U.S (HIP HOP CAUCUS) : what is the 4th OF JULY to the BLACK AMERICANS ?

 

 

 

2023 July 03

Friend,    Every year when Independence Day rolls around, we have to ask ourselves : what is the 4th of July to the Hip Hop community ? We know that on July 4, 1776, Black Americans were not free. Instead of celebrating “freedom” tomorrow, we’re gathering to fellowship and plan the next phase in our liberation. The fact is that the systems that kept Black Americans oppressed are still alive and well. Our country is still grappling with the enduring legacy of slavery from glaring health disparities to the wealth gap between Black and white communities. Don’t believe us ? Just look at the recent Supreme Court decisions handed down—one that strikes down affirmative action, and another that blocks President Biden’s debt relief plan keeping millions of Black borrowers saddled with unpayable student loans. We cannot celebrate while these glaring inequalities remain.   Hip Hop Caucus strongly believes that in order to see true freedom and racial justice in this nation, oppressors need to right the wrongs of their ancestors. The Reparations Now Resolution is a crucial piece of legislation that recognizes the federal government's responsibility to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and the ongoing harm inflicted upon millions of Black people. This 4th of July, we’re working to mobilize support for the legislation and move the needle closer toward justice. Before the fireworks start, will you take a minute to send a letter to your member of Congress urging them to take action on the Reparations Now Resolution? SIGN NOW For Future Generations,    Rev Yearwood President & CEO Hip Hop Caucus. D O N A T E

(France) : Les actualités de LA CIMADE.

 

 

 

Journée Mondiale des réfugié·e·s au CPH de Massy Samedi 24 juin 2023 a eu lieu la commémoration de la Journée Mondiale des réfugié·e·s au Centre Provisoire d'Hébergement (CPH) de Massy, une journée animée et riche en échanges. Découvrir la journée    Pacte UE sur la migration et l'asile : une approche répressive et sécuritaire au mépris des droits humains Le 8 juin 2023, les États membres de l’UE réunis en Conseil Justice et Affaires Intérieures sont parvenus à un accord sur deux des règlements du pacte européen sur la migration et l’asile. Alors que les négociations entre le Parlement et le Conseil se poursuivent, La Cimade décrypte les principaux enjeux des réformes européennes en cours d’adoption en matière de migration et d’asile et rend publique ses analyses et propositions. Télécharger le décryptage    Dématérialisation des demandes de titre de séjour : les pouvoirs publics font l’autruche Le 3 juin 2022, le Conseil d’État encadrait le recours à la dématérialisation pour les demandes de titre de séjour, en contraignant le gouvernement à modifier la réglementation et en enjoignant à l’administration de garantir un accueil et accompagnement non dématérialisé des usager·es. Plus d’un an après, la situation ne cesse d’empirer, avec de graves répercussions sur la situation des personnes étrangères. Lire le communiqué    Vivre en famille est un droit, défendons-le ! Quatre familles accompagnées par la Cimade dans les démarches de réunification ou regroupement familial, témoignent de leur parcours du combattant. La Cimade, à leur côté, dénonce l’arbitraire et l’injustice et rend compte, à travers une brochure des entraves à exercer un droit fondamental, celui de vivre en famille. Télécharger la brochure

Le produit du mois

À lire cet été… Jérôme Ruillier nous fait (re)découvrir l’histoire de l’immigration maghrébine à travers ce roman graphique et des témoignages poignants, qui rendent compte de la quête d’identité et des effets du racisme au quotidien. Découvrir la boutique

JE DONNE

Gillian GENEVIEVE (Moris) nous explique son but, par le biais de la poésie.

 

 

 

Bobby PAUL (Haïti).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IL PLEUT,

 

 

la nuit est morne ;

s’ennuie la vie

silencieuse ;

mon encre fait

son éternel deuil

 

 

son éternel deuil

mon encre fait

silencieuse

s’ennuie la vie;

la nuit est morne :

 

 

IL PLEUT.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bobby PAUL.

2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S (VOCAL NEW YORK) : Divest from the DEA's harm, invest in care.

 

 

 

The drug war is a humanitarian disaster that has inflicted harm and violence on communities of color and low-income people by separating families, facilitating deportations, fostering mistrust in healthcare and social services, and perpetuating poverty and stigma. It has led the U.S. to be the global leader in incarceration rates and overdose deaths.  July 1 marks 50 years of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) deadly and violent existence – and a more than $1 trillion vehicle to propel and accelerate criminalization and incarceration, drug war propaganda, and policies rooted in fear rather than care. Click here to demand that half of the DEA’s over $3 billion budget is reallocated back into public health, services and care for people who use drugs! When Nixon officially declared the War on Drugs in 1971, he continued strengthening the drug war machine through criminalization (like mandatory minimums and no-knock warrants) and false narratives. He even ignored a report commissioned by him from his appointees that argued cannabis should be decriminalized, and instead the focus should be on social support structures. By establishing the DEA in 1973, Nixon created an agency aimed at propagating and perpetuating this harmful and deadly approach to drugs.  More recently, the DEA has been actively spreading fake news and non-science based propaganda to expand the drug war. The fear mongering narrative that first responders and police can overdose by coming in contact with fentanyl has long been debunked. This dangerous myth produced laws at the federal and state level that increase criminalization (including mandatory minimums), all while preventable overdoses are surging to record-high levels - with the highest rates in the Black community.  If the Nixon administration’s real motivations for the drug war weren’t clear enough, an interview with John Ehrlichman, a top Nixon aide, published in 2016, answered any remaining questions: “The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.” Click here to demand investment in care over criminalization! As our nation endures surging overdose deaths, the DEA continues to spend well over $3 billion of our tax dollars annually on the same violent, failed drug war tactics. Despite the overwhelming agreement that we can only solve our current problems through a public health approach, our government continues to fail at investing in housing, proven services and care to address substance use, and unmet mental health needs.  Join us as we call on our federal elected officials to reallocate half of the over $3 billion annual budget of the Drug Enforcement Agency.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOCAL-NY

PO Box 170374
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1908

info@vocal-ny.org | 718-802-9540

U.S (YOUTH PROGRESSIVE ACTION CATALYST) : The impact of AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

 

 

 

Friend, Earlier this week, the Supreme Court made a ruling that eliminated race as a basis for granting admission in colleges and universities. Clearly, this is a mass blow to progress, equal opportunity, and dismantling systemic racism. But the fight isn’t over yet. Congress still has the power to enact critical protections for affirmative action policies, especially ones that are proven to greatly benefit oppressed communities. Sign your name here to demand that Congress take action >> This ruling undermines the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection and disregards the historical context and purpose of affirmative action — to address systemic and historical inequalities. But the conservative majority on the Supreme Court doesn’t care about that – all they care about is doing the bidding of their dark money friends. Everyone deserves a chance to succeed in society. But right now, conservative forces are trying to attack the progress we have made in building a society where everyone, regardless of race or gender, has an equal opportunity to succeed. Sign our petition to protect affirmative action and ensure our colleges and universities remain diverse and inclusive today >> We won’t stand on the sidelines as the Court attacks the progress that movements have spent decades fighting for. You rock,    Morgan Stahr Blue Future

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