"This decision will have devastating consequences for our electoral system for decades to come," said Adrianne Spoto, Counsel for Voting Rights at SCSJ. "When young voters casting their first ballots see them rejected for technical snafus, it creates a disincentive for future participation."
The warrior and guardian are not competing philosophies between which a department must choose. They are complementary capacities every officer needs - and every agency must develop, sustain, and honor equally.
Fourteen years have passed since my husband went missing. I have long since lost hope that he will return. However, I am also unable to move on because his family intervened in court when I applied for a death certificate.
Standing beside Ester Hernandez's striking screenprint, former Self Help Graphics & Art director Marvella Muro reminded the Monarchs of the ground rules - respect the space, respect the artwork and speak up - before noting some of the injustices that inspired the art on the walls before them.
The labor of this kind of organizing was invisible and deeply exhausting. In a precarious workplace, where a so-called 'performance review' could amount to job loss, organizing meant building a bridge while standing on it.
The detainees detail a pattern of abuse, including beatings, humiliation, and sexual assault while they were incarcerated. One year later, these men are still waiting for justice.
Fifty years later, there are still unburied dead and nameless graves. There are still people who, unknowingly, live with someone else's identity. There are still unsolved crimes and unpunished criminals.
The report claims that torture in detention has been used on an unprecedented scale as punitive collective vengeance, inflicting profound and lasting scars on the bodies and minds of tens of thousands of Palestinians.
"The news was both surprising and upsetting. Damascus has historically been a city that embraces everyone and diversity is its true identity. This decision makes us feel like we're losing a part of the city's open spirit. It's not just about the drink itself, but about freedom of choice."
The EEOC found that Planned Parenthood had weekly gatherings based on race-based affinity groups, which employees of other races were barred from attending, and that employees were either required to join those sessions or participate in diversity trainings on a weekly basis.
