[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Justice in Ferguson Requires Overhauling National Law Enforcement Culture and Tactics

[C. G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss]

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> Ferguson is a National Issue - Rally in the Capital
> Activists to Converge at the DOJ for Mike Brown and Against Police Brutality and Militarization
> When & Where: Wednesday August 27, 2014 - 4:00pm, Department of Justice, Between 9th & 10th St NW, Washington DC
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> What: Activists will rally outside the Justice Department to call on the Attorney General to help secure justice for Michael Brown and the people of Ferguson, Missouri, as well as an overhaul of US law enforcement tactics in order to stop police brutality and the militarization of our police forces.
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> Speakers include Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Ron Daniels, US Marshall Matthew Fogg, Attorney Nkechi Taifa, Kevin Berends of the No FEAR Institute and more!
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> Family Should Seek Justice, Not Risk More Injustice From the System
> ~ Kevin Zeese, Shadow Attorney General
> The family cannot rely on the grand jury system or Attorney General Holder
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> The grand jury process in the United States is rigged for the prosecutor. There is an old saying among lawyers “A prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich.” Of course, the reverse is also true; the prosecutor can also prevent an indictment. The prosecutor controls the grand jury process which is conducted in secret without even a judge present. The prosecutor decides what witnesses to call and there is no opportunity for a defense lawyer or attorney for the family to participate.
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> No Rights that a White Man is Bound to Respect
> ~ Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Director of Government Transparency and Accountability
> The persistence of the Ferguson uprising has the signature of something larger and deeper, with hundreds of citizens giving new meaning to the universal sign of surrender, by lifting their arms—not in capitulation—but in refusing surrender.
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> Ferguson Exposes the Reality Of Militarized, Racist Policing
> ~ Kevin Zeese & Margaret Flowers
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> This is a teachable moment for the nation that presents an opportunity to transform policing so it serves the people.
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> Local Police and Much Else Will Be Militarized As Long As Federal Government Is
> ~ David Swanson, Secretary of Peace
> Policing is not the only thing militarized by what President Eisenhower called the “total influence — economic, political, even spiritual” of the military industrial complex.
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> A Healthy Response to Racism and Trauma in Ferguson
> ~ Margaret Flowers & Kevin Zeese
> The whole nation is experiencing these tragedies as we read the stories of the murders and watch videos of the events and of the mourning of family, friends and communities. Tonight there will be a national moment of silence from coast to coast.
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