Civil Rights in the New Millenium

What has been the impact of the Civil Rights Movement in your life, or in your community?

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[Russell Dehnel]

The civil rights movement has been critical to my life. I really came of age in the 1960s participating in the anti-war movement (organizing student participation in the anti-war marches of the time, organizing against the draft, and preparing my own conscientious objector status), the new environmental movement (creating a recycling program at my high school), and the rights of farmworkers to organize (checking for the UFW union label on grapes/lettuce in local stores). I remember my friend Keith Imamoto being called a "Chink" on the bus home from school (His name of course should have alerted this student to the fact of course that his ancestors were Japanese). These experiences were critical to my moral and political development and have led to my commitment to anti-racist work, to the end of white privelege, to the human rights of undocumented immigrants, and to fair housing, anti-discrimination work. Russell Dehnel

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In the Spirit of Crazy Horse - Free Leonard Peltier

The movement to free American Indian political prisoner Leonard Peltier seems to have diminished from public consciousness so we would like to take this opportunity to provide you with some links. Please take the time to read up on the facts and perhaps we can organize something together.

LeonardPeltier.net is the most updated of the sites I have found. This is the official site of the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee.

FreePeltier.org contains a great facts summary which will brief you on the fraudulent federal case against this political prisoner.

The American Indian Movement website maintains a space for Leonard which provides his mailing address. It does not seem to have been updated in years.

Leonard’s birthday is approaching, and supporters are gathering in unity and solidarity.

FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS!
UPSET THE SETUP!

[ghosdog]

Social justice, and by corollary, individual justice, if crimes against the person are committed by those within the "protect out own" system, appears to be dead. I was tortured for 3+ hours of pure raw agony, living hell, by jail deputies, leadership, and nurses. I have been fighting to have them held accountable for over a year. I have so far failed, with small critical exceptions: 1) I haven't quit.

2) I am making what was done to me as well known as possible in an effort to help, to encourage, to provide an example to, others to do the same. Regarding those who protect those "Thick Blue Line" types instead of holding them accountable for the crimes they commit - Out the bastards! Out the bitches! They're NOT above the law...they just think they are. [Note: at this point I have left names out because I am unsure regarding getting sued...even though the recordings are their own words...I truly don't know what to do re this]

Fortunately, because I early on got the feeling they were trying to snow me, I began recording virtually every conversation with government officials/staff, so when they started contradicting each other...and themselves in their own words...I have proof! And all this proof is on the blog I created for them to all digest.

I truly believe if everyone wronged by the outrageous behavior of govt officials denying reality, playing cover-up, changing their stories, etc., had such recorded proof their behavior would change. So, as they say in the movies, "Get Tape".

For the time-being my battle against this injustice is primarily an individual one. I have been insufficiently involved in a local community advocacy group, Communities United Against Police Brutality. I will try to do better on this front.

Keep up your good work. It is critical to help encourage us to fight for our civil and human rights.

ghosdog

[ghosdog]

Social justice, and by corollary, individual justice, if crimes against the person are committed by those within the "protect out own" system, appears to be dead. I was tortured for 3+ hours of pure raw agony, living hell, by jail deputies, leadership, and nurses. I have been fighting to have them held accountable for over a year. I have so far failed, with small critical exceptions: 1) I haven't quit.

2) I am making what was done to me as well known as possible in an effort to help, to encourage, to provide an example to, others to do the same. Regarding those who protect those "Thick Blue Line" types instead of holding them accountable for the crimes they commit - Out the bastards! Out the bitches! They're NOT above the law...they just think they are. [Note: at this point I have left names out because I am unsure regarding getting sued...even though the recordings are their own words...I truly don't know what to do re this]

Fortunately, because I early on got the feeling they were trying to snow me, I began recording virtually every conversation with government officials/staff, so when they started contradicting each other...and themselves in their own words...I have proof! And all this proof is on the blog I created for them to all digest.

I truly believe if everyone wronged by the outrageous behavior of govt officials denying reality, playing cover-up, changing their stories, etc., had such recorded proof their behavior would change. So, as they say in the movies, "Get Tape".

For the time-being my battle against this injustice is primarily an individual one. I have been insufficiently involved in a local community advocacy group, Communities United Against Police Brutality. I will try to do better on this front.

Keep up your good work. It is critical to help encourage us to fight for our civil and human rights.

ghosdog

[Aady]

The civil rights movement has been vital to my life. I really came of age in the 1960s entering in the anti-war motion, the new environmental movement and the rights of farm workers to organize. I remember my friend Keith Imamoto being called a "Chink" on the bus home from school. These experiences were critical to my moral and political development and have led to my commitment to anti-racist work, to the end of white privilege, to the human rights of undocumented migrators, and to fair housing, anti-discrimination work. Russell Dehnel
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Aady
http://www.treatmentcenters.org/alabama

[allankz]

The civil movement has been influential to my life, came in 1960 participating in the anti-war movement. The new ecological movement creates a recycling programmer and right of farm worker or categorize.
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Allankz

http://www.treatmentcenters.org/california