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Justice & Human Rights
“To remain neutral in situations of injustice is to be complicit in that injustice.”
— Bishop Desmond Tutu
“There is justice in the truth because they are the same thing.”
— mystery author Ross Macdonald [1915-83] (in "The Three Roads", 1948)
“Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.” — Orson Welles [1915-85]
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [1929-68]
“The moral justification for capitalism lies in the fact that it is the only system consonant with man's
rational nature, that it protects man's survival qua man, and that its ruling principle is: justice.”
— Ayn Rand [1905-82]
“The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
— Frank Norris [1870-1902]
“Like a boil that must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light,
injustice must be exposed to the light of human conscience before it can be cured.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [1929-68]
“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”
— Ayn Rand [1905-82]
“Democracy must not be a spectator sport. The right to protest, the right to assemble freely, the right to petition one's government -
these are not just rights . . . these are obligations.” — Anthony D. Romero, May 2017 T.E.D. Talk
“There is no partial commitment to justice. You are either in or you're out.” — 1968 Olympic athlete John Carlos
“So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.”
— ACLU co-founder Roger Nash Baldwin [1884-1981]
Essays on Related Subjects from WMail Philosophy ezine [2000-2007] & Dateline Chamesa weblog [est. 2005]
WMessay #10 "Being Pro-Choice" [May 2001] at Working Minds Philosophy website
WMessay #23 "The Class System of America" [May 2002] at Working Minds Philosophy website
WMessay #25 "Injustice For All" [July 2002] at Working Minds Philosophy website
WMessay #46 "A Living Wage" [September 2004] at Working Minds Philosophy website
WMessay #55 "Joining The Circle" [December 2005] at Working Minds Philosophy website
WMessay #57 "Civil Disobedience" [March 2006] at Working Minds Philosophy website
WMessay #105 "No Justice in Florida" [July 2013] at Working Minds Philosophy website
Basic Human Rights
“I have the same rights that you do, the same rights that I afford you. We each have only “Rights only exist when they apply to everyone. When only some people are accorded a so-called 'right',
the collective rights given to all." — G.E. Nordell
then it is privilege and subjugation.” — G.E. Nordell
Declaration of Human Rights of Man & of the Citizen [France 1789]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights [Dec 1948]
United Nations Commission for Human Rights
'The Four Freedoms' Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
official website • Amnesty Intl. USA
![Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice [est. 2003] based in Nairobi, Kenya](images/FahamuNetworks.jpg)
Pambazuka News: Pan-African Voices for Freedom & Justice [est. 2003]
Africa Files [est. 2002] and 'At Issue' ezine [est. 2005] based in Toronto, Canada
mtvU's 'Against Our Will' Campaign [est. 2011]
'Free The Slaves' organization [est. 2007]
Polaris Project [est. 2002]
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
University of Minnesota Human Rights Resource Center
Human Rights Web
Human Rights Internet (of Canada)
Human Rights in China
Johns Hopkins University 'Human Rights Quarterly' [est. 1979]
http://www.eqfl.org/ Equality Florida [est. 1997]
Human Rights Film Festival at Magic Lantern
http://www.nnedv.org/ National Network to End Domestic Violence
The Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California at Davis
![The Human Rights Campaign [est. 1980] Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Equal Rights](images/HRClogo.jpg)
![American Foundation for Equal Rights [est. 2010] based in California](images/AFERlogo.jpg)
![Alliance For Justice [est. 1979] - offices in Washington, DC and Oakland, CA](images/AllianceForJustice.jpg "Alliance For Justice [est. 1979] - offices in Washington, DC and Oakland, CA")
!['I Stand With Planned Parenthood' [est. 1916] and the untrammeled right to access to preventive health services for women & men](images/StandWithPlannedParenthood.jpg "'I Stand With Planned Parenthood' [est. 1916] and the untrammeled right to access to preventive health services for women & men"){kind=small}
