SEATTLE – La Concejal Kshama Sawant celebra esta mañana la noticia de que la ciudadana Mexicana-Americana Nestora Salgado fue liberada después de más de dos años y medio de cárcel por cargos falsos conectados con su rol en la legalmente establecida policía comunitaria creada como defensa en contra de oficiales corruptos con nexos con los...
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Nestora Salgado Freed – Sawant Celebrates Release, Credits Tireless Work of Countless Activists in U.S. and Mexico
SEATTLE – Councilmember Kshama Sawant celebrated the news this morning that U.S. and Mexican citizen Nestora Salgado was released this morning. She had spent more than 2 ½ years in a Mexican prison on trumped-up charges in connection to her role in forming a legally sanctioned community police force to defend itself against corrupt local...
Councilmember Sawant, Congressman Smith call for Nestora Salgado’s immediate release
SEATTLE – Earlier today the City Council voted 7-0 in favor of a resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, urging the authorities in the Mexican federal government and the state of Guerrero to immediately release Nestora Salgado and facilitate her safe return to her family in Washington. It also calls on Secretary of State Kerry...
Sawant, Gender Justice League Celebrate Defeat of Transphobic Bill in State Legislature
SEATTLE — Councilmember Kshama Sawant thanked the Gender Justice League and all activists who helped to defeat Senate Bill 6443 yesterday, a bill intended to roll back protections for transgender people. Sawant celebrated the historic victory for trans rights and the victory against bigotry in the Senate: “Congratulations to the Gender Justice League, trans rights...