Monthly Archives: January 2016

Senator Raskin circulates pro-Syrian refugee letter in Annapolis – you can help

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

The Syrian refugee crisis hasn’t gone away, of course — nor has the urgency of confronting fearful and often Islamophobic commentary about accepting those (and other) refugees to our country. So State Senator Jamie Raskin has penned a strong letter … Continue reading →

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Annapolis MLK evening rally, die-in highlight police accountability agenda

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

About two hundred activists braved a bitterly cold evening on Martin Luther King Day in Annapolis’s Lawyers Mall — directly in front of the Maryland State House — to send the message to the Maryland legislature that police accountability reform … Continue reading →

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Coalition: MD police reform recommendations “an important start” – but #23 is very bad

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

On Monday the Maryland legislature’s Public Safety and Policing work group issued 23 specific recommendations for police reform (reprinted in full at the end of this post).  Many of the recommendations — which will be featured in a bill or … Continue reading →

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Takoma Park, America says “Close Guantanamo!”

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

As promised, MCCRC activists showed up at the Takoma Metro station this evening, distributing flyers about Guantanamo and collecting signatures to our petition asking the Montgomery County area Congressional delegation to do something about Guantanamo — investigate the Pentagon for its … Continue reading →

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Mo Co area congressional delegation: investigate Pentagon footdragging, close Guantanamo!

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

MCCRC activists will be at Takoma Metro station tomorrow evening distributing flyers about Guantanamo, reading from Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s “Guantánamo Diary” and asking supporters to pose with “Close Guantanamo!” signs like the one on the right. We’ll also be collecting … Continue reading →

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Police reform now! MLK Day rally, press conference, and die-in at Lawyers Mall in Annapolis

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

WHEN: 7pm-9pm, rain or shine, Monday January 18 (Martin Luther King Day) WHERE: Lawyers Mall, Annapolis, across from the State House WHAT: Press conference Rally and speakers Die-in on the plaza, with signs remembering victims of police violence HOW: carpool … Continue reading →

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MCCRC issues FOIA request about MTPD bag searches

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

[SIGN OUR PETITION AGAINST BAG SEARCHES] The Metro Transit Police Department recently announced that it was resuming the practice of assigning bag search units to random Metro stations for random bag searches of persons seeking to enter the WMATA Metro … Continue reading →

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MCCRC joins “Close Guantanamo” call to action next week; see you at Takoma Metro

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition is joining national groups including “World Can’t Wait,” Amnesty International, BORDC/DDF, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT), and others in calling for action next week on January … Continue reading →

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