Let’s not charge protesters for public safety costs when they exercise their First Amendment rights. By Elizabeth Randol, ACLU-PA Legislative Director Imagine if Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., future Congressman John Lewis, and their compatriots in the civil rights movement … Continued
From the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia (http://sanctuaryphiladelphia.org/): Gather with us in two Prayer Vigils on August 25. Under the Trump administration, we are experiencing a public and explicit resurgence of white supremacy. For immigrant communities, white supremacy has meant … Continued
Posted at https://www.everyday-democracy.org/news/charlottesville-reminds-us-courage-it-takes-stand-against-racism Author: Martha McCoy, Executive Director, Everyday Democracy August 15, 2017 (Photo credit: Phil Roeder) The horrific events that took place in Charlottesville this past weekend underscore the role racism has played, and continues to play, in the history of … Continued
New York Times By CHARLIE SAVAGE and REBECCA R. RUIZ AUG. 14, 2017 WASHINGTON — When Attorney General Jeff Sessions denounced the violence in Charlottesville, Va., as an “evil” act of domestic terrorism on Monday, he was in some ways an unlikely figure … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): This weekend, we watched in horror as white supremacists and Nazis marched through the streets of Charlottesville, VA, inciting violence that caused the death of at least one peaceful anti-racism demonstrator. There’s no question that the … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): On Saturday, August 12 in Charlottesville, Va., we saw the face of hate and racism on our streets. Neo-Nazis, the KKK and white supremacists of all kinds marched and brought violence to a town … Continued