Introducing The Missouri Organizing Collaborative
The Missouri Organizing Collaborative is breaking new ground in Missouri by bridging diverse change constituencies to add up to serious independent political power.
Ferguson Action Demands
The United States Government must acknowledge and address the structural violence and institutional discrimination that continues to imprison our communities either in a life of poverty and/or one behind bars. We want the United States Government to recognize the full spectrum of our human rights and its obligations under international law.
Police In Ferguson Stock Up On Riot Gear Ahead Of Grand Jury Decision
The St. Louis County police have purchased "650 teargas grenades, smoke-and-gas grenades, smoke canisters and 'hornets nest' CS sting grenades, which shoot out dozens of rubber bullets and a powdered chemical agent upon detonation,"
Press Release from Amnesty International
Amnesty International releases new Ferguson report documenting human rights abuses.
Police in Ferguson committed human rights abuses: Amnesty report
Police in Ferguson, Missouri, committed human rights abuses as they sought to quell mostly peaceful protests that erupted after an officer killed an unarmed black teenager, an international human rights organization said in a report released on Friday...
Gay Marriage to Ferguson
An interview with Serena Sebring, SONG's North Carolina organizer, by Caitlin Breedlove, SONG Co-Director.
Ohio Student Association: Justice for John Crawford
From Ferguson to LA, New York to Beavercreek, the story is becoming clearer and clearer. We need a fundamental shift between our communities and law enforcement... John Crawford was a young black man who picked up a toy gun from a shelf at the Beavercreek, Ohio Wal-Mart. After 911 caller Ronald Ritchie made false accusations about his behavior, Officer Sean Williams responded to the dispatcher and within minutes shot and killed Crawford. He was on the phone with the mother of his children, and the last words she heard him say were "it's not real."
From Palestine to Ferguson— Justice for Mike Brown, Justice for Gaza
“My hope is that Muslims really begin to see that our own liberation, and our own freedom are intricately intertwined with the freedom of the youth that are on the street in Ferguson.” - Mustafa Abdullah
FergusonOctober – Voices from the Ground
Viewpoints on the weekend of actions, this moment in organizing, what lies ahead, and what the critical resource needs are right now. With accounts by Bukky Gbadegesin, Organization for Black Struggle (OBS); Jeff Ordower, Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE); Rashad Robinson, ColorofChange.org; and Sherrilyn Ifill, Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
After #FergusonOctober
How can philanthropy support organizing in this moment and in the long term? The Neighborhood Funders Group asked four questions – these are the responses.