The Poor People’s Campaign first announced on December 4, 1967 by Martin Luther King, Jr., resumes today, exactly fifty years later, with an event at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. Watch the official launch video below. Visit The Poor People’s Campaign website for more information and to join the movement. It’s time to tackle…
The folks behind the civil and human rights resolution recently passed by the Petaluma City Council have posted an update and notice of an upcoming meeting on March 22 at the Peace and Justice Center in Santa Rosa. There’s no guaranteeing it won’t happen here without you. Read on – RR. MAR 8, 2017 — …
Read some background to these two films published recently by Bethany Woolman of the ACLU Northern California.
“If you’re to be called a communist every time you stand up for basic American rights and freedoms, what’s likely to happen? Will you be silent? And if so, is this what the House Committee on Un-American Activities is really after — a silent, submissive, un-protesting America?” -Ernest Besig, “Operation Correction,” 1961 By Bethany Woolman, ACLU…
Court strikes down U.S./EU “Safe Harbor” Agreement The European Union Court of Justice this week struck down the “Safe Harbor” data transfer agreement, saying the fifteen year old deal does not adequately protect its citizens’ data from mass surveillance by U.S. authorities. The Court stated that the data agreement “enables interference, by United States public…
