by Nada Khader | Jan 27, 2016 | Blogs, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Movement Building, Racial Justice
A group gathered the evening of Tuesday, January 26, 2016, focused on supporting parole for Herman Bell as well as for the First International Day of Action in Solidarity with Trans Prisoners. We wrote birthday cards to former Black Panther Herman Bell...
by Nada Khader | Jan 26, 2016 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Frontpage, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Movement Building, Racial Justice
It is very disappointing that our local NYS Assembly Member David Buchwald is a co-sponsor of A8220. I am trying to set up a meeting with him. If you are in his district and would be willing to attend this meeting, please let me know. In the meantime, please do be...
by Nada Khader | Jan 20, 2016 | Communities & Focus Areas, Militarism and Foreign Policy
From The New York Times: A Deadly Deployment, a Navy SEAL’s Despair Fellow officers saw the death of Cmdr. Job W. Price, which was ruled a suicide, as a cautionary tale of how men were ground down by years of fighting and losing...
by Nada Khader | Jan 14, 2016 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
100% Renewables Now NYS Written by Mark Dunlea Jan. 14, 2016 www.gelfny.org Hundreds of climate change activists rallied in front of the state Capitol on Wednesday, then flooded the hallways to make sure legislative and political leaders understand that more is needed...