Our friend Kevin needs some help. He was in a serious accident where he lost part his right leg. This type of accident is not only difficult to adapt to, but it will put him and his family under tremendous financial burden. We are raising money to make sure Kevin has what he needs to adjust and overcome. We ask our friends in the progressive movement to lend a hand and pass the hat, because Kevin has dedicated so much to defending the earth and working people. He is an organizer who has inspired everyone who has had the opportunity to work along side him.



In 2011 Kevin was on the front lines of the resistance to Scott Walker’s Act 10, which attempts to bust public sector unions and paved the way for massive budget cuts to public services like education. He was in the Capitol Building in Madison rallying workers to the cause and in the halls of his school, The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, organizing students to defend their education under the banner of Students for a Democratic Society. At UWM Kevin helped to organize a massive walk out in opposition to Act 10. This year he was involved in organizing a union at a restaurant as a member of the Industrial Workers of the World. His passion, humor and experience made him a leader at the worksite, inspiring others to stand up for their dignity as workers.



After college Kevin traveled to Texas, where he worked to prevent the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. When the Penokee Hills and the Bad River Watershed in northern Wisconsin was threatened with the largest open pit iron mine in the world, Kevin was organizing to stop it. He and his friends put together an Action Camp to train people in tactics used to prevent resource extraction. Most recently Kevin was involved in organizing with Rising Tide to shut down a toxic petcoke storage facility on the South Side of Chicago. Petcoke, a byproduct of burning Coal, blows around particles in the neighborhood, causing higher cancer and asthma rates. Kevin participated in an action to blockade the facility along with members of the community.



In 2012 Kevin hit the streets of Milwaukee in demonstrations against the murder cover up of a young man at the hands of the Police. He attended weekly rallies for months. As the Black Lives Matter movement spread across the country. Kevin was there in the streets of Chicago and Milwaukee calling for justice.



Kevin’s bands, Living and Wrestling and Marcy gave voice to these struggles and attracted a serious following.



Right now Kevin is studying Anthropology at the University of Illinois, Chicago, where he works as a teaching assistant and is a member of the Graduate Employees Organization – American Federation of Teachers. We hope Kevin can resume his studies as soon as possible so he can continue to illuminate the world.



Kevin has dedicated his life to fighting the exploitation of the working class and the earth we share. His knowledge, passion, and commitment has inspired countless people around him. We ask that you donate so he can have the resources to get back to doing what he does best. We need Kevin out there in the streets and in the woods of this planet.

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