December 3, 2008 10:36 AM
The murder of Ecuadoran immigrant Marcelo Lucero has pressed thousands of Long Islanders and other people of good will to take action to end the climate of hatred and mistrust that facilitated this crime. This Action Center for Justice for Marcelo Lucero brings together all the resources you need to understand the background to his murder. It also tells you about steps you can take to end the scapegoating of immigrants and build communities that work together here on Long Island. We encourage you to visit the Long Island Wins web site frequently to get ideas on how you can participate in this movement for change.
Action
Legislative Action Center-The Suffolk Legislature and County Executive Steve Levy played a significant role in turning public attitudes against immigrants. At our Legislative Action Center you can find out the contact information for the legislators and the county executive as well as suggested messages for them.
Upcoming Events-There have already been more than one hundred events to commemorate the life and protest the death of Marcelo Lucero. On the Upcoming Events page, you can find out what activities you can plug in to.
What You Can Do To Help-Ideas and resources for ways you can work for justice for Marcelo Lucero.
Analysis
The Background to Tragedy-Reports on the murder of Marcelo Lucero and analysis of the events that led up to his death.
Condolences Page-A page where you can read the memorials left by others like yourself to the Lucero family. You can post your own thoughts here as well.
Collected Blogs-A collection of the best pieces posted on the Long Island Wins web site on Marcelo Lucero.
The latest blogs on Marcelo Lucero killing:
Police memo raises questions about immigration confidentiiality policy
Police Commissioner Cormer's stunning move
Plea deal thrown out for Lucero attacker
The one-month anniversary of the Lucero murder
Anti-immigrant website mocks Lucero family
Southampton' hate crime policy revised in response to Lucero killing
Suffolk pols feel heat after Lucero killing
Lucero killing hits immigrants far outside Suffolk
2007 hate attack shed light on faulty Suffolk bias crime stats
New mob attack in Patchogue
The Bible and Marcelo Lucero
The New York Times asks Levy to listen
The larger meaning of the 5th Precinct shakeup
Complaint filed against Suffolk for neglecting hate crimes
Early Morning Attacks Raise Hate Crime Stats Question
Seven civil rights groups denounce Levy in D.C.
The Village of Patchogue created a fake police dept. to push the "undesirables" out of patchgoue.
The Village of patchgoue had no protocal in place for interviewing minorities or non-us citezens. For example Suffolk PD says Cops were not allowed to as a person's "status." Suffok County human rights dept explains Patchgoue's Polices absence of any policy in itself constitutes illegal "racial profiling."
By boathead December 2, 2008 06:40 PM
The Village of Patchogue created a fake police dept. to push the "undesirables" out of patchgoue.
The Village of patchgoue had no protocal in place for interviewing minorities or non-us citezens. For example Suffolk PD says Cops were not allowed to as a person's "status." Suffok County human rights dept explains Patchgoue's Polices absence of any policy in itself constitutes illegal "racial profiling."
By boathead December 2, 2008 06:41 PM