Posts Tagged ‘civil rights’
Why we’re marching
Posted: March 6, 2012 at 5:20 pm By admin3 days and 22 miles later, it’s time for an update. We’ve met some incredible people along the way – from Idaho, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maryland, Alabama, and more. I met a man from Waldorf, Maryland — who wished to not be named — whose uncle was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s roommate in college. His uncle [...]
Relief, Reform, Respect: Abiding by faith
Posted: September 13, 2010 at 11:54 am By Rachel LaBruyereThis Wednesday, faith, civil rights and immigrant leaders from across the political spectrum are gathering in Washington, DC to demand Relief, Reform and Respect. Among those leaders will be Rev. EunSang Lee, of the 1st United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City. Lee will travel all the way from Utah and in today’s Salt Lake [...]
Dr. Warren Stewart: You have awakened the 21st Centurty Civil Rights Movement
Posted: April 27, 2010 at 9:21 am By Rachel LaBruyereDr. Warren Stewart spoke to the crowd at the Phoenix, Arizona rally against the state’s new racial profiling bill on Sunday. Inspiring words for historic times.
Prosecution of Civil Rights Cases and Hate Crimes Are Up
Posted: December 21, 2009 at 7:16 pm By Adam LunaOriginally posted at the America’s Voice blog. Tom Perez, the Obama administration’s new Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights announced yesterday that , “the Civil Rights division is again open for business.” This is a welcome change for a department that had been widely criticized for politicizing the agency, lagging in effectiveness and suppressing legitimate cases [...]
The Advancing Justice Conference: building new foundations for civil rights
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 2:40 pm By Rachel LaBruyereToday and tomorrow, hundreds of leaders from across the country are gathering in Washington, DC for the 1st annual Advancing Justice conference. The conference, a joint project of the Asian American Institute, the Asian American Justice Center, the Asian Law Caucus and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, centers around advancing the civil rights of [...]
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