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Mumia update: The new Krasner brief
In the urgent struggle by justice advocates, friends and family to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, another challenge exists in trying to determine why âprogressiveâ DA Larry Krasner continues to defend Mumiaâs conviction in the face of overwhelming evidence of his innocence, and abetting the apparent determined effort by the state to kill Mumia while he is held captive.
Prisoner advocates across the country call on DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke...
Feb. 1, National Freedom Day, commemorates both the passage of the 13th Amendment and the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which declares that ârecognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,â including incarcerated human beings.
Soledadâs Black prisoners brutalized in 3 a.m. raid report guards warned,...
A group of Black Soledad prisoners document and denounce the violent and racist attacks by white guards against them and issue various calls to action!
Solano prisoners petition against âman downâ policy
These medical emergencies occur many times a day, causing stress and frustration with all prisoners. They affect our physical and mental wellbeing. It is dehumanizing. We have to wait to be allowed to walk to a medical area that treats prisoners for minor medical problems without using the emergency code for help, "man down."
Support the Pelican Bay State Prison Peace Talks
In 1989 the California Department of Corrections opened Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP). Their primary stated reason for its construction was to reduce prison violence by isolating âallegedâ gang leaders and members, but contrary to their stated purpose, prison violence has both rapidly and dramatically increased. California prisons are more violent now than before the opening of Pelican Bay.
No justice, no food, no 4th of July celebration
It has been 83 hours since I last chewed on anything. I stand with all my brothers still on hunger strike inside the SHUs at Pelican Bay and Corcoran and on the mainlines in Centinela and Folsom and all other prisoners throughout California and the nation in solidarity with the hunger strike.
Troy Davisâ sister: Mother died of a broken heart
âI just think my mother died of a broken heart, but she made sure we were strong enough to deal with this,â said Martina Correia, Troy Davis' sister. âItâs not just the inmate who is on Death Row. That whole family is on Death Row.â
We are all Troy Davis
I am writing to ask you to help fight for Troyâs life. Troy Davis is on death row for the 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Ga. Troy has always maintained his innocence, and there was never any physical evidence linking him to the crime.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright: âLetâs tell the truth about Haitiâ
âIf you want to help Haiti, letâs start by telling the truth, OK? The truth is that on April 7, 2003, President Aristide, a democratically elected president on the side of the poor, called together a Restitution Commission which determined that France owed Haiti $21 billion. And within weeks, France and the United States told Aristide it was time for him to go. Step aside, step down, resign or be killed."
SF School Board calls on City to halt Hunters Point development
The resolution does not compel any action but calls upon the city to halt construction, order health assessments and communicate these reports to the district and the public.
âDonât let anyone tell you itâs not toxicâ
âI have several friends who have died from asbestos, died from inhaling asbestos. Donât let any of these people tell you itâs not toxic. I have complained about all those trucks with all that dust. They bring it through our neighborhood with no cover.â
Has Lennar gobbled up the Department of Public Health?
I found out that Lennar pays for the studies conducted by the SFDPH. Dr. Bhatia told me that there is nothing wrong with the air or the dust and that people couldnât possibly be experiencing health care problems.
âNo one should be comfortable when the community is dyingâ
âWeâre asking for a temporary shut down of the construction at the shipyard, so we can access the levels of exposure from arsenic and lead. And we canât trust the Health Department under Mitchell Katz to do it.â
Poisoned by Redevelopment
âLast week a reading was over 21,000 particulates; 16,000 is an acceptable amount of dust you can breathe.â
As court considers BVHP referendum, Lennar plows ahead
âMy son is sick and my grandchildren are sick. I could hope that someone would have said âHold it.â We know that there is environmental racism.â
City gives Hunters Point to Lennar as activists revive referendum
âRedevelopment destroyed the Western Addition,â said Bayview resident Charlie Walker. âAnd now theyâre destroying Bayview Hunters Point. Black people are not leaving San Francisco â we are being driven out.â
Why build stadium on Shipyard powder keg?
âBayview residents have been living with asthma way longer than the 49ers have been living with a third-rate stadium.â
33,000 San Franciscans
Supervisors, your constituents are furious. They call and email me constantly wondering what we're going to do, what they can do and, most of all, what you're going to do. Your constituents, 33,000 of them, demand justice. It's yours to give.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste!
"Prior plans called for 70 percent of the units to be rentals and 30 percent condominiums to be sold. Now the first phase of construction will feature all condominiums."
The abandonment of precaution: A 10-year analysis of health outcomes in...
Sup. Maxwell reduced the seating on the Asthma Task Force this year as she champions three development projects: the Hunters Point Shipyard, Home Depot and the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Project Area, all documenting negative unmitigable impacts to human health and the environment.