Archive for August 8th, 2009
If Bratton Returns to NYC, Latinos Need to Remember the Blood on his Hands
11:03 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Activism|Justice|New York City · 1 Comment
8 Aug 2009
For the past few days I have been reading that current LAPD Comish and former NYPD Comish, William Bratton is coming back to the big mango. He’s coming to head up a private security firm but hasn’t ruled out retaking his old position running NY’s (a-hem) finest.
Now that former NYPD commissioner William Bratton is leaving his post as LAPD commissioner to be CEO of a NYC security company, there’s plenty of speculation that he could return to the public sector—even back as NYPD commissioner. Bratton told the Daily News, “Oh sure. I’m only 61. That’s a possibility down the line. Those that know me know I never close any doors. Well with some exceptions: I’ve closed the door on politics to show my sanity. I’m not crazy.”
Regardless of the capacity, Bratton’s return to NYC should capture everyone’s attention in the city, especially in the Latino community given the vicious police violence that the NYPD, under his hand, unleashed.
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Immigrant Hunger Strikes in Greece
8:53 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Activism|Immigration · 1 Comment
8 Aug 2009
Immigrant hunger strikes inside detention centers protesting human rights abuses aren’t limited to the U.S. In Greece, nearly 600 immigrant detainees are on a hunger strike protesting the Greek policy of transporting migrants from the cities to remote places before deportation.
The recent government policy of moving illegal immigrants to reception centers in northern Greece before expelling them from the country ran into more trouble yesterday, as 580 migrants being held on Samos went on hunger strike to protest the measure…
Yesterday’s protest came as sources revealed to Kathimerini that one in three applications made this year to remain here by the families of migrants living legally in Greece will be rejected.
Via / Devious Diva
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