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DESCRIPTION:January 1st marks the 8th anniversary of the murder of Oscar Grant III by 
 then BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle.  As in years past, Oscar’s 
 family, friends and the Oakland community will gather at Grant (Fruitvale) 
 station on Sunday, January 1, 2017 from 12-4 pm to honor the life of Oscar 
 J. Grant III. \n\nIn the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, Oscar was 
 making his way home from San Francisco with his friends when they were 
 pulled off the train by BART police officers.  Within minutes, the unarmed 
 Oscar was called a racial slur, punched, handcuffed, slammed to the ground 
 and ultimately shot in the back.  The BART police officers were so violent 
 and escalated the situation so quickly that train passengers pulled out 
 their phones and captured the entire tragic incident. The videos of 
 Oscar’s murder sparked a grass-roots community led movement with an 
 international reach and forever changed the way families and communities 
 organize against police brutality. \n\nIndeed, the Black Lives Matter 
 Movement of today can easily be traced back to the three-year struggle led 
 by Oakland community members as they struggled for justice for Oscar. That 
 struggle eventually led to the first time in California history, an on-duty 
 police officer was arrested, tried and convicted for the shooting of an 
 unarmed black man.\n\n“This is a vigil – a celebration of my son’s 
 life.  We will stand in unity with our community and with a prayer that the 
 violence ends today – and that no other family ever has to endure what we 
 have managed to survive.” Let this day be a reminder for ourselves and 
 for others where we stand in the struggle for justice. As we honor Oscar, 
 we also honor ourselves. We are all Oscar Grant!\n\nPerformances featuring 
 Mark Bamuthi Joseph, Candice Antique, Ryan Nicole, Young Gifted and Black, 
 Kev Choice and other special guests.\n\n\nAbout the Oscar Grant Foundation 
 (OGF)\n\nThe Oscar Grant Foundation (OGF) was established in August 2010, 
 as a Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation after the criminal trial and 
 subsequent conviction of former B.A.R.T. Police Officer Johannes Mehserle 
 for the January 1, 2009, unlawful killing of Oscar Julius Grant III.  
 Oscar's mother, Rev. Wanda R. Johnson, now heads the Foundation, and its 
 mission is to help bridge the gap of distrust between individuals in 
 at-risk communities and law enforcement.  The goal of the OGF is to be a 
 resource for those in need.\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/12/30/18795018.php
SUMMARY:8th Annual Oscar Grant Vigil — Gone But Not Forgotten
LOCATION:Grant (Fruitvale) BART station\nOakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/12/30/18795018.php
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