In Rapid City, hate crimes are only 'disorderly conduct'

In Rapid City, the good old boy system protects those who commit hate crimes

Photos by Jean Roach, Lakota

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RAPID CITY, South Dakota -- Today in Rapid City, Trace O'Connell did not appear in court, but his lawyer entered a plea of not guilty. O'Connell was charged only with disorderly conduct after throwing beer on Lakota students, and verbally abusing them with racial slurs, at a hockey game. Today's protesters said O'Connell should be charged with a hate crime. The charge of disorderly conduct reflects the good old boy system of justice in Rapid City, a bordertown where racial violence has long been fueled and protected by the media, police and judges.

Read more about this hate crime at Last Real Indians:

Trace O’Connell of Phillip, South Dakota was charged with disorderly conduct. "Mr. O’Connell is the fine gentleman who, while drunk, taunted and racially assaulted several Native American children at a Pro-Hockey Game at the Rapid City Civic Center by spraying beer on them and shouting 'Go Back to the Rez' and possibly other racially motivated attacks against any number of the reported 57 American Horse students who were there as a reward for good behavior and academic achievement."

Read full story at Last Real Indians

http://lastrealindians.com/man-assaults-native-kids-charged-with-disorderly-conduct-in-rapid-city/

Minneapolis AIM spied on via Facebook by Mall of America

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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Intercept exposes how the Mall of America in Minneapolis spied on the AIM Interpretive Center, Black Lives Matter, Idle No More and others using fake Facebook profiles in a scheme known as 'catfishing.' As a result, arrests resulted from peaceful gatherings at the Mall.

The fake Facebook account “liked” Facebook groups associated with Ferguson activists, the American Indian Movement Interpretive Center, Occupy Minneapolis, SumOfUs, the SEIU Minnesota State Council, and Communities United Against Police Brutality, among others, The Intercept reports.

Jim Lukaszewski, a crisis communications expert at Risdall Public Relations, profiled efforts by mall security to carefully track political protesters. In a case study posted on the Risdall website titled “Fulminating Flash mobs,” Lukaszewski explains how mall security responded to a flash mob dance by Idle No More, a Native American rights group. “Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus were being aggressively monitored using Topsy, Monitor, and Kurrently,” the case study claims, noting that arrest kits were prepared in an area “hidden from public view to avoid antagonizing the crowd.”

Read the full story at The Intercept:
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/18/mall-americas-intelligence-analyst-catfished-black-lives-matter-activists-collect-information

Gaza Flotilla Three to Sail

Dutch translation at NAIS Gazette

Hi all, We are using the Gaza Flotilla 2 US Boat to Gaza email list to let you know of another Gaza Freedom Flotilla---Number 3--that will sail in the next few months.  Ann Wright has written the following article about the lack of international attention focusing on the terrible conditions in Gaza and the rationale of sailing another flotilla to bring attention to Gaza. She also mentions that the last boat project from the international community, Gaza's Ark, a renovated fishing/cargo boat in Gaza had been completed and was about ready to sail, when it was targeted and destroyed by the Israelis.

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Oglala Commemoration 2015

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This year's event is coming together, slowly but surely.  So far it will be a 2 day event, with a 3rd day pending.  So please come out for the 16th Annual Oglala Commemoration  - Leonard Peltier Day. June 25th Thursday - The Oglala Commemoration Committee will be host to the ILPDC Support Meeting.   We invite all support groups, individuals and supporters to come out to exchange information and ideas on the new campaign"The Road to Clemency" Guest Speakers will include Chauncey Peltier, Kevin Killer, Tom Poor Bear, Edgar Bear Runner Bro Rene Hall - Oglala - 1:00 pm June 26th - Friday - Leonard Peltier Day Day to begin with the "Run For Freedom" Whiteclay to Little Family Cemetery Begins in Whiteclay  at 9:00 am Prayer Circle - Little Family Cemetery - 11:30 (with arrival of runners) Walk For Justice - follows the prayer circle to the Jumping Bull Property Jumping Bull Property Gathering - approx. 2:00 Community Dinner - Bro Rene Hall  approx. 4:00 Concert and Pow-wow pending

ONLINE AUCTION Please help support this event. 1) By placing a bid on the online auction 2) By using the Paypal donation button on the homepage 3) Donating an auction item 4) By sharing this. www.oglalacommemoration.com/auction LEONARD PELTIER ART GALLERY The Oglala Commemoration Website is now guest host of the Art Gallery Page until the original one can be updated.  Chauncey Peltier (Leonard's son) is now Art Director so please take a look. www.oglalacommemoration.com/artgallery Also Visit the ILPDC Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/leonardpeltierclemency 2015 Oglala Commemoration Event Info http://www.oglalacommemoration.com/2015event.html Pow-wow Booths Stop by and visit us at our booths at the following Pow- Wows. April 4 - Wash U -(New Location) Fontbonne U. St. Louis, MO May 24 & 25 - For the People Pow-wow                        Cole County Fairgrounds - Jefferson City, MO June 5-7 - Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation                  Peoples Park - Mayetta, KS

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Parents of 43 Kidnapped Students to Speak in El Paso

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PARENTS OF 43 MEXICAN STUDENT KIDNAPPING VICTIMS

TO SPEAK IN EL PASO, TEXAS

Press statement

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Dutch translation at NAIS Gazette

EL PASO, TEXAS --  The parents of the 43 students kidnapped in late September in Guerrero, Mexico will visit El Paso on Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 to speak to about their children’s experiences and about the human rights violations occurring in Mexico. The parents will be available to speak at a press conference on MONDAY, MARCH 16 AT 10am AT THE FARM WORKERS CENTER (OREGON ST & 9TH). The media and the public are invited.

The parent’s visit to El Paso forms part of a national speaking tour of the United States during which they will speak in cities across the country to audiences in churches, universities, community organizations, and labor unions about the events of September 26, 2014 when police and gangsters killed six, wounded 25, and kidnapped 43 students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College. The parents have continued to demand that their children be returned to them “alive as they were when they were taken.”