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Jon Levine

Jon Levine is active in the People's Organization for Progress, where he is chair of POP's labor committee and also one of several POP photographers (see link for a photo database of more than three years of POP activities). He is also a longshoreman in Port Newark, a member of ILA Local 1233, and co-editor of the local union newsletter, The ILA 1233 Messenger. (Photos in this article by Jon Levine).

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Black NJ Organizes Against the War

By Jon Levine Guest Commentator

I can’t get over what People’s Organization for Progress (POP) achieved in Newark on January 20th! Scores of community organizations came together for the “People’s Peace Conference — The U.S. War in Iraq and Our Communities.” This African American-led event drew more than 400 registered participants. The theme of the conference, “Breaking the Silence: The…

I can't get over what People's Organization for Progress (POP) achieved in Newark on January 20th! Scores of community organizations came together for the "People's Peace…

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