Sireen Hashem is suing Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board of Education (Flemington, NJ) in Federal court for discrimination, including harassment, termination, and retaliation. We support Sireen Hashem’s fight against discrimination based on race (Arab), national origin (Palestinian), and religion (Muslim). Incidents of discrimination at school included being the only teacher who got in trouble for showing a film about Malala and being told that she could not teach the way other teachers did because she was Palestinian and Muslim. When she appealed her termination despite being rated as an effective teacher, the FBI was called on her as further harassment and retaliation (a precursor to what we may increasingly expect under a Trump administration). The Board's current argument that "Palestine is not a nation" is simply another example of discrimination and an insult to all Palestinians. It is inappropriate for a school board to make false and politically charged statements claiming that Palestine is not a nation. In fact, Palestine is recognized as a nation by 136 nations-- but legally a nation's recognition has NOTHING to do with whether there is discrimination based on national origin. We cannot tolerate the school district's attempt to erase Sireen Hashem’s national identity and Palestine's existence as a nation. We support Sireen Hashem's Federal lawsuit at this time of vicious Islamophobia, discrimination, and harassment of Arabs and Muslims. Join us in fighting back to demand justice for Sireen Hashem and an end to Islamophobia, racism, and bigotry in our country.

U.S. District Judge John Z. Lee ruled against the use of detainers. It violates an anti-commandeering statute in the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Donald Trump wants to increase the power of law enforcement in Black communities, like Chicago, but wants to kill the institution that hold police accountable to the law itself. We can not bend and bow to Trumps terror tactics and threats. For the past 60 years the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice has protected the rights of all Americans--including voting rights, the rights of Black folks and other people of color, women, people with disabilities, and religious minorities. And now, Donald Trump wants to eliminate all of that. Stop him now!

Clergy in Ohio are already free to decide who they will marry, or not. Ask yourself, what is the real purpose behind a bill like this? I think we'll all come to the same conclusion. Homophobia.

I take offense that when the residents vote on the ballot, for a minimum wage increase, and a clear majority of citizens favored the bill, now in response, the state government wants to have a temper tantrum and strip away our rights to create laws at The Ballot Box.

It is actually clear that the President and (especially) his advisors lack even a basic familiarity with Black History and issues of racial justice. I'm calling on them to use an already existing monthly event to begin to rectify that.

Many people in the greater Madison community are concerned after the events of January 26, 2017, and the Chancellor's lack of appropriate response to the white nationalist group that is attempting to form on campus. The safety of ALL community members should be the University of Wisconsin's top priority, not oppressive political moves.

It is time we ended the divisive political and social fights over civil rights that we are all entitled to. We need to end discrimination in all forms, and extend justice and humanity to all residents of the United States, whether citizen or not.

Trump's executive orders to ban Moslems is illegal.

The sooner we stop Donald Trump the less we will need to have to repair for the decades that follow.

Unfair ..biased..family courts co-parent who interfere and abuse fathers rights..parental alienation is child abuse!!

The bills that the Minnesota legislature are proposing I feel are infringing on our first amendment rights. They trying to make it hard for the people to assemble peacefully by increasing the penalties on the protesters. The bills the Minnesota legislature are numbered HF55, HF322, HF390, and SF148.