Extra credit review

Marielle- Hannah Giardullo 

March 9, 2016

30

First I witnessed a performance by the Raging Grannies. This took place right in front of the library and there were a couple tables set up for all the organizations that we would be sticking about. The Raging Grannies were introduced and they were a group of older woman probably around 10-12 of them and they sang songs about political issues. The one that I remember the most was the uterus song. Before each song there was a short summary about the topic they were going to sing about. This topic was about a woman's reproductive choices and how she might need to incorporate it. Yet the word uterus stirred up the floor and it was now banned to say the word. They were a very entertaining group of woman to say the least as their songs included catchy lyrics but they were also a show as they would cuss and stick up their middle figures which caught me off guard. The way they sang about the issues really showed the passion for the topics they were preaching about.

Although it was very entertaining to watch this group of elderly woman perform it was also very insightful and inspiring to see them be so passionate about these issues. It goes to show that we as the next generation of voters and leaders really should be more involved in what is going on around us. I believe in on of there songs they said something along the lines of how they can't retire because we are not doing anything to change the problems around us. Even if this was a little sarcasm it is true, it goes to show how important it is to stand up for your beliefs and not be afraid to voice you opinion and let it be heard. 

The next event I participated in after the performance from the Raging Grannies was the march. When we showed up to the booths there were already pre-made signs and I chose one that said "save the puppies". This was regarding the issue of overpopulated dogs as people are purchasing them instead of adopting them. Other signs were regarding the wage increase that the teachers will be fighting for on our campus. During our walk people were yelling this like "Free your body" and "Adopt don't shop". We started our march  in front of the booths then walked out towards Joyal hall then went down Shaw then went back in during the Kreman education building around the dorms then ended back at the booths.  I have never been apart of a march so it was a different experience there were students from my class but there were also other people in the march then we devoted to the causes and it was nice to seem them so passionate about these causes. 

Before I participated in this march I have more of a negative view of people who participated in marches as people who were just loud and obnoxious. But know I can honestly say I respect people who are concerned enough to voice their opinions and spread awareness for their causes. I think for future marches it would be nice to be more informed snd make it even more of a learning experience. Before seeing the booths I didn't really know what the march was going to be about. I also think it should be made more of an important point for the students to go talk to the people at the booths so they can know more information about what they are standing up for. It was a good experience overall though. 

randi kearn

Chalking: Food 4 All: Randi Kearn

The night we got to chalk the sidewalks at school was amazing. We wrote down statistics from our theme, Hunger for All, we drew pictures of food in different colors. We had a great time interacting with our team and with our other classmates. We talked about our social issues and talk to students passing by. I think this is an excellent avenue for the beginning of our protest.

I used to have a gathering at my house on the first Saturday of the month. My friends and I would invite anybody, and everybody, and we would talk about issues that were important to us, we would have music jams, beading, and yes, even chalk the sidewalk in front of my house. We did this for about a year and a half. I met all kinds of people, students, artists, homeless people, foreigners, (No, not the band), missionaries...it was always interesting.

I've often wondered, when asked for money from homeless people, what the right thing to do is. Usually, I'll go buy them a meal if they say they are hungry. On occasion, I've given them money. I just feel that it would be irresponsible for me to just give people money all the time. I don't want to enable someones habit (drugs, alcohol). I'm not judging, I am just going by my own experience, when I was on the street, I panhandled for beer money and being sober for 10 years now I feel I have a responsibility to feed the hungry, not feed the disease.

I think it's awful when people use their children, or animals to get money, but I will always feed them. And I try to help them get some resources. I am heartbroken at the plight of children everywhere. The abuses and neglect they endure. But that's a hole different issue.

Weekly Discussion Paper

Lana Silva

SOC 122 MW 5:30

8 March 2016

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/7/a_democracy_problem_as_debate_brings

This story highlights the Flint, Michigan water crisis, where the water supply was so severely contaminated with lead that in 2014, General Motors said they could not use it anymore because it was corroding their parts. One activists argues that since General Motors, the emergency manager, and the governor knew that the water supply wasn't okay for car parts, they should've known that it was not okay for citizens to consume either, even if it was cheaper. Furthermore, even though this water is essentially unusable and citizens have had to resort to drinking, cooking, and bathing with bottled water, the residents still have to pay for both their water bills and this bottled water. Another activist from "WATER you fighting for?" discussed various medical problems that she, her family, and neighbors have faced as a result of this water contamination. These are all examples of the movement diagnosing the problem and using motivational framing because the movement is focused on using language to get people emotional and give them a rationale for taking action. Furthermore, because of the primaries and the Democratic candidates' debate in Flint, the issue received even more national attention than it likely would have gotten previously, which is an example of political opportunity theory.

