Silence, crisis of leadership must change Taos, NM –(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2017. Today, we acknowledge our responsibility to stand in solidarity with all people and communities of good conscience who oppose hatred and discrimination. Heather Heyer’s murder at the hands of a white nationalist in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend was an[Read More…]
Commentary
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Why a Drug Policy Organization Needs to Speak Out Against White Supremacy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2017 By: Megan Farrington The drug war is a tool of racial oppression. We see this in racial disparities in arrest and incarceration rates for drug offenses that exist even though white people and people of color use and sell drugs at about the same rates. We[Read More…]
Demonstration Tuesday, August 15: Democracy Under Assault Donald Trump is the Commander in Chief of White Supremacist Terrorism
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 15, 2017. Organizations working together for peace, social justice, equality and human rights will lead a demonstration today, Tuesday, August 15 at 5 p.m. at the Federal Building Plaza, Dearborn and Adams Streets in downtown Chicago. The murder and attempted murder of anti-racist demonstrators Saturday in Charlottesville, VA, by[Read More…]
Sessions’s Leak Warning To Journalists Misguided, Misplaced
Commentary By Gene Policinski (ENEWSPF)- A threat from the Trump administration, apparently aimed at journalists as part of a larger campaign to prevent widespread government “leaks” that have enraged the president, is the wrong message delivered by the wrong messenger. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, only a few days removed from[Read More…]
For Charlottesville: The People We Are Supposed to Be
Article contains resources for parents and educators that may help you help children in this frightening time Washington, DC – August 14, 2017 By: Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association I am struck by the pictures I’ve seen on the news. I am struck by the faces[Read More…]
NOW: Charlottesville White Supremacists Are On the Wrong Side of History
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2017. The white supremacists who launched a brutal protest against the city of Charlottesville, Virginia’s plan to remove a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee must be held to account for their violence and hate speech, says Toni Van Pelt, president of the National Organization[Read More…]
Indivisible Chicago Condemns Charlottesville Deadly Violence and Hate Filled Protests
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 12, 2017. Indivisible Chicago released the following statement in response to the events in Charlottesville “Indivisible Chicago condemns the attacks by white nationalist in Charlottesville, Virginia that have already left at least one dead. Indivisible Chicago supports the right to free speech, however the hate and bigotry promoted[Read More…]
National Conference Of State Legislatures Endorses Resolution Calling For Marijuana To Be Descheduled
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2017. The National Conference of State Legislatures has endorsed a resolution calling for marijuana to be removed from the US Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The plant and all of its organic constituents are classified under federal law as a schedule I controlled substance – the most restrictive[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: President Trump Says He Will Declare National Emergency on Opioid Crisis
Advocates Worry about National Emergency Declaration Given Trump Administration’s Escalation of Drug War Policies and Rhetoric Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2017. President Trump says he is preparing to declare a national emergency on the opioid crisis. This announcement comes just two days after he said that he favored “strong law enforcement”[Read More…]
President Trump to Hold Major Briefing on Opioid Crisis
Trump’s Opioid Commission Recently Recommended Health-Based Response, While Attorney General Sessions Pushes for More Criminalization and Incarceration; Advocates: Opioid Overdose Crisis is a Health Issue, Not Criminal Issue Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017. President Trump is expected to be briefed on the opioid crisis today by Tom Price, Secretary of Health[Read More…]
