The Tucson Urban League’s IMA Town Hall is asking locals to come participate at a Black Lives Matter stand tomorrow afternoon while the Downtown Parade of Lights is happening.
They hope to show solidarity for the police killings of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y. Do I still need to explain what happened in those two places?
“Also, show solidarity about the injustices that take place probably every day that we don’t know about,” says Deborah Embry, political action domain leader at the Tucson Urban League.
She says the gathering was planned for tomorrow because they knew there would be ton
s of people in the area watching for the Parade of Lights.
“No one is going to speak, people are just coming together to stand,” Embry says.
The stand will go on for as long as the parade does.
People looking to participate should be in front of Prince Chapel AME Church, 602 S. Stone Ave., by 4 p.m., wearing a black t-shirt or one that reads “I can’t breathe.”
For more information, you can contact Emry at 520-202-5360, Ext. 2234
This article appears in Dec 18-24, 2014.
Then WHY are blacks killing EACH OTHER so frequently? WHY are blacks trashing their OWN neighborhoods? Why are BLACK Women getting pregnant by blacks and those Blacks DONT support the black children?? How can Blacks Matter when Blacks DONT care?? But WE are supposed to?? Really???
Biggest crock of BS I have ever heard. Makes no difference what color you are when you get stupid and fight a police officer or try to take their gun things are turn bad real quick. Oh and guess what? ALL LIVES MATTER…..
Why disrupt the parade for Tucsonans that would like to come downtown and start their Christmas celebration? Take it to City hall.
They’ll leave the light on.
Pendejos!
DON”T LOOT
WON”T SHOOT
(regardless of skin color)
Great idea! Will be there. These protests are welcome. Long overdue!
The stand was fueled by the recent killings, which all victims happen to be black, but as mentioned above, it’s solidarity for ALL injustices happening at the hands of cops and others – YES, regardless of the victims’ race, color, etc.
The tragedy in NY on Saturday was exactly what I feared would happen. The media, the Mayor, the AG and even the President did not discourage the actions of the masses. The grand jury had spoken. That is our system of justice.
In the end a gangster kills two MINORITY police officers…..so sad.
Pants up! Don’t loot!
And I suppose that these protesters are feeling some solidarity with Ismaaiyl Brinsley.
America has like all nations on this earth their social misfits, racists, bigots, sadists, war criminals, corrupt politicians, police, corrections, etc., the list is long and they wear suits, uniforms and truly in many cases believe their evil sin is going to be unpunished, awe and shock is awaiting them on judgment day, no lawyer, no amount of money, fame, political connection or lies will save them, and no earthly punishment can come close to a eternity on them banks of the lake of fire! I guess that is a great irony and many will be whining and crying for all eternity woe to me and why did I do the things I did!
I’m sure that Clarence Dupnik will speak this morning and blame the assassination of the two NYPD officers on Holder, Sharpton, Deblasio and Obama. Just like he did when Laughner shot and killed in Tucson at the Gabby Giffords Congress on the corner, when he blamed Palin and Limbaugh.
I bet he’ll also blame Oprah and Whoopi.
Where is he?
I think I found the crusty bitter racists who have been dropping off kkk pamphlets in the middle of the night. Keep cashing them disability checks.
For all those who wonder why police shoot or otherwise kill unarmed lawbreakers (yes, both Brown and Garner were breaking the law and did not comply with law enforcement – a conveniently ignored fact), Ismaaiyl Brinsley just handed them a reason. Wise up, people, the cops aren’t willy-nilly using black men for target practice. Individuals acting individually are involved in these situations. If the statistics are to change, then there need to be more black men on the right side of the law and fewer black men on the wrong side of the law. There also needs to be less of a super simplified us vs. them mentality and the realization that individuals need to take responsibility for their own destinies. Don’t want to get shot by a cop? Don’t break the law then attack law enforcement for catching you.
Cmon Carlos. Can you really say fatal force was warranted? Do you truly believe resisting arrest is grounds for killing someone? Aren’t police trained to demobilize ‘suspects’? Shouldnt deadly force be a last resort? Taking out cops is not a way to make things right. Killing people who have done little to nothing illegal isn’t right.
