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DoomsdaysCW

F*CK YEAH! #Resist!!! #Maine Department of #Education refuses to sign letter saying #DEI programs have been removed

by Stephanie Grindley, WGMEThu, April 24th 2025 at 5:12 PM

PORTLAND (WGME) -- "Maine's Department of Education says it will not sign a letter saying all #DEI programs have been removed from Maine classrooms.

"This is a response to a directive sent out on April 3 by the U.S. Department of Education. It said all state education agencies and local school districts needed to sign off on new Title VI certifications.

"The Maine Department of Education responded Thursday in a notice sent to all Maine schools, saying the Maine Department of Education and schools already comply with #TitleVI of the #CivilRights Act.

"The notice says Maine already submits regular certifications in return for federal funds.

"The notice goes on to say in part, 'After consultation with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, it was determined that signing the new certification would bind the Maine DOE to language of executive orders or other federal guidance without the force of law, and that lacked clarity regarding what was, or was not, prohibited. These were critical considerations, given the potential consequence of a loss of federal funding.'

"The Maine Department of Education says it's not signing the certification and is not collecting signed copies from schools. It went a step further and asked Maine school districts not to sign off on their own behalf.

"The Department of Education adds that it remains committed to faithfully implementing education programs in accordance with all federal laws."

wgme.com/news/local/maine-depa

wgme.com · Maine Department of Education refuses to sign letter saying DEI programs have been removedBy Stephanie Grindley, WGME
#MaineResists#ResistFascism#USPol
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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊

This EO could significantly impact current and future civil rights litigation as it decreases federal oversight and enforcement of things that the #trump admin finds offensive (and perhaps a threat, if you think about it).

… and to have a female AG enforce it is pretty ironic— I think to myself, “How could a female work against female interest,” and then I remember reading about US females in history that fought AGAINST female suffrage— for whatever religious reason(s).

/3 #USA #CivilRights

Trump EO from the White House, 23 April 2025 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/restoring-equality-of-opportunity-and-meritocracy/ Accessed: 24 April 2025 at 2050 CST
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petersuber

Excellent statement by 96 #CivilRights organizations.
civilrights.org/resource/the-p

"The administration has made clear it will attack organizations that speak truth to power, defend the vulnerable, petition and sue the government, preserve and share knowledge, and fight for our freedoms. They want us to fight alone, hoping we’ll stay silent as others are targeted. Not us. Today, we commit to stay united in our shared vision for opportunity, prosperity, dignity, belonging and for the rights and justice necessary to ensure them."

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human RightsThe Pact: A Civil Rights Coalition Unity CommitmentWe commit to stay united in our shared vision for opportunity, prosperity, dignity, belonging and for the rights and justice necessary to ensure them.
#Trump#USPol#USPolitics
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Nonilex

The #DOJ in a filing requested that #SCOTUS lift Seattle-based US Judge District Benjamin Settle's nationwide order blocking the #military from carrying out #Trump's prohibition on #transgender service members while a #legal challenge to the policy proceeds. Settle found that Trump's executive order likely violates the U.S. #Constitution's #FifthAmendment right to #equal #protection under the #law.

#CivilRights #HumanRights #TransgenderRights #EqualRights #democracy #LGBTQ+ #Equality

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Nonilex

#Trump asks #SCOTUS to allow enforcement of #transgender #military ban

Trump's administration asked the #US #SupremeCourt on Thursday to allow implementation of his order banning transgender people from serving in the military, one of a series of directives by the Republican president to curb #TransgenderRights.

#law #CivilRights #HumanRights #EqualRights #democracy #LGBTQ+ #Equality
reuters.com/world/us/trump-ask

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VSN Revolution

‘Incompetent. Irresponsible. Negligent’: Calls Mount for Hegseth’s Ouster or Prosecution thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/

The New Civil Rights Movement · 'Incompetent. Irresponsible. Negligent': Calls Mount for Hegseth's Ouster or ProsecutionWith seemingly near-daily revelations about U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s alleged—and potentially unlawful—leaks of classified or sensitive information, concerns over his leadership, judgment, and efforts to reshape the Department of Defense, pressure for his resignation or removal and even prosecution is rapidly intensifying. Hegseth, confirmed by the narrowest of margins (51-50), is one of […]
#civilrights#vsn
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Asakiyume

Great thread about a teen activist that I hadn't heard of. @Teri_Kanefield says I'm not alone in this. She's written about this remarkable young woman whose strike contributed to Brown v. the Board of Education. Thank you, @crcollins, for calling this thread to my attention! #CivilRights

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mastodon.social/@Teri_Kanefiel

Graduation photo of Barbara Johns
MastodonTeri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield@mastodon.social)Attached: 1 image I just realized that it's April 23. That means it's the anniversary of the Farmville, Virginia Motion High School student strike. What? You don't know about that? Well, in 1951, Barbara Johns was fed up with the deplorable conditions in her segregated school, so she organized a strike. She was inspired by labor strikes. After she and her classmates turned the rural town of Farmville upside down, she called in the NAACP. 1/
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