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Congressman Bobby Rush dons a hoodie in support of Trayvon Martin, violating House dress code.
In the old days, they used to put a gun or a knife on somebody after a shooting. Now they don’t even bother. But today, we have cops crying wolf all the time. They testify “I was in fear of my life,” the grand jury buys it, the DA winks and nods, and there’s no indictment.
Frank Serpico, ex-NYPD cop who survived being shot in the face by fellow cops and left for dead in 1971 after blowing the whistle on NYPD corruption
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/serpico-wedge-driven-police-society-article-1.2034651
(via memejacker2kxx)
Millions March in New York City. #BlackLivesMatter
HAPPENING NOW (12/4/14): Philly, NYC, Chicago, DC, and beyond— TENS OF THOUSANDS of folks from around the country have poured into the streets. Their aim? Shut. It. Down. We’re demanding justice for all the lives lost this year to police brutality, and calling for an end to the police’s reign of terror, particularly in Black communities. This is a movement in action. #staywoke #farfromover
So physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted from this week but it’s not over. The protests aren’t over, the conversations aren’t over, the fight isn’t over.
Will you deny that your jails are filled with the children of the poor, not the children of the rich? Will you deny that men steal because their bellies are empty? Will you dare to state that any of those lost sisters you speak of enjoy going to bed with ten and twenty miserable men in one night and having their insides burn like they were branded? I will not rise to your reform bait. This is your society judge Atgeld; you helped to create it, and it is this society that makes the criminal… And if the workers unite to fight for food, you jail them too… No, so long as you preserve this system and its ethics, your jails will be full of men and women who choose life to death, and who take life as you force them to take it, through crime.
Lucy Parsons
She shouted this at the Governer of Illinois, John Altgeld, at a forum, while the upper class attendees booed and hissed at her. This was sometime during the 1890’s.
(via disciplesofmalcolm)
In the past month these policemen have been let off for killing Black people.
1. Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed Black teen, Mike Brown, at least six times. Not indicted November 24th, 2014.
2. Joseph Weekley shot and killed seven year old Aiyana Stanley-Jones as she was sleeping on her couch during a drug raid in 2010. Detroit Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway just dismissed charges against him for involuntary manslaughter this past October.
3. Daniel Pantaleo killed unarmed Black man, Eric Garner, by putting him in an illegal choke-hold. On December 3rd, 2014 a NY grand jury releases their decision to not indict Pantaleo.
"A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect" #Blacklivesmatter
Monday, December 1st
Today in Solidarity (11/30/14): Artists in Ferguson/St Louis have transformed boarded up shops into beautiful protest art, calling for peace, strength, and understanding. A movement in motion. #staywoke #farfromover
Protest around the world 2014
There are riots from New York to California. The UK is rioting. Mexico is rioting. China, Korea, and Thailand are rioting. The middle east is rioting. The entire world has had enough of oppression. WE are the generation who is rising up and taking a stand. No longer will we sit here passive while you stand with your foot on our throats. If we burn, you burn with us. Welcome to the dawning of a new age.
"FIRE IS CATCHING!"
"IF WE BURN…
EGYPT ‘2014
THAILAND ‘2014
HONGKONG ‘2014
UKRAINE ‘2014
MEXICO ‘2014
PALESTINE ‘2014
BRAZIL ‘2014
NIGERIA ‘2014
FERGUSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ‘2014
…YOU BURN WITH US!!”
It’s about damn time.
Happening NOW (11/25/14): They wanted a riot. They wanted chaos. They gave us what we needed. We’re giving them what they want. #staywoke #farfromover
Revolution is in the air. The only thing we have to lose are our shackles and fear.
a masterpost of everything i could find on the situation. if there’s anything important i missed, please message me and i’ll add it. (click my url to see updated links, more posts on my blog)
What’s going on in Ferguson: basics by clehmentine livestream of ferguson ...
Not my picture but DAMN if it ain’t true
“Atticus–” said Jem bleakly. He turned in the doorway. “What, son?” “How could they do it, how could they?” “I don’t know, but they did it. They’ve done it before and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again and when they do it — seems that only children weep.”
To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (via poodlepants)
#BlackLivesMatter
Eric Frein, known cop killer who was armed at the time, was safety apprehended recently. While these five young men were shot within minutes.
(10/31)
In honour of Steve Irwin. — "Yeah, I’m a thrill seeker, but crikey, education’s the most important thing."
Stephen Robert ”Steve" Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), nicknamed “The Crocodile Hunter”.
"If there’s one thing that I, Steve Irwin, would wanna be remembered for, it’s be remembered for passion and enthusiasm. Conservation is my job, my life, my whole persona.”
Please help continue Steve’s legacy and find out more about his passion here. [Inspired by this post and this video.]
Disney announces 2016 release for animated feature ‘Moana’
Disney Animation announced today that it will release its 56th animated feature, Moana, in late 2016 — two years ahead of its originally predicted 2018 date. Moana is described as a sweeping, CG-animated comedy-adventure, and takes place in ancient Oceania in the South Pacific. The film will tell the story of its titular teenage character, young Polynesian sea-voyager and born navigator Moana Waialikia. Originally described as a mythic adventure set around 2000 years ago and across a series of islands in the South Pacific, the film will follow her journey in search of a fabled island to complete her ancestor’s quest. During her journey she will teams up with the legendary demi-god Maui, to traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage encountering enormous sea creatures, breathtaking underworlds, and ancient folklore.
Steve Rogers did, in fact, realize that something was off when he saw the outline of the woman’s odd bra (a push-up bra, he would later learn), but being an officer and a gentleman, he said that it was the game that gave the future away.
"At Rio Americano High School in Sacramento CA, a student named Dejza, was violently assaulted by a vice principal, Matt Collier, for attempting to take back a piece of art with a political message that the administration didn’t like. She was put in a chokehold and slammed against the desk. When she tried to resist this unlawful abuse of authority, she was slammed and held onto the ground. Matt Collier laid on top of her, crushing her with his weight. Dejza could not breathe, and begged Collier to get off of her. Luckily, another faculty member came in and ended the situation. Dejza went to see a doctor for severe whiplash, and yesterday was her first day of physical therapy. Despite this being blatantly wrong and illegal, the administration has put her on suspension for resisting, and Collier was not disciplined. On the fifth day of her suspension, she will attend a meeting held by bias members of the administration to determine if she will be expelled.
They have tried to silence anyone who speaks out on social media, but today we have gathered in person for a silent sit-in protest.
Dejza has been wronged, and brutalized, and now she is receiving punishment. They’ve tried to silence her. They’ve tried to silence us.” -Grant Wright
One of my friends Grant posted this on facebook and even though im not in Sacramento I want to help. This girl has been mistreated by a full grown man who may never be punished. I want to help spread awareness. So please, spread this around. Let people know that this is NOT okay. The more support we have, the better.