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Back Issue
November 05, 2004 |
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| "All of Us or None"
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Building a movement to end discrimination against
the formerly incarcerated
EPA Peace and Justice Community Summit on November 13th
Cumbre Comunitaria Sobre
Paz y Justicia este
13 de Noviembre
¡La Gente que han estado encarcelada -- Levanten su voz!
(EPA.net) - In the United States more than 30 million adults have had a
felony conviction. Even after completing their prison or parole time, these
men and woman can still face many obstacles based on their former status.
All of Us Or None is a national organizing campaign led by former felons
themselves to challenge this discrimination.
Dorsey Nunn, a co-founder of All of Us or None and long-time prisoner rights
activist from East Palo Alto, put it this way, "We’re denied opportunities
for housing, for employment, for student loans and for being able to
volunteer in schools. We’re never really admitted back into the community."
All of Us or None is a project of Legal Services for Prisoners with
Children, of which Mr. Nunn is Program Director.
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"Not to Vote is Almost Treason to Us"
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That Good and
Perfect Gift
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Memories of First Time Voting
To jog our memories on what voting is really all about,
EPA.net went down the block to the East Palo Alto Senior
Center and spoke with some of the members of Teirrah
McNair's Reading Roundtable group, a weekly gathering
for discussion of shared reading and for telling the
stories and experiences of a long life.
We asked the group to tell us some memories about the
first time they voted and what it meant to them.
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Passing on wisdom at the Intergenerational Reading Roundtable
By Laura Savage
In West Africa it's said that, “When an elder passes, it is as if an entire
library has gone up in flames.” So it's not surprising that in most
traditional and minority cultures the practice of elders telling stories of
what happened when they were young is a common ritual. The topics range from
what was happening in the community then to experiences they had as a child
that changed their view on life.
In contemporary America, where ties of family are weakened and those village
or clan are gone, have you ever wondered what happens to this storehouse of
wisdom and knowledge when our beloved seniors pass?
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The Vote That Changed East Palo Alto History
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"Your Life, Your Community, Your Country: Your Vote Makes a Difference"
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Don't Miss Out This Year -- Register and Vote
By Warren Slocum,
Chief Elections Officer,
San Mateo County
El Voto que Cambió la Historia de
East Palo Alto
No se lo Pierda este Año Inscríbase y Vote
Did you know that 15 votes altered the course of history in your community because
that's how many votes decided whether East Palo Alto would actually become a city or just
remain land governed by the County?
15 votes, that's all.
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