Ajamu S. Baraka is Executive Director of the U.S. Human Rights Network, which serves more than 250 U.S.-based member organizations working on the full spectrum of human rights issues, and is a veteran grassroots organizer with roots in the Black Liberation Movement, anti-apartheid and Central American solidarity struggles. Previously, he was Amnesty International’s (USA) Southern Regional Director. In 1998, Baraka was honored by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as one of 300 human rights defenders from around the world. He has received the “Abolitionist of the Year” award from the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, and the “Human Rights Guardian” award from the National Center for Human Rights Education. Baraka has taught political science at various universities, including Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College.
I am so glad that a much needed organization like this exsists. Please investigate the Headstart pre-school system. Please start in the southeastern U. S., Georgia. I am sure you will find violations of child human rights. Although the Federal Gov. knows what works in early childhood education. Headstart programs tend to do the opposite. Research shows a direct relation between a quality early education and a childs success in school and life. Quality early childhood education including early reading leads to high quality life. The oposite can lead to prison. the Gov. uses the number of Black boys who can't read by the age of seven to determine how many prisons to build.
April 22, 2008 we have a court date, charge for car theft and category C felony. We plead not guilty. On Oct. 12 2007 I called the Sheriff Department for Abandoned Vehicle Report. For over three years my back yard neighbors had park 1976 Mirage Cadillac on my property on my property without my permission. By NV law this a misdemeanor. Officer Kantz listed in the report the Marge Ivy was the registered owner, and estimated value was $100, sun rot and rust. I sold it for $240. One or the reasons I sold it was intimidated and influence by Officer Kantz. My had decided to just move the car back on to their property, and I told Kantz this he yell at me, told me NO! DO WHAT EVER YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET RID OF THE CAR. Said many times, It's your responsibility to get rid of the car. I also saw on TV once that if someone leaves anything on your property that you could throw it away, keep it, give away or sell it. So sense I listen to the sheriff I don't everything should be laid at my doorstep, Officer Kantz should take some the blame. This wasn't the first time my neighbor left vehicle on my property without permission. That was the only reason I brought the property in 2004 from my son, because his renters and backyard neighbors was always fighting of this trailer he parked on his property. I think that the rented had an option to buy. She (renter) was so bad at the neighbors she lost her job at nearby casino, because she refuse to wait on Vergil Sr. (back yard neighbor). Sense she lost her job they were no longer could pay the rent and moved. Vergil Sr. die sometime in 2007, before he death I eveytime I would ask them to move the car, they would say okay, but never would. After his son Vergil Jr. took over, my son ask him about moving the car, he said that his intensions was to move more cars on the property. I think that he and his father was trying to establish an easement on my land. My last Public Defender Mr. Paul Yohey quit the case. My son got into such heated debate on my case, in the courtroom. It was getting too loud so they took it outside the courtroom. I didn't know that he had quit until the Judge told me. During that debate Yohey and son had, my son told me that he said that I was just some old women who didn't have any memory, that I wouldn't win in this hick town. When Yohey and I had our conversation, he wouldn't let my son come into his office, to hear what we were talking about. Confidential, just between him and I. So why would come to court that day and instead of talking to me, he gets into it with my son. The Judge gave another Public Defender Mr Kenneth V. Ward. I best he thinks the same thing about me having any chance of getting off. The Public Defenders in Lyon County only do what the District Attorney tell them to do specially when it's comes to Blacks. I had pride in my personal record, I pass a FBI probe while working for the Postal Service. To drive on the Airlines grounds for the Post Office. I worked 34yrs for the Postal Service, retired, handicap and live on a fixed income. I was writting the e-mail to ask what help and advice you or the Human Rights Nework could give me. In this town of Silver Springs NV, most times you can't get a hello from the neighbors. Just across the street my white neighbor has the yard sell. Get lots of sales, over the years I have had four yard sell, no even stop. String graffiti sprayed all over my car. My son get pull over the sheriff didn't like the way he came out of the driveway. This motorcycle driver, I call "Speedracer" go fying up and down the road all the time. The limit is 25, but he must be going 35 to 50 miles hr. In this isolated, the public transportation, not taxi service. No "chain" department stores, restaurants or fast food places. You mostly go to the corner market. When I go in I get funny looks and stares. When I start to the checkout, usually they close their counter. Gwyneth Paltrow made a movie 2003 (the same year I moved here) "View from the Top" the plot was that she had big dreams of leaving her poor town of Silver Springs NV to work as a stewardess for an Airlane. Maybe if I had seen this movie I wouldn't had come here. Only said all this show, some the atmosphere of racism I live with in Nevada.
1-775-577-9474 please call. Maybe pro-bono would like to help.