Executive Summary of the Final Report (Canada). The truths shared in these National Inquiry hearings tell the story – or, more accurately, thousands of stories – of acts of genocide against First Nations, Inuit and Métis women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. This violence amounts to a race-based genocide of Indigenous Peoples, including First Nations, Inuit,…
Crosscut by Gregory Scruggs / June 27, 2019 Environmentalists and indigenous groups, meanwhile, would like to see more water flow through the Columbia to support healthier fish stocks, a goal that might be achieved if so-called “ecosystem-based function” is added as a pillar of the modernized treaty. That regional concern has received minimal attention in the…
On June 28th, throughout the United States. The case we brought with our partners, Padilla v. ICE, began over one year ago when Yolany Padilla, a mother who was cruelly separated from her six-year-old son at the southern border, was denied a prompt bond hearing which would have allowed her the chance to be reunited with…
National Conference of State Legislatures Gilbert Mendoza and Chesterfield Polkey 6/20/2019 Twelve states and the District of Columbia enacted laws to allow unauthorized immigrants to obtain a driver’s licenses. These states—California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Vermont and Washington—issue a license if an applicant provides certain documentation, such as a…
Starting with the premise “the Green New Deal manifests key UU values — both “the interdependent web” and “justice, equity, and compassion”— the UUA passed an Action of Immediate Witness (AIW) on June 22, 2019 at the General Assembly in Spokane, Washington. Among the actions that UUA recommended: Network with UU state action networks, national…
