75-YEAR-OLD BUFFALO PROTESTER IS A LONG TIME PEACE ACTIVIST

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 →

GENERAL JAMES MATTIS’ STATEMENT TO DONALD TRUMP’S HANDLING OF DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY

“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 →

SELF-PURIFICATION MUST PRECEDE POLITICAL ACTIVISM

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 on June 3rd protest ~ Petition to Newsom ~ 2 photos (from Adrienne Fong)

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 →

Jane Goodall Warns Humanity Will Be ‘Finished’ After Covid-19 Without Ending ‘Absolute Disrespect for Animals and the Environment’

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 →

George Floyd death: Minnesota AG to announce upgraded, new charges in Floyd’s case | LIVE

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 →