Discrimination Law Agency Advocates: A Year of Struggle In Review 2014-2015

A Year of Struggle

The following are some of the events that participated in either as protester or as a reporter or both.

August 9, 2015, One year after the Police Murder of Michael Brown.
A nice turn out, but the speakers gave a confused message. Two of the speakers went on to confront Hilliary Clinton and then they went on national TV.

August 2, 2015, Remembering five women, including Sandra Bland, who died in police custody.
This was a national event also held in other cities. Unfortunately it was not well publicized, but the collective
feeling was encouraging.

Save Our Streets Rally July 2015. This was a significant event in that many young people participated. They are the face of the future Worcester. This event touched a nerve as the organizer came under attack by the establishment..

July 21, 2015, City Council Decides to Audit Mosaic. Councillors Gaffney and Rosen in retaliation for Mosaic rent its space to Black Lives Matter protesters sought an audit of Mosaic finances. It was opposed by a large number of community people.

July 15, 2015, Student Immigration Movement at State House. The students some of whom are undocumented, but residents since before grammar school sought to have in state tuition at public colleges like other student residents.

July 13, 2015 Department of Justice Hearing. This was the so called "what is to be done " hearing. It turned into bosses love fest as the US District Attorney, the Massachusetts Attorney General, City Manager all said they did a great job. To date nothing concrete has taken place, not even the release of the suspect notes from the Hearings.

Department of Justice Hearings June 22, 2015

Department of Justice Hearings June 1, 2015

EPOCA Demonstration at Worcester Court House June 8, 2015 Against Mandatory Sentencing

SIMS rally at Worcester City Hall for in-state tuition June 9,2015

Department of Justice Hearing June 8, 2015

United Food and Commercial Workers rally for union contract at UMass Hospital June 6, 2015

Massachusetts Green Rainbow Party Convention May 31, 2015. The Green Rainbow passed a resolution in support of the new civil rights movement Black Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter organized by Progressive Labor Party and Massachusetts Human Right Committee Junes 2, 2015, They blocked the City Hall garage for 4.5 minutes. The Socialist Alternative also took part.

Political trial of the Worcester 4, June 1, 2015. It is ironic that the lawyers and defendants should be less militant before the trial, when their defense is based on civil disobedience being a " legitimate purpose". Nonetheless the City of Worcester is maliciously prosecuting the Worcester 4.

Immigration Day at the State House May 22, 2015. This event was organized by MIRA and it sought equity based legislation for immigrants.

Worcester Labor Council May Day May 1, 2015. This was a good event even when some right wingers opposed the Black Lives Matter people and the socialists. It is ironic that May Day became a worker's holiday around the world due to the communists.

Progressive Labor Party May Day 2015

Progressive Labor Party Solidarity with Baltimore rally April 29, 2015

Stone Soup CD Release 2015

Massachusetts Human Rights Committee and Progressive Labor Party Forum on Police Accountability April 18, 2015

Community United Collective Rally City Hall April 14, 2015

Teamster United Rally in Worcester March 15, 2015

Worcester Labor Council Confronts City over Court house development March 31, 2015. The Labor raised the idea of set aside jobs for Worcester residents. It did not address the idea of racial disparites. The City reached an understanding that is not enforceable with the developer.