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California Unity March Against Police Brutality

July 22, 2013 Staff, www.answercoalition.org
One year ago, Anaheim police murdered Manuel Diaz while he was surrendering and following police orders. He was shot in the head in front of his community. In response to the outrageous (and common) murder, community members began peaceful gathering outside their homes. The Anaheim police responded with extreme violence, unleashing attack dogs and shooting life-threatening munitions on babies, small children, elderly and everybody in range.

Police Need Warrants To Track Cell-Phone, N.J. Court Rules

July 21, 2013 Salvador Rizzo, www.nj.com , ,
In a trailblazing decision that expands electronic privacy rights in New Jersey, the state Supreme Court ruled today that law enforcement agencies must get warrants if they want to track crime suspects by tracing the signals from their cell phones. "Cell phones are not meant to serve as tracking devices to locate their owners wherever they may be," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote in the 7-0 decision. The state’s high court is the first in the country to impose such a ruling, and former state justices and legal experts said the decision could ripple throughout the states and in federal courts wrestling with the same questions on the collection and use of electronic data. Privacy advocates hailed the decision as a major victory for New Jersey residents in an age of wide-ranging electronic surveillance.

‘I Am Travyon Martin’ Rallies Across US

July 20, 2013 Paul Lewis, Rory Carroll, Richard Luscombe, Adam Gabbatt and Ryan Devereaux, www.guardian.co.uk , ,
Protesters angered over the death of teenager Trayvon Martin have taken to the streets in rallies in more than 100 US cities, strengthened by Barack Obama's surprise decision to link the case to a legacy of racial discrimination. Gathering outside federal court buildings and police headquarters on Saturday, civil rights campaigners called on prosecutors to bring hate crime charges against George Zimmerman, the neighbourhood watch captain who fatally shot the 17-year-old in Florida on his way home. A jury acquitted Zimmerman a week ago, prompting an intense debate over race relations in America. President Obama had addressed the issue on Friday relating to it on a personal level. "Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago," the president said. "And when you think about why, in the African American community at least, there's a lot of pain around what happened, I think it's important to recognise that the African American community is looking at this through a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away."

Occupying Governor Scott of Florida’s Office Day 3, What You Can Do

July 19, 2013 Staff, interoccupy.net , ,
An update of efforts in Florida to find true justice for our brother Trayvon Martin: We are on day 3 of a sit-in and overnight occupation of the Florida Capitol. Here’s update on what we’re up to, a video that we’d like to spread far and wide, social media information and suggested tweets for support, a few graphics to share, and a couple pictures. Please share this information with your networks to help us to make this message as LOUD as possible in this time of crisis in Florida, and throughout the country.

Video: Drone Crash Closes Florida Highway

July 17, 2013 Staff, www.ap.org , , ,
A remote stretch of a Florida Panhandle highway is closed after an Air Force drone crashed near the area. Tyndall Air Force Base says the QF-4 drone crashed on takeoff early Wednesday. No one was injured in the crash. The Air Force closed Highway 98 west of Panama City and east of Mexico Beach because of fires from the crash. Officials say the drone has a limited, 24-hour battery life and will be inactive after the battery is depleted. Officials say the stretch of highway could remain closed for up to 24 hours.

ACLU: You Are Being Tracked By A Mass License Plate Reader

July 17, 2013 Staff, www.rt.com ,
The American Civil Liberties Union has released documents confirming that police license plate readers capture vast amounts of data on innocent people, and in many instances this intelligence is kept forever. According to documents obtained through a number of Freedom of Information Act requests filed by ACLU offices across the United States, law enforcement agencies are tracking the whereabouts of innocent persons en masse by utilizing a still up-and-coming technology. License place readers are among the latest items being regularly added to the arsenal of law enforcement gizmos and gadgets, but documents obtained through the FOIA requests have prompted the ACLU to acknowledge that safeguards that would properly protect the privacy of Americans are largely absent.

Yes, DOJ Believes It Could Kill A Citizen In The US

July 16, 2013 Marcy Wheeler, www.emptywheel.net ,
DOJ knows well their legal logic, such as it is, would permit the due process free killing of an American in America. After all, Eric Holder claimed in his speech that Congress had not limited the geographic scope of the government’s authority to use force. "Our legal authority is not limited to the battlefields in Afghanistan. Indeed, neither Congress nor our federal courts has limited the geographic scope of our ability to use force to the current conflict in Afghanistan. We are at war with a stateless enemy, prone to shifting operations from country to country."

The Long History of Racial Injustice in US Courts

July 15, 2013 Shamako Noble, www.greenshadowcabinet.us , ,
The racial history of the United States often shows us that the structures and socialization process of white privilege and white supremacy are not only far from gone, but are alive and well. While many of us view institutions like the KKK and Skinheads as outdated, the reality is quite the opposite. Just one visit to website’s like www.stormfront.org reveal that not only is white nationalism alive and well. It’s becoming smarter. It’s blogging, creating social networks and expanding it’s base among white workers (and those not working) as a solutions for the challenges we now face as a country. As a part of the 2010 March to Fulfill the Dream, a caravan organized by the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, I travelled to cities like Selma, Mobile, Birmingham and many of the historical landmark cities of the Civil Rights movement.

