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Monthly Archives: March 2019
Support Comrade Malik: Prisoner rights activist left in solitary far too long
Supporters of Keith “Malik” Washington ... are urged to sign and send this letter to: Ombudsman Office, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342-0099, 936-437-4927, fax 936-437-4930, ombudsman@tdcj.texas.gov and as many other intended recipients as possible. Send encouragement to Malik as well.
Democrats
Democratic Party leaders in Washington and Sacramento prioritize profit in healthcare over the needs of patients. Campaign donations from the for-profit industry keep us tied to a healthcare system that is rationed on your ability to pay for private insurance, co-pays and deductibles.
‘Things that Make White People Uncomfortable,’ a book review
At age 11, in Independence, Louisiana, Michael Bennett lifted a tractor with his bare hands to keep it from falling on his grandfather. His astonished cousins stared, motionless, till one finally said, “You strong as fuck!”
‘5 Li’l Joyous Minutes’ with Marielle Franco
https://youtu.be/qvgeT3xDqPY
by Mekim-na-Save Projek
She’s a Black woman, from the favela, a sociologist, even danced at Hurricane 2000 and was elected. Marielle Franco, daughter, mother,...
Keith Tharpe and the death penalty’s racist roots
Unacceptable racial bias is at the root of capital punishment; it is an ignominious bloody stain running deep, with terribly tragic results, in the frayed fabric of our country.
Stephon Clark’s family: A ‘shameful legacy’ of cops killing Black men and getting off
Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert took a little over an hour to announce that her office will not file charges against the police officers who shot and killed Stephon Alonzo Clark.
The future of all life: Indigenous sovereignty and the Fukushima nuclear disaster
“The People of the Earth understand that the Fukushima nuclear crisis continues to threaten the future of all life. We understand the full implications of this crisis even with the suppression of information and the filtering of truth by the corporate owned media and nation states."
End the gladiator fights! End the separation of families and of fathers from their...
Families are being broken down even further, thus setting the perfect circumstances for history to repeat itself. The cycle of incarceration continues, and that’s a major problem.
‘25 shots from the racist cops’: The police execution of Willie McCoy
“25 shots from the racist cops” and “Indict! Convict! Send these killer cops to jail!”
The Tentative Agreement ‘big win’ – ‘big loss’
They say educators are the heart of Oakland, but students are the soul. This strike is a battle for the soul of Oakland. That’s why many OEA members are considering a NO vote.
Reflections of an Oakland Unified School District teacher on strike – Day 7: The...
No matter the turnout of Sunday’s vote, whether we continue to strike or not, we as teachers, students, families and community members will continue to demand justice and quality education for public school students.
Prisoner dies in cell fire as guards watch
On June 29, 2018, prisoner Freddie Pickett lost his life here at North Carolina’s supermax facility, Polk Correctional, due to the deliberate indifference shown daily by the miscreants who patrol these concrete fields.
Sacramento officials: The two officers who shot Stephon Clark, an unarmed Black man, last...
The two officers who shot Stephon Clark, an unarmed Black man, last March will walk free. ources at the DA’s Office said officials knew they were not pressing charges since last summer but were buying time for the public’s agitation to subside.
SF Board of Supervisors unanimously passes Jeff Adachi Youth Rights ordinance
by Katy St. Clair
San Francisco – Youths
ages 17 and below who are detained by San Francisco police officers will now be
guaranteed to have...
March and vigil for Jeff Adachi honor his ‘warrior spirit’ and fearless truth-telling, vow...
Hundreds gathered last night for a candlelight vigil and march to City Hall in honor of Jeff Adachi, San Francisco’s beloved public defender who died suddenly last week.
Reflections of an Oakland Unified School District teacher on strike – Day 6 –...
Every day we have been blessed with people (some returning and some new) coming in to read to the children, play music with them, create art with them, race, jump rope and play basketball, color, play games and just sit with the students who are having a tough time navigating a difficult situation. Finally, a tentative agreement has been reached.