The September 2011 newsletter can be found here: 2011_09_September
Sep 10
Newsletter – September 2011
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Ella Jones becomes the first African American and first woman elected mayor of Ferguson
www.stltoday.com
Local-level elections scheduled across Missouri for April 7 were delayed by Gov. Mike Parson's executive order to try to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.An interesting and timely article about what policy changes cities can make to end police brutality. Many of these have yet to be enacted here in the 11th LD.
15 Things Your City Can Do Right Now to End Police Brutality
populardemocracy.org
Martin Luther King Jr. said it best in 1966: "[The] law cannot make a man love me, but it can restrain him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important also." Two years later, he was shot and killed in Memphis. But his dream that the United States legal system might eventually overcome its....Today, we're remembering all those who have sacrificed for their country. While we might not be able to come together this year, we can all take the day to remember those we've lost.
Best of wishes from the 11th LD Dems to everyone in the 11th on this Eid al-Fitr!
