(2023-02-06). We're Putting the Death Penalty on Trial in Kansas. aclu.org I have lived in flyover states my whole life. People tend to overlook the transformational change and creative organizing that happens in the Midwest. But I have known our capacity to show up for justice and equality for years. | I went to law school in Kansas, and I stayed here because of the powerful community I found: organizers and activists who are "Midwest nice," working tirelessly to make Kansas a more welcoming place for people like me — Black people, LGBTQIA people, and people with disabilities. It was in Kansas that I was able to reclaim my power and become an advocate for racial justice. Today…
(2023-02-07). 2023 Rosa Parks Day – Transit Equity Week. indybay.org After her arrest, Rosa Parks lost her job as a seamstress and without support from the Civil Rights Movement Leaders moved north to Detroit where her brother Sylvester McCauley an US Army Veteran lived with his large family. Auntie Rosie and Raymond Parks regained human dignity and hope. From 1965-1988 she worked as an administrative aide to U.S. Representative John Conyers.
(2023-02-06). The Michael Dean Story: Police Murder in a Texas 'Sundown Town. thealtworld.com On December 2, 2019, Michael Dean went out to buy a birthday cake for his daughter when he was shot in the head at point-blank range and killed by Temple, Texas Police Officer Carmen DeCruz following a routine traffic stop. | After being charged with manslaughter for Dean's death, DeCruz is now on trial in Bell County, Texas— a "sundown town." Civil rights attorney Lee Merrit joins the show to explain the fight for justice for Michael Dean.
(2023-02-07). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism, inequity and discrimination. Mayo Clinic News Network is profiling several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…
(2023-02-07). "A Safe Place" exposes state and federal cover-up of 2018 death of Jerod Draper inside Indiana jail. wsws.org Instead of receiving medical attention while suffering an overdose inside the Harrison County Jail in October 2018, Draper was restrained, tortured and shocked with a taser by jailers and medical staff.
(2023-02-07). Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier in plea for clemency after 47 years in jail. theguardian.com Peltier, convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975, tells Guardian of desire to return home to tribal land.
(2023-02-06). We're Putting the Death Penalty on Trial in Kansas. aclu.org I have lived in flyover states my whole life. People tend to overlook the transformational change and creative organizing that happens in the Midwest. But I have known our capacity to show up for justice and equality for years. | I went to law school in Kansas, and I stayed here because of the powerful community I found: organizers and activists who are "Midwest nice," working tirelessly to make Kansas a more welcoming place for people like me — Black people, LGBTQIA people, and people with disabilities. It was in Kansas that I was able to reclaim my power and become an advocate for racial justice. Today…
(2023-02-07). 2023 Rosa Parks Day – Transit Equity Week. indybay.org After her arrest, Rosa Parks lost her job as a seamstress and without support from the Civil Rights Movement Leaders moved north to Detroit where her brother Sylvester McCauley an US Army Veteran lived with his large family. Auntie Rosie and Raymond Parks regained human dignity and hope. From 1965-1988 she worked as an administrative aide to U.S. Representative John Conyers.
(2023-02-06). The Michael Dean Story: Police Murder in a Texas 'Sundown Town. thealtworld.com On December 2, 2019, Michael Dean went out to buy a birthday cake for his daughter when he was shot in the head at point-blank range and killed by Temple, Texas Police Officer Carmen DeCruz following a routine traffic stop. | After being charged with manslaughter for Dean's death, DeCruz is now on trial in Bell County, Texas— a "sundown town." Civil rights attorney Lee Merrit joins the show to explain the fight for justice for Michael Dean.
(2023-02-07). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism, inequity and discrimination. Mayo Clinic News Network is profiling several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…
(2023-02-07). "A Safe Place" exposes state and federal cover-up of 2018 death of Jerod Draper inside Indiana jail. wsws.org Instead of receiving medical attention while suffering an overdose inside the Harrison County Jail in October 2018, Draper was restrained, tortured and shocked with a taser by jailers and medical staff.
