My name is tyra, and im the executive Vice President at new america. Welcome to new america, for those of you who are here for the first time. I am delighted that we are having a very important conversation this afternoon about punishment in the u. S. For those of you that may be unfamiliar with this particular, with the criminal Justice System, youll learn quickly that i think the criminal Justice System is criminal in some of the ways in which it applies justice. We at new america are working even though our society is changing, woo erwere working f thriving individuals, communities, and family. To have the time, stability, necessary to leave productable lives. We work for equitable, accessible and high quality education for all. We work for equal representation in politics and participation in accountable government. And we do that in part by telling stories about whats happening and whats possible. And we also do that by generating big and bold ideas to solutions that i think youll
Good afternoon everyone. Mariani andyra welcome to new america to those of you were here for the first time. I am delighted we are having a very important conversation this afternoon about punishment in the u. S. For those of you that may be unfamiliar with this criminal Justice System, you will learn quickly that i think the criminal Justice System is criminal in some of the ways it applies justice. Working, america are even though society is buffeted by change, we are working for individuals and communities. Have the opportunity necessary to lead productive lives. Accessible education for all. Equal representation of politics. Part by telling stories about what is happening and what is possible and we do that by generating big and bold ideas and i think you will see that today. Our criminal Justice System is in dire need of change. Initially used as a social deterrent and to protect those from those who commit crimes. It was intended for individuals to pay their debt to society, be r
Heartedly believe in this bill. Its a wonderful intersection of gender and class, which always go together. You know, it has been you know, the fight has been a long one and even now as the fight still goes on. I dont think we should think that, you know, that Lgbt Community members have, you know, have perfect safety everywhere they go. Just, you know, like just what happened in los angeles, you know, someone killed a transgender woman. So, i think its really great that were doing this bill and i think its great that people are being paid attention to. I think this is also a great start politically because it tells s. R. O. Owners that legislators are paying attention to whats going on in those buildings and theyre being regulated. So, i think its a great start around, so i thank you for supporting this. Thank you. Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is kylie hoffmann. Im the coordinator of Youth Development and administration for the San Francisco Youth Commission. Im here on behalf
Smith and maya hernandez. I guess as everyone was ploting to become the next mayor of San Francisco, i was secretly plotting to become our next chair of the Land Use Committee. So, im supervisor katie tang, your new Land Use Committee chair. Vice chair for life. [laughter] all right. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes. Please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices. Complete speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk. Items asked upon today will appear on the february 18 board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. All right. Thank you, mr. Clerk. Can you please call the first item . Item number one, establishing the gary masonic special use district in the area generally bounded by gary boulevard to the south, masonic avenue to the east and [inaudible] number 1071 lots numbers 1 and 4 to north and west. Respectively. Thank you. And i believe that you have assumed sponsorship of t
Documentary presented here at Sundance King in the , wilderness. , morefelt many ways predictable outcome because in the north, the racial hypocrisy was very subverted. It gave the of karens of being appearance of nothing like the south. The south was the center of all evil and the north was a place of the higher experience. King said, that is not the case. They make a we will speak with the team behind king in the wilderness, including Pulitzer Prize winning Historian Taylor Branch, filmmaker Peter Kunhardt, and writer trey ellis. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from park city, utah. Longtime usa Gymnastics Team doctor larry nassar has been sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting and abusing more than 100 young female athletes, including olympic gold medalists, under the guise of providing medical treatment. This is michigan judge rosemarie aquilina. I need