Hillary Clinton meets with prominent leaders of new civil rights movement

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Hillary Clinton meets with prominent leaders of new civil rights movement

Oliver Laughland and Lauren Gambino in New York
Friday 9 October 2015 20.38 BST

Hillary Clinton met with prominent leaders of the new civil rights movement on Friday, including founders of the influential Campaign Zero, telling them she wanted to end the use of private prisons and hinting at the shape her long-awaited policy platform on criminal justice may take.

Members of the delegation told the Guardian that discussions at the Washington DC meeting were productive and wide-ranging, touching on issues from mass incarceration to the policing of protests.

“She (Clinton) was open to being pushed, and I think, in the end, she was reflective,” said DeRay McKesson, a co-founder of Campaign Zero and one of the most high-profile voices to emerge from protests in Ferguson, Missouri beginning last August.

Although Clinton did not provide concrete policy initiatives and gave no indication of when her criminal-justice platform would be announced, McKesson noted she made strident remarks on prison reform.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/09/hillary-clinton-meets-civil-rights-movement-leaders

[uponit7771]

1. Good she's leading the pack here too

[jfern]

2. Leading the back? Bernie met with them a while ago.

[JaneyVee]

5. Hillary met with BLM on a number of occasions, but...

This is her first meeting with Campaign Zero.

[uponit7771]

6. So wingerish hate of Clinton doesn't allow reality to enter in these conversations.

[artislife]

9. And that Campaign Zero is shared on many Bernie FB pages!

But that is good she is meeting with them.

We need real dialogue not just "vote for me" kind of stuff and they are pretty savvy.

[Ino]

4. You've got to be kidding.

See post #3. Hillary doesn't know how to lead, only catch up.

[uponit7771]

7. So Clinton didn't meet with prominent civil rights leaders before some other dem candidate did?

... tia

[Ino]

8. No, she didn't.

July 25 -- Sanders Addresses Southern Christian Leadership Conference on Struggle for Racial Justice

Aug 11 - Bernie Sanders, after protests, meets with Portland Black Lives Matter protesters

Aug 17 -- Chicago Feels the Bern, Sanders Meets with Rev. Jackson

Aug 17 -- Sanders takes Black Lives Matter activist up on offer to talk racial justice

Aug 28 -- Bernie Sanders met with Black Lives Matter - Charleston, SC

Sept. 17 -- Bernie Sanders Unveils Ambitious Plan To End Private Prisons

[uponit7771]

10. This is false on its face... Sanders started that during his campaign

... I didn't specify a timeline

[Ino]

11. What??? You said she was "leading the pack" on this...

Hillary met with them during her campaign too... on Oct. 9 according to the OP to which you were responding.

She "did not provide concrete policy initiatives and gave no indication of when her criminal-justice platform would be announced, McKesson noted she made strident remarks on prison reform"

As I've shown, Sanders met with them before she did. He's already introduced a comprehensive bill in Congress to address the issues.

So exactly how is she leading the pack? She's not done it time-wise or policy-wise. Give me some particulars to back up your ridiculous assertions.

[uponit7771]

13. yeap, before the campaign... life didn't start for these people when they announced and I think

... that's were a lot of the right is missing on Hillary, she has a history of doing good.

Sec of state she did even better...

[Ino]

12. Here's the reply to your silly "gotcha" about not specifying a timeline...

[uponit7771]

14. Warren was a republican and she's loved, the right hates Hillary

[Ino]

16. I can't keep up with your sudden changes of subject...

the non sequiturs, the vague statements, unsupported assertions, moving of goalposts, etc.

Whatever little amusement I've gotten from your many head-scratching posts, it's time to say buh-bye.

[uponit7771]

17. You showed a pic of Hillary as a republican, so was Warren... thats not changin the subject

[beam me up scottie]

18. Well done, Ino.

Pointing out the flaws in their reasoning and moving on is the best course of action with some posters.

[Ino]

19. Yeah, you can't argue with illogic! (nt)

[reddread]

15. she returned all those contributions?

that is leadership!

[Ino]

3. Hillary pipes up: Me too!!!

Sept. 17 -- Bernie Sanders Unveils Ambitious Plan To End Private Prisons

In addition to overhauling private prisons, the act calls for the reinstatement of federal parole guidelines for eligible prisoners to be released prior to completing their sentences. It eliminates the requirement that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) meet a 34,000 bed quota, which leads to the detention and abuse of undocumented immigrants to the financial benefit of prison corporations like GEO and CCA. And it also mandates the regulation of video and telephone services in correctional facilities, which overcharge inmates to the benefit of staff and corporate entities.
With this bill, Sanders is further positioning himself as one of the staunchest proponents of criminal — and racial — justice in the presidential race, setting himself apart from Democratic and Republican candidates alike.
Facing mounting pressure from Black Lives Matter activists, who interrupted two of his press events this summer, Sanders unveiled a comprehensive racial justice platform in August, emphasizing state-sanctioned violence against communities of color and specific policies to fix the broken justice system. In addition to outlawing private prisons, Sanders also favors banning the box to minimize job discrimination against convicted felons, restoring voting rights for convicted felons, eliminating mandatory minimum sentences and putting greater emphasis on prison diversion programs. On Wednesday, Sanders met with Black Lives Matter activists to discuss future policy.
Sanders’ strong emphasis on state-backed violence and law enforcement’s role in it sets him apart from his immediate competition.

Hillary's plan so far... "strident remarks." From the OP's link:

On Thursday, an immigration activist interrupted Clinton at an event in Washington DC to protest against her accepting campaign money from corporations that run private prisons, which are used to detain thousands of migrants. A report by the Intercept found that two of Clinton’s top fundraisers were lobbyists for the largest private prison companies in the US.