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Prem Calvin Prashad

August 29, 2015

Activists Rally in Support of Right to Know Act

Queens activists took to Woodside Plaza to urge Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) to support the Right to Know Act—a set of proposals under consideration in the City Council that would require police officers to identify themselves during interactions with the public and restrict “unconstitutional searches.” The rally, which took place at 59 Woodside Ave., Aug. 20, was led by organizers from the South Asian...

August 27, 2015

You're Invited! Special Presentation of: THE DRAFT

THE DRAFT Thursday, September 17, 2015, 5:30 P.M. Hibernian Hall 184 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA The play starts at 7:30 P.M. with a reception beforehand at 5:30 P.M. catered by Haley House for Resist friends and supporters. Resist was founded in 1967 when the "Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority" was issued to support draft resistance in opposition to the war in Vietnam. You will have...

Shea Johnson

August 25, 2015

Immigration Detainees Denied Attorney Access, Groups Say

ADELANTO — Federal immigration officials and Adelanto Detention Facility contractors over the last two years have blocked detainee access from attorneys and other visitors who have been critical of operations there or participated in protests, detainee advocate groups said Tuesday. The groups made their claims in a letter Monday to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Florida-based Geo Group Inc., which operates the Adelanto Detention...

Emily Nink

August 24, 2015

Milk With Dignity: Farmworkers Reach Important Agreement with Ben & Jerry’s

Food justice organizers recently reached an important agreement with Ben & Jerry’s to recognize the fundamental human rights of migrant workers in dairy supply chains. A statement by Ben & Jerry’s upheld the essential elements of the Milk With Dignity campaign, created by Migrant Justice and supported by other farm labor organizations such as Student Farmworker Alliance and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). Migrant...

Martha Itta and Sam Kunaknana

August 21, 2015

Village's Concerns Should be Considered in Federal Land Management Discussion

When Alaska's U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan hold a joint hearing in Wasilla on Monday to discuss federal land management practices in Alaska, they will not be hearing from North Slope Natives concerned with protecting important subsistence resources, traditional cultural practices, and the welfare of a tribal community on the edge of planned oil drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska. The...

Holly Meyer

August 21, 2015

Cayce Place Apartments First Public Housing in 18 years

The construction of the 68-unit Cayce Place Apartments in East Nashville marks Davidson County's first new public housing in 18 years. Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency and other officials broke ground Friday morning at the basketball courts at 544 Summer Place, the site of the future $11 million building. It is a key piece of MDHA's plans to transform James A. Cayce Homes, Nashville's largest...

Callie Crossley

August 17, 2015

What About Teen Summer Jobs?

Listen to the story here . I waited patiently for the young woman in the frozen yogurt store to figure out how to give me a receipt for my purchase. It’s unusual these days to see someone like her working during the summer months. All of the places teen workers used to be-- the yogurt shops, tee shirt stores and movie theatres -- are now...

Ashleigh Barry

July 17, 2015

Demonstrators Call on Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Resign

A demonstration against the Maricopa County sheriff had the 4th Avenue Jail in lock down mode for hours Friday. Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the last thing he wanted was riot activity inside the maximum security facility. See video here. This, as hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the steps of the sheriff’s office, calling for the immediate resignation of Sheriff Arpaio. The rally was spearheaded by...

Kate Linthicum

July 16, 2015

Advocates Claim Detainees were Abused at Alabama Immigrant Detention Center

An immigrant advocacy group has accused federal agents of abusing detainees at an immigrant detention center in Alabama. In a complaint to Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed Tuesday, Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement said immigration agents at the Etowah County Detention Center forcibly coerced detainees to sign deportation documents. A previous version of this story referred to a complaint submitted by Community Initiatives...

Claudia J. Gonzalez

July 16, 2015

In World's Largest Female Prison, Inmates Organize for Health

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — My heart begins to pound as I enter the gym at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) on the outskirts of Chowchilla, about 20 miles south of Merced. Within moments memories of my own time behind bars flood my mind. I can’t help but wonder at my own sense of being so at home after so many years. I’m here as a...

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