Compassionate Resistance for 5/1/17

This post is part of my “Compassionate Resistance” series, a regular roundup of stories of local resistance from across America. This series was inspired by and is part of Powerful Resistance, a grassroots project to counter the injustice of the current administration by promoting positive stories of justice and compassion.

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• The First 100 Days of Resistance (Common Dreams): "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said that this country needs 'a radical revolution of values.' It’s heartening to see the anti-Trump resistance move so quickly toward that revolution, toward an affirmative vision that rejects the limited political choices of the past and demands broader horizons of possibility."
• On 'Sanctuary Cities,' Trumpian Hyperbole Runs Up Against Legal Precision (Christian Science Monitor): "In the courtroom, where judges value verbal precision, the president’s hyperbole, which often runs roughshod over factual details, has often worked against him."
• Sancutary Cities: Local Protection Against Federal Overreach (Missoulian): "'Administrative “warrants' are not criminal warrants and do not satisfy the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement because they are not signed or reviewed by a neutral judicial officer."
• Baltimore Prosecutors Told to Consider Consequences for Prosecuting Illegal Immigrants for Minor Crimes (Baltimore Sun): "In considering the appropriate disposition of a minor, non-violent criminal case, please be certain to consider those potential consequences to the victim, witnesses, and the defendant."
• Reeder: Immigrants Have Long Made This Country Stronger (Chicago Tribune): "And we need to be more understanding to those who are already here. After all, wouldn't you cross a river to feed your family?"
• No One Talks About Life After Deportation. These Mexican Activists Are Changing That. (The Nation): "I feel like it’s not just strategically a good idea, but humanely a good idea, to call attention to the fact that there’s hope and life and political struggle after deportation."
• The Entrée at Samantha Bee's Alternative White House Press Dinner? Trump Roast. (Mother Jones): "…The worst thing you can do to a dictator is laugh at him."
• The Fight for the $400 Billion Business of Immigrants Sending Money Home (Fast Company): "…Governments should require higher standards of transparency from money transfer companies on exchange rates, and the fees and taxes they charge both senders and recipients, so it’s easier for immigrants to shop around."
• Planned Parenthood Targets One Very Endangered Republican (The American Prospect): "It’s been incredible to see the energy from supporters across the state of Nevada. 18,000 Nevadans depend on Planned Parenthood for health care, so we can’t sit on the sidelines."
• Minneapolis Parents Choose Community Over Testing (The Progressive): "…School choice systems built around standardized test scores may not be as important as having a safe, welcoming school in every neighborhood, where relationships and teacher-parent communication rank high."

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