Posts Tagged ‘Color of Change’
Color of Change: Call to Action – Net Neutrality
S2HUJRDRP593 The Internet has made amazing things possible, like freeing the Jena 6, electing President Obama, even creating ColorOfChange. None of it could have happened without an “open” Internet: one where Internet service providers are not allowed to [Read More]
Color of Change: Stop Discriminatory Sentencing
Every year, thousands of people are put away for long prison terms because of arcane and racist sentencing laws. They punish people caught with crack cocaine — who are often Black and poor — 100 times more harshly than those caught with powder cocaine. These laws have [Read More]
Call to Action: Color of Change – Stop Discriminatory Sentencing
The so-called “war on drugs” has created a national disaster: 1 in 15 Black adults in America are behind bars.1 It’s not because we commit more crime but largely because of unfair sentencing rules that treat 5 grams of crack cocaine–the kind found in [Read More]
Call to action: NY Post: This is not funny – Color of Change.org
Yesterday, the day after President Obama signed the stimulus bill, his first major piece of legislation, the New York Post ran a cartoon depicting the bill’s author as a dead monkey, covered in blood after being shot by police. In the face of intense criticism, The [Read More]
Color of Change: Your voice and the killing of Oscar Grant
On New Year’s Eve, Oscar Grant was shot in the back execution-style by a transit police officer in Oakland, California. He was lying face-down on a subway platform, unarmed and posing no threat.1,2 Twelve days later–despite several videos showing what [Read More]
Color of Change: Voting tips
Here are a few things to keep in mind to make sure you successfully cast your vote, and to help others do the same. Be Prepared, and Conquer the Lines. We can’t let long lines stop anyone from voting. There are several ways you can reduce lines and make sure they [Read More]
