Daily Times
April 23, 2021
A handful of lawyers went to the Peshawar High Court last month to get an FIR( First Information Report) registered against the organisers of the Aurat March. Before going to the court, they tried their luck at the police station, where an SHO refused to oblige them. The court, however, is empowered under Section 22-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure to act as ‘Justice of Peace’ and order the registration of an FIR against an offence in the event that the police fail to do so. Thus, last week the police were left with no choice but to do the needful, though they made no arrests.
“Trans Rights Are Human Rights”
Yellow Springers have been long involved in fighting for social justice. Over the decades, villagers have protested against racism, sexism and war, and advocated for LGBTQ+ rights and environmental protection, among many other issues.
To draw attention to this activist legacy, the Yellow Springs Arts and Culture Commission has created a banner series now adorning the lampposts on Dayton Street and Xenia Avenue downtown.
The banners showcase images of posters that have been used during demonstrations here and elsewhere in the country. The first round of 15 banners went up in early January. Now, there are 28 posters displayed in the exhibit. The posters date from the early 19th century to contemporary posters used as recently as this past summer.
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The flagpole isn t in front of the home in unincorporated Jefferson County. Instead, the pole is mounted in the backyard, where it s visible to commuters on Bowles Avenue, one of the major east-west routes in the area. As a result, thousands of people passing by every day see the display: an American flag flying upside down, in the international symbol of distress, over a Don t Tread on Me banner.
In a neighborhood a mile or two away, a Trump 2020 flag flew alongside the traditional stars and stripes outside a house for more than a month after the homeowners association for the community sent out a letter reminding residents that the election was over and all political displays needed to be removed. The Trump flag finally vanished following last week s big snowstorm, but multiple pro-police Thin Blue Line flags, which some people criticize as racially insensitive (a blue stripe is laid out between two black stripes, with white stripes beyond), continue to wave in the area.
Against the backdrop of continuing controversy over local homeowners associations trying to prevent residents from displaying flags or signs that support the Black Lives Matter movement, David Pendery is suing the metropolitan district in the Arapahoe County neighborhood where he lives. The suit, filed February 23, argues that the district is violating his constitutional right to fly a Pride flag and post a sign that underscores his family s belief that Black Lives Matter, Women s Rights Are Human Rights, No Human Is Illegal, Science Is Real, Love Is Love, Kindness Is Everything.
Pendery understands that the suit, filed by the ACLU of Colorado in federal court for the District of Colorado, could have the effect of preventing districts and HOAs from banning Pride flags and BLM messaging across the state. But it s also a matter of principle.