Verdict is…. No indictment for Darren Wilson

The plan for today:

10:15- Walk out of your classes.  

[Note: This is a suggestion from the student organizers, and I include it out of respect for their wishes. Personally, I will remain in class to support students in my courses who are giving in-class presentations.]

10:30- Meet at Honnold Mudd Library

-Sign Making

-Go over action plan

-Go over chants

10:50- Walk to Intersection of 6th and Dartmouth

-Block sidewalk so bikes have to slow down and pay attention to us

-Pass out flyers to passerbyers

-Try to recruit people to join us

-Raise awareness

-Butcher paper art pieces

If you are planning on walking out of your classroom we suggest that you gather some people in the class to walk out with you as well. Before you leave say something about why you are leaving. Here is an example of what you could say: “I am walking out of class right now in resistance to police brutality and the decision made in Ferguson yesterday to not indict Darren Wilson, the policeman who killed Mike Brown. I invite you to join me.”

Please Bring if you can:

Cardboard

Paint

Sharpies

Here are really important talking points to go over to get clear about the facts. We will also have these printed and available to you tomorrow. 

Here is the list of chants.

The Claremont Courier, The Peel, and The Student Life are all planning on covering the action. Please reach out to any other media that you see fit.

Bring your friends, bring your dog, bring your teachers, bring your staff buddies and just keep talking about it!

Link to: Articulo en UNIDOS – por Alejandro Cano

“…El evento representó la culminación de meses de trabajo por parte de líderes locales, representantes de la comuna, y miembros de la comunidad, quienes cansados de tanta espera decidieron tomar cartas en el asunto y embellecer el parque que estaba en ruina total.” Continue reading →

Los Angeles Grassroots Immigrant Rights Organizations Rally at Metropolitan Detention Center On Day of President’s Immigration Announcement Continue reading →

Elpidia Carrillo a Mexicana actress and activist who has appeared in various acclaimed Latin-American/U. S. films and television shows will be part of the presentations at the community pot-luck and festivity in commemoration of Cesar Chavez Park on Saturday, November 15th from 12 noon – 3 PM at Cesar Chavez park (2720 Barjud Ave. in Pomona). Continue reading →

You are invited to a community pot-luck and festivity in commemoration of Cesar Chavez Park on Saturday, November 15th from 12 noon – 3 PM at Cesar Chavez park (2720 Barjud Ave. in Pomona).  The celebration will include food, music by Son Real, Ballet Folklorico, tour and Continue reading →

The California Dental Association Foundation is bringing CDA Cares to Pomona on November 21, 22, 2014. CDA Cares is a two-day dental clinic equipped with 100 dental treatment chairs where volunteer dentists, working alongside community volunteers, provide dental services valued at $1.5 million. The main goal is to relieve pain and eliminate infection for those who experience barriers to care. The program provides cleanings, fillings, extractions, complete and partial dentures (stayplates), oral health education, and assistance in finding a dental home to more than 2,000 people at each clinic. The event also raises awareness with the public and policymakers about the need for a state dental director and infrastructure to reinstate an adequately funded safety net and develop policies to improve the oral health of Californians. 

Here is a link to the video created after our first event in 2012 to give you a better sense of the event. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpy-5BGEfR8  It’s about 7 minutes long. You can also find more information on our website: http://www.cdafoundation.org/cda-cares/pomona or our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/cdacares.

Most Interesting from the polls: ” A record high number, 68%, said they’d like to fire every incumbent in Congress, regardless of party.”

From an editorial in the Los Angeles Times Today:

“It was clear that many of Tuesday’s voters were unhappy with Obama. In a national exit poll, 65% said they thought the country was “on the wrong track” — an even higher percentage than gave that answer in the last Republican wave election of 2010.

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A solid majority, 54%, said they disapproved of President Obama’s job performance. And many — although not a majority — said they intended their vote to express opposition to Obama’s policies.

But here’s a complicating factor: Most voters didn’t approve of the GOP leadership, either. A Pew Research Center poll last month found that likely voters disliked the Republican Party even more than they disliked the Democrats. A record high number, 68%, said they’d like to fire every incumbent in Congress, regardless of party.”

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-mcmanus-column-election-20141105-column.html