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Today I spent some time writing an email to friends about practical ways to struggle against the “triplet evils of militarism, racism and poverty” that Martin Luther King Jr talked about and acted against.

Dear Friends,
Martin Luther King Jr. often spoke about the “triplet evils of militarism, racism and poverty”. I feel compelled by conscience to suggest some ways we can fight these three evils right here in Milwaukee, the most racially segregated city in the USA, one of the poorest, and located in a State that has the highest percentage of African American males incarcerated in the USA, the country that leads the world in incarceration of its citizens.

Evil of Militarism

Marquette University in Milwaukee is one of two Catholic Universities in the USA to host military training for Departments of Defense, Army, Navy/Marines and Air Force. Marquette prepares young men and women from all colleges and Universities in S.E. Wisconsin for war and killing, killing without conscience. Marquette has ignored our message to “Be Faithful to Gospel and Not teach war and killing”. You can watch a brief video with this message, Marquette and Notre Dame Universities Teach War and Killing or a longer documentary where military admits to this teaching how to kill on reflex and soldiers talk about their conscience problems,Soldiers of Conscience. Also you can read some of the research and studies done on this issue at Teach War No More.

Local Action on Militarism

There is a new President at Marquette University, Dr. Lowell who claims to be aware and open to Catholic values. Ask him to stop this teaching of war and killing on campus or at least be open to a dialog at the University on this moral issue. Ask President Lowell to make Marquette Faithful to the Gospel and No Longer Host Departments of Defense military training.

Dr. Michael R. Lovell, President of Marquette University
Zilber Hall, 441
1250 W. Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53233
michael.lovell@marquette.edu

Evil of Racism

There are many forms of racism in this most racially segregated city, but a specific one is the demand of Justice for Dontre Hamilton, the young unarmed African American male who was waken, searched, beaten and shot 14 times while sleeping on County park bench downtown. In seeking Justice for Dontre we are demanding equal rights and justice for all of us, despite our race. “Black Lives Matter”. Sign the petition at Justice for Dontre Hamilton. and keep in contact with the Coalition for Justice on Facebook.

Evil of Poverty

The largest Catholic Lay organization in the world dedicated to doing the Gospel message of Works of Mercy is the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The mission of the Society is to offer “person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering”. The Society in Milwaukee, under leadership of a few staff, SVDP members and outsiders has gone astray by spending millions of dollars for the poor on social projects and businesses not serving the persons in need. (Society claims all its money belongs to poor.) For example, it has invested millions of dollars to open a thrift store in Greenfield, an 85% white neighborhood with household income of $42, 500 that has many discount and thrift stores rather than in North Central Milwaukee which is 85% black and average household income of $20,787.00 (53206 zip) that needs a thrift store. The elite group behind the new suburban store claims it will be self sufficient and produce profits for the poor. Demand that, at least, the store be self-sufficient. Ask the Executive Director and President of Milwaukee Council to keep budget of new store separate and pay all operating, compensation and other cost for the Greenfield store from the proceeds of the Greenfield store after it opens. Any other proceeds from the new thrift store should be used to pay down the 3.2 million debt of store, from bank loan and borrowing from the St. Vincent de Paul Trust fund. Ask for a commitment that the Greenfield store be self sufficient, after it opens, and no longer take money that could be used for of poor. (This year central office project budget of nearly 3.5 million has only .03 per cent going for direct services to needy, like milk for meal program or funds for needy conferences.) Many persons in need now calling the central office are hearing the message “We do not serve your area” or “the conference in your area is not making home visits at this time”, for lack of money.)

No More Society funds for Greenfield Thrift store after it opens. If not profitable make it at least self-sufficient.

Debbie Duskey Execuative Director, dduskey@svdpmilw.org
Rosemary Storts President of Milwaukee Council, rstorts@wi.rr.com
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
9601 W. Silver Spring Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53225

I know signing a petition, sending an email or two will not mean much in terms of change. But it can lead to a revolution of the heart and nonviolent action. If you are interested in taking nonviolent action on these triple evils contact: Breaking the Silence,

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