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Frederick Holder was fatally shot by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) last year. His death was overshadowed by a press conference from Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on the same day. LASD deputies fired 33 times at Holder, who...
by VPSReports
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on Fri Feb 11, 2022 at 10:16 PM PST
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The past few weeks have been rather unpleasant as an understatement. Sarah Everard, a woman who had been missing from south London had been found dead. The anger and disgust felt by many women about the lack of safety of women in Britain was only...
by NY brit expat
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on Sun Mar 21, 2021 at 03:00 PM PDT
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Thousands across the country have come together to protest the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain, who died after being put in a chokehold while in the custody of the Aurora Police Department in Colorado. Amid those who came out to honor and support...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Tue Jun 30, 2020 at 12:43 PM PDT
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The heartbreaking story of 23-year-old Elijah McClain’s death has made waves through social media. Although McClain was killed last year while being detained by Denver police in Colorado, his story has recently gained widespread attention amid the...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Sun Jun 28, 2020 at 02:34 PM PDT
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On Friday evening, July 12, 2019, Lights for Liberty candlelight vigils were held across the US and the world to protest the children (and adults) in concentration cages. This is a horror that cannot stand; we will press for action until the children...
by elenacarlena
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on Sun Jul 28, 2019 at 07:08 PM PDT
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I am wondering how many people here will commit to attending a Transgender Day of Remembrance event in their area. This is the day we gather to honor and give dignity to those transgender people who have been murdered by hate violence in the past...
by Kalisiin
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on Wed Nov 14, 2018 at 04:53 PM PST
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In the wake of the deadliest attack on Jews in American history, when a gunman opened fired in a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and murdered 11 worshippers, vigils are being planned around the country to mourn those deaths.
New York...
by Barbara Morrill
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on Sat Oct 27, 2018 at 01:28 PM PDT
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THERE WILL BE A VIGIL TOMORROW NIGHT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, AT 7:00 AT THE CORNER OF BALTIMORE AND LIBERTY STREETS, CUMBERLAND, TO PROTEST THE APPALLING AND TREASONOUS BEHAVIOR OF OUR PRESIDENT, ESPECIALLY HIS ACTIONS AT THE HELSINKI AND NATO SUMMITS....
by Anjuli McDonald
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on Tue Jul 17, 2018 at 09:09 AM PDT
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Don’t stop. Don’t give up. Vote. 2 comments
on Wed Feb 21, 2018 at 01:38 PM PST
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I haven’t seen this diaried here, and it hasn’t made it on TV yet, but the St. Louis Post Dispatch, London Independent and Huffington Post are all reporting another hate-motivated ramming of protesters with a vehicle. We saw it Charlottesville and now...
by gas28man
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on Thu Aug 24, 2017 at 12:41 PM PDT
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Inspired by the Women’s March, a group of 6 women in Brunswick, Ga. banded together and decided to fight for the issues which have been under attack by the current administration. That small group of women, has now become 300 strong and grows daily....
by oldhag
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on Mon Aug 21, 2017 at 02:06 PM PDT
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I am afraid and I am fearless. I am a humble wordsmith with ideas and a proud activist with a bullhorn. I am, and plan to always be, an American. I am also a pluralist, a social ecumenicist, if you will. This is my country. Believe what you will. Be...
by ProseAndThorn
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on Fri Aug 18, 2017 at 08:09 AM PDT
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There was a candlelight vigil at UVA tonight to “Take back Our Lawn,” according to local news at 11. Peace and hope in the darkness. 10 comments
on Wed Aug 16, 2017 at 08:27 PM PDT
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You’ve probably seen the beautiful mobiles of Alexander Calder; you may very well have a plastic or cardboard mobile in your home. The principle is simple enough: a counterweight on one side of ...
by WarrenS
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on Thu Apr 27, 2017 at 05:01 PM PDT
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In tonights Washington Post Lady Gaga gave her heartfelt words on the loss of our Fellow Brothers and Sisters in the LGBTQ Community. We were shocked when we turned our T.V. on Sunday Morning to hear of not only the largest loss of life in an attack in...
by Kevin1957
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on Tue Jun 14, 2016 at 09:35 PM PDT
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There was a vigil last evening for Annabel Montoya, the East Los Angeles transgender teen who was intentionally run down by a vehicle in Monterey Park on around 2:30 am on Saturday April 2. Police have said that Annabel may have been beaten before...
by rserven
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on Sun Apr 10, 2016 at 03:22 PM PDT
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But probably not the Jewish Carpenter you were thinking of. It’s the evening of Holy Saturday. Tomorrow is Easter. In churches all over the world, worshipers are gathering for the Vigil service—a service that lasts all night, comprising two of the Canonic
by zenbassoon
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on Sat Mar 26, 2016 at 09:17 PM PDT
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PATRIOT Act vigils scheduled urging Congress to let the act sunset on June 1, 2015.
Urgent action is needed tomorrow—on Thursday, May 21—to stop Congress from reauthorizing the most ...
by Rachel Colyer
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on Wed May 20, 2015 at 01:23 PM PDT
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The sixth month anniversary mourning the tragic death of Michael Brown ends in predictable fashion.
by WriterRedmon
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on Tue Feb 10, 2015 at 06:30 PM PST
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Winter on Maine Street, Newtown, Connecticut.
I am leading Community Meeting in the Day ...
by remembrance
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on Sat Dec 14, 2013 at 05:00 PM PST
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