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VERMONT LABOR TAKES SHARP LEFT TURN!
Van Deusen/Adie Elected To Top VT AFL-CIO Leadership
On September 15, 2019, in South Burlington Vermont, former Green Mountain Anarchist Collective-NEFAC member David Van Deusen was elected President of the Vermont AFL-CIO. Former ISO member, and union nurse, Tristin Adie was elected as Executive Vice President. Van Deusen and Adie were part of the larger progressive United! slate which swept into leadership positions capturing 14 of the 15 seats on the Vermont State Labor Council’s Executive Board. This marks a sharp turn towards the left for Organized Labor in Vermont. Let’s see what comes next!
In late April, 1990 at (Mighty) Muhammad's Mosque #4 (Washington, DC) at a weekly MGT-GCC meeting, our mother was called to the rostrum by The Honorable Louis Farrakhan and named on the spot, Jamillah Muhammad. In a packed room of Sisters, on that day, The Leader was starting to feel a little sorry for teaching so long (stuffy room, crying, hungry, babies),..and said something like, I really need to let you sisters go.. Our mother (a fairly new registered Muslim at the time), immediately said, "We don't want you to go!.." She said it with such conviction, sincerity and LOVE (while rubbing her very 1st child, pregnant, belly), The Minister said, (and this is a quote) "I FELT THAT." He gave my mom a REAL hug, put his hands on her womb (God's Factory), BLESSED HER WOMB, and named her, JAMILLAH MUHAMMAD. The Sisters shared an "Oprah" moment (lots of tears, and hugging..lol), and here we stand 28 years later. Five, mighty, strong, wise young men..Civilized Savage gods!!
Petition: Make Austin Diverse Again!
At this year's State of the City speech, Mayor Adler said Austin's strength is its diversity. Let's make sure he stands by his words. Join the #resistance against economic and racially-biased zoning Donald Trump would approve! Please sign & share below!