An appeal: ‼️Looking for local volunteers who know ASL & can translate for the upcoming BLM march in Walnut Creek on Friday & Concord on Saturday. Both of these events have been organized by Black youth & I want to prioritize accessibility so please reach out/share if you know any… Continue reading
By ROBERT MACKEY Buffalo Police Said Protester With Head Wound “Tripped and Fell.” Video Shows They Lied. Robert Mackey June 5 2020, 5:47 a.m. (theintercept.com) POLICE OFFICERS IN Buffalo, New York used excessive force to disperse a protest against police brutality on Thursday, shoving a 75-year-old protester who posed no threat to them so… Continue reading
Why is he abetting Trump while civil rights leaders and his own employees rebuke him? It’s about dominance. June 3, 2020 (wired.com) WHAT DOES MARK Zuckerberg believe? What does he really care about? How could a man who marched in a gay pride parade, who advocated for increased immigration to the United States, who… Continue reading
Extinction Rebellion Whoopi Goldberg has teamed up with Extinction Rebellion in a beautiful new animation set in the future, entitled ‘The Gigantic Change’. The film, released as part of World Environment Day, looks back from 2050 to show how people came together to save the world from the climate and… Continue reading
PLANT BASED NEWS Bill Maher has blasted factory farms – branding them ‘just as despicable as wet markets’. The comic made the comments during his Real Time With Bill Maher show last week. Thanks to Cameron Almeida and Jon Rogers for the edit. — ★ SUPPORT OUR WORK BY MAKING A… Continue reading
“I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words “Equal Justice Under Law” are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding. It is a wholesome and unifying demand — one that all of us should be… Continue reading
From Gandhi’s Autobiography: “God can never be realized by one who is not pure of heart. Self-purification, therefore, must mean purification in all the walks of life. And purification being highly infectious, purification of oneself necessarily leads to the purification of one’s surroundings.”–Autobiography, 1948; p. 615 From MLK’s Letter from Birmingham… Continue reading
UPDATES regarding protest today in SF, Oakland and Hayward! Petition to Gov. Newsom – No National Guard in our streets Photos of Military at Lincoln Mem. In D.C. Wednesday, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, George Floyd Solidarity Protest Meet at: Mission High School3750 18th St. (@ Dolores)SF San Francisco Solidarity March… Continue reading
June 03, 2020 by Common Dreams “Our disrespect for wild animals and our disrespect for farmed animals has created this situation where disease can spill over to infect human beings.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer 46 Comments Primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall particpated in a Tuesday webinar about pandemics, wildlife, and… Continue reading
Global News Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is expected to announce additional charges on Wednesday in the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died of suffocation while in police custody after video showed a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck. The now-former officer, Derek Chauvin, was… Continue reading
