Another talk to have with my son, who could easily find himself in Trayvon Martin's shoes

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Wednesday March 21, 2012 · 6:51 PM PDT

2012/03/21 · 18:51

In the wake of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a young teen who was shot while walking back to his father's girlfriend's house from the store in Sanford, Florida, I must now figure out how to have "that talk" with my own son.

jewel33

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Friday January 09, 2009 · 2:22 AM PST

2009/01/09 · 02:22

and nothing is being done about it.
A bit of background:

Maricopa County, AZ has a hard-line sheriff whose name is Joe Arpaio. You may have heard a bit about him in the news ... he's the sheriff who has taken the immigration policy into his own hands - routinely targeting the large Latino population of his county for DWL (Driving While Latino). These traffic stops often result in rounding up "illegals" and placing them in his tent city (since there's not enough room in the jail for all of the people his deputies round up). He has been lauded and hailed by anti-immigration folk as "tough on crime". Many say that if someone is breaking the law by being in our country illegally, they deserve to be harassed and thrown into jail. Heck, the guy even has a new reality series of his very own!
How does he know that the people he rounds up are illegal? Well, he asks them for their citizenship papers, birth certificate, or Social Security cards, and you know how many of us actually carry those on us while we're driving to and from work and from the store. Many innocent people are being put in jail for days at a time, and heaven help anyone who opposes his reign of terror.
There's more to his madness...below the fold....

jewel33

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Tuesday December 09, 2008 · 10:47 PM PST

2008/12/09 · 22:47

With the crazy political news of the day, I'm hoping that this giving diary doesn't get buried in the rants!! :)

I wrote a rather lengthy comment in response to this diary and someone replied that I should make the response a diary in itself, so here is my story of local giving and how we can each help someone right in our own neighborhood. I know that we are all giving people, so maybe we can start a movement. I'm up for name suggestions, so post 'em here :)

Poll

20 votes Show Results

Will you adopt a local family for Christmas?

20 votes Vote Now!

Will you adopt a local family for Christmas?

Nah...I'm a Scrooge

0 votes

I wish I could, but I need someone to adopt ME!

11 votes

I don't have any children in my neighborhood

0 votes

Definitely...dang, why didn't I think of this myself?!

2 votes

I adopt a family or two every year

7 votes

Yep! AND I'm going to tell all of my friends to do it too!

0 votes

Don't forget ACORN

jewel33

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Friday November 07, 2008 · 5:47 AM PST

2008/11/07 · 05:47

While we are celebrating the election of a President who can finally turn the country in the right direction, don't forget those of us on the ground who have been fighting for the rights of poor and working-class people consistently and constantly for the past 30 years.

jewel33

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 8:15 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 20:15

When I started writing this, the tears were just streaming down my face.

jewel33

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Monday October 27, 2008 · 2:02 PM PDT

2008/10/27 · 14:02

I did .. really.
Flying back from the DNC and hearing that John McCain had picked a woman as his running mate, I thought, "Wow! That was a brilliant move, especially timing it right after the high of the Democratic National Convention...pretty smart thinking"...

RSS

Another talk to have with my son, who could easily find himself in Trayvon Martin's shoes

A police state right here in the good ole USA....

Help your neighbor, help yourself

Don't forget ACORN

Why am I crying happy tears?

I LIKED Sarah Palin