“We need to keep the national dialogue focused on police violence and reform. We must counteract the prevailing public opinion that keeps police beyond scrutiny and that excuses and justifies whatever they do. We must make society rethink its approach to policing and we must demand policing that takes seriously the principle that all people are created equal. That’s why groups like Blackout for Human Rights and events like the Blackout Music & Film Festival are so important – to provide a space and a community for people to dissent, to speak up, and to speak out against what’s happening. That’s why the ACLU of Southern California is proud to participate and promote MobileJustice, so people can know and exercise their rights, including the right to record police encounters. So, let’s stand for justice. Let’s speak out. And let’s get to work on reforming the police. Start by joining us at the first annual Blackout Music & Film Festival, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 at The GRAMMY Museum in Downtown Los Angeles, where we and Black Lives Matter will be hosting a panel discussion on social justice” Continue Reading Hector Villagra, Executive Director of the ACLU of Southern California’s Article on The Huffington Post: http://huff.to/1EDLr7k

• Join Us at The GRAMMY Museum on Saturday, August 29 for Blackout Music & Film Festival and Don’t Miss The Social Justice Panel Featuring Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors, ACLU Lawyer Peter Bibring, Black Lives Matter Activist Ashley Yates, Urban Cusp Founder Rahiel Tesfamariam, The Root Associate Editor Danielle C. Belton and more. Presented by ACLU Southern California and Black Lives Matter, the panel will be moderated by UCLA professor, Dr. Marcus Hunter: http://bit.ly/1NviXBK
  
• Before Blackout Festival, Make Sure Check Out Panelist Danielle Belton’s Insightful Interviews with Fellow Panelist Ashley Yates and Patrisse Cullors on the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, Ferguson and More: http://bit.ly/1NiOZUw via The Root
  
• From Walter Scott to Oscar Grant, the Importance of Filming the Police Is Essential In Our Efforts to Hold Police Accountable and Our Fight for Justice. Download ACLU California’s Mobile Justice App here: http://bit.ly/1PyiqQS and Read Fast Company’s Article on the App here: http://bit.ly/1MBRJfV

(Twitter: @JohnnySibilly) 

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Mind Map #37: [A fork in the road…]

you don’t have to give excuses if you don’t want to

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