Injustices of Poverty Resources - CIVITAS-STL

Civitas wants to thank all of the students who attended the Injustices of Poverty: How the legal system hurts poor people discussion group. We have compiled a list of resources, news articles, videos, and web sites, for those students interested in learning more about the issues that were brought up.

Websites:
ACLU Missouri Chapter (American Civil Liberties Union)
Arch City Defenders
St. Louis Positive Change (The Ferguson Commission)

Articles:
Info on Grand Juror Doe (via ACLU-MO)
Michael Brown case grand juror sues St. Louis County prosecutor, asking to speak out on case (via St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Grand Jury Documents released by McCulloch (Via STL Public Radio)
How a Century of Racist Policies Made Ferguson Into a Pocket of Concentrated Despair (via Moyers & Company)
Lessons from a Grand Jury (Via Occasional Planet)

If you know of other great resources concerning this topic, please send them to [email protected]!

Bobbi

Bobbi Kennedy is the middle school coordinator for Civitas. She also helps with high school activities and keeps the web site from imploding.