Just so folks know this new law to ban ethnic studies was first proposed by the same white supremacist/ Neo-nazi Russell Pearse who co-wrote the immigration bill. It was SB 1108. If folks have not realized it, what we see is all out war, supported by out and out ignorance. The banning of ethnic studies in Arizona is no different than the Texas text book saga where they are removing ethnic heroes like Thurgood Marshall and Cesar Chavez. Some people feel like what is going on in Arizona won't impact them, when in fact it will sooner or later... Right now they are firing teachers in Texas who teach outside the lessons and try to slip in the extra history. In Arizona they are removing teachers who speak with an accent. This is happening in 2010. Hope folks stay abreast and keep pushing back...
-Davey D-
Filmmaker Michael Moore pulled no punches during his recent appearnce on Larry King Live.. He's not a fan of Goldman Sachs.. He's not a fan of Chris Dodd's bill even though he's a Democrat. He does give some recommendations as to who we should support..
We slso included is a great story about Goldman Sachs by political reporter Matt Tiabbi.
The Arizona immigration bill -- which Governor Jan Brewer has decided to sign into law -- is racist, deceitful, and reflects some of the most mean-spirited politics against immigrants that the country has ever seen. The power that this law gives to police to detain people that they suspect to be undocumented brings racial profiling to a new low. Brewer's actions and those of Joe Arpaio, Russell Pearce, the Arizona State Senate are despicable, inexcusable, and endorse the all-out hate campaign that Joe Arpaio, Russell Pearce, and others have perpetrated upon immigrants for years.
When I saw this article on Huff-Po talking about how Leo Berman of Tyller, Texas was crying about how President Obama was 'God's punishment' on him and his right-wing ilk, there were two things I wanted to say... First, i wanted to say Leo, you're a grown man stop whining. Man up you ole douche bag, grow a pair and stop crying. All that whining is making Texans look bad. You know the rules, true Texans don't cry about who's in office, they hold it down and keep it moving.
By now everyone has heard of the crazy law that just passed in Arizona, SB 1070. This is the new Apartheid-like, anti-immigration law that allows police to stop you on the suspicion of not being a citizen and check for proof that you are not undocumented. Many in the Grand Canyon state fear this will lead to increased racial profiling with anyone having brown skin bearing the full brunt of this new law.
I'll be suprised if 2010 doesn't go down as a landmark year that we deem the 'Year of the Border'. With Immigration reform a hot topic in Congress, Arizona passing an Apartheid-Jim Crow-like anti-immigration law, drug cartels out of control impacting folks both in Mexico and here in the US and a harsh economic climate that has brought out all sorts of racism directed at Brown folks, there is no choice but to deal with border issues...
In the wake of the country's harshest immigration law being passed by the state of Arizona, people from all over the country have stepped foward. Among them is Zack De La Roca of Rage Against the Machine. All of us need to pay attention to whats taken place in the Grand Canyon state and make sure that it doesn't spread to Tejas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVOZGAbEARM
Below are some additional videos and information of what this bill is about and what the long term consequences will be...
COMMUNITY PETITION to RELEASE THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION of the SANDERS SHOOTING
Whereas, Austin Police Department ("APD") Officer Leonardo Quintana shot Nathanial Sanders, Jr. to death on May 11, 2009; and
Whereas, on August 19, 2009, the Citizens Review Panel recommended a third party investigate the matter after careful review of the internal documents, witnessing the prejudicial documentation in this death. In response, the City of Austin ("the City") Manager Marc Ott hired KeyPoint Government Solutions ("KeyPoint") to conduct the investigation, saying he has "confidence" in the firm; that he trusts "its ability to complete a thorough review of the case" and We, the People, paid $50,000 for this report; and
First we have to give props to Matt Sonzala for doing what so many in his position don't do speak up for the artist in his area and step to an institution that could potentially be a future employer. Matt as well as being the man who heads up the Hip Hop potion of SXSW is first and foremost a radio cat... So while many remain silent, he at least is willing to speak up and call crap, crap..
The good folks over at Raw Story are reporting what many got to see when former Presidential hopeful, Senator John McCain went on the O'Reilly Factor and started teeing off on undocumented Mexicans. He accused them of intentionally causing car accidents. He later tried to clean it up by saying he was referring to the drivers of undocumented workers who are are fleeing from police..