  

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/8/heres_to_flint_the_untold_story

Because the primaries are taking place in Michigan and it would be a meaningful win for the Democratic candidates, Flint's water crisis has turned into a "major campaign issue." This shows evidence of political opportunity theory because Flint's water crisis has a much bigger opportunity to receive even more national or global attention than they have gotten before. In addition, the ACLU of Michigan created a documentary titled "Here's to Flint," which was featured on Democracy Now, specifically on this day of the primaries, which is another example of political opportunity theory.  Now that Flint is getting so much national attention, it is the perfect time for activists to organize. In addition, the Flint water activists used framing when they communicated their diagnosis and motivation by chanting, "Whose water is it? Our water!" and holding signs that said things such as "No more paying for poison!" 

Anna Esparza

March 8, 2016

20

 

This was actually my first time to participate in something like this.  I have always wanted to do it but never actually got the opportunity to do it.  I didn't make a poster or anything and I regretted it after I have seen what some of the posters looked like that some of my own classmates did.  I will do this again and actually make a poster this time.

The elderly women, I forgot what they call themselves, were just amazing and funny.  I loved how the three songs that they sang were about women equality.  I actually got a poster that was already made that was for women equality and on the back it had a female figure and a male figure with an equal sign in between them.  When they would be singing, I noticed that they all were into the song but one of the elderly women stood out to me that most.  She would be swaying side to side and snapping her fingers to the side.  She was in the very front, did most of the introductions of the songs and was wearing a purple hat.

The march was very fun, going around campus.  There weren't a lot of people out on campus so that was a bit of a bust.  When we got to the sidewalk on Shaw, people in their cars would see us and honk.  We went through the dorms on campus, it was pretty funny.  I saw a couple of people that would look out there window to see who was doing all the noise.  We probably woke them up from a nap.  I would have liked to have the march go longer, even though I was hot and I also would have liked to go to different places either on campus or off.

Berta Caceres

David Baltierra

Honduran Activist Berta Caceres

 

emocracynow.org/2016/3/8/honduran_activist_berta_caceres_died_in

 

 

            What a shame it is to lose one of our colleagues like Berta Caceres in her quest for the environment and has an indigenous leader. Also with her death comes at least more than 110^th environmentalist killed just in Honduras. Not just that but even Gustavo Castro who was with her when she got shot from the Honduran death squads and got hit with two shots to his body. It's a battle that I feel will continue for years to come. This is because Gustavo is not the only one who is trying to make a difference on the environment in Honduras.  Furthermore what he is saying is that its just about the land but its about all the things like the forests, mines, water and indigenous lands which they own but the government just takes what it wants. The death squads are still targeting him. Since they have let him go back to Mexico and now have changed their minds he is being held in jail. However with the help of the Embassy of Mexico he is still in Honduras. He has been having nightmares and feel like they want to kill me just like Berta. There is one positive thing about this and it is that there is still an organization with the indigenous grassroots organization. I am glad that there are still other organizations there in Mexico which are helping to fight the Mexican government in their purse of the their environment. Just like in Mexico there are many challenges, which the indigenous people and their grassroots organization are fighting for like the dams, climate change, mining, and their cultures. Just like here at Fresno State when we did our rally and showed that we can and will make a differences, I feel that the academy in Mexico ands especially in their search for alternatives in their country. In conclusion I feel that when one of our own environmentalist dies or sacrifice their lives for our cause we should all set-up a rally day for them.  

