Monthly Archives: March 2017

Civil Rights Groups Demand End to High School Sports Hijab Ban #HijabisHoopToo

Posted on March 28, 2017 by sueudry

After sixteen year-old student Je’Nan Hayes was banned from competing in her varsity basketball team’s championship game for wearing a hijab, racial justice groups, civil rights organizations, and community members demanded an immediate change to the rules. On March 27, MCCRC, … Continue reading →

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Justice for Je’Nan Hayes

Posted on March 22, 2017 by sueudry

The Watkins Mill High School girls basketball team made it to the regional finals this year for the first time. Every girl on the Gaithersburg, Maryland team got a chance to play in the championship game, except Je’Nan Hayes. The … Continue reading →

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Introducing MCCRC’s Progressive Montgomery Calendar

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

Part of what makes the Montgomery County area great is its vibrant progressive community, from Takoma Park Mobilization to UpCounty Alliance, from Peace Action Montgomery to Progressive Neighbors, from CASA to SURJ MoCo.  (And hey, us too.) So we’re very … Continue reading →

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Time-sensitive: Call state legislators, urge them to support the Trust Act

Posted on March 13, 2017 by John Appiah-Duffell

The Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition is a strong proponent of the Maryland Law Enforcement and Governmental Trust Act (HB 1362 / SB 835), Maryland’s “sanctuary” bill that would prevent law enforcement agencies within the state from becoming tools of federal … Continue reading →

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Mythbusting Rockville’s Sanctuary Ordinance

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Carol Schlenker

As reported earlier this week, Rockville residents and our neighbors throughout Montgomery County (and even further afield) testified at the Mayor and Council meeting on March 6 about a proposed ordinance regarding the role of local police in federal immigration … Continue reading →

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Bystander Intervention Training Materials here!

Posted on March 7, 2017 by kitbonson

In the wake of the disastrous election of 2016 and the rise of hate crimes and harassment in our community, those of us in the Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition (MCCRC) have provided Bystander Intervention trainings to almost 2,500 activists … Continue reading →

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We stand with our neighbors! Rockville turns out for sanctuary hearing

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

Scores of  local residents testified about a proposed City of Rockville sanctuary ordinance at Monday night’s Rockville City Council hearing. While not all speakers favored the ordinance 11-3, “Fostering Community Trust,”  (sponsored by Councilmember Julie Palakovich Carr), a majority did … Continue reading →

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Activists make case for Sanctuary Rockville ordinance at Monday hearing; vote next Monday

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Carol Schlenker

Rockville has taken the first step towards codifying its unofficial policy limiting the role of city police and staff in cooperating with federal authorities to enforce immigration law,[1] and MCCRC was there to voice support. At the Mayor and Council … Continue reading →

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MCCRC lobbies Annapolis for “3 S’s” – sanctuary, SWAT reform, Stingray regulation

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Thomas Nephew

MCCRC’s Sue Udry and Thomas Nephew joined scores of activists participating in CASA’s Immigrant Lobby Night on Monday evening. Sanctuary Our number one priority was asking our respective delegations (Districts 18, 20) to support the Maryland TRUST Act (HB1362/SB0835) —  … Continue reading →

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