Community meeting with the Diversity Commission of the City of Lynnwood

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Recent actions by local police have damaged trust between local police and residents. For example, many residents when stopped for traffic infractions have been asked about their immigration status, and later sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

When this happens, many people no longer feel safe reporting crimes or collaborating as witnesses.

The Diversity Commission will hear stories from Seattle, where residents and city officials have worked together to pass an ordinance and build relationships that are making the community safe for all residents. These examples show that trust between police and the community make the community safer and stronger.

Come and join us, and let’s work together to make Lynnwood a safe and welcoming city!

WHERE:   Lynnwood Library 

                  19200 44th Ave W 
   Lynnwood, WA 98036 

WHEN:   6:30PM

WHERE:   Wednesday, October10th

 

Washington Community Action Network

La Red Activa Comunitaria de Washington

220 S River St

Seattle, WA 98108

206-389-0050 x106

WASHINGTONCAN!

 

Civil Rights From The Twilight Zone

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Rod Serling gave this speech back in 1968, just after I turned four years old. (link at the end of this post)

 In the wake of Jena, The ICE Raids and the Wars in Iraq And Afghanistan as well as the questions raised by the Patriot Act

one can see that

Rod Serling could have given this speech yesterday.

How sad and how utterly tragic that is.

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Suddenly we are a nation whose new battle slogan is law and order. 

Last year it won countless numbers of elections. 

It’s the great new American euphemism. 

Law and Order. 

It is now interchangeable with God, Motherhood, the Constitution and the Holy Grail. 

But how empty and how suspect is this sloganry when it points up the incredible selectivity on the part of America’s citizenryhow picky and choosey they are when it comes to moral outrage. 

Rod Serling

December 4, 1968

Moorpark College