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Race and Democracy The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims, have been born of earnest struggle. ~ Frederick Douglass
I swear to the Lord I still can't see Why Democracy means Everybody but me .... I say it plain, America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath - America will be! ~ Langston Hughes
The history of the United States is a history of race relations. Racism is the lubricant for an economic machine geared towards profit, and it is the poison that sickens American progress. Democracy has always been the subversive antidote to racial injustice. Read here for resources on race and democracy. Organizing ResourcesNewsACLU: Georgia's voter-registration racially discriminatoryDate: July 7, 2010DETECTIVE OLSON: Demand the Removal of Sheriff Arpaio from DutyDate: January 12, 2010Federal settlement strengthens voting rights in OhioDate: November 30, 2009Take ActionStop Domestic Terror!source: Velvet RevolutionSupport Benton Harbor leader now!source: Rev. Pinkney Support CommitteeEventsMICHAEL FRANTI: Concert to benefit democracy movement!(September 27, 2009)Welcomed to Wisconsin by True Endeavors . . . Ticket price includes $0.50 donation to Liberty Tree . . . NASCO Action Camp 2009: Racial Justice for Sustainable Communities(August 13, 2009 - August 16, 2009)NASCO Action Camp, held each August, provides an intensive training retreat for leaders and members of housing co-ops, worker collectives, and other democratically-run communities. Democracy Track at the U.S. Social ForumThe Democracy Track is a series of sessions and community spaces at the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27-July 1, 2007. The purpose of these sessions is to centralize democracy in all of our everyday struggles. Publications & TalksPROGRESSIVE STATES: Community Policing as an Alternative to Local Enforcement of Immigration Law(November 9, 2009)Recognizing the financial and social costs of anti-immigrant approaches, more states and communities, as this Stateside Dispatch will outline, are looking to alternative solutions that emphasize community policing that incorporates immigrant community leaders into law enforcement efforts, protects witnesses and victims of crimes from harassment to encourage them to come forward in investigations, and restricts racial profiling to prevent police efforts from harming law-abiding citizens. Community policing is a commonly used and accepted method of combating crime by forming collaborative partnerships between law enforcement agencies and the individuals and organizations they serve to develop solutions to problems and increase trust in police. MANSKI: Public Radio's Week in Review(December 4, 2009)Ben Manski is a regular guest in WPR's "Week in Review" VIDEO: Manski, Farsetta, Alexander Gray on Extending Democracy(May 1, 2009)Progressive Magazine's Panel Discussion: EXTENDING DEMOCRACY Ben Manski, Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution |
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