SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY HOLDS RALLY TODAY ON THE STAIRS OF CITY HALL CALLING ON MAYOR ED L

While families across California are preparing to celebrate the holidays, the Justice for Mario Woods Coalition is calling on Mayor Ed Lee to provide the family of Mario Woods with justice for the holiday. Youth, family and community voices will hold a Christmas Eve rally to demand more leadership from Mayor Ed Lee who up until this point has remained silent in the face of murder of Mario Woods.

Justice for Mario Woods Coalition is calling on Mayor Ed Lee to demand:
• Acknowledge the shortcomings of the police department and demand an independent investigation
• Immediately acknowledge and address the Woods Family
• Do not keep the community hostage -remove Chief Suhr from office immediately

The execution of Mario Woods comes on the heels of multiple incidents within the police force including:
Racist and homophobic texts by San Francisco police officers
The execution of Alex Nieto
The execution of Mario Woods

The Justice for Mario Woods is made up of concerned residents of San Francisco residents, advocates, leaders and community organizers who want to stop the trend of violence experienced by the black community in San Francisco at the hands of the police.