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Not photoshopped. Police gather under holiday sign in Ferguson tonight.
Open thread on Ferguson. No trolls, no MRAs, etc.
Post useful links in the comments; I’ll add some to the post.
EDIT: Links after the jump.
Petitions:
Bail and legal fund for the protesters:
Articles on what’s going on:
http://journolist.tumblr.com/post/94563772619/michael-brown-remembered-as-a-gentle-giant-st
10 ways you can help the people of Ferguson:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/19/how-to-help-ferguson_n_5688541.html
Grand juries indict 99.99% of the time (literally)
Darren Wilson’s “injuries?”
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/the-photos-of-darren-wilsons-injury/383155/
Transcript: http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/11/24/darren-wilson-testimony-snippet.pdf
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The full grand jury report: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2014/nov/25/darren-wilson-not-indicted-ferguson
Home-made tear gas mask tutorial: http://black-culture.tumblr.com/post/94529711883/hey-guys-i-need-your-help-spreading-this-on-social
Petition #HandsUp: We Demand National Change to Protect Citizens and Communities from Police Violence and Misconduct: https://www.change.org/p/president-barack-obama-we-demand-national-change-to-protect-citizens-and-communities-from-police-violence-and-misconduct
Donations to collaborate with the legal fund for the people arrested in protests in Ferguson: https://secure.piryx.com/donate/mS25KFCe/MORE/mikebrown
Edmonton protest: http://allthecanadianpolitics.tumblr.com/post/103532910989/edmonton-protest-for-justice-for-mike-brown-and
A letter from the forensics office complaining that they had not been given adequate access to the crime scene evidence to make a ruling
Update on the situation in Ferguson: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/11/25/3596782/ferguson-the-morning-after/
THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO THE GRAND JURY’S DECISION NOT TO INDICT POLICE OFFICER DARREN WILSON
http://gawker.com/the-shooting-in-darren-wilsons-words-michael-brown-loo-1663023343
http://www.salon.com/2014/11/25/i_am_utterly_undone_my_struggle_with_black_rage_and_fear_after_ferguson/
A list for donations you can give to Ferguson’s schools:
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/search.html?bigMap=true&nwLat=38.92064&nwLng=-90.75600&seLat=38.43068&seLng=-90.03502