Click on the link below …it will take you to c-span site then click on the camera icon link on the right side … Enjoy his great inspiring words
http://www.c-span.org/Events/President-Goes-to-Historic-Apollo-Theater-for-Fundraiser/10737427331/
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Al Jazeera English Adds Bureaus, Programming in US
Dear Al Jazeera English supporter,
Thanks for watching our channel, demanding our channel, and staying in touch.
We’re excited to tell you about some new developments here at Al Jazeera English-we’re redoubling our efforts to really tell the stories of Americans across the country as we head into the election year.
New bureaus, new correspondents in the U.S.
We are proud to announce the addition of three new U.S. based correspondents to our team in the Americas: Alan Fisher in Washington, DC, Andy Gallacher in Miami, and John Hendren in Chicago. The newly opened Miami and Chicago bureaus add to the already established Al Jazeera English bureaus in Washington, DC, New York, and Los Angeles. Alan, Andy, and John join the over 150 Al Jazeera English staff based in the U.S., and will be part of Al Jazeera’s expanded coverage from the U.S. heading into the election year.
“Inside Story” in Washington DC
Our daily discussion show “Inside Story” will begin airing five days a week out of Washington, DC, on December 12th. The show will air every weekday at 6:30am and 7:30pm ET and will be focusing on tackling the major issues facing Americans today-everything from the presidential elections to joblessness to immigration.
Your input
As always, please send us your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions on how we can tell stories that most accurately reflect your experiences and the issues you care most about.
We always strive to bring you the best coverage of both the United States and the world that we can, and your continued support means a lot to us.
Sincerely,
Al Jazeera Communications Team
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Family’s legal error could cost student his life …Jackie Mahendra, Change.org
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Balal Parveez has nine brothers and sisters, a wife, and two parents who love him — they’re all American citizens. But because of a laeyer’s error from years ago, Balal is the only person in his family who is undocumented. Now Balal is facing deportation: He’s been held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for eight long months, during which time the former athlete has grown thin and depressed. This week Balal required surgery to remove growths on his chest, and ICE threw Balal back into his cell right after surgery. Balal’s family is fighting hard to keep him in America. Balal’s sister, Nosheen Dean, went to visit him in Florida last week. She says, “I told him, ‘I promise you I’m not going to let them deport you.’” Nosheen started a petition on Change.org begging ICE to let Balal stay in America. Click here to sign Nosheen’s petition right now. Balal embodies the idea of a model American. He was brought to the US from Pakistan when he was five. He was a good student, played on his high school football team, went to community college, and married his high school sweetheart. Balal has no criminal record whatsoever. But Balal first came to the U.S. with his aunt, and the family lawyer mistakenly processed Balal’s immigration case with his aunt’s instead of his parents’. That’s why Balal has spent 8 months in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Florida, 1200 miles from his family in New York. He’s facing deportation to a country that’s foreign to him — a place where he could be killed because of his father’s outspoken opposition to the Taliban. Balal shouldn’t be in detention in the first place. He clearly fits the new criteria laid out by President Obama that should make him an extremely low priority for deportation. ICE officials need to know that their actions are being watched, and that it is unacceptable for them to rip apart American families. Please sign Nosheen’s petition demanding that ICE release her brother Balal from detention and allow him to stay with his wife and family in the U.S.: http://www.change.org/petitions/release-dreamer-balal-parveez-to-his-family-and-stop-his-deportation Thanks for being a change-maker, – Jackie and the Change.org team |
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Department of Justice … Jim Dean
“The universal rights of assembly and free speech must be protected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.” — President Barack
Obama.
You may be thinking the above quote from President Obama was talking about the Occupy Wall Street protests — but he wasn’t. He was talking about the protests in Iran this past year.
Yet every morning, we read another story from a DFA member involved in an Occupy Wall Street action — stories about how protesters are struggling with authorities just to be able to exercise their basic rights. Every day we hear about some new dirty trick being pulled in an effort to stifle and break up the movement.
The tactics are varied. Some days it’s the Mayor of New York attempting to forcibly evict protesters from Zuccotti Park under the guise of “cleaning” or taking away the power supply. Other days, it’s mass arrests in Boston in the middle of the night. And just days ago it was the horrific story of police firing dangerous weapons on unarmed peaceful demonstrators in Oakland — and even seriously wounding a United States marine who served in Iraq.
The truth is: the universal rights of Occupy Wall Street protesters to free speech and assembly are not being protected right now. It’s time for our nation’s top law enforcement agency to stand up and defend its own civilians who are under attack — from New York to Oakland and every occupation in between.
At other pivotal moments in American history, the Department of Justice and the President have taken action to protect its citizens engaged in protest from injustice and police brutality.
We need that same leadership again now.
President Obama has stood up and showed great leadership in demanding that all governments worldwide protect the rights of their people to peacefully protest without harassment. It’s time for the Obama administration to lead again by demanding those exact same protections for peaceful protestors here in the United States of America.
Thank you for everything you do,
– Jim
Jim Dean, Chair
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Get your Occupy Wall Street yard sign …
Occupy Wall Street hasn’t made specific demands yet but they’ve already won their first big fight — big banks and their right-wing allies in Congress have taken notice… and they’re scared of what they see.
Occupy Wall Street has inspired occupations in hundreds of cities across the country — from Atlanta to Boston to Los Angeles. Now, it’s time to expand the fight beyond major cities and into the suburbs, the countryside — everywhere.
The problem is local occupations outside of major cities may never be able to reach the kind of critical mass that will turn heads and force elected leaders to respond. Yet small towns and rural areas standing up and getting involved is the most likely way to help build this movement to the next level.
So we’ve spent the week asking members of Occupy Wall Street and DFA what’s the best thing we could do right now to help build the movement for the long term. The answer was clear. Help us show support for Occupy Wall Street everywhere — including our own front yard. That’s why we put together “We are the 99 percent” lawn signs so Americans everywhere can join the movement.
Normally we give merchandise away for free, but yard signs are expensive.
It costs $1.29 to print each sign. It costs $2.50 to package them. It can cost up to $9.75 to ship them, depending on where you live. And when buying signs in large quantities, it costs up to $1,000 just to add a second color to the sign.
When it’s all said and done — each sign costs $13.76 to print, package and ship directly to your home. So, we’re asking for a contribution of at least $16 to help cover all the costs. If you contribute more, we’ll use the additional money raised to support our continued involvement, spreading the message, and supporting the people on the ground in New York and beyond who started this bold movement.
It’s October. In New York, Boston, and even Atlanta, Occupy Wall Street needs sleeping bags, blankets, medical supplies and so much more. Making a contribution today not only gets you a yard sign so you can show your support, it will help us deliver more of the resources that people on the ground need right now.
Get your “We are the 99 percent” yard sign right now.
Thank you for everything you do.
-Charles
Charles Chamberlain, Political Director
Democracy for America
P.S. Our lawyers say we need to make it clear that the total amount of your purchase is a contribution to Democracy for America under the Federal Election Campaign Act. Please contribute now and get your lawn sign today.
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