Pulitzer-Prize-winning political cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution – and avid Daily Kos reader – Mike Lukovich has created an iconic political cartoon. In my view, it’s the most powerful, evocative visual representation of the injustices America has witnessed, and the black community has suffered, these past two weeks.
Here’s Separate, Unequal
Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.dailykos.com
On Friday, July 17th, someone (yet to be identified), removed almost everything from the park’s altar. There were no more flowers, photos, and the roof of the tarp was removed. We don’t know how it happened.The community once again joined together to help show that this is a sacred space, and that we must remember what happened here if we are going to have a truly good park for the neighborhood.As of July 31st, the altar and some new memorial items are back!
Thank you to all who continue to fight for Justice for Andy Lopez and for Andy’s Park!To learn more about the progress of the park, and to get directly involved…visit theSonoma County Regional Parks page!And if you are interested in participating, please call or email the Regional Parks Project Manager, Scott Wilkinson at (707) 565-2734 or scott.wilkinson@sonoma-county.org or Shared Spaces Participatory Designer, Steve Rasmussen Cancian at (213) 400-5426 or canciansteve@gmail.com .
Sourced through Scoop.it from: justicecoalitionforandylopez.com
Share Your Views About Race Relations In Your Community
Source: www.usaonrace.com
“You want to learn to become a brother or sister to me, then start treating me like one, and I will reciprocate. If you are still confused, come hang out with me, and walk with me.” -Giibwanisi
the majority of people will never grasp this term Brotherhood/sisterhood. The wounds are just too deep.
-Paraphrase from Giibwanisi
“Please share and join We Belong Together’s Wish for the Holidays campaign. Start with this adorably moving video.”
-Rinku Sen
See on www.youtube.com
“The power of these small groups lie in the fact that they represent the largest, most well-organized, unified and reliable minority of voters. This reactionary minority may not be big enough to win national elections anymore, but they are just large enough to swing local ones and that’s enough to wield powerful influence.
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Those of us who believe in pluralism and democracy must understand the power of thinking small and take action.
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we must act with the confidence that we can change the world, because the actions of small groups of committed people is the only thing that ever has.”
See on www.racefiles.com
“Over the weekend, the Development Committee – a ministerial-level forum of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – unanimously endorsed a new reform strategy to align the staff, finances and priorities of the WBG to meet the twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the bottom 40 percent of the population in developing countries. The new strategy will go into effect on July 1, 2014.”
See on worldhumanrights.wordpress.com
