#ThisStopsToday 11 Days of Action
We are calling for eleven days of action – one day for each of Garner’s cries – across NYC starting Wednesday, Dec 10th ending on Saturday Dec 20th and invite you to join us.
What President Obama told me about Ferguson’s movement: think big, but go gradual
We walked out of that meeting unbought and unbowed. We held no punches. There was no code-switching or bootlicking; no concessions, politicking or posturing. The movement got this meeting. Unrest earned this invite, and we can’t stop.
Protesters Demand Action From Ohio Attorney General Over Police Use Of Force
Protestors say Ohio has its own examples of police force that ended in the deaths of young black people.
Justice Dept. to investigate NYC chokehold death
The Justice Department will conduct a federal investigation into the chokehold death of an unarmed black man after a grand jury in New York City declined to indict the white police officer who applied the move, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.
‘Black Lives Matter,’ NYC Mayor Says After Grand Jury Doesn’t Indict Officer
Citing "centuries of racism that have brought us to this day," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says that the fact that protesters have rallied around the statement "Black lives matter" reflects a sad situation, that such an idea needs to be both stated and repeated.
#FergusonNext
#FergusonNext is a solution-based collaboration between Guardian US Opinion, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Page, Ebony.com, Colorlines, The St. Louis American and The St. Louis Riverfront Times.
Breaking: Ferguson Activists Meet with President Obama to Demand an End to Police Brutality Nationwide
Today President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder met with seven Black and Latino organizers – from Ferguson, Mo.; Columbus, Ohio; Miami, Florida; and New York City – who have been leading some of the ongoing actions to disrupt a status quo that is intolerable.
Dear Mr. President: A Letter From Tef Poe
Dear Mr. President, I write this letter with high hopes that it reaches you with a sober heart and a pair of open ears...
Families of people killed by Albuquerque police campaign to hold the police accountable
Four years ago, my son Kenneth – an Iraq war veteran and father to a 4-year-old son – was shot to death by a police officer in a 7-Eleven parking lot. A judge later ruled that my son posed no threat to anyone – but the officer who killed my son has never been charged and still works for the Albuquerque Police department.
Statement from Center Social Inclusion
Within the criminal justice system, we must continue to challenge individual and institutional racial bias. Already, organizers and advocates are working to transform this system, organizing to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, demand greater transparency and accountability of police departments, or to decrease “shooter bias” in police officers. We need to support this work.