“Wichita County Texas District Attorney Maureen Shelton isn’t talking about the case. We should.
Is there any time when a human being stops being a human being because the mother is an inmate?”
Human Rights
U.N. Human Rights Committee Scrutinizes Border Patrol Use of Force
“U.S. Southern Border Region – The Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) applauds the U.N. Human Rights Committee’s demand for improved reporting and effective investigations of excessive use-of-force cases by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a review of the United States human rights obligations under the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).”
See on soboco.org
Video: Yasiin Bey Force Fed Under Standard Guantánamo Bay Procedure
“Yasiin Bey—also known as Mos Def—is currently working with director Asif Kapadia and Human Rights organization Reprieve on a revealing project that debuted this morning. In the clip, Yassin participates in the standard force-feeding procedure conducted for detainees at Guantánamo Bay. s Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger-strikers in Guantánamo Bay continue their protest. More than 40 of them are experiencing this procedure.”
Community Village‘s insight:
I had my stomach pumped out like this, minus the chains. It was painful.
See on www.iamhiphopmagazine.com
The Grotesque Ban On Gays In New York’s St Patrick’s Day Parade
In states where gay marriage is legal, gays are still banned from openly marching in St Patrick’s Day parades in New York and Boston.
See on www.thedailybeast.com
If A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words, These People Have Written Entire Books With Their Images
This is not Snapchat, and it’s not Skype. It’s boots-on-the-ground video badassery.
See on www.upworthy.com
Southern States Push Anti-Gay Jim Crow Laws
“Over the past few weeks, Republicans in various state legislatures have been advancing bills that target gay Americans for Jim Crow style discrimination. These laws represent an imminent and grave threat to not only the entire gay community but to the entire idea of a secular society.”
See on theprogressivecynic.com
Forks Over Knives – Official Trailer
http://www.forksoverknives.com
The feature film Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods.
Community Village‘s insight:
Eating plants is healthy and no animal will be incarcerated or oppressed from harvesting plants.
See on www.youtube.com
Why This Transgender Teen’s Big Legal Victory Matters
Wayne Maines was in a meeting when he got the call. His daughter, a transgender teenager who had been fighting the state of Maine for years over her right to use the girls’ bathroom at school, had finally won.
Community Village‘s insight:
Five states down, 45 more to go.
“Some jurisdictions (e.g., Colorado, Iowa, San Francisco, New York City, and the District of Columbia), however, have indicated that denying transgender people the right to use a gender identity-appropriate restroom violates nondiscrimination laws. In addition, Washington’s Human Rights Commission states that “transgender employees should be permitted to use the restroom that is consistent with the individual’s gender identity.” Some jurisdictions (e.g., Iowa, San Francisco, and D.C.) make clear that transgender people cannot be required to prove their gender to gain access to a public bathroom, unless everyone has to show ID to use that bathroom. Other jurisdictions (e.g., Chicago) continue to allow businesses to determine whether a transgender patron is given access to the male or female bathroom based on the gender on his or her ID.” –source
See on jezebel.com
Bayer CEO: ‘We don’t make medicine for poor Indians’
In a crass yet frank admission, Bayer CEO Marijn Dekkers said the company’s new cancer drug, Nexavar, is not “for Indians,” but “for western patients who can afford it.” The statement came in the w…
See on anti-imperialism.com
Harriet Tubman: A Great Liberator and A Great Woman
Harriet Tubman: A Great Liberator and A Great Woman Harriet Tubman quotes, a glimpse of her story: I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductor…
See on failuretolisten.com