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“The evidence will show in this case that this did not happen as the deputies described it,” said Cameron Sehat, attorney for Parker’s family. “Dante was not resisting and was not combative. The evidence will further show that the amount of force, specifically the application of the Taser, in the manner in which Dante was restrained was unnecessary, unreasonable and excessive.”
“…Within two seconds of the car’s arrival, Officer Loehmann shot Tamir in the abdomen from point-blank range, raising doubts that he could have warned the boy three times to raise his hands, as the police later claimed.”
The Portland Alliance
Speaking Truth to Power
Vol. XXXV, Number 1
January 2015 or http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/January
“In Portland, Oregon on September 19th-21st, 2014.
The CMC will be a series of workshops, open-themed strategy sessions, and public events aimed at bringing together alternative and community media organizations, independent journalists and creative artists…”
Wars of choice are surrender. Peace is victory.
“But we do outnumber the billionaires by about 300 million people strong.”
Does that give you any ideas?
November 2014 is an important date.
“We must secure the peace, seek justice, reduce munitions, and preserve freedom while restoring civil rights at home, and international collaboration abroad. We can restore infrastructure, revitalize our people and build bridges to a sustainable future.”
“America is not any sort of democracy, she’s a socio-capitalist oligarchy and republic. This nation is bought and paid for, tricked and trickled-on, sold out, betrayed and sinking fast. “
“There are no “complexities” involved when a white cop shoots an unarmed black kid between six and ten times.
According to multiple eyewitnesses, this was a street execution.”
Around 1250 were rallying and marching through the streets of downtown Portland on Thursday, July 24 to “End the Assault on Gaza”. Until now, Israel has killed more than 1200 civilians, most of them are children and women. These are war crimes. These murders must end.
“But, even ignoring international law and that Gaza is under illegal Israeli occupation, Gaza did not initiate this current round of violence; Israel did: …On May 20th, the Israeli government murdered 2 unarmed Palestinian teens, one on video, and wounded a third. The firing of pathetic scrap metal rockets from impoverished Gaza, which have killed no one, were in fact launched in response to earlier Israeli bombings, killings, assassinations, and arrests of Palestinians, including children.”
https://thepeaceresource.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/endgazawarcrimes/
“Unprovoked military aggression is a war crime under international law.
“Unless and until the Obama administration decides to end its unconditional backing for Israel’s right-wing government and instead support Israeli and Palestinian moderates, there will be no hope for peace.”
“Our Food, Our Choice:
We have the right to know what’s in our food.”
The Postal Service is NOT broke. Indeed, in those four years of loudly deplored “losses,” the service actually produced a … More
“The most violent element in society is ignorance. ”
― Emma Goldman
“All we ask is that the officers protect and serve. The way too many PDX police officers have been behaving, a significant proportion of people in Portland hesitate to call the police out of fears about the safety of family, friends and neighbors. This is not acceptable.”
“We need independent, intelligent leaders with courage, vision, and values. “
Rice sanctioned the use of torture and has continued to defend it even after a top aide warned that she and her colleagues were violating the law.
Civil Rights are Human Rights!
Here’s the Newest Portland Alliance!
http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/May
