From the streets in Ferguson and St. Louis
I came back to St. Louis this long weekend to offer my help and time to the legal team that has been set up to support local organizers. The legal team has been supporting protesters who are arrested, preparing civil rights and human rights lawsuits, and trying to spread more awareness about abuses happening out here. I also came out to stand in solidarity with the community leading what is now a powerful national movement against law enforcement abuses, and more broadly against racial and economic injustice. Finally, I came to lend my privilege and access to shed light on the reality of what is happening on the ground. I want to share my observations from the ground here, because there has been completely irresponsible reporting by traditional media. The media has sensationalized and sought out singular instances of violence, while failing to proportionally cover the brutal police tactics used daily against peaceful protesters, as well as the truly beautiful and powerful action...