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Rally to Free the Jena 6! Justice for Gary King Jr.! Free the SF8!
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Date:
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Time:
5:00 PM
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6:30 PM
Event Type:
Protest
Organizer/Author:
ANSWER Coalition
Email:
Phone:
415-821-6545 or 510-435-0844
Address:
2489 Mission St. Room 24
Location Details:
Federal Courthouse, 7th and Mission St.
Last week, the racist judge that originally presided over Mychal Bell's conviction sent him back to jail for 18 months for "violating probabation" from an earlier conviction. The precise violation was his arrest in the Jena 6 incident. While the racist thugs who started this cycle of events continue to walk free, the Jena 6 are still facing long prison sentences.
On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the growing movement to free the Jena 6 will face an important challenge. On that day, four of the Six -- Theodore Shaw, Robert Bailey, Bryan Purvis, and Mychal Bell -- are expected in court for pre-trial hearings. The ANSWER Coalition is calling on all progressive and anti-racist forces to come together for rallies in front of local courthouses across the country with the demand to free the Jena 6, and drop all the charges. Demonstrations are already confirmed in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, and New Haven (CT).
The case of the Jena 6 has garnered international attention, and shone a spotlight on the racist nature of this country's criminal "injustice" system. Without activists taking action across the country, however, it is certain that their case -- like so many others -- would never have received the attention that it has. Mychal Bell's original conviction never would have been overturned; instead he would have become just another statistic.
On Sept. 20, tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Jena, Louisiana and in other cities around the country to demand the complete freedom of the Jena 6, and the release of Mychal Bell. A week later, after 10 months in prison, he was granted bail and released. But shortly afterwards, the Louisiana judge that originally convicted Bell struck back, ordering him back into custody.
The spirit and determination of Sept. 20 protest in Jena has to be replicated over and over across the country on November 7th. The movement is locked in a tug-of-war with the racist Louisiana justice system. Now we have to dig in our heels and until all charges against the Six are dropped, we have to keep on pulling! All out for November 7th to Free the Jena 6!
On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the growing movement to free the Jena 6 will face an important challenge. On that day, four of the Six -- Theodore Shaw, Robert Bailey, Bryan Purvis, and Mychal Bell -- are expected in court for pre-trial hearings. The ANSWER Coalition is calling on all progressive and anti-racist forces to come together for rallies in front of local courthouses across the country with the demand to free the Jena 6, and drop all the charges. Demonstrations are already confirmed in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, and New Haven (CT).
The case of the Jena 6 has garnered international attention, and shone a spotlight on the racist nature of this country's criminal "injustice" system. Without activists taking action across the country, however, it is certain that their case -- like so many others -- would never have received the attention that it has. Mychal Bell's original conviction never would have been overturned; instead he would have become just another statistic.
On Sept. 20, tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Jena, Louisiana and in other cities around the country to demand the complete freedom of the Jena 6, and the release of Mychal Bell. A week later, after 10 months in prison, he was granted bail and released. But shortly afterwards, the Louisiana judge that originally convicted Bell struck back, ordering him back into custody.
The spirit and determination of Sept. 20 protest in Jena has to be replicated over and over across the country on November 7th. The movement is locked in a tug-of-war with the racist Louisiana justice system. Now we have to dig in our heels and until all charges against the Six are dropped, we have to keep on pulling! All out for November 7th to Free the Jena 6!
For more information:
http://www.answercoalition.org
Added to the calendar on Wed, Oct 31, 2007 12:11PM
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With everyone understanding that the "murder charge" no longer stands because they realized it was absurd was dropped to an assault and battery charge let's look at this situation with an open mind.
Racial tensions arise in a school.
White students hang two nooses from a tree (a non-physical non-confrontational statement).
Six black students (instead of using the brain God gave them) decide to hospitalize a random white student who was not even proven to be connected to the noose hangings.
Six black students decided to be physically confrontational and beat one person.
Why do we always have to resort to violence?
This whole country is riled up over an incident where an INNOCENT child was harmed for the color of his skin.
If you have any sense you will see that White America are the ones that should be rioting, a white kid was beat up plain and simply because he was white. HE IS NOT PROVEN TO HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO THE NOOSE HANGING.
Do you people understand what you're reading?
If so you will realize that Affirmative Action is a racist policy.
Choosing a less qualified individual over a more qualified individual because of the color of their skin.
America is full of bigots who call others bigots.
My high school was half black and half white.
We had fights DAILY.
A kid even stabbed a teacher/coach in the hand.
This was a black kid who stabbed a black teacher/coach.
I think if blacks had any sense they would not be getting behind the Jena 6 and supporting violence.
This is NOT an issue that should have gotten any press whatsoever.
In my high school whites got their asses kicked by blacks and vice versa.
I can certainly tell you though that whenever blacks lost the fight it was a one-on-one fight.
Isn't that strange? I grew up in a black neighborhood where thugs constant beat people up but only in groups (aka gangs).
Why is it that you're "hard" when you're in a gang?
Not fighting alone makes you the pussy in case you didn't know.
The Jena 6 are nothing more than a gang of little thugs and they deserve whatever charges come their way.
p.s.- I would still be in support of the kid who got beat even if the "Jena 6" were white and he was black
WAKE UP AMERICA!
THE MEDIA DRUMS UP RACISM TO DIVIDE US AND YOU FUCKERS EAT THAT SHIT UP.
Racial tensions arise in a school.
White students hang two nooses from a tree (a non-physical non-confrontational statement).
Six black students (instead of using the brain God gave them) decide to hospitalize a random white student who was not even proven to be connected to the noose hangings.
Six black students decided to be physically confrontational and beat one person.
Why do we always have to resort to violence?
This whole country is riled up over an incident where an INNOCENT child was harmed for the color of his skin.
If you have any sense you will see that White America are the ones that should be rioting, a white kid was beat up plain and simply because he was white. HE IS NOT PROVEN TO HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO THE NOOSE HANGING.
Do you people understand what you're reading?
If so you will realize that Affirmative Action is a racist policy.
Choosing a less qualified individual over a more qualified individual because of the color of their skin.
America is full of bigots who call others bigots.
My high school was half black and half white.
We had fights DAILY.
A kid even stabbed a teacher/coach in the hand.
This was a black kid who stabbed a black teacher/coach.
I think if blacks had any sense they would not be getting behind the Jena 6 and supporting violence.
This is NOT an issue that should have gotten any press whatsoever.
In my high school whites got their asses kicked by blacks and vice versa.
I can certainly tell you though that whenever blacks lost the fight it was a one-on-one fight.
Isn't that strange? I grew up in a black neighborhood where thugs constant beat people up but only in groups (aka gangs).
Why is it that you're "hard" when you're in a gang?
Not fighting alone makes you the pussy in case you didn't know.
The Jena 6 are nothing more than a gang of little thugs and they deserve whatever charges come their way.
p.s.- I would still be in support of the kid who got beat even if the "Jena 6" were white and he was black
WAKE UP AMERICA!
THE MEDIA DRUMS UP RACISM TO DIVIDE US AND YOU FUCKERS EAT THAT SHIT UP.
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