Young Latina's arrest for doodling

Girl's arrest for doodling raises concerns about school's zero tolerance policy. Clearly, the school officials over reacted to this young girl's behavior.

Her crime was just the words, ["I love my friends Abby and Faith. Lex was here 2/1/10 :)"] written on the classroom desk with an erasable green marker.

For her doodling her love for her friends, Lex was handcuffed, arrested and transported to the police precinct.

The way to stop this is to act now.

Call the NYC Dept of Education, (212) 374-5141;

The Mayor, (212) 374-6807; and

JHS 190 at (718) 830-4970 and demand a change.

The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Immigration policy case

ATTENTION----THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010, subject to call at 9:00 a.m.

The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Immigration policy case in the appeal filed by the city of Fremont. Case#S-09-0448 - City of Fremont v. Kotas

Justice may be arriving in the PA hate crime case.

The U.S. Department of Justice use indictions by a federal grand jury connected to a racially motivated killing and alleged police corruption in Shenandoah, PA. The indictments were reached on December 10, 2009. The new federal cases were charged under a hate crime statute that makes it a federal offense to interfere with a person's housing rights on the basis of race through threat or force.

"The people charged are two former high school football players and police officers, including Shenandoah's police chief. Some of the statements made during the attack allegedly included "f--cking Spic" and "Tell your f---king Mexican friends to get the f--k out of Shenandoah." Mr. Ramirez, who suffered a coma, died two days after the attack without ever regaining consciousness. Blunt force trauma to the head was the official cause of death according to the medical examiner, who also ruled it a homicide."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-levin-jd/pennsylvania-burning-feds_b_393324.html

NE Court of Appeals: Illegal immigrant entitled to benefits

Kudos to NE Court of Appeals----An illegal immigrant injured on the job is entitled to state worker compensation benefits, according to a Nebraska Court of Appeals decision released Tuesday.

-09-0339, Odilon Visoso, a/k/a Adam Rodriguez v. Cargill Meat Solutions (Appellant)

Check out this Blog that tracks Hate-Crimes

http://raciality.blogspot.com/

Horrible and brutal HATE CRIME in Puerto Rico

On November 14, 2009, the body parts of a gay 19 year old man, Jorge Steven Lopez, was found a few miles away from Caguas, along an isloated road. Mr. Lopez was a very well-known person in the gay community of Puerto Rico. When found, he was partially burned, decapitated, and dismembered, both arms, both legs, and the torso.
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-357813


To read more about this story:
http://www.progressivepuppy.com/the_progressive_puppy/2009/11/puerto-rican-gay-teen-burned-decapitated-dismembered.html

Neda's mother speaks to CNN---she speaks of her "Angel"

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/05/neda.mom.speaks/index.html

Ms. Maryam Sabri tells about being repeatedly Raped in Iranian Prison

Ms. Maryam Sabri Talks About Being Repeatedly Raped in Irans Prison (English Subtitle) Another brave and courageous young Iranian woman comes forward to tell VOA about her 2-week jail time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYmhv8kSVvg&NR=1

MUST SEE, a brave Female student leading protest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFNSaKlwrP4

IRAN, Stop Child Executions and Release Innocent Prisoners

Are you ready for the truth in IRAN? If so then Watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix9g8J07qWU

BIG THANKS TO THESILENTDOVE FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO!

Behnood Shojaei executed on International Day against Death Penalty

"Iranian regime’s henchmen hung 21-year-old juvenile offender Behnoud Shojaie on Sunday in Tehran’s Evin prison after four years in prison for crime committed in August 2005, when he was 17, state-run news agency IRNA reported. Iranian regime executes more juvenile offenders than any other nation - eight last year and 42 since 1990."

http://www.onlydemocracy4iran.com/

NSBA's 5th Annual Legal Diversity Summit

*Invitation *

On behalf of the Nebraska Minority Justice Committee you are cordially invited to participate in Nebraska’s Fifth Annual Legal Diversity Summit. The Summit will be held on October 9, 2009 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Omaha (3321 South 72nd Street) at 11:30 a.m.

Please register below:http://www.nld.affiniscape.com/displayemailforms.cfm?emailformnbr=120974&event=275539

Beginning of the End - Iran for Freedom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCyE_3bglu8&feature=player_embedded

ENGLISH SUBTITLE - Freedom Slogans are the Heralds of Freedom. -

NEVER FORGET NEDA and all the other Iranian martyrs...here are their written voices!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4y5x6ieDI0

Beaten, robbed, a victim of hate

Attackers threatened President and family, as the attackers beat, strip and rob a develpomentally disabled man, Derrick Thomas.

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/61452677.html?page=1&c=y