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Comfort Oludipe, MCPD Chief Manger in Germantown public meeting next Tuesday
Comfort Oludipe –“Mama Emmanuel”, the mother of Emmanuel Okutuga, slain in 2011 by Montgomery County police — will hold a press conference in Germantown next Tuesday, followed by a community conversation with Chief Thomas Manger of the MCPD and other … Continue reading
Speakers at this Friday’s town hall
We’re honored to have a wonderful group of speakers for this Friday’s event, “Police Abuses in Maryland: hear the stories, act for reform.” First, details about the event: WHERE: Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD (map), … Continue reading
Townhall on police abuses in Maryland: hear the stories, act for reform
In support of a sweeping Maryland Coalition for Justice and Equality (MCJE) police reform legislative agenda in Annapolis, Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition will be hosting a town hall next week titled “Police Abuses in Maryland – hear the stories, … Continue reading
Video: Audience Q&A at Defending Dissent forum
(Part I) (Part II) The presentations by Kit Bonson, Saqib Ali, Max Obuszewski, and Sue Udry were followed by a series of questions from the audience, among them: What will the public do when these kinds of abuses are claimed? … Continue reading
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Video: Sue Udry (Defending Dissent Foundation) speaks at Defending Dissent forum
(Part I) (Part II) Ms. Udry led off by discussing examples of environmental dissent chilled or disproportionately punished by laws, law enforcement, and the judicial system. She went on to note that law enforcement agencies have also taken it on … Continue reading
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Video: Max Obuszewski (Baltimore Nonviolence Center) speaks at Defending Dissent forum
Max Obuszewski recalled how he learned in 2008 that there were Maryland State Police files on him, via discovery by the ACLU of Maryland and a pro bono legal firm: …when I got back to Baltimore there was a message … Continue reading
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Video: Saqib Ali (CAIR-MD) speaks at Defending Dissent forum
Former Maryland Assembly Delegate Saqib Ali (now government affairs director of CAIR-MD) addressed the audience about the civil liberties challenges faced by American Muslims. He shared some of the questionable work products of the “Demographics Unit” of the NYPD’s Intelligence … Continue reading
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Video: Kit Bonson introduces Defending Dissent forum
Kit Bonson introduced the evening’s speakers Saqib Ali, Max Obuszewski, and Sue Udry, and then introduced the forum by noting that the issue of “defending dissent” is what sparked the formation of our group: The Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition … Continue reading
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Activists survey challenges to dissent at Wheaton forum, propose Rapid Response Network
If you’re one of those Americans with a belief or an opinion, you’re at risk these days. That was the take home message from an excellent panel of activists at Thursday night’s “Defending Dissent: A Public Forum” event at Wheaton … Continue reading
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Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition 
Police reform town hall builds resolve for Annapolis March 12 action
A rapt audience heard stories of loss, calls for change, and clear advocacy for specific solutions before acting for reform themselves at Friday night’s town hall on police abuses in Maryland. About sixty people packed Takoma Park Community Center’s Azalea … Continue reading →