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Kelli Mayhew

March 8, 2016

20

On March 4th I arrived around 12:20 and looked around and talked to each table and what they were there for and found the sign in sheet and signed in at around 12:40. At that time I listened to the Raging Grannies up on the "stage" and there were about 15 of them, 2 on the keyboard, and the rest in two lines singing from booklets. The songs they sang were interesting because they were familiar tunes, but they switched the words. You had to listen closely what they were saying, and a lot of the verses were clever and funny. Two songs I remember specifically were ones about legitimate rape, and one about the women's rights "don't say uterus". Both of these song's had to deal with women's rights and the controversial issue of abortion. In the song "don't say uterus" it talks about how men got to decide what women could and couldn't do with their bodies, and after all the fetus was growing inside them, so they should have a say. The group went on past 1 o'clock and in that time I helped make signs for people. I made my own sign saying "global warming is real" since I am passionate about the environment., and how we discussed in class that it should be short and bold. I was looking forward to doing the march, but wasn't able to participate because a family issue had come up. I left my sign with a few of my friends and I believe they used it, I'm not sure. During this event it was interesting to see all the different views people had, and what they were passionate about. I feel using our rights of free speech is important, and that we should take advantage of it. Change will never happen unless someone speaks up. Usually I am shy and try to not to cause problems etc, but in the free speech area I felt that I could express my views without being judged, but agreeing to disagree if you will. It is alright for someone to have different views, but the first step is to express them.  Quite a lot of people were at the event and I think it was well worth my time to go and be in that atmosphere. 

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Kelli Mayhew <kmayhew18@gmail.com> wrote:

Kelli Mayhew

March 8, 2016

20

On March 4th I arrived around 12:20 and looked around and talked to each table and what they were there for and found the sign in sheet and signed in at around 12:40. At that time I listened to the Raging Grannies up on the "stage" and there were about 15 of them, 2 on the keyboard, and the rest in two lines singing from booklets. The songs they sang were interesting because they were familiar tunes, but they switched the words. You had to listen closely what they were saying, and a lot of the verses were clever and funny. Two songs I remember specifically were ones about legitimate rape, and one about the women's rights "don't say uterus". Both of these song's had to deal with 

March 4th on March 4th extra credit

Kelli Mayhew

March 8, 2016

20

On March 4th I arrived around 12:20 and looked around and talked to each table and what they were there for and found the sign in sheet and signed in at around 12:40. At that time I listened to the Raging Grannies up on the "stage" and there were about 15 of them, 2 on the keyboard, and the rest in two lines singing from booklets. The songs they sang were interesting because they were familiar tunes, but they switched the words. You had to listen closely what they were saying, and a lot of the verses were clever and funny. Two songs I remember specifically were ones about legitimate rape, and one about the women's rights "don't say uterus". Both of these song's had to deal with 

Lana Silva

SOC 122 MW 5:30-6:45

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/4/the_biggest_abortion_case_in_a

"The Fight to Keep Abortion Safe & Legal" from Democracy Now showed a rally and reactions from activists on both sides about abortion and abortion access. The reason this rally and debate was taking place was because it was happening at just the right time, an example of political opportunity theory. Just inside the building where these rallies were occurring, The Supreme Court was hearing arguments about an important abortion case regarding the laws recently passed in Texas and other states that "force abortion clinics to meet the standards of hospital-style surgery centers and require providers to obtain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital—a task many can't achieve, in part due to anti-choice sentiment." If this historical case was not simultaneously going on, it is very unlikely that thousands of people would have still gathered to protest.

Although there were some interviews with "anti-choice" protesters, much of the article focused on personal stories from medical providers and patients. For example, one provider pointed out that even if abortions were made illegal, women would still attempt to have them. She told the story of when she was in medical school and her professors remembered and told her about before there was safe access to abortions when women would suffer major complications or even death from trying to perform abortions on their selves. She ended her speech by chanting, "Abortion is medical, not political!" Another story was from a patient who decided to have her child, but later discovered that her son's brain was severely underdeveloped and was told that she could either carry out the pregnancy or terminate it because it was "100% incompatible with life." She wanted to have the procedure performed there with her doctor, but was informed that because of the Texas state laws she would have to go through a multiple day process with Planned Parenthood or another provider, even though the baby did not have a chance at life. This information caused her to become "emotionally distraught and mentally distraught." Because she had the resources, she was able to fly to Florida to have an abortion, but since many other women do not have this option and should not have to result to flying across state borders for access she was raising awareness by sharing her story.

These stories given by patients and medical providers are examples of the movement using framing because they are using personal stories and language in order to get people emotional and join their cause. In addition, they have a clear message, that they want more access to safe legal abortions, and they do not have one spokesperson, with many patients and medical providers speaking from their own personal experiences and varying backgrounds.

