Special to the Democrat By John Zippert On Monday night, November 21, 2011 there was a historic rally at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL sponsored by the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ) to call for repeal of HB56, Alabama’s anti-immigration law. The theme of the rally [...]
Special to the Democrat by John Zippert, Co-Publisher More than 300 community leaders from across Alabama gathered Saturday at the Ralph David Abernathy Auditorium on the campus of Alabama State University in Montgomery to discuss the problems facing people in Alabama, the possible solutions to those problems and ways to mobilize people [...]
leadership_summit2[1]-2 According to statewide leaders, things are getting worse in Alabama. It seems like our state is trying to go back to the past that we struggled so hard to leave behind. Just look around you and you will see that the past is closing in on us again: diminished voting rights – racial attacks [...]
According to statewide leaders, things are getting worse in Alabama. It seems like our state is trying to go back to the past that we struggled so hard to leave behind. Just look around you and you will see that the past is closing in on us again: diminished voting rights – racial attacks – [...]
Fifteen statewide organizations are spearheading a call to action of Alabama organizations, groups and individuals concerned about the deteriorating situation in Alabama. “These are critical times,” says Dr. Roberta Watts, Chairperson of the collaborative organizations. “We must find a way to ‘Fight back and Move Forward.” The Leadership Summit is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, [...]
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