This came across our desk – check out this event tomorrow! On Wednesday, September 28th, the Freedom From Fear Award will hold a reception from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Sheraton Downtown Phoenix to celebrate Arizona’s three winners of the award, which honors “15 ordinary people who have committed extraordinary acts of courage on [...]

September 27, 2011 by crissy spivey | Tags: Arizona, because we found it, Freedom from Fear Award, immigrant, immigration, winners | Comments Off

Written by Eesha Pandit, Breakthrough’s Women’s Rights Manager At 11:08pm, on September 21, 2011 Troy Davis was executed. I spent the evening alternating between my apartment a few blocks away and St. Mary’s Church in Harlem, where many supporters of Troy gathered in solidarity with Troy (see photos), his family and in opposition to the [...]

September 23, 2011 by Eesha Pandit | Tags: breakthrough beat, death penalty, Eesha Pandit, Solidarity in Harlem, Troy Davis | Comments Off

Originally posted on our Restore Fairness site Early one morning, Maria—then nine months pregnant—and her family were stopped by the police for no discernible reason. A special breakfast outing became a nightmare—and at one of the most intimate moments of her life, Maria found a team of immigration agents—not her husband—by her side. Maria’s chilling story, which Breakthrough [...]

September 8, 2011 by crissy spivey | Tags: Arizona, b-listed, breakthrough beat, Checkpoint Nation, immigration, Mexico, Restore Fairness, Rights Working Group, SB 1070, video | Comments Off

Originally posted on Rights Working Group Rights Working Group and renown progressive scholar Melissa Harris-Perry will hold a Twitter Chat, TODAY from 3-4 pm ET, about racial profiling and ways to reclaim and expand rights lost after 9/11. Why? Ten years ago, in June 2001, the End Racial Profiling Act was first introduced in Congress [...]

September 7, 2011 by crissy spivey | Tags: 9/11, b-listed, b-the change, breakthrough, End Racial Profiling Act, human rights, Melissa Harris-Perry, racial profiling, Rights Working Group, September 11, Twitter | Comments Off

Breakthrough is ringing out the end of the summer with our oldies but goodies. If you’re not on the beach, barbecuing, or on a blanket at the park, we hope you’re spending it with us! Breakthrough held a video contest last December, I AM THIS LAND, calling for people to make a video on diversity [...]

September 2, 2011 by crissy spivey | Tags: A Hand for Change, acceptance, breakthrough, Diver City Rocks, diversity, End of summer playlist, human rights, Hungry for Diversity, I AM THIS LAND, Many Languages One America, video contest, We are unique and that's what makes us special | Comments Off