UNHEARD VOICES
A response to the brutal police killing of Sean Bell in New York City and the history of lives stolen by law enforcement agents and border patrol in this country.
MCGOVERNMENT
A parody about the lies our government feeds us.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Student Privacy Protection Act
Global Kids' Human Rights Activist Project (HRAP) spent their at William Cullen Bryant High School focusing a campaign on military recruitment in high schools and the No Child Left Behind Act. This is what they have to say:
"We are writing to express our serious concern about the military recruitment provision, section 9528, of the No Child Left Behind Act. Our schools are places for education, not recruitment. Forcing schools to turn over student information to recruiters or risk losing federal funds is a violation of the privacy of young people. The 'opt-out' policy is unclear and carried out irregularly from district to district. We believe it is important to protect the privacy and rights of youth."
For more information or to sign the petition, visit: HRAP Student Privacy Protection Act Petition
"We are writing to express our serious concern about the military recruitment provision, section 9528, of the No Child Left Behind Act. Our schools are places for education, not recruitment. Forcing schools to turn over student information to recruiters or risk losing federal funds is a violation of the privacy of young people. The 'opt-out' policy is unclear and carried out irregularly from district to district. We believe it is important to protect the privacy and rights of youth."
For more information or to sign the petition, visit: HRAP Student Privacy Protection Act Petition
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Students Walkout to Protest Killing of Unarmed Man
On May 18th an off-duty NYPD officer shot and killed Fermin Arzu of Honduras. Fermin was unarmed and shot from behind by officer Raphael Lora, who claimed the thought Arzu had a gun. High school students from the Bronx walk out & protest at the Fort Apache station in the South Bronx.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
GIs take Manhattan: Operation First Casualty
Over Memorial Day weekend 2007, members of Iraq Veterans Against War, staged Operation First Casualty, a simulation of sniper fire and mass detentions on the streets of Manhattan, that brought home a small piece of the Iraq War. Check out the video from meerkat media:
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Fact Checking the Government...
Back in May of 2006, journalist Ray McGovern confronted (now ex-Secretary of Defense) Donald Rumsfeld about his lies concerning our reasons for going to war in Iraq.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Where does our money go?
where do you see our tax money being spent? where do u think the government should be spending the most money at? why ?
where WE WOULD put the money...
how THEY do it...
The following chart shows the breakdown of the proposed federal discretionary budget for fiscal year 2008. (The discretionary budget refers to the part of the federal budget proposed by the President, and debated and decided by Congress each year. This part of the budget constitutes more than one-third of total federal spending. The remainder of the federal budget is called 'mandatory spending).
where WE WOULD put the money...
how THEY do it...
The following chart shows the breakdown of the proposed federal discretionary budget for fiscal year 2008. (The discretionary budget refers to the part of the federal budget proposed by the President, and debated and decided by Congress each year. This part of the budget constitutes more than one-third of total federal spending. The remainder of the federal budget is called 'mandatory spending).
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Increases in Govt Spending More Focused on Corrections than Education
Excerpt from Justice Policy Institute article “Effective Investments in Public Safety: Education”
Increases in government spending are more focused on corrections than on education
In fiscal year 2004, federal, state and local government spending for police protection, corrections and judicial and legal activities—totaling $193 billion—increased 4 percent from the previous year.
The President recently proposed decreasing funding for the Department of Education while increasing spending for the federal prison system
For fiscal year 2007, President Bush requested $54.4 billion in discretionary spending for the Department of Education, a 4.8 percent decrease from 2005. Meanwhile, the Office of Management and Budget estimates that the Department of Justice will spend $4.96 billion on the federal prison system in Fiscal Year 2007, a 4.2 percent increase from 2005.
Increases in government spending are more focused on corrections than on education
In fiscal year 2004, federal, state and local government spending for police protection, corrections and judicial and legal activities—totaling $193 billion—increased 4 percent from the previous year.
The President recently proposed decreasing funding for the Department of Education while increasing spending for the federal prison system
For fiscal year 2007, President Bush requested $54.4 billion in discretionary spending for the Department of Education, a 4.8 percent decrease from 2005. Meanwhile, the Office of Management and Budget estimates that the Department of Justice will spend $4.96 billion on the federal prison system in Fiscal Year 2007, a 4.2 percent increase from 2005.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
What do you think should happen to the three cops that got indicted?
