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LGBTQ community
Race - desc. against Muslims & Hispanics
Women's Rights
POC -#blacklivesmatter
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What is it? It is an international activist movement in the African-American
community, that campaigns against violence and systemic racism toward
african americans
(http://blacklivesmatter.com/about/)
Campaign Zero- is a police reform campaign proposed by activists associated
with Black Lives Matter, The plan consists of ten proposals, all of which are
aimed at reducing police violence(join campaign zero)
History of Black lives matter movement- This phenomenon went viral on
twitter with about June of 2014-May of 2015 and was the third most popular
keyword search on twitter
What started it? In february of 2012, 17 year old Trayvon Martin was shot by
George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, the two had an
altercation ending in the fatal shot ending Trayvon Martins life.
Michael Brown (Ferguson)-Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot
and killed on Aug. 9, 2014, by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, in Ferguson, Mo., a
suburb of St. Louis.(Ny Times)
In his own testimony, Officer Wilson said that Mr. Brown reached into the vehicle and
fought for his gun. (Ny Times)
Ferguson Riots-The US town of Ferguson has seen rioting and looting after a jury
decided not to bring charges over the killing of a black teenager.Many in the African-
American community had called for Mr Wilson to be charged with murder, but after three
months of deliberation a Missouri grand jury - of nine white and three black members -
made no recommendation of charges.(bbc.com)
Freddie Gray- A court document says that Gray had "fled unprovoked upon noticing
police presence". It also said that Gray "was arrested without force or incident".But state
prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said that Gray was illegally arrested, assaulted and falsely
accused of carrying an illegal switchblade(bbc.com).
Gray had repeatedly requested his inhaler after being handcuffed and police put him into a
tactical hold before he was put in the back of a van. Once he was on his stomach head first
into the wagon, according to Mosby, he was not restrained with a seat belt and despite
repeatedly requesting medical attention, his pleas were denied. He fell into a coma and died
later in hospital with 80 percent of injuries to his spine.
Eric Garner- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2014/dec/04/i-cant-breathe-eric-
garner-chokehold-death-video
Footage filmed by onlookers showed 43-year-old father Eric Garner being tackled to the
ground by police in New York City and could be heard repeatedly gasping, I cant breathe,
while officers put him in a chokehold. Once Garner lost consciousness, police turned him
onto his side to help him breathe, but it was too late. He died in hospital an hour
later.(rt.com)
Tamir Rice- The officers were responding to a 911 call that a man was wielding a gun
and pointing at people at a nearby park. However, the emergency dispatcher failed to
relay to the officers that the caller added that the individual could be a juvenile and the
gun might be a "fake."(nbcnews)
Walter Scott- Slager shot Scott in the back as the unarmed man was running away
from Slager after a traffic stop. In a reversal from his previous account, Slager admitted
in court Tuesday that he did not shoot Scott in self-defense and said that his use of
force was unreasonable.
Scott's death sparked renewed "Black Lives Matter" protests after the 50-year-old
became the latest in a series of unarmed black men killed by police.(cnn)
Camille LGBTQ
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http://www.hrc.org/blog/why-foster-care-is-an-lgbtq-issue
Throughout the month of May, HRC will be celebrating National
Foster Care Month to raise awareness around children and youth in
foster care. Research has shown that LGBTQ youth are
overrepresented in the foster care system many having faced
family rejection around their sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression. We also know that while in care, LGBTQ youth face
higher rates of harassment, disruptive placements and trauma than
their non-LGBTQ peers.Affirming foster families can make a world of
difference for LGBTQ youth who need and deserve support. LGBTQ
foster parents are in a unique position to provide that affirmation.
Unfortunately, many agencies arent yet intentionally welcoming
qualified LGBTQ applicants through their doors. We already know
that LGBTQ people are successfully raising children all across the
U.S. many having adopted through foster care but the LGBTQ
community can be engaged even more.
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action-plan-could-imp
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/first-100-days-how-
president-trump-has-impacted-lgbtq-rights-n750191
https://www.aclu.org/feature/anti-muslim-discrimination
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/07/politics/donald-trump-muslim-ban-
immigration/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/23/muslim-americans-
discrimination_n_6738642.html
http://www.newsweek.com/muslim-discrimination-america-poll-
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www.pewresearch.org/.../roughly-half-of-hispanics-have-
experienced-discrimination/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/us/federal-judge-strikes-down-
texas-voter-id-la
w.html?_r=0
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-migrants-discrimination-
idUSKBN13W1A3
https://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=6051
Sources:
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