June Colon
Template:TOCnestleft Gerardo Colon. Jr. aka June Colon is an Ohio activist.
Born in Puerto Rico, raised in the St. Clair/Superior Avenue neighborhood of Cleveland, OH, and the son of Puerto Rican independence movement activists. Gerardo Colon. Jr. is a 20-year veteran in public safety, instructor, and founder of National Testing Network Prep (NTN PREP), who work to “mold civilians into civil servants.” NTN PREP is dedicated to exposing, teaching, and training civilians for police and fire careers – with an emphasis on civil service reflecting the community being served.
CPUSA panel on Covid-19
CPUSA-Cleveland responds to the COVID-19 crisis by holding a platform for international working class solidarity in Cleveland. This online panel will
1. Raise awareness of US Imperialism, Colonization, and Occupation of disparate working class communities 2. Raise awareness of the current COVID-19-related struggles of the working class under US colonization/occupation 3. Build international working class solidarity in Cleveland through collective awareness, relationship, and action
Panel will include Cleveland’s own Kareem Henton, Chrissy Stonebraker-Martinez, June Colon, Robert Rice, Philistine Ayad, Mario Toblerone, and joining us from Columbus will be Anita Waters.