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In reply to the discussion: Sanders would never have blocked SP advocates from participating in a HC forum at the WH ... [View all]slipslidingaway
(21,210 posts)13. "From fighting segregation to standing against police violence."
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/20-examples-bernie-sanders-powerful-record-civil-and-human-rights-1950s
"Over the past few months, one lingering attack on Bernie Sanders' candidacy for the Democratic nomination is his supposed indifference to racial justice and civil rights issues.
But the truth is, Sanders has a 50-year history of standing up for civil and minority rights, as he told the attendants of Netroots Nation after he was interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters. Of course, it's understandable that they want to bring attention to the movement. Killings of people from Ferguson to New York City to Los Angeles to Atlanta have finally brought important issues like police brutality, systemic racism, mass incarceration and militarization of the police into the center of national dialogue.
Here are 20 ways Sanders has stood up for civil and minority rights, starting in the early 1950s up to the present year.
1. Raising Money For Korean Orphans: International solidarity was an unusual concept for any American to have in the 1950s, let alone a high school student. But one of Sanders' first campaigns was to run for class president at James Madison High School in New York City. His platform was based around raising scholarship funds for Korean war orphans. Although he lost, the person who did win the campaign decided to endorse Sanders' campaign, and scholarships were created.
2. Being Arrested For Desegregation: As a student at the University of Chicago, Sanders was active in both the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In 1962, he was arrested for protesting segregation in public schools in Chicago; the police came to call him an outside agitator, as he went around putting up flyers around the city detailing police brutality.
3. Marching In March On Washington:Sanders joined the mega-rally called by the leaders of the civil rights movement, a formative event of his youth.
4. Calling For Full Gay Equality: 40 years ago, Sanders started his political life by running with a radical third party in Vermont called the Liberty Union Party. As a part of the platform, he called for abolishing all laws related to discrimination against homosexuality...."
The OP that Bernie is not for equal rights and he is not Obama is Misguided! He has been doing so his entire career, in fact he has been more progressive and many people are now just catching up to his "radical ideas."
"Over the past few months, one lingering attack on Bernie Sanders' candidacy for the Democratic nomination is his supposed indifference to racial justice and civil rights issues.
But the truth is, Sanders has a 50-year history of standing up for civil and minority rights, as he told the attendants of Netroots Nation after he was interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters. Of course, it's understandable that they want to bring attention to the movement. Killings of people from Ferguson to New York City to Los Angeles to Atlanta have finally brought important issues like police brutality, systemic racism, mass incarceration and militarization of the police into the center of national dialogue.
Here are 20 ways Sanders has stood up for civil and minority rights, starting in the early 1950s up to the present year.
1. Raising Money For Korean Orphans: International solidarity was an unusual concept for any American to have in the 1950s, let alone a high school student. But one of Sanders' first campaigns was to run for class president at James Madison High School in New York City. His platform was based around raising scholarship funds for Korean war orphans. Although he lost, the person who did win the campaign decided to endorse Sanders' campaign, and scholarships were created.
2. Being Arrested For Desegregation: As a student at the University of Chicago, Sanders was active in both the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In 1962, he was arrested for protesting segregation in public schools in Chicago; the police came to call him an outside agitator, as he went around putting up flyers around the city detailing police brutality.
3. Marching In March On Washington:Sanders joined the mega-rally called by the leaders of the civil rights movement, a formative event of his youth.
4. Calling For Full Gay Equality: 40 years ago, Sanders started his political life by running with a radical third party in Vermont called the Liberty Union Party. As a part of the platform, he called for abolishing all laws related to discrimination against homosexuality...."
The OP that Bernie is not for equal rights and he is not Obama is Misguided! He has been doing so his entire career, in fact he has been more progressive and many people are now just catching up to his "radical ideas."
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Sanders would never have blocked SP advocates from participating in a HC forum at the WH ... [View all]
slipslidingaway
Dec 2015
OP
Honestly it is not about ONE person or politician, this is about the majority of people ...
slipslidingaway
Dec 2015
#16
Attacking politicans is not the fix and honestly big corporations and big profit politicans is not
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#20
When large corporations make a contribution and also pay huge sums for a speech ...
slipslidingaway
Dec 2015
#21
You can complain forever, don't think corporations are going away nor are they
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#24
Are you talking about yourself? If not attacking other DU members is WRONG.
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#33
You can research it yourself, I have read it on DU, I will not do the research for you, I have
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#35
Not sure where you got the idea that Sanders or any of his supporters expect corporations ...
slipslidingaway
Dec 2015
#46
I can say Hillary has not always been right on everything, she has evolved on issues,
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#30
Laugh all you want, Sanders donated the contribution from a Pharma shill ...
slipslidingaway
Dec 2015
#14
It's countering the retort from Hillary supporters that "Bernie is no Obama". n/t
cui bono
Dec 2015
#8
Some Of Us Are Trying To Make Sure We Don't Make The Same Mistake In The Next Cycle...
WillyT
Dec 2015
#55
Obama is a fine human being, an honest man, an admirable family man and I really respect him
tularetom
Dec 2015
#29
Bernie would have appealed to the people to pressure their representatives into the right action.
Kentonio
Dec 2015
#38
Wow, not sure how to take your post? Obama was above his head, he had no idea of how to play ...
slipslidingaway
Dec 2015
#54
And obviously he wants all corporations to divest their assets and give them away
slipslidingaway
Dec 2015
#48