Thank you, AME. I will be there. I am a white person who grew up in the racist cesspool of rural Missouri … the killing of an unarmed teen by a white cop in Ferguson and the failure to indict does not surprise me one bit. Those who “think,” as does trainsmanswife above, that everyone who misbehaves are treated the same by police simply have their heads in the sand (or the Fox network). Cliven Bundy is still walking free after his thugs aimed their guns at law enforcement; the white fool in Phoenix who went to the airport and aimed his gun at people is still walking free … and on and on.
Please take the time to educate yourself on the facts:
http://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2014/12/05/i-rise-today-in-support-of-the-nypd#.VJhdnf_AAA
Remember that community organizers use agitation to create change. And that change may be for the worse when you see what happens when you ignore the means to justify your ends.
Better yet, after reading the link above, ask yourself why the media chose to lie to you.
Ah yes, Bryan Fischer of the ultra right wing American Family Association…now I understand how you came to be so twisted, rat. Facts indeed …HAHAHAHAHA
I wonder why people keep repeating the lie. Garner was not killed, he died while resisting arrest for committing a crime. Many people die or get injured while resisting arrest. It is on them, it is their fault. Resisting arrest is a crime. How many of you have been stopped for speeding. Did you resist, get injured, no. It is the same thing. It is simple, do what the officer says and tell it to the Judge.
Rat, that’s the site you chose to show the ‘truth?’ A fanatical, hateful and biased opinion rag? You’re better off getting your news from the National Examiner.
Stalecloud – If Garner hadn’t A) committed a crime and B) resisted arrest, he would not have died during that incident. It is highly tragic and unfortunate that it occurred, but Garner played a pivotal role in his fate. You make it sound like they set out to kill him. If he had cooperated, he’d still be alive. What part of that can’t you wrap your brain around?
Nice work trying to discredit the facts. I see none of you have posted any facts surrounding either case.
You just repeat the “hate cops” mentality, that went out of style in the 70s.
Autopsies were available. But you won’t find them on the major networks. Why not?
You guys are just a different brand of haters. The type that hates people that you claim hate people, because hate is wrong.
Hate’s hate.
Harlan has it correct above.
And by the way, the National Examiner was the first one to get it right on Treyvon Martin. But you guys probably missed it.
Conversely, Stalecloud, I’m curious as to whether you think that anger about an unrelated situation warranted the premeditated and cold-blooded executions of Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos? Will we see you stand up for two innocent cops the way that you are doing for criminals who played active roles in their demises? Would you attend a rally decrying that situation? Or is that not hip enough for you?
I see a pattern developing here where some posters don’t debate or dispute the facts, they simply try to discredit the source.
They’re the ones with the bumper sticker that reads, “Minds are like parachutes. They only work when open.”
Then they run around and promote closed minded ideas.
“Many people die or get injured while resisting arrest. It is on them, it is their fault. Resisting arrest is a crime.” One that warrants death? Half of the suspects on COPS resist arrest and end up with some light to moderate assault. Why are you afraid to criticize the justice system? Can you tell me with a straight face that cops never err, that they’re always in the right, that once someone resists all bets are off and you can be killed? Do you want to live in that world? And the line about “he could talk so he could breathe” is as laughable as saying Sandy Hook was a government conspiracy.
I don’t think the cops approached him and thought ‘he looks like a great person to kill.’ I’m not even saying Garner was innocent. What I’m saying is excessive force was used and it shouldn’t have been swept under the rug. He was not armed.
If you’re talking about Garner’s autopsy, I’m pretty sure that was widely available. And if you believe he died due to poor health, why would two, TWO, cops need to use such force on a weak person? If he couldn’t walk a block without resting, how much could he actually resist? And once he was gasping, why couldn’t that be it? And why wait so long to get him medical attention?
I don’t see ‘facts’ being presented by anyone. Unless you count Rat’s tinfoil wearing source, but he also gives credit to the National Examiner so… (by the way, you do know the National Examiner specializes in sensationalist news like Garth Brooks kidnap scandal, right?)
Carlos, I said above that it wasn’t right to take out two cops. I’ll say it again, just so you don’t get it twisted. TAKING OUT COPS BECAUSE YOU’RE UPSET IS NOT RIGHT. I’ll stand up for anyone who was attacked or killed for little to no reason. That’s more than I can say for most of the people commenting. And what the fuck does being hip have to do with anything???
Garth Brooks was kidnapped? Are you sure?
Maybe you should try a ride along some night with TPD and get back to us. That will give you some realization of the difficult job they have.
