Civil Rights Issue

If this is the 'civil rights issue of our time,' who's who?

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:46:00 GMT

Source: michaelklonsky.blogspot.com --- Thursday, May 16, 2013
In this Oct. 15, 1957 file photo, seven of nine black students walk onto the campus of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., with a National Guard officer as an escort as other troops watch. (AP Photo, Fred Kaufman, File) Education is the Civil Rights Issue of our time. At least that's what the school reformers like to say. The phrase has been repeated so often by the likes of Secretary Duncan , Michelle Rhee , Joel Klein , and Condeleeza Rice -- that it's become meaningless. I, for one, have always felt uncomfortable with this claim and especially with those who were making it. There is no one single Civil Rights Issue that defines an era. There are many and they are all intertwined -- poverty, housing, jobs, voting Rights, race and gender. But let's go with it for the moment, especially in light of the closing of more than 50 Chicago schools, nearly all based in the city's predominantly black neighborhoods. Yesterday, the Chicago Teachers Union, backed by several of the city's Civil Rights groups and Civil liberties organizations, filed complaints in federal court on behalf of several parents and students. They singled out two groups in particular who face the greatest potential harm — special education and black students. The lawsuits come as no surprise to the Sun-Times editorial board . Rahm's ready-fire-aim approach has them scared to death that the whole thing is going to explode. No surprise there. What is surprisin ...

Gov. Dayton sees marriage equality as civil rights issue

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:18:02 GMT

Source: www.nbcnews.com --- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Gov. Dayton signed the Freedom to Marry Act into law Tuesday, citing the basic Rights envisioned by the nation's founders ...

Billie Jean King: Jason Collins represents "civil rights issue of the 21st century"

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:07:21 GMT

Source: www.cbsnews.com --- Sunday, May 05, 2013
Current, former professional athletes discuss NBA player coming out as gay ...

NC GOP staffer: LGBT equality not a civil rights issue

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:20:29 GMT

Source: goqnotes.com --- Thursday, May 02, 2013
Constituents of an eastern North Carolina state senator say his legislative assistant crossed the line when she said two weeks ago that LGBT equality was not a Civil Rights Issue and said the devil had tormented a mother's deceased gay son. ...

Mental Illness as a Civil Rights Issue: A Discussion with State Representative Paul Heroux

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:27:54 GMT

Source: natick.patch.com --- Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Location: 1881 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01701 When: May 9, 2013 Time: 12:00 pm–2:00 pm Since the tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012, mental illness has been front and center on the mind of anyone thinking about public safety in America. Representative Heroux raises important concerns about what this may mean for many people successfully living with mental illness. Too often there is stigma, unfair treatment, and even Civil Rights violations around people with mental illness or mental health issues. Join us for this crucial conversation about Civil Rights. Paul Heroux is a State Representative from Massachusetts on the Joint Committee Mental Health & Substance Abuse. He has a Bachelor’s in Psychology & Neuroscience from USC, a Master’s in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard. Questions and RSVP John Monfredo @ JMonfredo@AdvocatesInc.org Website: http://www.advocatesinc.org/site/event/mental_illness_as_civil_rights_issue/?phpMyAdmin=1utqjR4Q2Zq1c-3mLgriMPvBSyd Phone: (508) 628-6300 Price: $0 ...