Thousands March Across the Country for Trayvon Martin

July 15, 2013 Staff, www.aljazeera.com , ,
Thousands of people have protested across the US against the acquittal of George Zimmerman for murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin, as the Justice Department announced a review of the case. Protests broke out in several cities in the US on Sunday evening as people voiced their disappointment and frustration at the verdict. Most protests were peaceful, but police clashed with some protesters in Los Angeles. Police said they responded by firing "non-lethal beanbag rounds", and arrested one man. Other groups blocked traffic by walking on to busy Interstate 10, and to a Hollywood intersection where they waved signs bearing the photo of Martin.

Video: White Privilege: Innocent, Trayvon Martin: Guilty

July 15, 2013 Dennis Trainor, Jr., www.acronymtv.wordpress.com , , ,
I can't say I was surprised at the verdict. Because, to apply the famous words of George Zimmerman, these assholes always get away. There is a lot of blame to go around for the fact that there is no Justice for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17- year old African American kid who was profiled, hunted, and killed. High on the list of what killed Trayvon and what allowed his murderer to go free is the white privilege and systems of racism and oppression that this country was built upon and executes (pun intended) with full force, in a slightly more nuanced form, today.

LAPD Fires Rubber Bullets and Bean Bags at Trayvon Martin Proesters

July 15, 2013 Jack Phillips, www.theepochtimes.com , ,
The Los Angeles Police Department on Sunday night reinstated a tactical alert amid protests about the acquittal of George Zimmerman, amid reports that LAPD officers fired bean bag rounds. On Twitter, images surfaced of protesters walking down Interstate 10, closing part of it down. NBC News reported that LAPD officers fired bean bag rounds at protesters to disperse them in parts of the city. Some also fired rubber bullets at demonstrators. LAPD Commander Andrew Smith told the broadcaster some protesters threw bottles and objects at the officers. “They’re in pain and I don’t know what’s going to happen to them,” Jasyme Cannick, who tweeted photos of protesters, told the station.

Million Hoodies: Justice Doesn’t Stop with George Zimmerman

July 13, 2013 Andrea, www.interoccupy.net/ , ,
Millionhoodies is now a formal non-profit organization with 50,000 members in over a dozen cities across the United States. We are a multiracial alliance of concerned citizens, civil society organizations, and community leaders who are fed up with the unprecedented levels of unrestrained violence directed at young people of color in this country. And while certain individuals have been wasting time criticizing us (there will always be haters), we have been doing the hard work necessary to find innovative solutions to the issue of racial profiling. Working with groups like InterOccupy, last year Millionhoodies created a new tool to help track and document incidents of police misconduct, violence, and victimization like stop and frisk. Since 2012, we have collected over 2000 incidents of misconduct in New York City alone.

National Call for to all Groups and Individuals Justice for Trayvon Martin

July 11, 2013 Staff, www.PeoplesPowerAssemblies.org , ,
Plan to hold justice assemblies in downtown squares, in communities, at schools and at busy street corners in your city or town. Distribute flyers; hold youth and community speak outs, marches and protests. The murder of Trayvon Martin should be generalized with other local cases of atrocities against youth, especially youth of color. It's critical at this moment for the movement to define this issue rather than the big business media or those who have little interest in defending Black, Latino/a, Indigenous and poor youth. We are issuing this emergency call prior to the verdict because we have little faith in the so-called justice system.

Video: Greenwald & Chomsky Say Rule of Law Not Working

July 11, 2013 Staff, www.youtube.com , ,
Former constitutional rights lawyer Glenn Greenwald contends that the United States has a two-tiered judicial system, one for the "haves" and one for the "have-nots." Mr. Greenwald presents his argument by tracing the evolution of judicial inequality, from President Richard Nixon's pardon for the Watergate scandal to what the author deems were economic and political crimes committed during the George W. Bush administration. The author posits that both political parties and the media are culpable for creating an unequal judicial system. Glenn Greenwald presented his thoughts in conversation with political activist Noam Chomsky. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a special event of the Harvard Book Store, held at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Zimmerman Case: When the Prosecution is the Defense

July 11, 2013 Kamau Franklin, www.organizingupgrade.com , ,
From the picking of a jury with no black women on it, through the theory of the case, the prosecution is making serious mistakes. If the verdict in this case turns out to be what many are beginning to suspect - that Zimmerman will be found "not guilty " - the passion and resistance by the family and the grassroots community that demanded charges were filed against Zimmerman won't be forgotten. If the verdict is not guilty, many will take to the streets again to make sure that others understand that there is a price to pay for taking the lives of young Black men and that - when a so-called criminal justice system continues to fail in providing even a small level of justice - the community will act. And we will find more than just Zimmerman guilty.
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