There was a man very critical of the NY City government that claims they are running it like a business, by trying to pass new taxes, new laws and then forcing the police to make arrest quotas.
Mayor’s name is Deblasio. I would support looking into that aspect of the situation. But the killer was motivated by all the hate speech.
I hear the mantra that “black lives matter,” when these issues were not about race. And then I see a black man kill two cops and take his own life.
Looks like he didn’t value his own, any more than those he hated.
Statecloud – it is NOT the cops’ job to wrestle a perp to see who wins. It IS the cops’ job to enforce the law. It is NOT the cops’ job to be assaulted or shot at before they can defend themselves. It IS their job to see to it that criminals are arrested (another word for “stopped”). And it is NOT your job to act as referee and decide if the proper action is taken in the case of death. It IS the job of the Grand Jury to decide if there is merit for making a case. Accidents happen and result in bad things and life is not fair. However, in the cases of Brown and Garner, they set the scenarios into motion with their actions and subsequent responses. They played and they paid. As for the hip comment, I suspect that you only associate with those who agree with you and that you wouldn’t want to be considered a sellout for bailing on the “black lives matter” mantra in exchange for “all lives matter so do unto others as you’d want them to do unto you”.
Yes Rat, but fortunately he is okay now. I wish they would have taken Chris Gaines instead.
I have no doubt that being a cop is a difficult job. That’s a big responsibility. But when that responsibility is trusted to people who don’t deserve it, we have problems. I believe most cops are good. At least decent. But they’re all human, just like us. And they shouldn’t be held above the law. If they mess up, they should be held responsible. Just like us.
There’s no valid excuse for what Brinsley did. It will only escalate the us vs. them mentality and cause more friction, put more people on edge (cops included).
Yes Carlos, it is the job of the police to enforce the law. It is also their job to use appropriate force. If a cop’s life is truly in danger, I fully expect him or her to respond with fatal force. When a cops uses force that well exceeds what the situation calls for, they should be reprimanded, possibly fired. Just like anyone else at any given job.
And no, I’m not a referee. Whatever that means. I’m not on a hearing board. But I have the right to express my thoughts and opinions. I do believe excessive force cases should be reviewed by a non-affiliated group. Isn’t it odd when police have tried to destroy or tamper with photo or video evidence taken of their wrong actions?
I still don’t know where you’re going with this hip comment. I haven’t even mentioned black lives matter. Yes, they do, as do all lives. I’m not sure which group you’d think I’d be selling out to, but feel free to make more assumptions. Or, you could just ask me. And I strongly believe in the golden rule. If everyone did, we wouldn’t be seeing the shitty situations happening all around us.
So who funds Al Sharpton and National Action Network?
According to National Action Network, sponsorship requires a minimum contribution of $5,000, though donations can run as high as $100,000. Corporations this time around included repeat donors such as American Honda, Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Company, Home Depot, McDonald’s and Wal-Mart. Yet they also included newcomers such as Facebook and Mars Inc. Organized labor also made its presence known in the form of the National Education Association, the International Association of Machinists, the New York-based Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Locals 1199 and 32BJ, and the United Federation of Teachers, which is New York City’s American Federation of Teachers affiliate. The following is a list, in alphabetical order, of all 42 sponsors:
Advent Capital
All the Way Foundation, Dennis & Karen Mehiel
American Honda Motor Company
Ariel Investments, LLC
AT&T
Best Buy
Black Entertainment Television
Coca-Cola Company
Comcast/NBCUniversal
Con Edison
CVS Caremark
Entergy
Facebook
FedEx
Ford Motor Company
General Electric
GlobalHue
Home Depot
Human Rights Campaign
International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers
Jackson Lewis LLP
LawCash
Macy’s Inc.
Mars Incorporated
McDonald’s
NASCAR
National Education Association
Ira Newman
The News Corporation
OraSure Technologies Inc.
PepsiCo
Perennial Strategy Group
SEIU Local 32BJ
SEIU Local 1199
ServiceMaster
Sony Music
Sports Medicine
SUPERVALU
United Federation of Teachers
UPS Foundation
Verizon
Wal-Mart
Read more at http://investmentwatchblog.com/wake-up-its-called-national-action-network-founded-by-al-sharpton-and-funded-by-corporations/#dLvMt6DTfVGK6Rid.99