Recently Eva Paterson asked about the relationship between the civil rights and the war in Iraq. I began to think about the complex relationship between Latinos, Military and Citizenship. Military recruiters target Latino neighborhoods and schools. This is essentially a poverty and race draft, and is definitely a civil rights issue. There are troubling reportsContinue reading "Latinos, Military and Citizenship"
‘Unflagging Courage’ by Elaine Elinson in LA Daily Journal
Unflagging CourageBy Elaine ElinsonLos Angeles Daily JournalJune 14, 2007Charlotte Gabrielli was 9 years old in 1936, when she was suspended from Fremont Elementary School in Sacramento. The bright little girl with brunette sausage curls and a sweet smile was not suspended for misbehaving; in fact, she was trying to obey her parents' instructions. Her parents,Continue reading "‘Unflagging Courage’ by Elaine Elinson in LA Daily Journal"
EJS Helps Working Assets Deliver Petitions to Congress to Urge the Restoration of Habeas Corpus
Working Assets Wireless congratulates members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for voting to approve legislation restoring habeas corpus by passing the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act.Working Assets (workingassetswireless.com) presented senators with petitions representing more than 4,000 lawyers, retired prosecutors and other members of the legal community urging the Senate to restore the constitutional writ of habeasContinue reading "EJS Helps Working Assets Deliver Petitions to Congress to Urge the Restoration of Habeas Corpus"