not-homeowners/
Fair Play CRITICAL EMERGENCY Meeting
Monday, 2/16
6:00pm for new attendees
6:30 - 8:00pm Meeting
Hope at the Well (across from Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church) 2401 N 25th Street, Milwaukee
Hope to see you there!
SUNDAY IN THE JOURNAL SENTINEL Jennifer O’Hear’s Letter to the Editor will be published, make a note to check it out! http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/
Julie Rowley
Administrative Coordinator Southeastern WI Common Ground
Cell: 414.350.3135
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.commongroundwi.org or www.facebook.com/CommonGroundwi or twitter.com/#!/CommonGroundWi
About Common Ground Documentation
Following MLK’s Example Means Ending Our ‘Whatever’ Mindset. Things do matter http://bit.ly/1Cxb0HQ
Common Ground calls Bucks co-owner Wes Edens a 'slumlord'
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/common-ground-calls-bucks-co-owner-edens-a-slumlord-b99435465z1-290216331.html
Professional sports venues are draining public tax reserves
(currently Miller Park, and soon a new Bucks arena?)
In a related development, www.Urbanmilwaukee.com published an important piece by Bruce Murphy highlighting the way professional sports venues (currently Miller Park, and soon a new Bucks arena?) are draining public tax reserves by using municipal services while paying NO property tax. Very interesting!
http://www.urbanmilwaukee.com/2015/01/13/murphys-law-the-property-tax-scam-for-brewers-bucks/
In San Francisco, an arena emerges with no public subsidy 104 Comments
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/in-san-francisco-an-arena-emerges-with-no-public-subsidy-b99440899z1-291176061.html
Michigan Outraged: School Funds to be Spent on Arena
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/12/21/michigan-outrage-school-funds-to-be-spent-on-arena/
Common Ground demands better school facilities or no support for arena
Where is the NAACP? Are they all cowards?
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/common-ground-demands-better-school-facilities-or-no-support-for-arena-b99240726z1-254102011.html
WTF: 'Super TIF' one option for possible arena financing; Not Schools
http://www.commongroundwi.org/media-coverage/2014/04/13/super-tif-revealed/
MMAC wants Corporate Welfare? 'Super TIF' one option for possible arena financing
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/super-tif-one-option-for-possible-arena-financing-b99245096z1-255034951.html
Common Ground vows to fight public money for new arena
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/common-ground-vows-to-fight-public-money-for-new-arena-b99374114z1-279720812.html
Again is Bucks co-owner Edens a 'slumlord'
Great Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article exposing the truth.
“Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens’ Fortress Investment Group owns Nationstar Mortgage LLC services company that local group Common Ground charges is responsible for at least 14 abandoned properties in Milwaukee. Here are several of those properties.”
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