!['We The Future' Social Justice Conference [April 2018 = #2] at Petaluma Campus of Santa Rosa [CA] Junior College](images/WeTheFutureSocialJusticeConference2018.jpg "'We The Future' Social Justice Conference [April 2018 = #2] at Petaluma Campus of Santa Rosa [CA] Junior College")
Human Rights Watch Intl. Film Festival
One World Intl. Human Rights Documentary Film Festival [March 2013 = #15] in Prague, Czech Republic
Right of Freedom From Violence
(including Police Brutality, Domestic Violence, Racial Violence, and Bullying)
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/vprp/
 | "Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of The Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue To Repeat It" [2014] by Lisa Bloom
Kindle Edition from Counterpoint [2/2014] for $11.99 Counterpoint 9x6¼ hardcover [2/2014] for $19.26 |
 | "Missoula: Rape and The Justice System In A College Town" [2015] by Jon Krakauer Acquaintance rape is the most under-reported crime in America. The U.S. Department of Justice investigated 350 sexual assaults reported to the Missoula, Montana police between January 2008 and May 2012. Few of these assaults were properly handled by either the university or by local authorities. Kindle Edition from Doubleday/Random House [4/2015] for $10.99 Doubleday Books 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2015] for $19.61 |
Democracy & Voting Rights
"Democrats would never win if we took away women's right to vote." — Ann 'The Man' Coulter
"Any U.S. citizen who does not vote is a coward and an ingrate." — G.E. Nordell
"The right to vote is a consequence, not a primary cause, of a free social system – and its value depends on the constitutional structure implementing and
strictly delimiting the voters' power; unlimited majority rule is an instance of the principle of tyranny." — philosopher Ayn Rand [1905-82]
watch 2/2014 video by Bill Clinton on voter supression [4:40] on YouTube
National Voter Registration Day [USA] is on the Fourth Tuesday in September
(sponsored by The League of Women Voters)
See also the 'I will vote' easy registration website
The people of the State of Georgia (USA) have much to be ashamed for. The Georgia state legislature passed several bills in March 2021
to prevent voting by its citizens, laws so egregious that President Biden called them 'Jim Crow' laws at a press conference.
Georgia's new voter suppression restrictions include closing voting locations, shortening hours at remaining locations, making absentee ballots more difficult to acquire,
moving drop-off boxes inside at voter locations (preventing access for workers employed at 9-to-5 jobs, and shortening the days of early voting. But the inhumane restriction that
has people across the country upset is that Georgia made it a crime to give water or food to voters waiting long, long hours in line to vote; there are several groups that will test
this atrocity during the next elections in Georgia: stay tuned for video of police brutality, links will be posted here.
There is also an outcry to boycott all business or trade with the state of Georgia, including among the film & TV industry.
very clear March 2021 detailed report from MSNBC
 | "Your Voice Your Vote: The Savvy Woman's Guide To Power, Politics, and The Change We Need, 2014-2015" [2012] by Martha Burk Kindle Edition from A.U. Publng [3/2014] for $9.99 CreateSpace 9x5½ pb [3/2012] for $14.36 |
"Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook" docufilm
[American Issues Initiative/Giant Pictures April 2019]
 | Examines how, since 2008, right-wing groups have worked with certain states to make it harder to vote, particularly for minority groups and young people • Directed by Michael Kasino; co-produced & written by Timothy Smith; narrated by Jeffrey Wright; featuring Stacey Abrams, Justin Alferman, Todd Allbaugh, Matt Angle, Rev. William J. Barber II, Steve Bell, Randy Burkhead, Kristen Clarke, Mike Colona, Cong. Elijah Cummings, Jay De Lancy, Margaret Dickson, Armenta Eaton, Rosanell Eaton, William Frey, Cassandra Gould, Dan Gould, Jon Harris, Richard Hasen, Gerald Hebert, Dale Ho, Mike Hyers, Sherrilyn Ifill, Chris Jankowski, Ronald Klain, Chris Kromm, Justin Levitt, Molly McGrath, Mark McKinnon, Jane Meyer, Zack Moore, Janice Patterson, Myrna Pérez, Manuel Rodriguez, Mindy Silva, Darrell Volkman, Michael Waldman, Karen Wilson-McKoy, Michael Wines; with archive footage of Hillary Clinton, Pamela Elliott, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Gov. Kris Kobach, Sen. John McCain, Stephen Miller, Barack Obama, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Gretchen Carlson, Bill Clinton, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Fergus Cullen, Chris Cuomo, Steve Doocy, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, hatemonger Alex Jones, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Brian Kilmeade, Jared Kushner, Aasif Mandvi, David Muir, Lawrence O'Donnell, Michelle Obama, Scott Pelley, Reince Priebus, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, Justice Antonin Scalia, Shepard Smith, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, George Stephanopoulos, Justice Clarence Thomas, Melania Trump, Chris Wallace