(2023-02-07). Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier in plea for clemency after 47 years in jail. theguardian.com Peltier, convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975, tells Guardian of desire to return home to tribal land.
(2023-02-06). Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting the Violence of Media Delegitimization. transcend.org 30 Jan 2023 – Palestinian journalists pay a heavy price for carrying out their mission of spreading the truth about the Israeli oppression of Palestinians. Their work is critical not only to balanced media coverage but to the very cause of justice and freedom in Palestine. However, the harm inflicted on Palestinian journalists is not only physical and material. They are also constantly exposed to a very subtle but equally dangerous threat: the constant delegitimization of their work.
(2023-02-07). Statement from Leonard Peltier. liberationnews.org They have historically imprisoned or killed our people, taken our land and resources.
(2023-02-07). Friday 2/10: Carl Dix-Why Defunding Police &Abolishing Prisons UnderThis System Are Dangerous Illusions. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…
(2023-02-07). Abahlali baseMjondolo and the fight of the organized poor against a hostile justice system. peoplesdispatch.org Months after being imprisoned on a murder charge, three leaders of the eKhenana Commune of Abahlali baseMjondolo have been finally granted bail. Their arrests are part of a lengthy history of violent persecution of the shack dwellers' movement…
(2023-02-07). How Colombia's judicial reform seeks to solve prison crisis. colombiareports.com Colombia's justice minister has come up with a major judicial reform, which seeks to combat the country's decades-long prison crisis. The judicial reform seeks to combat overcrowding in prisons, which…
(2023-02-07). Remember Reza Berati and demand protection for asylum seekers. greenleft.org.au Reza Berati's death has become a symbol of the brutality and impunity of the offshore imprisonment of asylum seekers and refugees, argues Janet Parker, on the ninth anniversary of his brutal death on Manus Island.
(2023-02-07). Campaign for freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah àñcalan takes to Sydney Harbour. greenleft.org.au Kurds and supporters began a month-long campaign to free imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah àñcalan by sailing through iconic Sydney Harbour in a flag and banner-dressed yacht. Peter Boyle reports.
(2023-02-06). Today marks 48 years of Leonard Peltier's unjust imprisonment, free Leonard! liberationnews.org The FBI is the crux of the reason Peltier remains behind bars.
(2023-02-06). Prison Workers Deserve The Labour Movement's Support. readpassage.com An interview with Jordan House and Asaf Rashid, the authors of a new book exploring the fight for labour rights within Canadian prisons.
(2023-02-06). Argentina: Baez-Sosa's Killers Are Convicted To Life Sentence. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Argentina's Dolores Criminal Court sentenced five out of the eight young citizens involved in the murdering 18-year-old law student Fernando Baez-Sosa to life imprisonment. | RELATED: | The accused were young rugby players Maximo Thomsen, Matias Benicelli, Enzo Comelli, and Ciro and Luciano Pertossi, who come from Zarate city and had gone on holiday to Villa Gesell in January 2020. | At that time, Baez-Sos…
(2023-02-06). After 46 Years of Imprisonment, It's Time to Free Leonard Peltier. scheerpost.com
(2023-02-06). Demonstration in Berlin Condemns Latest Massacres and Supports Prisoners Movement. samidoun.net In support of the prisoners' movement and the resistance in Palestine, Samidoun Network and the Alternative Palestinian Revolutionary Path Movement organized a demonstration in Berlin on Saturday 04.02.2023 along the "Sonnenallee", or as it's locally known "the Arabs Street". The demonstration took place after occupation forces had stormed several sections in different prisons, and transferred …
(2023-02-06). Exclusive interview from prison: Carla J. Simmons on what an inhumane carceral system does to human psyches. therealnews.com In this urgent, exclusive interview for Rattling the Bars, Mansa Musa speaks with Carla J. Simmons from inside the Georgia prison system, as well as Page Dukes of the