jesse jackson and most recently from congressman bobby rush, who specifically called on attorney general merrick garland and fbi director chris wray to launch a federal investigation into the disappearance and death of jelani day. i want to read a little of the letter that congressman rush sent to attorney general garland and director wray, and he described it as a letter of grave concern and compared it to emmett till saying, as i learn the details of day s case, i was reminded of the lynching of emmett till, whose body was found floating in a river in 1955 and still, decades later, no one has been held legally accountable for his death. of course jelani day was found floating in the illinois river, and his family is asking for accountability. i should mention the fbi did tell me today that they are in contact with the peru police department, providing support when asked for it, don. we heard from jelani s mother, carmen day, in your reporting, omar. she says that the county s
Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for "Syringes to Cuba" as Carlos Lazo - Medea Benjamin for Antiwar.com Original
by Medea Benjamin / June 1st, 2021
Waiting in line for food in Cuba. Photo credit: UPI.com
Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for “Syringes to Cuba” as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban-American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo created a group called Puentes de Amor, Bridges of Love, to unite Cuban Americans who want to lift the searing U.S. blockade that is immiserating their loved ones on the island.
Puentes de Amor is the latest addition to the Syringes to Cuba initiative, which was started by the Saving Lives Campaign and the humanitarian organization Global Health Partners to help Cuba vaccinate its people against COVID-19. With the help of two other groups, The People’s Forum and CODEPINK, the campaign has raised over $350,000 and has already placed an order for four million syringes. Two million will arrive in June and the balance in July.