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Category Archives: Civil Rights
Virtual Forum: 8 hours and 46 minutes
Dear Friends, Over the past week, there have been thousands of people gathering together across the country to protest and rally against injustices against the black and brown community. There have been renewed calls for accountability, transparency and reform of a system that that … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 elections, bigotry, Brookhaven, Civil Rights, Coronavirus, Discrimination, police, Trump atrocities, Uncategorized
Tagged brutality, police, racial injustice, valerie cartright
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“I Can’t Breathe”
“I Can’t Breathe” The Murder of George Floyd “The time for endless conversation has passed. We are a nation of differences and this is our greatest strength. It is a time for action in a way that cannot be ignored … Continue reading
Posted in bigotry, Civil Rights, Discrimination, first amendment, GOP, long island, police, Trump, Trump atrocities, Uncategorized
Tagged george Floyd, I cant breathe, laura ahearn, murder, police brutality, racism
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Save the Children
Contributed by James Ewing (Watermill, NY). Watch this powerful video from the border where Alyssa Milano is broadcasting live: Over the past year approximately 400,000 migrants have been detained by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP).They are primarily from Guatemala, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Family Issues, ICE, immigration/deportation, perry gershon, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged chiildren, Detention, Family Separation, mexican border, persecution, refugees, separation
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Trickle Down Hate Crimes
Devastatingly awful. The rise of hate crimes & Trump’s vitriol are not independent or coincidental. It’s not the media, it starts in the oval office and trickles down. Trump (and his minions) ↓ VITRIOL HATE direct INSTRUCTIONS for violence ↓ … Continue reading
Posted in bigotry, Civil Rights, Congress, GOP, Guns, NRA, perry gershon, Religion & tolerance, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged bombs, hate crime, jews, shootings, synagogue, trump rallies, violence, vitriol
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Child Abuse (Human Rights Violation)
Submitted by James Ewing (Watermill): IMAGES We want you to imagine for a moment what this might be like for a child: to flee the place you have called your home because it is not safe to stay and … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Discrimination, Ethics, GOP, immigration/deportation, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged border, children, families, kids, mexico, separation
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Zeldin: Trump Apologist Extraordinaire
Published as a Letter to the Editor in The East Hampton Star, 5/10/18 National Disgrace East Hampton May 7, 2018 To The Editor: With his refusal to release his tax returns, taunting of Gold Star families, ridicule of P.O.W.s, derision … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, DACA, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
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Does the Constitution Permit a State to Abolish Marriage?
This is what makes constitutional law so interesting… 21 MAR 2018 MICHAEL C. DORF After the Supreme Court found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges in June 2015, county clerks and other state and local officials … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Family Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged constitution, Constitutional Law, Marriage, Obergefell, Same-sex marriage
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Zeldin: Selective Civil Rights
Michael Anthony writes on FB: Lee Zeldin, the absentee Congressman, is concerned about Russian spy target Carter Page’s civil rights, but refuses to see the civil rights violations inherent in The Dept of Homeland Security’s administrative warrants used to detain … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, immigration/deportation, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged Civil Rights, constitution, due process, non-citizens
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Hatemongers without the Robes and Hoods
Letter from Richard Cohen, President, Southern Poverty Law Center (Photo: Yuri Gripas/Reuters)Donald Trump addresses the 2017 Values Voter Summit in Washington, October 13, 2017. As expected, the annual “Values Voter Summit” in Washington this past weekend featured a rogue’s … Continue reading
Posted in bigotry, Civil Rights, Discrimination, first amendment, Religion & tolerance, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
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