Gender and LGBTQ Awareness Week
Creating Change Conference #CC13
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January 23-27, 2013—Atlanta, GA.
Stop and Think: The LGBTQ Connection to Racial Profiling
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Fri, 2012-09-14 11:16By Annette Macaluso, Intern with Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Many people believe the days of assimilation are here for the queer community.
Racial Profiling and Trans People
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Fri, 2012-09-14 11:12By Ryan Durgin, National Center for Transgender Equality
Racial Profiling of Immigrants Has Consequences For All Communities
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Fri, 2012-09-14 11:11By Elisa Batista, MomsRising.org
What's Gender Got to Do With Racial Profiling
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Fri, 2012-09-14 11:08By Andrea Ritchie, Street Wise and Safe
There can be no question that the voices of women of color - from Ida B. Wells, to Michelle Alexander, to the countless mothers who have spoken out on behalf of their sons, brothers and partners – have consistently been at the forefront of conversations about racial profiling.
Profiling Our Families Is Unacceptable
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Fri, 2012-09-14 11:06By Cora Lively
"The LGBT community has suffered a long history of being targeted by law enforcement simply because of who we are. Similarly, immigrants of all backgrounds have suffered, and continue to suffer, profiling under the laws of many states. Law enforcement should never rely on a person’s race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, or perceived LGBT identity.”
#I'm Here What About the Mothers
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Thu, 2012-09-13 17:07By Mallika Dutt, Breakthrough
In a historic announcement last Friday, President Obama unveiled a plan that could allow more than one million young immigrants to live without fear of deportation in the country they call home. This move is a victory for the human rights of all— and testament to the vision and tenacity of the youngDREAMers who continue to fight for immigrant rights.
But now it’s time to ask: what about their mothers?
End Racial Profiling to Protect Immigrant Women and Children
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Thu, 2012-09-13 16:42By Emily Butera, Senior Program Officer for Detention and Asylum at the Women’s Refugee Commission and Amy Elmgren, Detention and Asylum Intern at the Women’s Refugee Commission
Gendering Racial Disparities in Traffic Stops
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Thu, 2012-09-13 16:39By Jeremy Briggs, PhD candidate at Kansas State University
Racial profiling by police on the nation's streets and highways has attracted significant social, political and legal attention over the past two decades. Despite the proliferation of research on the issue, many questions remain. The intersection of race and gender in traffic stop outcomes has been under analyzed in particular.
From Stonewall to Stop and Frisk
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Thu, 2012-09-13 16:15By Chris Bilal, Youth leader at Street Wise and Safe, originally posted at The Huffington Post.
Upcoming Events
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June 20, 2013 - 5:30pm - 9:00pm
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December 6, 2013 (All day) - December 8, 2013 (All day)
Connect To Us
- @RightsWorking great article at the huffingtonpost about #immigrationreform Thank you!
- @RightsWorking @ACLU That is over. He shared all that information with Congress for months before the action. Get on with doing good for us.
- RT @change_lab: The Stop & Frisk Dilemma by brought to you by #racefiles: t.co/SgEjXudTYm @RightsWorking @democracynow @MonamiMaulik #racialprofiling
- RT @change_lab: The Stop & Frisk Dilemma by brought to you by #racefiles: t.co/SgEjXudTYm @RightsWorking @democracynow @MonamiMaulik #racialprofiling
- NAACP OP-Ed: African Americans support immigration reform and an inclusive vision of America. t.co/BPo0H8loym.… #cir #p2 #cirmarkup
