-
Emily Pekar replied to the topic Week 9 photo share in the forum Law and Civil Rights (Fall 2018) 6 years ago
The theme of this week is Marriage equality for the LGBTQIA community where we began our conversation with Obergfell v Hodges(2015) and centered the majority of our conversation around Cheif Justice Roberts opinion statement. One line that we found to be problematic in our discussion was Robert’s assertion that “They [The LGBTQIA community] ask f…[Read more]
-
Emily Pekar replied to the topic Week 7 photo share in the forum Law and Civil Rights (Fall 2018) 6 years, 1 month ago
This week in class we discussed illegality and civil rights where I found in these discussions the criminalization of immigrants and the mass-spreading of misinformation and “fake news” by our administration which is crucial in creating and worsening the issue of legalized terrorism based on citizenship status in communities of color. During the…[Read more]
-
Emily Pekar replied to the topic Week 4 photo share in the forum Law and Civil Rights (Fall 2018) 6 years, 2 months ago
This is a trailer clip taken from YouTube account Annapurna Pictures posted August 2, 2018 in which Barry Jenkins teases his adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk(1974). In his novel, Baldwin follows the love story of a young black couple in Harlem named Fonny, a sensitive artist, and Tish, a w…[Read more]
-
Emily Pekar posted a new activity comment 6 years, 2 months ago
The photo above, taken by Craig Ruttle, is a powerful snapshot of members from Youth Over Guns during their anti-gun and anti-gun violence march following the tragedy at Parkland. In conjunction with the March for Our Lives Movement, the action taken by Youth Over Guns is intended to also shed light on communities of color who disproportionately…[Read more]
-
Emily Pekar joined the group Law and Civil Rights (Fall 2018) 6 years, 2 months ago
The photo above, taken by Craig Ruttle, is a powerful snapshot of members from Youth Over Guns during their anti-gun and anti-gun violence march following the tragedy at Parkland. In conjunction with the March for Our Lives Movement, the action taken by Youth Over Guns is intended to also shed light on communities of color who disproportionately…[Read more]