Racial identities spawn new terminology: Are you Melungeon, Nuyorican or what? Wednesday, March 08, 2006 By Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When Lamaas Bey is asked his race on a form […]
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Category: Advocacy and Letters
Advocacy efforts in the form of legislative and comment letters, lawsuits, letters to media organizations and press releases.
Coalition Letter on Immigration Reform
March 6, 2006 Dear Senator, We, the undersigned 84 organizations and 117 individuals are writing to urge you to oppose provisions in the “Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006” which […]
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Joint Letter to U.N. Human Rights Committee re: ICCPR
U.S. CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SIGNINGTHE 9 JANUARY 2006 MEMOTO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEEREGARDING U.S. COMPLIANCE WITH THE ICCPR Organizations African American Human Rights Foundation […]
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President Signs H.R. 3402, the “Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005”
President Signs H.R. 3402, the “Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005” White House News Photos On January 5, 2006, the President has signed into law: […]
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Troops to Call for Independent Commission on Torture
Troops to Call for Independent Commission on Torture; Press Conference on Open Letter signed by 3,700 veterans and family members CONTACT: Charles Sheehan-Miles, 202-558-4553 INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE Nearly four years after […]
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Open Letter from 2,100 Military Veterans and Supporters re: Torture and Detentions
Open Letter from 2,100 Military Veterans and Supporters Coordinated by Veterans for Common Sense PDF version available here. November 8, 2005 As military veterans who have served in every U.S. […]
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Letter to Rep. Moran re: H.R. 3206, the Credit Union Charter Choice Act of 2005
November 6, 2005 James Landrith Letter to Representative James P. Moran Regarding H.R. 1452 November 6, 2005 The Honorable James P. Moran U.S. House of Representatives 2239 Rayburn House Office […]
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DOD Database Campaign Coalition Letter
DOD Database Campaign Coalition Letter October 18, 2005 The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense The Pentagon Washington, DC 20301 Dear Secretary Rumsfeld, We are writing in opposition to […]
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Bush White House: National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2005 Proclamation
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary September 30, 2005 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2005 A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America Domestic violence […]
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Letter to Michael Smith re: “Refugees Controversy”
September 11, 2005Letter on “Refugees Controversy”The Galveston County Daily News James Landrith PO Box 8208 Alexandria, VA 22306-8208 September 11, 2005 Mr. Smith: Thank you sir, for standing up and […]
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