(conversation between BBC members):
hey just wanted to ask wat do ya think should happened to the cops dat got indicted for the sean bell case or wat did happen?please write bac soon luv ya all 1`
word they're trying to move the trial to albany just like they did with diallo...
why take it all the way to albany for when it happened here . the only reason they want to do that is so nuttin happens to the cops.
their argument is that people in NYC know too much about the bell case...but who doesn't? this was a national case! everyone's heard of it...
it doesn't matter where it is being heared at because we still going to fight back for justice of stolen.
hey just wanted to ask wat do ya think should happened to the cops dat got indicted for the sean bell case or wat did happen?please write bac soon luv ya all 1`
word they're trying to move the trial to albany just like they did with diallo...
why take it all the way to albany for when it happened here . the only reason they want to do that is so nuttin happens to the cops.
their argument is that people in NYC know too much about the bell case...but who doesn't? this was a national case! everyone's heard of it...
it doesn't matter where it is being heared at because we still going to fight back for justice of stolen.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
The Sean Bell Case: Change of Venue?
April 12, 2007, 9:05 am
Sean Bell Case: Change of Venue?
By The Empire Zone
There continues to be talk of moving the trial in the Sean Bell case. Lawyers for the officers who have been charged were back in court yesterday.
Ellen Barry of The NY Times writes:
The hearing itself yesterday broke little new ground. Lawyers for the three officers pressed for the release of preliminary discovery they are entitled to by statute, including the grand jury minutes, coroner’s report and toxicology reports. At the next court date, May 14, they will establish a time frame for defense motions, which could include a motion to dismiss the indictments or separate the officers’ cases from one another. Defense lawyers could also request a change of venue or waive the right to a jury trial, which would place the case before Justice Arthur Cooperman of State Supreme Court in Queens.
Sean Bell Case: Change of Venue?
By The Empire Zone
There continues to be talk of moving the trial in the Sean Bell case. Lawyers for the officers who have been charged were back in court yesterday.
Ellen Barry of The NY Times writes:
The hearing itself yesterday broke little new ground. Lawyers for the three officers pressed for the release of preliminary discovery they are entitled to by statute, including the grand jury minutes, coroner’s report and toxicology reports. At the next court date, May 14, they will establish a time frame for defense motions, which could include a motion to dismiss the indictments or separate the officers’ cases from one another. Defense lawyers could also request a change of venue or waive the right to a jury trial, which would place the case before Justice Arthur Cooperman of State Supreme Court in Queens.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
The Verdict's In.......
On March 19th,2007 Detectives Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora were charged wth manslaughter 1 and 2, assault and reckless endangerment. Both detectives are face with up to 25 years in prison. Marc Cooper was charged with two counts of reckless endangerment and faces up to one year in jail. This case could take up to one year to even go to trial as said by the
"NEW YORK PRESS"
On March 20th,2007 two cops who fired 42 out of the 50 shots at Sean Bell could face more than half a century behind bars after the indictment yesterday in the death of the unarmed groom. At the court house in queens two cops pleaded
"NOT GUILTY" for manslaughter. Rev. Al Sharpton said the "charges were not enough there was clearly enough evidence to charge the cops witth murder and attempted murder".
An eight-count indictment, handed down Friday and unsealed yesterday also accused Oliver, 35, of two counts of first-degree assault and two count of reckless endangerment. If convicted of all charges, he faces 15 to 75 years behind bars, said a spokeswoman for the Queens District Attorney's Office.Charges against Isnora, 28, include first- and second-degree assault as well as reckless endangerment. He faces 12 to 57 years in prison if convicted. Cooper, 39, who fired four times, was charged with reckless endangerment after one of his bullets went through a window of an occupied AirTrain station across the street from the club. He faces up to a year in prison and/or a $1,000 fine. Officer Michael Carey, who fired three shots, and Officer Paul Headley, who fired one, weren't charged.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Oliver, Isnora and Cooper were suspended without pay, while Carey and Headley were place on modified duty. Their supervisor that night, Lt. Gary Napoli - who hid behind a car when the gunfire erupted - was also placed on modified duty. As all told by PoliceONe.com
"NEW YORK PRESS"
On March 20th,2007 two cops who fired 42 out of the 50 shots at Sean Bell could face more than half a century behind bars after the indictment yesterday in the death of the unarmed groom. At the court house in queens two cops pleaded
"NOT GUILTY" for manslaughter. Rev. Al Sharpton said the "charges were not enough there was clearly enough evidence to charge the cops witth murder and attempted murder".
