Trial Starts for Woman with Erb’s Palsy Punched in Face Repeatedly by LAPD Officers (tags)
Opening statements are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles this week in the civil trial (Case No. BC621315) of a disabled woman who alleges that in 2015 a Los Angeles police officer repeatedly punched her, including in the face, and pinned her non-functioning arm underneath her body. Zennea Foster, who was born with Erb’s Palsy rendering her left arm and hand immobile, is suing the Los Angeles Police Department for civil rights violations, assault and battery after she says she was viciously beaten by several LAPD officers in South Los Angeles in 2015.
Growing Number Of Mormon Vegetarians And Vegans (tags)
Information on the growing vegetarian and vegan movements within the LDS Church
Queer Democrats Endorse Teachers’ Union Leaders for School Boards (tags)
The predominantly Queer San Diego Democrats for Equality have become virtually an appendage of the local labor movements in making their 2012 election endorsements. In January they rejected progressive Congressional candidate Lori Saldaña and endorsed her moderate Democratic opponent, Scott Peters, largely on labor's say-so. In February they rated anti-marriage Catholic Juan Vargas and marriage equality defender Denise Moreno Ducheny equally "acceptable" for another Congressional seat. And in March they picked teachers' union leaders for their school board endorsements.
Occupy Police arrests of media (tags)
Here is a starter for collecting stories on media arresting journalists. Please add more related pieces via comments.
BTL:Newly Organized Progressive Coalition Challenges Corporate-Funded Tea Party Agenda in (tags)
Interview with Natalie Foster, CEO of the Rebuild American Dream campaign, conducted by Scott Harris
Community Dialogues in four US Cities: Mothers and Other Caregivers Speak Out (tags)
Mothers & other caregivers speak out against child welfare injustices, budget cuts, criminalization and war. Together they planned joint actions to demand that child “protection”, welfare and other government policies end the trashing of mothers and recognize the value of their caregiving work.
Community Dialogues in four US Cities: Mothers & Other Caregivers Speak Out (tags)
Mothers & other caregivers speak out against child welfare injustices, budget cuts, criminalization and war. Together they planned joint actions to demand that child “protection”, welfare and other government policies end the trashing of mothers and recognize the value of their caregiving work.
Supporters Demand Justice for Aafia Siddiqui (tags)
8 years denied justice
Celebrity Signing Event to Benefit Foster Children (tags)
Celebrities will autograph pictures to benefit the Foster Children of The Village Family Services. Some of the celebrities scheduled are: Josh Peck, Asher Book, Carter Jenkins, Daniel Samonas, Lissa Lauria, Cassie Scerbo, Chloe Bridges, Jansen Panettiere, Taylor Spreitler, Will Shadly, Ciara Bravo, Leon Thomas, Ariel Winter, Billy Unger, Sammi Hanratty, Reed Ewing, Jonathon Goldstein and more!
Saif Durbar - Man of the Hour! (tags)
Saifee Durbar, recovering from a bad bond deal, has convinced Saudi Arabia to let him use their resources to experiment with universal housing. He is also forging ahead with his trans-African railway, linking Cameroon and Sudan.
Saif Durbar: Universal Housing? (tags)
London businessman Saifee Durbar is not content to stop at building a trans-African railway. Now he is examining the problem of universal housing. He is experimenting in an interesting place, Saudi Arabia!
News Release - Program Donates School Supplies to Foster Children (tags)
Prudential employees collect school supplies for foster children
BTL:Judge Rules U.S.-Held Prisoners in Afghanistan Can Challenge Their Detention (tags)
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine
New York Times - Children Die in Aids Drug Trials, but the Drugs are Fine, Fine, Fine (tags)
The Guinea Pig Kids story of foster children being used in AIDS drug trials continues
Beaten and Arrested by KPFA/Pacifica Bosses (tags)
On 8/20/2008 KPFA radio and Pacific managers called the police to arrest a long time Black community programmer named Nadra Haeidy Foster.The police attacked, hogtied her and then charged her with trespassing and resisting arrest. This interview was done at the court arraignment
The Financialization of Capital and the Crisis (tags)
The stock market- and real estate-bubble occur in advanced capitalism. The government response was to create a second bubble, the great bubble transfer. The real estate bubble crashed last summer. John Bellamy Foster teaches at the University of Oregon and is editor of Monthly Review.
