KEY MOMENTS AND EVENTS
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."
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.
Ferguson Legal Defense Committee Issues 48-Hour Emergency Call To Action & All-Points Bulletin.
To All People of Conscience: The Ferguson Legal Defense Committee (FLDC) has issued the following EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION for all lawyers, legal workers and law students of conscience in anticipation of a major reaction to the (non or under) indictment of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown.
Ensuring the Voices of Government Reflect the People They Represent
"Yes, in 2014, 50 years after the Civil Rights Act, African-American and Latino communities are still fighting to end systemic discrimination, and for the inclusion of our voices and concerns in the national dialogue...."
Ferguson October
Marking two months since Mike Brown was killed by police and still no justice. A series of direct actions, protests, and marches, October 10 - 13, 2014. Visit the website for an account of the weekend, solidarity actions, and participating organization.
In ‘Moral Monday,’ activists protest Brown shooting with acts of civil disobedience
In a third day of civil disobedience, local and national clergy members with up-stretched arms cross police lines and were arrested during a protest at the Ferguson Police Department.