Daily Archives: 2022-03-12

2022-03-12: News Headlines

Andrew Emett (2022-03-12). Former sheriff sentenced to prison for assaulting detainees. nationofchange.org "When former Sheriff Boen brutally assaulted individuals in his custody and violated their civil rights, it impacted all Arkansans and their trust in authorities."

NAACP Santa Cruz County (2022-03-12). Monday 3/28: NAACP Candidates Forum – Board of Supervisors 3rd District. indybay.org Virtual – us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VOxO2yr4QU6S88GCgH1ctQ

Fidencio Aldama Solidarity Group (2022-03-12). Audio: Message From Yaqui Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. indybay.org "I ask everyone to show solidarity with my case." -Fidencio Aldama…

Rev. Rhonda Thomas (2022-03-11). The Fight Against Voter Suppression. zcomm.org There is a wave of efforts to prevent voters of color from going to the polls, but I believe we can win if we continue to fight back…

Taylor Pendergrass (2022-03-11). The War on Drugs Failed — Lawmakers Must Meet the Fentanyl Crisis With New Solutions. aclu.org This editorial was The fentanyl crisis continues to cause unfathomable loss across the country. Amid so much pain, we have a responsibility to embrace bold, proven, and life-saving public safety solutions. Now is the moment when we must also put to bed, forever, decades of failed, punitive policies that led to this unprecedented crisis. It is far past time for lawmakers to take aggressive action…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-11). Russophobia and Discrimination the New Pandemic. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and, endowed as they are with reason and conscience, should behave towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is unworthy for countries that claim to be "civilized" or that call themselves "developed"…

Staff (2022-03-11). 12 March, Online Event: Women on the Frontlines: Political Prisoners from Palestine to the Philippines. samidoun.net Saturday, 12 March 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern (13 March, 8 am Manila time) Register to join: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0oLpFfYmQjyXu3-fQbqc8w From Palestine to the Philippines lets join the movement to set political prisoners free. Following speakers will be highlighting the struggles and resistance of Women Political Prisoners in Palestine and the Philippines. Fides Lim is a writer …

_____ (2022-03-11). Weekend Meeting Between Venezuela And The US: What's Behind The Scenes? popularresistance.org On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced to the world a meeting held over the weekend with a small negotiating team sent by the White House According to official sources from both countries, the main topics of the mini-summit were energy and prisoners. It is the first high-level exchange in 20 years, which generates a lot of curiosity about the intentions behind such an abrupt turn in Washington's policy towards Venezuela. | An objective reading of these events and approaching real objectives of both sides have to be reviewed in the eyes of the current international context marked by the crisis be…

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-03-11). Following outrage, Guatemalan president reverses controversial "Life and Family Protection" bill. peoplesdispatch.org On March 8, International Women's Day, millions of women around the world took to the streets to demand dignity, equality, and freedom. On the very same day, the Guatemalan Congress approved a regressive bill that directly violated women's rights. | The unicameral parliament of Guatemala passed the "Life and Family Protection" bill with an overwhelming majority: 101 votes in favor, 8 against, with 51 legislators absent. The bill would have increased prison sentences for women who have abortions from three years to between five and twenty-five years, and imposed penalties of up to fifty years in prison for doctors…

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