MLK Jr. Campaign 2012 and The American Dream
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Each year, the commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a reminder of the remarkable contribution he made to all of us through his courageous defense of civil rights, human dignity …

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MLK Unveiling Cancelled

The planned Saturday, August 27th rally and march to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Memorial on the National Mall has been postponed due to the threat of severe weather, posed by approaching Hurricane Irene. Please check …

Maryland State Fair: Reduced Ticket Prices for AFL-CIO & AFSCME
Maryland State Fair: Reduced Ticket Prices for AFL-CIO & AFSCME

Join your AFL-CIO & AFSCME brothers and sisters at the Maryland State Fair. Reduced priced tickets are available for Friday August 26, 2011. This includes admission and unlimited ride wristband.
AFL –CIO State Fair
Friday, August 26, …

AFSCME Co-Chairs August March for Jobs and Justice

AFSCME will co-chair a massive rally and march in Washington, DC, on August 27, the day before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Memorial will be unveiled, the first on the National Mall honoring a non-president and …

AFSCME Spring Break Cruise: March 31st – April 7th, 2012
AFSCME Spring Break Cruise: March 31st – April 7th, 2012

After the ship version of an “extreme makeover” in early 2005, Enchantment of the Seas is fully refurbished and brimming with exciting new features. Bungee trampolines, suspension bridges and an expanded Pool Deck will please …

2011 Baltimore City Board of Elections Early Voting Sites

Mayoral Primary (Early Voting): September 1st-3rd & 6th-8th
Mayoral General (Early Voting): October 28th, 29th, 31st & November 1st-3rd
Click here to download the flyer with location information. 
 

2011 National Women’s Conference: Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2011

Join your AFSCME sisters from across the country at the 2011 National Women’s Conference. The conference is scheduled Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, at the Frontier Airlines Convention Center, in Milwaukee, Wis. …

Urgent action needed to restore the “COPS” Program

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee last week eliminated funding for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, including COPS Hiring Grants. The “C-J-S” bill now moves to the House floor, where the entire House of Representative …

AFSCME Co-Chairs August March for Jobs and Justice

by Clyde Weiss  |  July 13, 2011
AFSCME will co-chair a massive rally and march in Washington, DC, on August 27, the day before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’sNational Memorial will be unveiled on the National Mall.
The rally, led …

Vigil to stop cuts in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

Strengthen Social Security Don’t Cut It.

Monday, July 25th – 5:30 P.M. at Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore

Called by the Maryland-D.C. AFL-CIO 410-318-8537 – Supported and Endorsed by many groups including Job Is A Right Campaign, …

Baltimore community and prisoner rights activists will rally Thursday as part of nation-wide events to show support for California Prisoners staging a hunger strike against deplorable prison conditions

Two hundred prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison (California) have been on a hunger strike since July 1, 2011 to protest the cruel, inhumane and tortuous conditions of their imprisonment. The hunger strike has been …

Baltimore International Festival: August 6-7 + Free Admission
Baltimore International Festival: August 6-7 + Free Admission

Baltimore International Festival
Poly-Western Complex
1400 W. Coldspring Lane
August 6 and 7
12:00Noon- 9:00pm
FREE ADMISSION

Greenhouse Project Fundraiser
Greenhouse Project Fundraiser

GREENHOUSE PROJECT FUNDRAISER
Dining To Donate at Applebee’s
Wednesday, July 27
8610 Lasalle Road
Towson, MD 21286
visit the GEDCO website (www.GEDCO.org) to print the coupon. When diners present the coupon 10% of their purchase will be donated to the …

“Green” Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers needed for greening event!
Monday, July 25 from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE)
1300 W. 36th Street, Baltimore, MD
Our goal is to remove ¾ of an acre of unused parking …