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What They’re Saying About MCCRC
"...a vocal opponent of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) policy of random searches of passenger bags..." -- Government Security News
"fantastic work organizing around WMATA's search policy!" -- ACLU-Maryland
"a great example of focused grassroots action uniting transpartisan allies." -- BORDCMontg.Cnty Civil Rights/Liberties News
- County Election Reforms Passed by House Hailed As 'Historic Civil Rights Legislation' by Speaker – Maryland Matters - Josh Kurtz
- Virtual Series from Maryland Educators Turns Focus to Anti-Racist Curriculum and Micro-Aggression in Schools - Montgomery County Sentinel
- Damascus High School sexual assault case heads to federal court - WTOP
- Maryland Senate Approves Package Of Police Reform Measures - DCist
- Glen Echo Park's Dentzel Carousel Celebrates 100 Years - Montgomery Community Media
- Montgomery County Maryland - Montgomery County Maryland
- Maryland General Assembly Considers Bill to End Qualified Immunity for Police Officers - NBC4 Washington
- Debate on police reforms continues in Annapolis - WTOP
- Montgomery County, MD Lowers Standard for Proving Harassment in the Workplace - JD Supra
- As schools reopen, Asian American students are missing from classrooms - The Washington Post
Tag Archives: demonstration
Hate crime surge countered with peaceful rally in Silver Spring
An increase in hate crimes over the past year and particularly in the last month was rebuffed by local elected officials and hundreds of local citizens on Sunday’s “Stand Up for the Montgomery Way” rally in Silver Spring. As Montgomery … Continue reading
Marylanders show up in Annapolis for police reform – sheriffs, chiefs agree #NoRec23
Over a hundred advocates of police reform descended on Annapolis on Tuesday to press their case for real police reform and against measures like “Recommendation 23” — packing brutality hearing boards with members favorable to the accused — that would … Continue reading
BORDC/DDF’s Sue Udry: FBI iPhone demand seeks “crow bar” into our lives
[Yesterday, activists held a protest in Washington DC against the FBI’s efforts to compel Apple to help break the encryption of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. MCCRC supported the demonstration with email alerts, and BORDC/DDF … Continue reading
Maryland at a crossroads on Tuesday – rally for police reform, pack the hearing room!
WHEN: 11am-9pm, Tuesday February 23 WHERE: MD Legislature, Lowe House Office Building 6 Bladen St, Room 145 Baltimore City Delegation Room Annapolis, MD 21401 (map) WHAT: Rally for police accountability, 11pm Hearings on police reform legislation, 1pm until late. HOW: Montgomery … Continue reading
Annapolis MLK evening rally, die-in highlight police accountability agenda
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
Takoma Park, America says “Close Guantanamo!”
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
MCCRC joins “Close Guantanamo” call to action next week; see you at Takoma Metro
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
One vigil, divisible, with liberty and justice for some
Last Friday night, a decent, heartfelt response to the horror and grief of the San Bernardino mass killings was transformed into a pep rally for a disquieting information gathering and intervention program — connecting clergy and law enforcement — called … Continue reading
Video: March 12 MCJE police reform rally in Annapolis
Here is a video playlist of the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Equality (MCJE) March 12 rally in Annapolis preceding the House Judiciary Committee hearings. * The playlist is in the order that people spoke. To navigate to the desired … Continue reading
March 12th Annapolis rally and hearings build case for police reforms
A brisk, bright early spring day provided the perfect backdrop for a stirring rally for police reform on Annapolis’s “Lawyers Mall” last Thursday. Speakers at the rally included Adam Jackson (Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle), Sara Love (ACLU MD), Gerald … Continue reading →