At 3:30 on Tuesday afternoon activists and community members gathered outside City Hall and the police station to express concern about the handling of discipline of the city’s Chief of Police. I attended the rally at City Hall.
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Rally for Corey Manafee by Gary
In the wake of the events of the last week news that a worker at Yale faced charges for breaking a glass image depicting what he saw as racist imagery galvanized support outside his 10 AM court appearance at Superior Court on Elm street.
Scenes From A Die In by Gary
On Friday afternoon while the country was still dealing with three days of horror several people gathered on the Green in New Haven to hold a Die In. The group of largely young adults was diverse and their action unlike what we have been watching spoke to our ability to come together More Images OnFacebook
GESO 2/3 Majority Demonstration – Tif Shen
Over 1,500 people, composed of members of the Graduate Employees and Students Organization (GESO – UNITE HERE) and allies gathered outside of Yale University President Peter Salovey’s office Thursday to demand a union election without intimidation by the Yale Administration. They were joined various politicians, such as U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Senator Chris […]
Rally for Justice – by Gary
City Hall (New Haven) – Billed as a Peace Rally to call for an end to a biased system, an end to racism, demand independent investigations and prosecutions, victim protection the rally sponsored by the NAACP and partners this past Sunday was an important event. It was important not only in that it was part […]
Rally In The Rain For Education Reform – Jeffrey Kerekes
#ForEveryChild ForEveryChildCT.org The Coalition For Every Child is a movement of parents, students, educators, community members, faith leaders, advocates and organizations dedicated to ensuring that each and every Connecticut student has a quality education. Stand with us and support the campaign for better schools. Adapted from their press release: Thousands of kids and parents joined officials and […]
Hands Up!
On Monday at 12:01 students and members of the New Haven community participated in a nation wide Hands Up walkout related to the grand jury deciding not to indict in Ferguson. Here are some of the images. Facebook Gallery