Extra credit march

Candido Patlan

March 7, 2016

30

Before we began to march a small recital was put on by a group called the Raging Grannies. It was a great experience to witness elders who are outspoken and speak for themselves because we typically view elders as dependents. The part that stood out to me the most with the Raging Grannies was their explicit vocabulary. It didn't stand out to me because I was offended but because that's how society is now a days especially with the youth so therefore it was nice being able to relate and be into what was being said and the message behind it. Another thing that caught my eye was the amount of signs that were made all with similar or even different messages. It was great knowing none the less feeling that we were able to express ourselves freely of course in a respectful manner and the fact that students or the public actually noticed due to the cooperation amongst all of us working and marching together. It was an eye opener for me because I always believe what we have to say doesn't really matter that is why I really wanted to participate in this march which is when we were told we can express whatever we want on the posters. It wasn't strictly for a certain reason it made me and I'm everyone else feel like they had a voice and had everyone that was participating in the march supporting them and their beliefs and views. I believe bodies of students and even elders or people of any race and age should do this more often because it is very effective and can help society be more at ease per say it gives people a chance to express themselves and feel free and possibly even relieve stress. I myself would participate in a similar even again if given the opportunity because there are constant issue and problems worldwide that effect us all and I have a right to my own opinion and express it freely!

Re: randi kearn soc movements

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Randi

On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 6:26 PM, Randi Kearn <randikearn@mail.fresnostate.edu> wrote:

Chalking by Randi Kearn M/W Social movements

The night we got to chalk the sidewalks at school was amazing. We wrote down statistics from our theme, Hunger for All, we drew pictures of food in different colors. We had a great time interacting with our team and with our other classmates. We talked about our social issues and talk to students passing by.

I love advocating and challenging those who are clueless about what is really going on around us.

randi kearn soc movements

Chalking by Randi Kearn M/W Social movements

The night we got to chalk the sidewalks at school was amazing. We wrote down statistics from our theme, Hunger for All, we drew pictures of food in different colors. We had a great time interacting with our team and with our other classmates. We talked about our social issues and talk to students passing by.

I love advocating and challenging those who are clueless about what is really going on around us.

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I am submitting this  on your behalf, 

        Nereida Zarate Diaz

         Soc  Tue. 12:30-1:45

      Professor Timothy Kubal

 

       Today was an amazing experience; I was able to see something different for the first time. I was able to experience in a way a protest. Which was new to me, it was the first time in my life that I ever did something like that. I started off at 11 o'clock; at first I was not sure what to do exactly so I sort of just stood there in the crowd. I then decided to ask someone what I should do, someone mentioned to do the posters. So I then asked my professor and he said yeah it would be nice if we stapled the posters onto the wood. I then started to look through the posters, to put together the ones that went with each other and put the single ones in a different pile. As my friends and I worked together we realized how good some of these posters where. The posters were so inspiring; they had such an amazing imagery in them.  As I read some of the posters, I felt as if someone was telling me the whole story based on that topic. It was really interesting to see all the posters that Fresno State students made. It was amazing to know that a lot of people took the time to actually make these posters that have a lot of meaning to them. After I finished looking at the posters, I started to staple the posters onto the wood. I honestly felt like I stapled about 200 posters, well it felt like it was a lot but it was worth it. I did this between 11 AM all the way to 1 PM until the protest began.  One of the best parts of today was getting to know a few of the Fresno State students. I usually don't interact with students at school just because I more of a person that keeps to myself. But today I was able to get out of that shelf and interact with many students. I really enjoyed it; I didn't think I was going to have as much fun as I did today. We talked about many different things but mostly about the protest and what we were doing. We also shared our opinions on the topic and what topics we thought were extremely important. We had different opinions on the different topics, but we were able to communicate what we thought of them and what should be done in order to make a difference. We shared our thoughts and feelings and we also even shared personal experience based on animal abuse.  One of the girls shared their personal experience with animal abuse. She said as she walks to school from her house she saw the dog pound and the man who was driving the truck was chasing after a dog. She said she really didn't find anything odd about the man chasing the dog until she saw that he jumped on him. But even at that she thought her that it was OK maybe he felt threatened by the dog. Shortly after he starts wiping the dog, she said she didn't know what to do. She wanted to call the police but even at that she didn't know if they would do anything. So she continued her day and tries to forget what had happened. To me personally as she told the story I was really saddened by it, because it's true sometimes when we see the dog pound abuse the animals. We really don't know what to do, because we don't know if anything is going to be done. So many of us individuals just keep out mouth shut because to some people animal abuse may not be a major thing but it really is. We really need to make a difference with animal abuse, and also let people know that they should call the authorities when an animal is being abused. And assure them that the authorities will do something about the abuse. Shortly after, we finish talking   I started to create an inequality poster. The reason why I did an inequality poster was because I personally feel that men and women in this world are not equal. In this world the pay for men and women are very different. It's sad to know that many people believe that Women are not capable of doing the same thing as men. To me personally this is very disturbing as a woman myself I feel that we deserve the chance to prove ourselves just like men. That is my main reason why I decided to do any inequality poster and I actually use that poster in the protest that we had today.                  