full credits at IMDb • official movie site • no movie entry at Wikipedia Giant Interactive color DVD [4/2019] for $25.23 watch 10/2018 official trailer [1:55] online at YouTube watch full movie [8/2020 upload; 1:12:23] online at YouTube |
 | "Rigged: How The Media, Big Tech, and The Democrats Seized Our Elections" [2021] national bestseller by Mollie Hemingway Mollie Ziegler Hemingway is a conspiracy-mongering journalist, a contributor to Fox News, and a senior editor at The Federalist Kindle Edition from Regnery Publng [10/2021] for $14.99 Regnery Publng 8½x5½ pb [DUE June 2022] for $16.99 Regnery Publng 9x6 hardcover [10/2021] for $18.46 article in the N.Y. Post tabloid |
"Rigged: The Zuckerberg-Funded Plot To Defeat Donald Trump"
[Citizens United Prodns April 2022]
 | fake news documentary by Citizens United Productions 'exposing' Mark Zuckerberg for his role in funding {perfectly legal} drop-box ballot operations across the country during the 2020 election • Co-written & directed by Jason Meath; co-written by David Bossie; featuring President Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz [GOP TX], Newt Gingrich, Kellyanne Conway, Ken Blackwell (Family Research Council), Cleta Mitchell, Cong. Claudia Tenney [GOP NY-22], Ken Cuccinelli, Jody Hice, Jeff Landry, Michael Gableman, Scott Walter, Janel Brandtjen, and archive footage of Mark Zuckerberg
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available at Amazon • credits at IMDb digital purchase [4/2022] for $4.99 digital purchase + DVD [4/2022] for $$19.99 includes s/h official movie site - redirects to Citizens United website |
 | "America's Election Handbook 2024: What To know For The 2024 Election" [2024] by writer-speaker Charles D. Patton This book offers everyone the means for well-informed, balanced decision-making and for fostering environments where constructive dialogue thrives - a movement toward a unified, forward-moving America Kindle Edition from Applied Market Solutions [3/2024] for $9.95 Applied Market Solutions 9¼x7½ pb [3/2024] for $24.95 | |
 | "Antidemocratic: Inside The Far Right's 50-Year Plot To Control American  Elections" [2024] by journalist David Daley Book reveals a hidden history, from the bowels of Reagan’s D.O.J. to the walls of the conservative Federalist Society to the moneyed Republican resources bankrolling restrictive voting laws today. Kindle Edition from Mariner Books [8/2024] for $15.99 Mariner Books 9x6 hardcover [8/2024] for $24.97 |
Workers' Rights
Jobs With Justice = www.jwj.org/
Books on American Labor Movements Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore
Working Minds / Solutions / Labor, Capitalism & the Working Mind
Animal Rights
Animal Protection of New Mexico [est. 1979]
Animal Protection Voters of New Mexico [est. 2002]
Watermelon Mountain Ranch No-kill Animal Shelter [est. 1996] in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
HomeoAnimal.com homeopathic pet care [est. 2015] based in California & Quebec, Canada
Consumer Rights
Forced Arbitration Clauses
Lost In The Fine Print campaign from Alliance For Justice [est. 1979]
"Lost In The Fine Print" 10/2014 video [19:55] at YouTube
Environmental Rights
"Zero Tolerance For Pollution in New Mexico"
Women's Rights
V-Day & City of Joy: A Global Movement To End Violence
Forbes Magazine slideshow of their 100 Best Websites For Women [August 2013 = #4]
Reproductive Justice campaign from Alliance For Justice [est. 1979]
"Roe At Risk" 9/2013 trailer [1:48] at YouTube
"Roe at Risk: Fighting for Reproductive Justice" 10/2013 video [15:37] at YouTube
Equal Pay Day [est. 1996] signifies the date in April when women have earned the same pay as men did during
the prior year; sponsored by the National Committee on Pay Equity [est. 1979]
"The disastrous Trumpcare plan [that] Republicans pushed through the House last week makes being a woman a pre-existing condition."
