Tue 26 Aug 2008
Spirit of ‘68 at DNC
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Wed 20 Aug 2008
[New Haven Independent] Judge DeMayo discusses foreclosure crisis
Posted by Peter G under housing , justiceNo Comments
The New Haven Independent is - for those who don’t know - a great online “newspaper” combining their own news coverage with links to other online independent news sources and blogs. I just read an excellent interview with Judge Anthony DeMayo, who provides his observations on what it is like to preside over a weekly court calendar that typically consists of more than 120 foreclosure actions, the impact of the housing foreclosure crisis on working people and people of color, and how things got this way. Recommended reading.
Tue 15 Jul 2008
Wednesday July 16, hear the first press conference by Nashawn Williams, on RadioActive - noon on WWUH 91.3 fm. Below is video coverage of the event:
Tue 8 Jul 2008
Nashawn Williams was brutally attacked by racist whites in Plainfield while waiting for a school bus in Oct 2007. Minister Cornell Lewis will bring the family to Hartford for a Press Conference on Saturday July 12th at 11 AM. This is the first time Nashawn Williams will publicly speak about the attack and having a group of whites taunt the family while inside their home. Police are trying to close the case; no witnesses or arrests.
Place: Charter Oak Cultural Center
Address: 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford
Date/Time: Saturday, July 12 at 11 AM
Mon 23 Jun 2008
(Governor) Why Couldn’t You Spare A Dime (actually 35 cents)?
Posted by jerimarie liesegang under justiceNo Comments
Thank goodness for a Ct General Assembly that finally uses its super-majority to override one of many gubernatorial veto’s over the years, HB 5105 An Act Concerning the Minimum Wage
Some grim statistics:
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities notes that the Wealth INEQUALITY grew more in Connecticut than any other state (2004 -2006). Some statistics from their report are:
- The richest 20 percent of families have average incomes 8.0 times as large as the poorest 20 percent of families; this ratio was 4.6 in the late 1980s;
- This growth in income inequality is largest in the nation;
- The very richest families - top 5% - have average incomes 14.8 times as large as the poorest 20 percent of families;
- The gap between Connecticut’s richest and poorest families is 7th largest in the nation;
- The average income of the poorest fifth and middle fifth of families did not significantly change, while the richest fifth of families rose by $20,000 from $148K to $169K (more…)
Fri 20 Jun 2008
Green Candidate on Channel 3
Posted by steve fournier under Hartford , anti-war , government , politics , justice , impeachment , green1 Comment
I spent eight minutes with Dennis House in an interview that will be aired Sunday morning at 11 on WFSB’s “Face the State.” I think I was able to keep my seething core from blowing on camera, but I did manage to utter ”thug” and “fascist.” Check it out. And if you haven’t signed my petition, drop me an email at sfournier1945@yahoo.com and I’ll pay you a visit.
Thu 8 May 2008
Millions for Bridge Collapse. Zero for Levee Failure
Posted by steve fournier under government , justice , disasters1 Comment
The state of Minnesota will put up $38 million to divide among 158 victims as compensation for losses sustained in last year’s collapse of a bridge under Interstate 35 in Minneapolis. Thirteen were killed in the accident, which was the result of structural defects. Law buffs might reasonably wonder why victims of the levee collapse in New Orleans aren’t entitled to similar relief. (more…)
Thu 17 Apr 2008
Thursday’s Rally Against Three Strikes
Posted by Meghan under crime , justice , education , Criminal Justice[8] Comments
Today at the Capitol a coalition of social justice and criminal justice reform groups, including the Clean Slate Committee, Black Lowe, The Alliance Connecticut, People Against Injustice, American Friends Service Committee, and Youth Rights Media from New Haven, held a rally and press conference against the “three strikes” legislation proposed by Governor Rell.
Tue 15 Apr 2008
Angela Davis at CCSU, April 24
Posted by Steve under gender , economics , justice , race , Criminal JusticeNo Comments
Angela Davis will be speaking at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain on Thursday, April 24th. She will be taking part in two panel discussions, the first at 2:00 titled “Are Prisons Obsolete?” and the second at 5:30 titled “Race, Class and Gender Issues in American Society.” The talks are in Torp Theatre in Davidson Hall.
Tue 25 Mar 2008
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