July 31, 2018 Immigrant Justice Minnesota
ICE Snatches 25-Year Minnesota Resident From His Family in Harrowing Video
Carlos knew it was dangerous for him to go to the courthouse on July 26. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have dramatically stepped up their hunt for undocumented people, friends …
Continue readingNovember 19, 2018
Finance package for Community Justice Campus gets approval from City-County Council
With bipartisan support, the council approved execution of leases with the Indianapolis-Marion County Building Authority for creation of a new jail, courthouse, and Assessment & Intervention Center on the grounds …
Continue readingNovember 19, 2018
RABBIS LED A PILGRIMAGE TO PROTEST TEXAS MIGRANT CHILDREN DETENTION CENTER
The Tornillo camp located in the remote region of the West Texas desert witnessed about 200 protesters led by rabbis and a number of other faith leaders . The aim …
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Gun Violence District of Columbia
TOMS Shoes CEO tears up announcing ‘single largest corporate gift’ to end gun violence — and how folks can help in 30 seconds
“This will be the single largest corporate gift to end gun violence in the history of the United States,” he added. The crowd cheered wildly as Mycowskie began to cry. …
Continue readingNovember 17, 2018
Gitlin holds town hall on homeless
True North Organizing Network had hosted a forum on homelessness Oct. 10 where it introduced its Homeless Local Organizing Committee. That committee created a community-wide initiative to end homelessness and …
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Voting Rights/Demoracy Florida
FLORIDA RECOUNT: Bill Nelson concedes to Rick Scott in Senate race
Tallahassee mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is in Orlando on Tuesday evening for a “Count Every Vote” event. The event is hosted by Faith in Florida Action Fund …
Continue readingNovember 16, 2018
Voting Rights/Demoracy Indiana
Decisive multi-racial voting bloc emerges in Indiana elections
Turning out unprecedented numbers of Black, Millennial, and women voters, the group trained 1,345 volunteers in four counties who reached out to 421,816 infrequent voters prior to Election Day. In …
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