As you know, the students at Danbury High School have been on the frontlines in alerting the public about the situation in Darfur. Their movie, entitled "The Promise" has received national acclaim and the citizens of Danbury should be proud of the work the students put into their effort.
A huge supporter of the movie is Mia Farrow who's help promote the film across the nation and has led the effort on placing pressure on our political leaders to take action against the atrocity in Darfur.
One of the countries that is currently blocking effort to place pressure on the government of Sudan is China. Basically, since the Chinese get a large percentage of their oil from Sudan, they look the other way while the government gets away with genocide.
Now, China is going to host the next Olympics and there is a new effort underway (led by Farrow) to boycott the games as a sign of protest against China supporting the government of Sudan.
Farrow and Danbury High School assistant principal Tim Salem made an appearance on Ivon Aclime's local cable show, "Ideas at Work and Beyond" and talked about the situation in Darfur. You can watch the interview by clicking here.
If you want more information about the DHS movie on Darfur, please visit their website.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
As you know, the students at Danbury High School have been on the frontlines in alerting the public about the situation in Darfur. Their movie, entitled "The Promise" has received national acclaim and the citizens of Danbury should be proud of the work the students put into their effort. 
A huge supporter of the movie is Mia Farrow who's help promote the film across the nation and has led the effort on placing pressure on our political leaders to take action against the atrocity in Darfur. 
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
