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I know you've heard from me a lot this week. But I hope you agree
that these messages and updates are important. I promise to slow
down when the Empire disintegrates under the weight of the people's
collective struggle against it! <br><br>
For those of you who are not going to Jena, but who want to do something
to express your solidarity, please wear black tomorrow. If you are
in one of the cities that will host a press conference, show up for the
press conference with the appropriate signage. For those of you in
the Atlanta area, join me for the press conference tomorrow morning at
10:30 in front of the Rush Memorial UCC Church on James P. Brawley Drive
on the campus of Clark Atlanta University! See ya in the morning!
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Here's the Atlanta area Press Release:<br><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br><br>
September 19, 2007<br><br>
Mawuli Mel Davis,
Esq.
-or- Dr. Kwame
Kalimara<br><br>
The Davis Bozeman Law Firm,
P.C.
NAPO <br><br>
<a href="mailto:mdavis@davisbozemanlaw.com">mdavis@davisbozemanlaw.com</a>
<a href="mailto:dr_kalimara@yahoo.com">
dr_kalimara@yahoo.com</a><br><br>
(404)
244-2004
(404) 552-2442<br><br>
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Georgians Stand in Solidarity with Activists Nationally:<br>
Demanding Real Justice In Jena, Louisiana<br><br>
Atlanta, Georgia- Activists, organizers, students, and community members
throughout Georgia are called to participate in a Public Demonstration
and Press Conference in solidarity with the "Jena 6" at 10:30
a.m . Thursday, September 20, 2007, in front of Rush Memorial UCC Church
at 150 James P. Brawley Drive located on the campus of Clark Atlanta
University in Atlanta, Georgia. Speakers include Professor
Kathleen Cleaver, former Congresswoman <br>
Cynthia McKinney, Senator Vincent Fort, Reverend Timothy McDonald, John
Evans, and Reverend Derrick Rice. We are encouraging all
participants to wear black to demonstrate solidarity with those
demonstrating around the country. <br><br>
The ongoing legal battle of six African American teenagers against
trumped up charges in Jena, Louisiana makes it even clearer that racism
and its systemic aggression against Black Americans continues to grow in
this country. In Georgia, over two thousand people rallied in Douglas
County to demand justice for Genarlow Wilson. On September 20th, we will
put tens of thousands more in the streets in Jena, to demand justice for
Mychal Bell and the Jena 6. This time the demand for justice will
resonate throughout the land. <br><br>
In addition to the over thirty organizations and churches that have
endorsed this effort, students and community members throughout the state
will join in solidarity with a national coalition for justice called for
by Detroit City Councilman Kwame Kenyatta and activist radio personality,
Bob Law. <br><br>
This national coalition not only stands in solidarity with the Jena 6
but<br>
also with The Katrina International Tribunal and the many others fighting
for justice in Louisiana.<br><br>
While the conviction of Mychal Bell, one of the six Black youngsters in
<br>
Jena, has been thrown out by the Third District Court of Appeals,
the<br>
struggle for justice is far from over. Our concern is that the
racist<br>
double standard remains in tact allowing whites to commit acts of
aggression against Blacks with impunity, while Black youngsters face
unjust prosecutions and harsher prison sentences. <br><br>
We will stand in solidarity on September 20th, the day Mychal Bell
was<br>
scheduled to be sentenced for a bogus second degree battery conviction,
with not only the tens of thousands that will march in Jena, but with
those gathering around the country including St Louis, Kansas City, New
York, Detroit, Philadelphia, Newark, and more. We stand in
solidarity with activists nationally calling on the mayor of each
American city, as well as everyone with a national voice and influence,
to publicly denounce the judicial farce taking place in Jena, Louisiana.
We encourage city councils nationwide to follow the lead of Atlanta,
Georgia, Cambridge, Maryland and Detroit, Michigan and pass resolutions
in the interest of justice, calling for the dismissal of all charges
against the Jena 6 and not just another trial in juvenile court.
<br><br>
Additionally, we call on the corporations in Louisiana that are the
recipients of millions of Black consumer dollars, to<br>
denounce the injustice and blatant racism in Jena, Louisiana, in New
Orleans generally, and in the Ninth Ward in particular. Some communities
have already begun to say, "No justice, No profit!" <br><br>
Across the country we say, "Enough is Enough!" We draw the line
against racism and injustice here and now. We will continue to
strengthen this coalition of organizations across the country, fighting
to challenge racism, whenever and wherever it raises its ugly head.
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Supporting organizations include: First Afrikan Presbyterian
Church,<br>
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), The Avarita L. Hanson Chapter of
the Black Law Students Association, New Afrikan People's Organization
(NAPO), Let Us Make Man, The Davis Bozeman Law Firm, Sankofa Society of
Georgia State University, International Action Center, Foreverfamily,
AfriSalsa Cultural Organization, N'COBRA Youth Commission, Operation
LEADS, African American Ministers in Action, Sankofa UCC Church, The Law
Office of Chris Leopold, N'COBRA at CAU, <
<a href="http://www.ayaed.com/">http://www.ayaed.com/</a>> AYA
Educational Institute,<br>
African Community Centers, Minister Kenyatta Bush, Youth Pastor, Shiloh
Baptist Church & Chair, Henry County Democratic Party, Youth Task
Force, Campaign for Juvenile Justice, Grassroots Link, Armstrong &
Associates, Law Offices of Robert Daniel, LLC, The Secret Firm, P.C.,
Georgia Alliance of African American Attorneys (GAAAA).<br><br>
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