With you, we have built a uniquely Connecticut movement for racial justice, rooted in faith and conscience. We are bold and honored to be connected to both national and international movements for black lives -- and movements for social justice for marginalized and oppressed people. At the head of 2017, we take a look back. … Continue reading 2016: the Year in Review
Statement Regarding Mistrial in Walter Scott Case
December 7, 2016 Moral Monday CT stands in solidarity with the host of others from across the country who have expressed concern, frustration and outrage at the news of the mistrial declared in the court case against Michael Slager, the former North Charleston, South Carolina police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott, black and … Continue reading Statement Regarding Mistrial in Walter Scott Case
Black Lives Matter Protesters Protest Police Brutality in Hartford
Sgt. Sean Spell was caught stomping on the head of a handcuffed suspect on video in June. The video was only released once the officer had retired on a $128,000+ annual pension.
#WeAreCharlotte #TulsaIsEverywhere
#KeithLamontScott #TerrenceCrutcher #SayTheirNames Hundreds of people of faith and conscience protested at the corner of Albany and Main Streets in Hartford. Protestors came from Hartford, Norwalk, Waterbury, New Haven, Bristol, Springfield, MA, New Britain, Bloomfield, West Hartford, Manchester, Glastonbury and other communities. Activists took to the streets in deep frustration and grief, called to witness and … Continue reading #WeAreCharlotte #TulsaIsEverywhere
Send Moral Monday CT to Brazil
Police in Brazil kill 8 people a day and police in Rio de Janeiro kill every 15 hours. Moral Monday CT will stand in solidarity with the people of Brazil, won't you stand with us? According to Amnesty International, police brutality has increased as police "clean up" for the Olympics. The U.N. Committee on the … Continue reading Send Moral Monday CT to Brazil
