civil rights
Labor joins community at Ferguson march
August 20, 2014As the mile-long column marched down the main street of Florissant, whole families poured from their doors and joined the procession: the peoples' struggle is the workers' struggle.
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Protesters speak out on massive failure of policing in Ferguson
August 19, 2014The interviews with people in Ferguson demonstrate how what should have been a week of peaceful protest became for Ferguson the trauma of experiencing police terrorism.
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Ferguson community struggles for justice, unity and peace
August 18, 2014"Due to huge turnout, it took me hours to travel the two miles from my home to the site of a rally in a packed church Sunday, a day of healing, a day of looking for...
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Across the country: Peaceful protests against police killing in Ferguson
August 15, 2014Everywhere the message was the same: There is no excuse in the United States of America for rifles and heavy weaponry to be aimed at people exercising their right to peaceful protest.
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Ferguson, Missouri residents grieve and protest in wake of killing by police
August 13, 2014The high level of tension in the town resulting from the Aug. 9 police killing of an unarmed Michael Brown, 17, has created an extremely volatile situation.
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