Dozens of Congressional Staffers Just Walked Out of Their Jobs. This Powerful Picture Shows Why.

[dixiegrrrrl]

dozens of congressional staffers walked out in protest of the recent grand jury decisions failing to indict the two officers who killed Eric Garner and Michael Brown. The result was an incredible display of solidarity, with staffers raising their hands in the air to invoke Brown's "hands up, don't shoot" image.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/12/black-congressional-staffers-eric-garner-michael-brown

[bravenak]

1. Kick in solidarity!!

[roguevalley]

43. no surrender

[steve2470]

2. kick and rec! nt

[Iggo]

3. Excellent!

ADD: Their bosses should have joined them.

[pinboy3niner]

8. Elijah Cummings did

I saw him in the live news coverage.

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. Good on him.

Doesn't say if these were all of one party...would like to know that.

Deja vu all over again..........

There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down.............................................

[pinboy3niner]

19. Organizers planned it to include both Democrats and Republicans

There was a debate among organizers about how aggressive the action should be: a die-in somewhere in the Capitol Complex and a rally with posters were also considered.

But organizers wanted to do something that would welcome participants, Democrat and Republican, from throughout the House and Senate. These organizers decided more militant tactics could have made the gathering less inclusive, and opted for a more moderate approach.

...


The Congressional Black Associates, Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus, the Brooke-Revels Society, the Congressional African Staff Association, and the African American Women on the Hill Network—all dedicated to representing African American staffers on Capitol Hill—are helping to organize the protest as a "show of unity and solidarity… to stand shoulder to shoulder with other peaceful demonstrations."

These groups will be joined by members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association and the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association.


http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/10/black-congressional-staffers-plan-ferguson-garner-walkout.html

[pangaia]

23. Where are all the 'white folks?'

Don't they realize that EVERYONE is hurt by what has been going on?

[Brigid]

32. I see both in that pic.

[appalachiablue]

35. There are some whites there. This entire action is so Right On!

[pangaia]

61. The operative word is 'some.'

I agree the action is correct, but...

[appalachiablue]

63. A wonderful call for justice, let's celebrate it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

34. Thank you for that info.

The walkout had flashed across my Twitter feed, good to know the background.

[AikidoSoul]

66. KICK AND RECOMMEND

I'm loving this. We need this kind of solidarity to move our government officials and law enforcement to take it seriously -- racism is real, and law enforcement needs to change its behavior. Each incident of activist solidarity adds to the drumbeat for change.

[Iggo]

13. Nice!

[Spazito]

4. Excellent!

The protests are going to continue, this isn't just a moment in time, it is a real movement for change, imo.

[dixiegrrrrl]

45. People were arrested in London for demonstrating re: Ferguson.

There are protests in severa countries explicitly in support of Ferguson and NYC deaths.

[Pacifist Patriot]

5. Wow

[calimary]

6. Sweet!!!

[nichomachus]

7. Typical -- anything to get out of work and cheat the taxpayers

[sheshe2]

9. Kick and Hell Yes Recommend.

[Scuba]

11. Wow!!!! Kickety kick kick.

[deafskeptic]

12. Awesome! n/t

[nashville_brook]

14. yes, please!

[jwirr]

15. K&R

[coffeenap]

16. Kick!

Thank you, all of you.

[KT2000]

17. This is GREAT!!

[Duval]

18. Inspiring! n/t

[Brigid]

20. Oh my.

Must to rec. Must to rec.

[Plucketeer]

21. Incredible!

Hopefully, these demonstrations are the start of a revolution. A revolution about injustice from the street corner all the way to the highest levels of government and business. A new face to the occupy ideals.

[pinboy3niner]

22. Kick

[rhett o rick]

24. Bravo! k&R

[Spitfire of ATJ]

25. I half expect this to turn up on Facebook captioned: Democrats give mass Hitler Salute.

[Fred Sanders]

37. Or on CNN as "Should political staffers be disrespecting police?". The 1% media, of course they will

[chervilant]

57. It's been posted several times on my page,

in support and agreement. I reposted.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

26. Excellent...we must ALL show some sign of support for this

[mountain grammy]

27. Way to go! K&R

[avebury]

28. K&R nt

[heaven05]

29. great

speaks volumes....