—
Congressman Ben Ray Lujan [Dem NM-03] in May 2017
 | "A Brief History of Feminism" [2017] by Antje Schrupp, Illustrated by Patu, Translated by Sophie Lewis 88-page M.I.T. Press 9x6 hardcover [8/2017] for $14.93 |
Minority Rights
FWD [est. 2013] for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Somos Un Pueblo Unido [est. 1995] of New Mexico
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights [est. 1996] in Oakland, California
Racial and Racist Stereotypes in Media
Afro-American Racist Stereotypes in Media
Hispanic-American Racist Stereotypes in Media
Asian-American Racist Stereotypes in Media
Native American Racist Stereotypes in Media
The International Civil Rights Center & Museum (ICRCM) [open 2/2010] at the F.W. Woolworth in Greensboro, North Carolina
official museum website •
museum entry at Wikipedia
"Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America" [2/2000]
http://www.amazon.com/Without-Sanctuary-Lynching-Photography-America/dp/0944092691/
 | "A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and The Fight For A Place To Call Home" [2013] by {journalist & activist} Laura Gottesdiener, Foreword by Clarence Lusane Book highlights four families threatened by the loss of their homes; discusses racism and predatory lending; and challenges old ideas about property & private housing Kindle Edition from Zuccotti Park Press [7/2013] for $7.39 Zuccotti Park Press 8¼x4 pb [8/2013] for $13.46 |
http://www.amazon.com/100-Years-Lynchings-Ralph-Ginzburg/dp/0933121180/
http://www.amazon.com/Strangest-Fruit-Forgotten-Black---Black/dp/1453852794/
http://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-Lynching-African-American-ebook/dp/B00A73J2FY/
"100 Years: One Woman's Fight For Justice" [indep Sept 2016]
 | The inspiring David vs. Goliath story of Elouise Cobell’s courageous fight for justice for 300,000 Native Americans whose mineral-rich lands were mismanaged by the United States Government, a fight that took 30 years • Co-produced, written & directed by Melinda Janko DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site • Elouise Cobell entry at Wikipedia watch 1/2017 official trailer [2:57] at YouTube • Elouise Cobell entry at Wikipedia |
Criminal Justice
“Justice is no longer a concern of the justice system.” — Paul Craig Roberts
"The System with Joe Berlinger" investigative TV series [Al Jazeera America May 2014 to ?]
official website •
series credits at IMDb
Privacy Rights
Working Minds / Activism Dept. / The Right To Privacy
Selected Books & Films
browse bestselling books on keyword 'justice' at Amazon
 | "Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy" [1989] by Philip L. Fradkin
The title refers not to the radiation resulting from atomic bomb tests, but to the societal events when victims {'down-winders') of such tests sued the U.S. government, who consistently hid behind the National Security Excuse – and got away with it. Johnson Books 8½x5½ pb [3/2004] for $12.84 Univ Arizona Press 8½x5½ pb [6/89] out of print/used Univ Arizona Press 8½x5½ hardcover [6/89] out of print/40+ used |
 | "Confronting Fascism: Discussion Documents For A Militant Movement" [2002] Essays by Don Hamerquist, J. Sakai, 'Xtn' of Chicago ARA, and Mark Salotte "Understanding the relationship of fascism, the State, left reformism, and what it means to be revolutionary are priorities in a world where it seems increasingly true that those who do not advance will have to retreat." Kindle Edition from Kersplebedeb Publng [12/2013] for $4.95 Anti-Racist Action 8¼x5¼ pb [9/2002] for $24.95 |
 | "Black Gold: Wake Up & Smell The Coffee" [indep June 2006] 'Your Coffee Will Never Taste The Same Again': A nuanced and sensitive documentary view of our globalized economic and social systems, comparing wholesalers, marketeers, and the high-priced retail coffee world to exploited coffee plantation laborers in Ethiopia. Co-produced & directed by Marc Francis Speak It Films / Fulcrum Prodns color DVD [8/2007] for $26.95 full credits from IMDb • official movie site |
 | "Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice" [2007] by Gavin Fridell Kindle Edition from Univ Toronto Press [5/2012] for $18.12 Univ Toronto Press 9x6 pb [12/2007] for $32.95 Univ Toronto Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [3/2007] out of print/used |
 | "Inventing Human Rights: A History" [2007] by Lynn Hunt
Kindle Edition from W.W. Norton [4/2008] for $8.78 W.W. Norton 8¼x5½ pb [4/2008] for $9.24 W.W. Norton pb [4/2008] out of print/used W.W. Norton 8½x6¼ hardcover [3/2007] out of print/used W.W. Norton hardcover [3/2007] out of print/40+ used |
 | "Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival" [2007] by Daniel Jaffee Partly based on extensive research in indigenous Zapotec farmer communities in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Kindle Edition from Univ California Press [2007 edition] for $16.17 Univ California Press 9x6 pb [4/2007] for $29.20 Univ California Press 9x6 hardcover [4/2007] for $53.63 out of print/used |
 | "Bitter Chocolate: The Dark Side of The World's Most Seductive Sweet" [2008] by {Canadian radio journalist} Carol Off The multibillion-dollar cocoa cartel of West Africa funds bloody civil war and widespread corruption while demanding more beans for less money from the growers; poor farmers have turned to the cheapest labor pool possible: thousands of indentured children who pick the beans but have never themselves known the taste of chocolate. The New Press 8¼x6 hardcover [4/2008] out of print/many used |
 | "Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying For Cocoa In West Africa" [2011] by Órla Ryan Kindle Edition from Zed Books [11/2012] for $10.46 Zed Books 7¾x5 pb [5/2012] for $13.46 Zed Books 8½x5¼ hardcover [2/2011] for $87.86 |
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