           The protest finally began, as we started off to March away from the free-speech area. We made our way through the school. As we walked a lot of the students started chanting, many different things. One of the things that a lot of us were chanting was " human trafficking is modern day slavery." As I heard those words I knew it was real, I knew it existed and I knew it was everywhere in the world. But today I realized how bad of an issue it was, and it will continue to be an issue until we put a stop to it. This literally opened up my eyes to see how there's a lot of imperfection in the world that needs to be fixed. I can honestly say that as we walked the schools and said those words out loud it brought hope into my heart. I knew that a lot of people that were there today cared about these issues, therefore they were trying to get the word out in the public. Which was an amazing experience for, because it showed how much people cared about a particular issue. Another topic they were chanting about was animal rights. The reason why they made animal rights a big deal was because every 13 seconds and animal is put down. I learned this today during the protest as I heard them chanting about it, and I was so heartbroken to hear that because I personally love animals. So it literally broke my heart knowing that every 13 seconds and animal is being basically killed. And I personally believe that every living organism in this world deserves a chance to live. I know that the overpopulation of dogs and kittens are extremely large, but there are things we can do besides killing these poor animals.  This protest Open my eyes to the horrible things out in the open of our living world. I was just extremely sad but I also felt good knowing that we were trying to make a difference by letting people know what was going on through our little protest. It was an amazing experience to do this protests, because I never in my life did anything like it before; and it's something I will never forget.      

         For the last hour I decided to go around the tables since I really didn't get a chance to in the beginning. It was around 2 PM when I started to ask questions to see what each table had to say about their topic. There were two topics that extremely got my attention, the first one being men for equality of women. I had already been interested in this topic so I really wanted to know more about it. One of the girls went into depth about it, and even told me about a case in Fresno. The case was called Rizo vs. Fresno County office of education. When she first mentioned this I was completely shocked. I guess I can say that I was shocked because it was happening in Fresno County in my city. As she explained to me what was going on I was even more shocked because she told me. That this woman was working there for a couple years and then this male was working there for only a year and he was getting paid more than her just because he was a man.  She decided to sue them, and the case has not yet been closed, this case has been going on for over year now. And to me personally I felt like she has a right to Sue and she should win this case because we can see the inequality in this case written all over it. The second topic that really caught my attention was the criminal injustice system. I really didn't know much about this topic so when I asked I didn't know what I was getting myself into. The men that helped me out and gave me information explain to me what it was about. He basically told me that people who have in the way power in their hands like doctors or celebrities can go around the criminal injustice system. But that really wasn't the part that really got me; he shared a personal experience with me, which I was really shocked to hear. He told me a little about his past and how he had gone to jail for a year because he gave three pills to one of his ex-girlfriend's. He himself was a drug addict so when he gave the pills to the girl he wasn't in his right mind. So the Doctor Who was prescribing him the pills didn't end up going to jail it was he and now he has a felony on his record and can't even get a job. So he basically shared his personal experience with me and I was shocked that he did and because he did I was able to understand how the justice system is really messed up.       

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To: "Timothy Kubal" <tkubal@csufresno.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 4, 2016 10:17:56 PM
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Soc 3 Protest March

Jason Le

3/6/16

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Weekly Discussion #1 - Framing

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Flint vs Government

David Baltierra

Michigan's water wars

This article summarizes what can happen when not just a person or consumer, but a city like Flint, Michigan intended to be fugal in saving $ 5 million. In flint things were just fine until this happened.  In my readies it has come to my attention that it wasn't just the hiring of Rick Snyder for the city manager but it was a coordinated, aggressive effort to privatize their water system, and this is how there are in a poisoned water catastrophe. It's not just a water problem but I believe it's due to political problem. I would seem to me that the city and the politicians really don't care about the residents of Flint.  Since the city has an African American mayor in the size of the city. I also feel that this is has a play in what is really happing there. With all of these issues going on they want to fire the governor. There's many people around the state who feel like his response to this crisis has been inadequate and really a violation of human rights. One other thing that I have done research is that at Flint the overall population is African American and the social encomia statics is low in Flint. They don't have the resources to or capital to back them up.  In regards to how they go about their way of life it's a shame that after a few shower and washing their clothes that the flint residents began to complain about the smell and discolored water which they are unable to drink or even give water to their children. In conclusion for one thing is to get rid of the governor and the major. Second thing is to march to the capital and start a movement to show what is happing in Flint.

