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Girl wearing handmade Hands Up Don't Shoot cape. Michael Brown rally at Greater Grace Church. girl wearing handmade Hands Up Don't Shoot cape. Michael Brown rally at Greater Grace Church. August 17, 2014 -
Girl holding sign on W. Florissant Girl holding sign on W. Florissant August 17, 2014 -
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Forward Through Ferguson: A Path Toward Racial Equality As a Commission, we were given a broad charge, but limited time to explore these issues and develop calls to action. Though we accomplished a significant amount of work in that time, engaging a tremendous number of citizens and exploring issues in depth, the timeframe dictated the level of detail we could provide. Moreover, there is a limit to the influence over decision-making that we as a Commission can have. No matter how sound our calls to action, they are calls—the Commission does not have the power to enact them. This means that while this report includes many specific policy calls to action, it is not an implementation plan. Implementation may require legislation, policy changes, funding, public support, private support, or in most cases, a combination of these. Some calls to action identify half a dozen accountable bodies or more. Each individual or organization has a role in making these changes a reality. What this means is that this report does not spell out step-by-step solutions, or answer questions about how proposed solutions will be funded. Those things are beyond our scope, as the Commission’s charge was to identify needed changes and call on those accountable for that change to act. To soften the edges, to try to polish up the rough spots and to just present the stories and statistics that put St. Louis in a positive light, would be a disservice to those citizens who spoke up, and even more so, a disservice to the future of the region. Thus, the report provides the outline of a path forward. The report and the calls to action it includes are meant to serve as a springboard—as a way to initiate conversations and action around these urgent topics challenging our region. -
Ferguson: No Justice, No Peace On August 9th, Mike Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black man was shot and killed by officer Darren Wilson. This documentary follows the next few days as protests grip the town of Ferguson, both during the day as organized rallies for justice, and at night as a militarized police force attempts to silence the people of Ferguson. Shot in Ferguson, MO https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7872373/FERGUSON/FERGUSON%2017min.mov -
Ferguson: Chronicle of an Insurrection "An in depth look at the events that unfolded in Ferguson, Missouri following the police murder of Michael Brown, a black teenager. Also features an exclusive interview with former Black Panther, Ashanti Alston, about the state of black "America", abolishing penile power and taking care of your peeps in the muthafuckin resistance." (original URL: http://vimeo.com/106447404)