[adieu]

30. That's a few more than "dozens"

good job you guys (and gals).

[99th_Monkey]

31. K&R nt

[elias49]

33. Fantastic!! More like this, please!

[liberal_at_heart]

36. Now that is cool.

[logosoco]

38. Love this!

I saw this on my MJ FB feed and was coming to see if anyone posted it!

How wonderful that this movement is not stopping , I was worried people would go on to the next thing.

Anyone have any memory of this happening before about anything?

I notice CNN had a snarky headline, something like Congressional staffers walk off their job.

[pinboy3niner]

39. 300 staffers in hoodies protested Trayvon Martin's murder in 2012. nt

[logosoco]

40. Cool! Was that on M$M and were they snarky about it? nt

[logosoco]

42. Replying to my own post, I do not mean to sound snarky myself.

I don't watch M$M so I forget that many people do, and I can't get a bead on what they are hearing and seeing, except for the nice folks here on DU that report on it!

[madokie]

41. this open season on people of color or different religion has got to stop

you know who I think is the most likely people who are and its religious people, of the people I know it is. I'm non religious and I know a lot of non religious people and not a single one of them hate on anyone because of who that are. Have no room in our heart to hate on anything or anyone.
Exactly why I seen the light years ago and dropped the bible to never read it again. This is my opinion, I'm entitled to it and I'm not calling out anyone rather calling out a cause, religion, of why there is so much strife in this world. I'd like to see a world totally completely free from all religions, then there could actually be Peace.

My apologies for being so blunt in this, sorry
Peace

[Hubert Flottz]

46. I agree and...

I'm thinking that the failure to oppose torture, murder and lawlessness in Iraq and Afghanistan, has led the police to believe that it's okay on the streets of the USA, to torture and murder also, now that they have all that military hardware and seemingly there is no longer any fear among the elite and their well armed thugs, that they will ever pay for their criminal activity. Lawlessness begets lawlessness. The idea that some in this country are above the law, or too big to jail, is totally repulsive to me. "This Aggression Should Not Stand," in the United states of America...of all fucking places, on this planet!

[madokie]

54. Oh do I ever, agree

its just like you spell it out here.
We must have law and order. Same laws for every one, rich or poor, white, black or brown

[proReality]

44. K&R n/t

[malaise]

47. Amazing

Wonderful!!!!! The times they are a changing!!

[TBF]

48. K&R nt

[Lifelong Protester]

49. K & R

That is an awesome picture.

[PatrickforO]

50. Outstanding! We are witnessing the birth of a movement.

[johnnyreb]

51. WOww.

K&R.

[quadrature]

52. means nothing...every 'change of Congress', lots of people loose their job...nt

[winterwar]

53. That's solidarity!

Here is a video tribute to the victims of police violence. Please take time to check out this powerful video.

http://deadverse.com/2014/12/new-dalek-track-video-released-today/

Please share and keep the conversation going

[Pharaoh]

55. It looks like the Nazi salute!

which is likely to show up in right wing political ads!

[BeanMusical]

56. The Nazis only saluted this way at the end of the War in Europe.

When they surrendered.

[FailureToCommunicate]

59. ...

[ReRe]

58. That is historic...

... especially with the scaffolding in the background around the dome.
... Long live the protest for justice!

[Enthusiast]

60. This post has hundreds of recommendations! And rightly so!

[marym625]

62. Don't believe I have ever seen so many recs

Congrats!

[dixiegrrrrl]

64. Kind of mind blowing, isn't it?

6600 some views...

Tells me we are sharing the feeling that it is about time people started standing up for what is right.

16 consecutive days of protest, all across the country AND in other countries as well....

"There's something happening here", indeed

[marym625]

65. What it is, is very clear

Yes, mind blowing

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967:

[tooeyeten]

67. Between then and now

That song was about Vietnam, now we have American law enforcement being militarized and the death of the unarmed at their hands.

[marym625]

68. sad. just sad. n/t

[SunSeeker]

69. K & R