 

Apple vs F.B.I

David Baltierra

Apple vs The F.B.I

This article reviews the consequences of how it is important for all Americans to have our private information stored on our iPhone and the debate over privacy and online encryption. Basically with the Federal government wants apple to install a back door so they can access our private information when they want without a search warrant. Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out a published open letter to customer s announcing Apple's decision to engage in the battle for all Americans. One other thing that he stressed he that by building a backdoor it would be too dangerous to create. I am very glad that Apple has put up a fight for us. It's like two goliath's fighting against each other and we are like David form the bible. What I don't understand is that with all the technology the F.B.I still can't open the iPhone of the shooters. My son –in- law who I won't say his name, but he was able to crack my code on my iPhone about a year ago with easy. Going back to this issue I feel that the F.B.I just wants to find out what we are doing and to spy on us. I don't think it has to do with counterterrorism.  The F.B.I instead wants to break those security features and that's a dangerous precedent that the government is trying to set upon us the American consumers. In conclusion of my analysis, I feel delight what Tim said "The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that prot3ec our customers including tens of millions of American citizens from sophisticated hacker and cybercriminals ". One last thing that I just want to add is this is not just about the one phone, it's about every phone.

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SNARL chalking.

I had to have to text them from my phone to my wife's and have her email to me at my non fresno state. I hope that they are attached. sometimes it doesn't work. I;m not good with technology.  I did what I know to do.

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Weekly Discussion

Derrick Parra 

Basta Trump

 

Juan Gonzalez says "Now is the Time for Latino Millennia's to Vote". As the time is growing closer and closer to November Donald Trump is starting to seem like the Republican candidate for President. A lot of his campaign has been attacking Mexicans and stating he wants to build a wall against the southern border in order to keep them from coming to the United States. To add to his personal attacks young white students have been saying, "Build a wall," and "Trump, Trump" in support of Donald Trump mocking Latino students. As a result Univision has stated they are going to use all of their television stations and their networks to promote a 3 million Latino vote turn out. The movement is using Political opportunity theory to time their movement. With Trump making bold statements to build a wall and kick out immigrant's Latino have gathered and gotten media attention for his proposed plans and do not want him in office.

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/2/its_time_for_a_basta_trump

Somali Refuge

            In Salt Lake City Utah a 17 year old, Abdi Mohamed, a Somali Refuge, was shot and killed after police claimed he an another suspect were beating someone. The victim however, did not need medical attention and suffered no serious injuries. Hundreds took to the streets in protest demanding answers as to why he was shot so abruptly. Abdi was shot twice in the torso and as a result has died from his wounds. Police have so far refused to release footage of the officer's body camera. The Protestors are using Resource Mobilization Theory in order to achieve justice for Abdi. They have gathered in large numbers and are demanding answers from their local police department. Unfortunately, the local police department has made no answers yet.

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/1/headlines/utah_hundreds_protest_police_shooting_of_17_year_old_somali_refugee

Weekly Discussion

Derrick Parra derrick.parra26@gmail.com

Randi Kearn

What can I do? I don't get off work til 4 on friday.

DN Josie renforth

Josie Renforth

Scalias' Death Leaves Split Court.."

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/15/scalia_s_death_leaves_split_court

             

In the Democracy Now! News story, a panel of 3 experts discusses the current situation with the sudden death of the Supreme Courts most conservative Judge, Antonin Scalia.   The Republican Party is planning to block ANY nomination to the Supreme Court that President Obama makes fearing that the 9^th and newest judge will provide a liberal swing in all cases heard before the Supreme court.   The panelist state that to have the court go 11 months without the 9^th judge could create some inconsistent and unjust decisions left to the lower courts who have heard and made decisions that lead to the parties litigating the matter to the highest court.   There are issues on immigration ,labor unions,  reproduction and death penalties' on the courts calendar for this year.  If the republicans are successful in preventing Justice  Scalia's' seat to remain vacant, it will be the first. One of the guest's stated that there have been a  remarkable 17 Supreme Court Justices'  confirmed during election years.

