#ferguson action

[dillcomics]

In memory of Michael Brown. Beyond the statistics and behind the silhouette was a soul. May the movement remember his identity, not as a number, but as an individual. - August 9th 2014.

[marvelous-insanity]

BALTIMORE SOLIDARITY #BlackSpring

Building a Movement for Justice

Find a local event near you!  there are 25 events happening across the US, including Hawaii. 

[punk-asshole]

There is, without a doubt, going to be a revolution soon. Too many black lives have been lost due to unjust police brutality and torture. Get involved, show the police we are many and they are few, show the government what happens when citizens take matters into there own hands, show the black community they have your support, show America what's right!!!

[mufale]

Ferguson Activists meet with President Obama

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.

They proposed avenues for change, the group’s demands include:

-The federal government using its power to prosecute police officers that kill or abuse people.

-Removing local district attorneys from the job of holding police accountable, and instead having independent prosecutors at the local level charged with prosecuting officers.

-The establishment of community review boards that can make recommendations for police misconduct, instead of allowing police departments to police themselves.

-Defunding local police departments that use excessive force or racially profile. Instead of having the Department of Justice (DOJ) wholesale giving more than $250 million to local police departments annually, DOJ should only fund departments that agree to adopt DOJ best practices for training and meaningful community input.

-The demilitarization of local police departments.

-Investing in programs that provide alternatives to incarceration, such as community-led restorative justice programs and community groups that educate people about their rights.

Here are list of the attendees: Ashley Yates, Millennial Activists United Rasheen Aldridge, Young Activists St. Louis Brittany Packnett, St. Louis educator and activist T-Dubb-O, St. Louis hip-hop artist James Hayes, Ohio Students Association Phillip Agnew, Dream Defenders Jose Lopez, Make the Road New York

http://fergusonaction.com/white-house-meeting/

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Text "HandsUp" to 90975 #ShutItDown

[jjrodriguezv]

Breaking: Ferguson Activists Meet with President Obama to Demand an End to Police Brutality Nationwide

Brilliant. 

“We attended this meeting to make it clear to President Obama that we are in crisis, and police officers must be held accountable,” said Rasheen Aldridge, director of Young Activists United St. Louis. “It is a crisis when a Black American can get locked up for traffic fines, but police officers are rarely prosecuted for killing unarmed children. Black communities have suffered under racially biased policing and unconstitutional law enforcement policies for far too long. This has to stop.”

Among other avenues for change, the group’s demands include:

The federal government using its power to prosecute police officers that kill or abuse people.

Removing local district attorneys from the job of holding police accountable, and instead having independent prosecutors at the local level charged with prosecuting officers.

The establishment of community review boards that can make recommendations for police misconduct, instead of allowing police departments to police themselves.

Defunding local police departments that use excessive force or racially profile. Instead of having the Department of Justice (DOJ) wholesale giving more than $250 million to local police departments annually, DOJ should only fund departments that agree to adopt DOJ best practices for training and meaningful community input.

The demilitarization of local police departments.

Investing in programs that provide alternatives to incarceration, such as community-led restorative justice programs and community groups that educate people about their rights.

[mmmthornton]

I want to go to the protest in New haven but I don't know anyone who's going. New haven isn't the kind of place I would walk around alone in the best of times, let alone a rally...