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(85,919 posts)here's a good movement related to today's courthouse protest - more actions planned, including a WH petition delivery on the 28th
http://www.handsupunited.org/
OUR VISION
We are striving for a world where we deal with harm in our communities through healing, love, and kinship. This means an end to state sponsored violence, including the excessive use of force by law enforcement. We are committed to an America that comes to terms with the trauma of its painful history and finds true reconciliation for it. Mass incarceration and the criminalization of black and brown people must forever end, leaving in its place a culture that embraces our histories and stories. This means an end to racial bias and white supremacy in all its forms.
Our dreams are directly linked with those resisting militarism, war, and state repression around the world. We will achieve this new beloved community hand in hand, step by step, in global solidarity with all people committed to lasting peace and full justice.
WAYS TO SUPPORT FERGUSON
[link:http://www.handsupunited.org/organize-locally|
SUPPORT FROM WHERE YOU ARE]
[link:http://www.handsupunited.org/local-events|
Organize Globally]
WE NEED SUPPORT AROUND THE WORLD. HERE ARE WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
DONATE
ATTEND AN EVENT
SHARE YOUR EVENT
Host a STUDENT WALKOUT
Contact the Department of Justice, President Obama, Governor Nixon, and key decision makers.
Keep this story alive on your twitter, Facebook, and instagram feed. And continue to use the hashtags #handsup & #handsupwalkout
Collect stories of police brutality in your community and share it in our story bank.
Create art for this moment. And then share it with us.
TRAVEL TO FERGUSON
[link:http://www.handsupunited.org/share-skills|
Share Skills]
We are grateful for medics, attorneys, organizers of color, and other people who have come to Ferguson.
CURRENTLY WE DO NOT NEED MORE PEOPLE IN FERGUSON. If you are willing travel to Ferguson in the future, please share your information and we may contact you at a later date.
For now, we encourage you to be in solidarity with Ferguson from your home location.
SUPPORT LOCALLY IN FERGUSON
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Support Locally
THIS MOVEMENT WILL BE SUSTAINED BY LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IF YOU LIVE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA, WE NEED YOUR HELP:
Medics
Attorneys
Photographers & Videographers (not press-affiliated)
Spiritual Healers & Counselors
Organizers of Color
Jail support (answering phones, giving rides, GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF JAIL)
Graphic design/Web design
Publicity/Social Media
Data entry
Fundraising
**This is a reflection of the needs as expressed by local organizations leading on the ground in Ferguson, such as Organization for Black Struggle, Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment, and others.
LIVE UPDATES
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DEMANDS
The murder of Michael Brown and its aftermath have exposed the ongoing crisis of police-on-black crime. As we work toward justice for the Brown family, we must also address the ongoing systemic problems of police practices in black, brown and all oppressed communities. We come together as diverse organizations to speak with one voice, so that the greater St. Louis area can become a model for justice for all across the United States.
Local Demands
Swift and impartial investigation by the Department of Justice into the Michael Brown shooting and an expanded Department of Justice investigation into patterns of civil rights violations by police across North St. Louis County.
Immediate arrest of Darren Wilson.
County Prosecutor Robert McCullough to stand down and allow a Special Prosecutor to be appointed.
Firing of Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson.
Accountability for police practices and policies, including effective civilian review regarding shootings and allegations of misconduct.
Immediate de-escalation of militarized policing of protestors to protect constitutional rights.
Immediate release of individuals who have exercised their rights to assemble and protest.
National Demands
Obama to come to Ferguson to meet with the people whose human rights have been violated by aggressive and militarized policing, including the family of the victim Michael Brown.
Eric Holder to use the full resources and power of the Department of Justice to implement a nationwide investigation of systematic police brutality and harassment in black and brown communities.
Ensure transparency, accountability, and safety of our communities by requiring front facing cameras in police departments with records of racial disparities in stops, arrests, killings, and excessive force complaints.
Immediate suspension without pay of law enforcement officers that have used or approved excessive use of force. Additionally, their names and policing history should be made available to the public.