This is a political opportunity. The Democrats and Republicans will be struggling over the appointment because the Supreme Court provides additional power for such cases as "Citizens United" and rolling back voter protections was permitted through the conservative justices, including..perhaps especially Justice Scalia.

DN Josie Renforth

Josie renforth

"Stop Hate: Dump Trump"

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/15/stop_hate_dump_trump_new_campaign

 

Kimberle Crenshaw, Professor at Columbia Law School,  spoke on Democracy Now about how the campaign against Donald Trump's Presidential run.  She points out that Trump's stereotyping statements against immigrants and Muslims are harmful to those groups.  The corporate runTV networks are more concerned about their ratings and viewership then the democracy of our nation.  Donald Trump is creating fear by his statements and his plan of action to build walls, both figuratively, by his plan to not let Muslim's in the U.S., and laterally, building a wall at the U.S. Mexico border , which he is going to have Mexico finance.  

The "Stop Hate: Dump Trump"  campaign is to bring the conversation from the amusement at the brassy Trump persona to the reality that this is a Presidential canidate. He has made incredulous remarks about immigrants, Muslims, women, and called his fellow male counterparts "Dopes."     The actions and statements that Trump has made threaten our democracy and freedoms to those who are not white men with similar beliefs. Support democracy,  "StopHateDumpTrump.com" http://www.stophatedumptrump.com/trump_hate

The Stop Trump is a Resource Mobility to bring attention and curtail the presidential run by Donald Trump. 

Josie Renforth DN! Thirsty for democracy

Josie Renforth

Thirsty for Democracy: The Poisoning of an American City   02/17/16

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/17/michigans_water_wars_nestle_pumps_millions

Amy Goodman does a story about water rights and access to clean water for the citizens in Michigan.  The citizens of Flint Michigan, whose water was poisoned and the local governmental eaders hid it, lied about it, and then were forced to admit it, but attempted to play down the severity of it, are having to pay some of the highest water rates in the state $140.00 per month.

The National Guard is handing out cases of 16 oz bottles of water, bottled by Nestle.  The residents have to drink, cook, and bathe in the bottled water.  There is NO FEMA presence and although there are cases of larger water bottled and provided by FEMA, however the National guard is handing out the Nestle water.

Amy Goodman speaks mostly to three women of "Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation"  an activist group that was involved in a decade long lawsuit costing them $1 million dollars over protecting Michigans water from Nestle. They won-by sorts, the successfully limited Nestle from pumping 400 gallons of water per minute to 200 gallons per minute. Nestle doesn't pay for the water, but they sell it. Last year they earned 14 billion dollars. 

Nestle and the Federal Bureau of Investigations retailiated against some of the three. One members son was sued by Nestle in a  SLAPP (Stratigic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) and another of the ladies had an Uncle who the FBI went to arrest for a bomb and found him at home in his wheelchair.  So it was eluded being a double amputee without prosthetics would eliminated him as a suspect.

 

The women of the Michigan's Citizens for Water Conservation make some very keen observation's, not only is the Nestle water being donated to the Flint residents, but Detriot, who have clean water cut off.  It is pointed out that this action is Environmental Racism as both Flint and Detriot is being managed by Emergency City Managers and both cities are predominately poor black residents. 

 

The diagnosis is that Nestle a corporation (This is a good example that Corporations are NOT people) from their profit on the free water, the SLAPP Lawsuit, the duration of the lawsuit, nestle was trying to bankrupt the cause, the involvement of the FBI going after the family of the one of the activist.

Social movements democracy now articles  02/22 – 02/27/16 Josie Renforth

 

Refugee Afghans Stage Protest

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/23/headlines/afghans_stranded_in_northern_greece_stage_protest_why_racism

Afghan refugees fleeing have been thwarted from reaching their destinations.  They have been stopped from going into and beyond Macedonia and are stuck in Northern Greece.  The countries/states, located on the trail have declared not nott accept as many – or any Afghan refugees leaving them no options. They staged a sit-in protest occupaying the train station that leads to Macedonia, and held signs saying "Why Racism?" and "We can't go back".

 

The framing is that closing the borders prevents them from moving forward and they are stuck. Going back to Afghanistan is not an option for them.

The tactics are occupation of the rail station that would take them north, if the northern countries would take them. Holding signs and posters stating "why racism?" and "We Can't go back"  is a clear message of the diagnosis of their issue.