Thursday, May 8, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Following Acquittal of NYPD Officers in Sean Bell Killing, Advocates Call for Special Prosecutor in Police Brutality Cases
Good work by Democracy Now!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Chicago Deal to Pay $20 Million in Police Torture Case Hits Roadblock
From Democracy Now! -- click the title for audio, video, or text.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Torture in the Chicago Police Department
From Democracy Now...
Chicago to Pay $20 Million in Police Torture Case
The city of Chicago has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to four former death row prisoners who gave false confessions after being tortured by Chicago police. The four men are all African-America
n. They sued former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge and more than 20 officers who worked with him alleging that they were coerced into falsely confessing to murder. In 2006 special prosecutors released a long-awaited report stating there was proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Burge and four other former officers abused suspects to extract confessions in the 1980s. Charges have never been filed against Jon Burge who oversaw the torture. He was fired in 1993 but is still receiving a $30,000 a year police pension from the city. Chicago Reader Lays Off Reporter Who Exposed Torture Story
Meanwhile in other news from Chicago, the investigative reporter who was most responsible for uncovering the police torture story has been laid off. John Conroy was one of four reporters at the Chicago Reader dismissed last week in a cost-saving measure by the paper’s parent company Creative Loafing. Conroy had been covering the torture story since 1990.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Anti-Police Brutality Rally, Nov. 16/17, Washington, DC
As seen on Democracy Now!, November 16: Activists Converge on Washington, D.C. for Weekend of Protest Against Hate Crimes, Police Brutality.
Nov. 16-17 March, Rally in DC against Hate Crimes, Police Brutality
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - STOP HATE CRIMES AND POLICE BRUTALITY
Starting with the murder of Sean Bell in New York earlier this year, to the mass mobilization for the Jena 6, to the rape and torture of Megan Williams in West Virginia, to the ruling that sided with the Juvenile Boot Camp Guards who killed Martin Lee Anderson in Florida, to the nooses appearing on University of Maryland's campus, at the Tupac Shakur center and throughout the country, to most recently the murder of 14 year-old DeOnte Rawlings in Washington, DC by an off duty police officer -- as a community we must say "Enough is Enough!"
On Friday, November 16th there will be a march around the Department of Justice, and the following day, on Saturday, November 17th there will be a rally and concert at the Washington Monument against Hate Crimes and Police Brutality.
This is a critical moment for us to rally in Washington, DC for our human and civil rights. Please get involved with the planning of these two events.
For Future Generations,
The Hip Hop Caucus Team
Spread the word: Major mobilization on November 17th at the Washington Monument for Peace and Justice
Rally and Concert starts at 12 noon
On Saturday, November 17th come out to a major rally and concert against Hate Crimes and Police Brutality at the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.
We plan to gather from noon until dark with speakers and performers in the Sylvan Theatre to continue the momentum of organized protest against the most recent cases of hate crimes, and racism in the criminal justice system.
Email rally@hiphopcau
Some more resources:
- Fighting Police Abuse: A Community Action Manual (12/1/1997), ACLU
- Stonewalled: Police Abuse and Misconduct against LGBT in the USA, 2005, Amnesty International (PDF)
- Racial Profiling Page, Amnesty International
- TASERs in the USA, Amnesty International
- Stolen Lives Project, October22.org, 2007 update (PDF)
- Copwatch
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Saturday, November 3, 3PM: Benefit Concert for Alex in St. Paul, MN!
You've got the when -- Saturday, November 3, 2007. Here's the rest:
Where: 1536 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul, MN
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Why: To raise funds for and awareness of Alex's situation; to provide a forum for people to think about and discuss issues of labor rights, police brutality, suppression of dissent, etc.
Also, there is another way to donate funds to Alex. Her brother, Nick, has set up the following account to which you can mail donations:
Alexandra Svoboda FundThe branch phone number is 401.456.7000.
c/o Citizens Bank
120 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02906
Feel free to right-click and download either of the two flyers below for printing, e-mailing, posting, etc.!
Just in case:
- If you're using a PC, choose "Save As..." and choose your location.
- If you're using a Mac, I hope you know what to do, because I don't! But feel free to comment and let us all know.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Support Alex with a PayPal Donation...
...if you can. Any amount is helpful -- thank you!
- If you're new to paypal, or to sending money through paypal, click the title of this post for a demo.
- If you're ready to go, click the logo below:

