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Fw: Hatewatch Headlines for October 31, 2013

Hatewatch is a weekly summary of the latest news about hate and extremism compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Week of October 31, 2013 Hatewatch Blog Bryan Fischer Has a Persecution Complex Trial of Florida Sheriff on Misconduct Charge Draws Wrath of 'Constitutional Sheriffs' and Oath Keepers Discredited Anti-LGBT Researcher Addresses Russian Duma Hatewatch Headlines IL Man Accused of Hate Crime After Threatening Mail Carrier Chicago Tribune | October 31, 2013 FL Muslim Mom Says She Was Victim of Road-Rage Assault Orlando Sentinel | October 31, 2013 FL Transgender Hate Crime Trial: Tavares Spencer Guilty on All Charges ABC Action News | October 31, 2013 WI Wisconsin Man Accused of Hate Crime for Attacking Hebrew Speakers Duluth News Tribune | October 31, 2013 LA Orleans Parish DA Announces Hate Crime Conviction in French Quarter Attack The Times-Picayune | October 30, 2013 400 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL 36104 SPLC supporters like you make the Hatewatch newsletter possible.  Follow Hatewatch on Twitter.  Become our fan on Facebook. Contact SPLC. 400 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL 36104

Fw: Dispose of Prescription Drugs on October 26

Saturday, October 26 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Between 10:00am and 2:00pm, you can bring your unwanted prescription drugs or over-the-counter medicines to a collection site near you. Enter your ZIP code to find your nearest collection site. Properly disposing of medicines is important to human health and the environment. Here are a few tips from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Don't flush medicines down the toilet or pour them down the drain. Doing so could affect drinking water sources. Don't throw medicines directly in the trash. Doing so could lead to the poisoning of a child or pet, or drug abuse by a teen or adult. Do find out how to properly dispose of medicines (PDF).       If you have questions, contact us. Stay Connected to USA.GOV: Facebook  Twitter  YouTube  Our Blog This email was sent to narmer@gmail.com from: USA.gov • General Services Administration • OCSIT • 1800 F Street, NW • Washington DC 20405 • (800) 333-4636.

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Fw: Notify NYC - Notification

Notification issued 10/12/13 at 6:30AM.  The NYPD has issued a Missing Senior Notification for Robert Thomas.  Mr. Thomas is male, Black, 81 years old and was last seen on 10/11/13 at 6:00PM in the area of the Empire Casino (Yonkers).  He is described  as 5'8", 155 lbs, brown eyes, with balding gray hair, beard and glasses. He was last seen wearing a plaid jacket and blue pants with white sneakers. A photo is attached. If you see him, please call 1-800-577-TIPS(8477) or visit http://WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM   The sender included the following attachment: https://phx-attachments.sendwordnow.com/Attachments.aspx?token=c7f9d876-7fb0-44a9-8c62-c5311206ae84   The sender provided the following contact information.    Sender's Name: Notify NYC    Sender's Email: notifynyc@oem.nyc.gov    Sender's Contact Phone: 212-639-9675

Fw: THIS FRIDAY! AFF Presents "Tey" @ MIST!

October 8, 2013   DVDS FOR SALE       BOOKS FOR SALE     E-Bulletin THIS FRIDAY!!     AFF Inc. presents:   "Tey", by Alain Gomis   (Tey) - Dir. by Alain Gomis Friday, October 11th 6:00 pm    Director Alain Gomis will be in Attendance for a post-screening dialogue!!    My Image Studios (MIST) 40 W 116th St (between Lenox and Fifth Ave) "TEY" Alain Gomis, Senegal, 2012, 86m   Today is the last day of Satché's life. He knows this to be true even though he is strong and healthy. Nonetheless Satché (played by American actor-musician Saül Williams) accepts his imminent death. Walking through the streets of his home town in Senegal he takes in the sites of his past as if he were looking at them for the last time: his parents' house, his first love, the friends of his youth, his wife and children. Time and again he hears the same reproach: why didn't he stay in America, where he would have a future? Satché encounters his final moments full of fear but also with a sense of joy. In his film, director Alain Gomis takes a well-worn topic in Senegalese cinema and turns it on its head: unlike other films, many of which choose to focus on emigration and neo-colonialism, Gomis' work instead tells the story of a man who leaves America to return to the land of his birth. [Synopsis courtesy of Berlin International Film Festival]   Post-Screening Q&A with Director, Alain Gomis!     For more information on our programming, please contact us by phone or email or check our social networking sites:   Facebook African Film Festival, Inc for in-depth information on films, including photos...   Twitter @AfricanFilmFest for up-to-the-minute updates during the festival...   Youtube AfricanFilmFest for  teasers and previews from this year's film selection!         For over twenty years, African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) has bridged the divide between post-colonial Africa and the American public through the medium of film. AFF's unique place in the international arts community is distinguished not only by leadership in festival management but by a comprehensive approach to the advocacy of African film and culture. AFF established the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) in 1993 with Film Society of Lincoln Center. The New York African Film Festival is presented annually at the Walter Reade Theater by African Film Festival, Inc. and Film Society of Lincoln Center, in association with Brooklyn Academy of Music. AFF also produces a series of local, national, and international programs throughout the year.   African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) arts organization.   African Film Festival, Inc. | 154 West 18th Street, Suite 2A | New York, NY 10011 Email Marketing by  |  Forward To a Friend

The experience of the Attica Rebellion...

The experience of the Attica Rebellion... Sunday, October 6th 2013 1:00PM - 3:00PM Eastern Listen through the following medium: Harlem Community Radio www.whcr.org 90.3FM in Upper Manhattan South Bronx Englewood, Teaneck, NJ The experience of the Attica Rebellion; The Corrupt Use of Intelligence;  What really is happening in Washington, DC?  Republican governors are keeping Millions of dollars in Medicade funds from reaching the poor.  Genocide or cost saving measure (or both)?

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Exchanges open Tuesday: Here's what to do

http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/IkJBp0uaHWo/   There's so much to consider - from nearby doctors to past medical debt - so take your time.

Best fried chicken in the city

Time to get your finger lickin' on. Fork in the Road takes on the sweet task of seeking out the best fried chicken in the city. It's a tough contest, but they manage to narrow it down to 10 moist, juicy, crispy-skinned winners. The list includes the bird at The Redhead (349 East 13th Street), with its buttermilk brine and greaseless coating; Amy Ruth's (113 West 116th Street) choice of dark or white meat smothered in oregano-rich brown gravy and served with the optional waffle; BonChon (325 Fifth Avenue) for its Korean fried chicken with either sweet soy-garlic or spicy chili glaze; The Commodore (366 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn), where you get three mammoth thighs with cups of sweet, peppery vinegar sauce; and Mitchell's Soul Food (617A Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn) for its black pepper-heavy batter that hasn't changed since 1978. For the full list, click through.

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Fw: [SOA~2013] Fall for Eric Adams Fundraiser PJ's 2256 7th Av. 9/22@3pm [5 Attachments]

FALL FOR ERIC ADAMS! ERIC ADAMS 2013 Invites you to join us for an AFTERCHURCH FUNDRAISER In Support of HONORABLE ERIC ADAMS Brooklyn Borough President Candidate at PJ's LOUNGE 2256 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, JR. BOULEVARD NEAR 133RD STREET HARLEM, USA On the first day of Autumn SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 3:00PM  Checks should be made payable to Eric Adams 2013 TAKE THE B, C, 2 OR 3 TRAINS TO 135TH STREET       Yours-in-Service, Dawn L. Jones DJ's Card Creations! Chair PAC (917)-557-0109     __._,_.___ View attachments on the web Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: New Members 1 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us Feedback . __,_._,___

Fw: Notify NYC - Silver Alert

Silver Alert issued 9/13/13 at 2:25 AM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for the disappearance of Armand Koskas, male, White, 74 years old, from 94th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Mr. Koskas is described as 5'5" tall, 160 pounds, with grey hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing navy blue pants, a white shirt, and black shoes on Wednesday, September 11th, at approximately 10:00 AM. Mr. Koskas suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. A photo is attached. If you see Mr. Koskas, please call 9-1-1.   The sender included the following attachment: https://phx-attachments.sendwordnow.com/Attachments.aspx?token=916dc81d-1bce-4303-9d4f-3e32020dafdc   The sender provided the following contact information.    Sender's Name: Notify NYC    Sender's Email: notifynyc@oem.nyc.gov    Sender's Contact Phone: 2126399675

Fw: PROTEST AGAINST U.S. MILITARY ATTACK ON SYRIA TOMORROW SUNDAY 1:30PM

THE PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS (POP) PO BOX 22505 NEWARK, NJ 07101 973 801-0001 www.njpop.org PROTEST AGAINST U.S. MILITARY ATTACK ON SYRIA TOMORROW SUNDAY 1:30PM POP Members and Friends,  The People's Organization for Progress (POP),  the NJ State Industrial Union Council, , Labor Against War, New Jersey Peace Action, Veterans For Peace, Chapter 21, New Jersey  and others will have a demonstration to protest any U.S. military action against Syria tomorrow, Sunday, September 8, 2013, 1:30pm at the corner of Broad and Market Streets in the heart of downtown Newark, New Jersey.  All POP members and friends are urged to attend.  This week is critical as Congress decides upon the resolution authorizing a US military attack on Syria. POP needs to make its voice heard loud and clear against the proposed attack. Please call your Congressman, US Senator, and the President and tell them that we don't want any US military attack on Syria. Please make every effort to attend the demonstration. Get there early.  Please wear your POP T-Shirt to the protest.  For further information call (973)801-0001.  Thank you. Power To The People! Lawrence Hamm Chairman People's Organization For Progress --

Rev. Al Sharpton tries to minimize blow to Bill Thompson

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/rev-al-sharpton-minimize-blow-bill-thompson-article-1.1448475   Sharpton took to Twitter on Friday to explain that his neutral position in the Democratic mayoral primary was 'not a snub at Bill Thompson.'

Harlem Assault Turns Deadly For Transgender Victim

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/08/transgender-woman-dies-after-harlem-assault.html   After spending nearly five days on a ventilator, transgender woman Islan Nettles died of her injuries following an assault near 148th Street and Eighth Avenue in Harlem last Saturday. While out with a friend over the weekend, 21-year-old Nettles began arguing with a group of men, one of whom police said made anti-gay remarks upon learning the victims were transgender. That's when a fight broke out and resulted in Nettles being rushed to the hospital. So far, NBC New York reports that a 20-year-old man was arrested in this investigation — which the NYPD considers a possible hate crime — though his role in Saturday night's altercation "was not immediately clear." DNA Info writes that the man "was initially charged with misdemeanor assault, but cops said they expected to upgrade the charges on Friday." Nettles, who also used the names Vaughn Nettles and Alon Nettles, planned to start a career in fashion and previously interned at Ay' Medici, a Harlem design house, according to her LinkedIn page. The attack is the latest in New York City's alarming uptick in hate crimes this summer. Read more posts by Delia Paunescu Filed Under: hate crimes ,transgender ,Harlem ,horrible things ,nypd

The guerilla war vs. Obamacare

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/guerilla-war-obamacare-article-1.1418336?localLinksEnabled=false   Hammond: Now that Obamacare is less than four months from becoming reality, its enemies have given up all pretense of constructive dialogue and switched to pure sabotage.

Major Progress Made In Backlog Of Public Housing Repairs, City Says

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/186533/major-progress-made-in-backlog-of-public-housing-repairs--city-says   New York City Housing Authority officials say that during the past year, they went from 423,000 open work orders to 197,000.