“All this pain, I am feeling inside. Eight months in the system has eaten my pride…I am stuck in Don Dale, when I get out, I promise I won’t fail.”
civil liberties & police
End government assaults on the right to protest
Big business and bosses sponsored the backlash against BLM and water protectors — with people of color the frontline targets.
A discussion of Maya Wiley’s police-reform record that supports an elected review board in NYC
From four former investigators for the current New York City review board, support for the elected board proposed by the Community POWER Act.
Charla Debate – A un año del asesinato de George Floyd
Sabado 19 de junio, a las 18 hs (Arg) / 17 hs (NY)
End the genocidal inaction! Implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
15 April 2021 was the 30th anniversary of the release of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC). It was a busy month: movement activists hit the streets, attended community events and spoke out in the mainstream media, which, for a brief moment, asked why deaths in custody persist. Before… Read more »
Colombia: End the violent attacks on demonstrators
Join the Colombian people in demanding that the government cease state violence and immediately begin negotiations with the National Strike Committee.
Drop the Charges Against BLM Protesters
Last year, the Department of Justice brought federal charges against more than 350 protesters. We are calling on the current administration to #DropTheCharges against Black Lives Matter demonstrators.
After the reckoning for George Floyd’s killer, what road to ending systemic racism?
Derek Chauvin’s conviction was welcome news. Where to from here?
New bill filed in NYC for community control of cops
The five-year campaign for an elected police review board, led by New York FSP with broad community support, is now before the City Council. A first.
Stirring Judas and the Black Messiah leaves more to tell
A vital film that leaves the viewer wanting to know more about the extraordinary life of revolutionary Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party.