An eight-count indictment, handed down Friday and unsealed yesterday also accused Oliver, 35, of two counts of first-degree assault and two count of reckless endangerment. If convicted of all charges, he faces 15 to 75 years behind bars, said a spokeswoman for the Queens District Attorney's Office.Charges against Isnora, 28, include first- and second-degree assault as well as reckless endangerment. He faces 12 to 57 years in prison if convicted. Cooper, 39, who fired four times, was charged with reckless endangerment after one of his bullets went through a window of an occupied AirTrain station across the street from the club. He faces up to a year in prison and/or a $1,000 fine. Officer Michael Carey, who fired three shots, and Officer Paul Headley, who fired one, weren't charged.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Oliver, Isnora and Cooper were suspended without pay, while Carey and Headley were place on modified duty. Their supervisor that night, Lt. Gary Napoli - who hid behind a car when the gunfire erupted - was also placed on modified duty. As all told by PoliceONe.com
Friday, March 16, 2007
Rally at Union Square Tomorrow- Sat. March 17th, 12noon
3 Detectives to Be Indicted by Grand Jury in Bell Case
The grand jury made its decision in the Sean Bell case today, but the DA's office has decided to wait until Monday to make a formal announcement. In spite of this, national media has already reported that there have been indictments of 3 of the 5 cops involved.
GATHER AT UNION SQUARE TOMORROW – 12NOON - Demand Justice for Bell, Benefield, Guzman & ALL OTHERS murdered and brutalized by the NYPD!
A Call to Bear Witness that Justice Be Served
The NYPD's murder of Sean Bell and attempted murders of Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman are NOT isolated or random events. They represent the continued racial profiling of communities of color by the police and the lack of accountability for police misconduct and abuse.
PEOPLES' JUSTICE - COMMUNITY CONTROL! - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY!
The grand jury made its decision in the Sean Bell case today, but the DA's office has decided to wait until Monday to make a formal announcement. In spite of this, national media has already reported that there have been indictments of 3 of the 5 cops involved.
GATHER AT UNION SQUARE TOMORROW – 12NOON - Demand Justice for Bell, Benefield, Guzman & ALL OTHERS murdered and brutalized by the NYPD!
A Call to Bear Witness that Justice Be Served
The NYPD's murder of Sean Bell and attempted murders of Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman are NOT isolated or random events. They represent the continued racial profiling of communities of color by the police and the lack of accountability for police misconduct and abuse.
PEOPLES' JUSTICE - COMMUNITY CONTROL! - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY!
Friday, February 9, 2007
"Unheard Voices"
"Unheard Voices" is our latest project that continues to talk about police brutality and the many lives stolen at the hands of law enforcement agents and border patrol. "Unheard Voices" opens up talking about the police killing of Sean Bell in Jamaica, Queens on November 26, 2006 and then moves on talking about Timur Person, a 19 year old that was killed in the Bronx two weeks after the Bell shooting.
The beats and lyrics are original pieces made by Gustavo a.k.a Ginsumera that talk about police brutality and how it affects minorities.
This piece is very emotional considering the fact that we have witnessed such brutality by police officers in our communities!
The beats and lyrics are original pieces made by Gustavo a.k.a Ginsumera that talk about police brutality and how it affects minorities.
This piece is very emotional considering the fact that we have witnessed such brutality by police officers in our communities!
Sunday, January 7, 2007
A Voice for Sean Bell
"A Voice for Sean Bell" is a short film representing our opinions and our concerns about Police Brutality and how it has affected us and will affect us in the near future. "A Voice for Sean Bell" also mentions Timur Person, a 19-year-old who was shot in the Bronx two weeks after Sean Bell.
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