SF Bay Area Indymedia indymedia
Indybay About Contact Newsletter Calendar Publish Community

Santa Cruz Indymedia | Police State and Prisons | Front Page

Sat Aug 23 2008 (Updated 08/29/08) ACLU of Santa Cruz County's 2008 Summer Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony
While Mayor Coonerty Hammers Away at Civil Liberties, the ACLU Awards Him On August 24th, the ACLU of Santa Cruz County held their 2008 Summer Awards Celebration and Fundraiser at the Long Marine Lab's Seymour Center. The local ACLU presented Santa Cruz Mayor Ryan Coonerty with the 'Hammer of Justice' award. Meanwhile, homeless rights advocates tried to educate ACLU members about what they say is the true nature of Mayor Coonerty.

Attorney Kate Wells, who is on the ACLU's legal committee, but was not consulted in the ACLU's decision to award Coonerty, expressed amazement and outrage at the decision. She wrote the following in an email to the Board, "Having brought many civil rights lawsuits against the City of Santa Cruz over the years of my practice, I have had the unique opportunity to witness first hand the human rights stances of every mayor and councilmember for the past couple of decades. Ryan Coonerty, in my opinion, has not only not stood up for the principles espoused by the ALCU, but has instituted and supported political and legislative stances that are inimical to the goal of achieving those principles. And such behavior is even more egregious given his status as a civil rights instructor." Read More | imc_photo.gifPhotos

previous coverage: Activists ask ACLU to help end sleeping ban || Ban on Public Assemblies in Public Parking Lots at City Council || Sleeping Ban Debate on Voices from the Village || Santa Cruz Sleeping Ban Struggle Persists as Ryan Coonerty Becomes Mayor || Mayor Coonerty's New Rules Ban Public Comment on Half of City Council Afternoon Agenda || Santa Cruz Mayor Ryan Coonerty Loses Bid to Become Obama Delegate in Denver

06/04/13 Desal Opponents Challenge City's "Cozy Relationships" and "Aggressive Advocacy"   Government & Elections | Santa Cruz Indymedia
06/04/13 Environmentalists Bird Dog Facebook CEO at Work and at Home   Environment & Forest Defense | Peninsula
05/31/13 "March Against Monsanto" Demonstrations Display Outrage at Giant U.S. Seed Company   Environment & Forest Defense | California
05/27/13 Sequel to Gasland Delves Deeper into Health and Environmental Consequences of Fracking   Environment & Forest Defense | Santa Cruz Indymedia
05/23/13 Video Shows Clean Team Member Threatening and Prodding Camper with Trash Grabber   Health, Housing, and Public Services | Santa Cruz Indymedia
04/30/13 May Day Demonstrations Across Northern California Demand Justice for Workers & Immigrants   Labor & Workers | Immigrant Rights
04/27/13 SF Protest Targets Increasing Evictions and Rental Prices on People Living with HIV/AIDS   Health, Housing, and Public Services | LGBTI / Queer
04/22/13 Yolanda Smith Informed that Son Was Shot Eight Times in the Back of the Head by UCPD   Police State and Prisons | Racial Justice
04/22/13 Demonstrators Demand Real Health Care for those Jailed in Santa Cruz   Police State and Prisons | Santa Cruz Indymedia
04/09/13 SF Vigil in Solidarity with Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Culminates with Civil Disobedience   Police State and Prisons | Anti-War
04/09/13 U.S. District Court Rules Monterey County Fracking Leases Violate Environmental Law   Environment & Forest Defense | Central Valley | California | Government & Elections | Santa Cruz Indymedia