Category Archives: Civil Rights

New Britain DTC Backs Congressional Censure of Trump

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

NEW BRITAIN, CT – A Congressional resolution censuring President Trump over “vulgar” remarks about immigration  last month  was endorsed  by the Democratic Town Committee at its January 18th meeting. Democratic volunteer and associate member Dan Price, reacting to Trump’s expletives … Continue reading →

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Charlottesville: Merrill Gay, New Britain Democrats Repudiate Racist Violence, Anti-Semitism

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Democratic Mayoral Nominee Merrill Gay issued a statement on August 17th  in response to the violence perpetrated by fascists and white nationalists  in Charlottesville, Virginia. The statement, released by Gay on behalf of the Democratic municipal slate and the Democratic … Continue reading →

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Opposing Trump, GOP Agenda: Hartford, New Britain Part Of Historic Women’s March For Equality, Economic Justice

Posted on January 22, 2017 by

By John McNamara [Photos by Frank Gerratana] The Women’s March on Washington the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump spawned marches from Augusta, Maine to Anchorage Alaska. Millions of people, connected by the same social media so deftly and … Continue reading →

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