This is a collection of voices and sound bytes from people of color who were at the first day of Occupy DC on October 6, 2011. Even the white so-called progressive media has a tendency to ignore the voices and perspectives of people of color during these kinds of events---we did not. We are not them. We are Your World News.
This week we were joined by Olympic and Civil Rights Icon, Dr. John Carlos, for a discussion on social injustice, his actions in 1968, and the ongoing battle to gain justice for people of color.
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On September 24th, 2011, a collective of students and workers at the University of Maryland marched and protested to put an end to a long history of sexual and racially motivated abuse at that school. This coalition needs your support. Please visit: www.justiceatmaryland.com to find out more and how you can help them put an end to these human rights crimes.
On September 24th 2011 a special rally was held at the Nyumburu Amphitheater for support the October 2011 “Stop the Machine” movement. This rally featured Dr. Margaret Flowers, Kevin Zesse, and Revolutionary Hip Hop group, The Coup!!! And of course…Your World News was there to support and cover this rally for a critically important movement on October 6, 2011 at Freedom Plaza, Washington DC---to Stop the Damn Machine!!!!
On October 16, 2011 a rally was organized by Students Against Mass Incarceration on the campus of Howard University to protest the proposed execution of Troy Davis in Georgia. Your Word News was out there to show our support with other justice oriented comrades!
Community members got together to raise the level of consciousness regarding the American Social Disease of Police Brutality
Teachers, students, parents and community members came out to protest the massive unfair budget cuts to education in the state of Maryland! Your World News was there is Solidarity.
UMD workers (Facilities, custodial staff, grounds keepers, etc) have been routinely treated with disrespect, verbal abuse---all the while being paid-un-livable wages.They let their voices be heard on April 13th at a Rally on the campus of the University of Maryland!
Bob Brown of the All African People's Revolutionary Party speaks at the Coalition Against the Bombing of Libya
