Human Rights – Page 19 – People's World

Activists conduct peaceful disobedience to aid formerly incarcerated

March 5, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

The Labor Council's statement called incarceration "a labor issue," and urged Alameda County to "be a leader and a model in California"

Immokalee workers pact with Fresh Market sets “new precedent”

February 6, 2015 By Ben Markeson

This sets an "important new precedent that supports growers who are making investments to improve labor conditions on their farms with increased market share."

Immokalee workers receive presidential medal

February 4, 2015 By Ben Markeson

The CIW has "organized communities, stood by tomato workers for more than 20 years, and changed the face of this industry."

Campaign demands more funding for reentry programs

January 23, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

Supporters of the 50 percent for Jobs not Jails campaign rallied at the Alameda County Administration Building in Oakland Jan. 20.

A lament for Eric Garner

December 16, 2014 By Rabbi Dr. Aryeh Cohen

A poetic response, one among many from around the country, is based on Biblical passages and other religious and philosophical texts.