LA COUNTY FOSTER CHILDREN SPEAK OUT!! (tags)
CSULA MSW seeks Adults who were in LA County Foster care a minimum of 12 months during the years 1968-1998 to share their lived experiences and offer opinions on how current LA County foster children can be better served.
L.A.'s MacLaren Hall Survivors Become Family (tags)
I am asking that any of you that are from this child protection institution/foster care “aging out” past reach out to others with shared pasts, as your brothers and sisters, as family and reach out to local kids JUST ABOUT TO “AGE OUT,” and let them know there is a family of survivors out here...
Judge convicted for exposing himself during trials (tags)
"Less Than Full Justice" for Murdered Transgender Teen (tags)
Almost three years after the brutal murder of transgender teen Gwen Araujo in Northern California, a Haywood jury finally convicted two of the defendants in their second trial. The jury hung as to a third defendant, however.
ACS Summit to Foster Integration (tags)
ACS Summit to Foster Integration
EU and MERCOSUR Foster Negotations (tags)
EU member countries create an association with Brazil to foster commercial relations with MERCOSUR.
Transgender Group Wants Schwarzenegger's Belittling Comments Repudiated (tags)
Gender rights group demands repudiation of California's substitute-governor for his "girly-man" insult.
Secrets and Lies Becoming Commonplace (tags)
The initial refusal of President Bush to let his national security adviser appear under oath before the 9/11 Commission might have been in keeping with a principle followed by other presidents -- the principle being, according to Bush, that calling his advisers to testify under oath is a congressional encroachment on the executive branch's turf. (Never mind that this commission is not a congressional body, but one he created and whose members he handpicked.)
Will Clarke Provide the Spark? (tags)
Millions of us yearn for the breakthrough revelation that will finally open the eyes of those who have yet to see Bush and his administration for the scoundrels they are. Will Richard Clarke’s claims lead to that magical moment?
Will Murdered Transgender Teen Be Tried Postmortem? (tags)
Attorneys for defendants in Northern California trial for 2002 murder of Transgender woman plans a "blame the victim" defense.
Araujo Murder Trial Scheduled to Begin April 5 (tags)
On October 3, 2002, 17-year-old Gwen Araujo was slowly and brutally murdered at a party after young men with whom she had previously had sex discovered that she was anatomically male. After finishing their "Tony Soprano-type" hit, they drove the teen's body to a site over 150 miles away and buried her in a shallow grave.
TOTS USED AS 'GUINEA PIGS' (tags)
The story below is the first of what will be a series. The reporter, DOUGLAS MONTERO, wants to continue his investigation and is hoping that other AIDS drug victims will contact him with their stories. The print version contains more text than the web version below. It also includes a number of photographs, including one of the skull-and-crossbones AZT label.
President Voices Support for Marriage Amidst Vocal Opposition (tags)
President George W. Bush threw his ideological weight into the looming battle over the civil rights of gay, lesbian, intersex, and transgender Americans. The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) decries these efforts to destabilize gay and gender-variant families in the hopes of garnering reelection support through religiopolitical bigotry.
Religious Activists Influencing Congress on Who Receives Health Study Funding (tags)
This past week, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) sent a letter instructing the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) to investigate what may be a sharing of confidential study information to the “religiopolitical extremist” group, Traditional Values Coalition (TVC)
Security Alert: "Males Dressed As Females" To Be Scrutinized When Traveling (tags)
Just in time for the upcoming Southern Comfort Conference and the fall convention season, the government issued new alerts two weeks ago to airport security and law enforcement agencies, which will impact the transgender community. This most recent alert specifically mentions 'males … dressed as females.'
Equality for California Transgendered Citizens! Governor Signs Bill Into Law (tags)
California Governor Gray Davis presented the gift of freedom to thousands of his fellow Californians on Saturday, August 2nd. In signing AB196, which clarifies the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act by including gender-identity and expression, Governor Davis brings California into a leadership position of a growing human rights struggle. California now becomes the most populous jurisdiction to enact equal rights for transgendered citizens.
Tape of U.S. attorney: Foster probe a fraud (tags)
Assistant U.S. Attorney Miquel Rodriguez is no longer speaking to the press, but a newly released audio recording purportedly contains excerpts of his candid comments on the case.
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