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Two Direct Actions in Milwaukee!

Milwaukee: Locks glued at four Starbucks Locations

On July 5th, the global day of action against Starbucks, four Milwaukee locations found the locks on their doors glued shut. The locks of the Starbucks stores at East Pointe, Brady Street, Shorewood, and Downer Avenue were hit. The stores were closed during the ever critical morning rush.

From Milwaukee Inydmedia:

Locks glued at four Milwaukee Starbucks

Barista Liberation Front, 05.07.2008 15:18

On July 5th, the global day of action against Starbucks, four Milwaukee locations found the locks on their doors glued shut. The locks of the Starbucks stores at East Pointe, Brady Street, Shorewood, and Downer Avenue were hit. The stores were closed during the ever critical morning rush.

600 down. 6,000 to go.

 

Milwaukee Army Recruitment Center Vandalized

The night of the 4th of July, one of the most heavily policed nights of the year, the army recruitment center on Milwaukee's east side was vandalized. The vandal or vandals spray-painted the message "Get the fuck out" across the facade of the store along with a circle "A" and a circle "E"."

From Milwaukee's Indymedia:

"Army Recruitment Center Vandalized

a passerby, 06.07.2008 01:58

Anyone walking down Oakland Avenue today couldn't have helped but notice fresh spray paint on the windows of the Army Recruitment Center.

The night of the 4th of July, one of the most heavily policed nights of the year, the army recruitment center on Milwaukee's east side was vandalized. The vandal or vandals spray-painted the message "Get the fuck out" across the facade of the store along with a circle "A" and a circle "E"."