[BRC-NEWS] 5-City "MARCH FOR JUSTICE" in New Jersey Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit source - Richard Strong May 27, 1999 [BRC-NEWS] 5 City March Through Essex County New Jersey The People's Organization for Progress (POP) and other human rights groups have schedualed a march through five Essex County municipalities to protest police brutality, racial profiling, and racism in the criminal justice system. It will take place on Saturday, June 26, 1999. The "LONG MARCH FOR JUSTICE" will start at 10:00 a.m. at the corner of Orange Road and HIllside Ave. in Montclair N.J. Participants will then follow a route that will take them through Montclair, Orange, East Orange, Irvington, and end at City Hall in Newark N.J. with a rally scheduled for 3:00 p.m. "This march is being held to draw attention to the problems of police brutality, racial profiling, and racism in the criminal justice system. We are marching to demand justice for Earl Faison, Terrance Everett, Abner Louima, Tyisha Miller, and all victims of police misconduct," POP chairman Lawrence Hamm said. Organizing meetings for the event will be held in each town along the march route. The schedule of meetings is as follows: Monday, June 7, 6:00 p.m., Abyssinian Baptist Church, 224 W. Kinney St., Newark; Saturday, June 12, 3:00 p.m., United Methodist Churh, 287 Park Ave., Orange; Monday, June 14, 7:30 p.m.,YWCA, 159 Glenidge Ave., Montclair; Thursday, June 17, 6:00 p.m., Waris Cultural Center, 70 Howard St., Irvington; and Friday, June 18, 7:00 p.m., St.Paul's A.M.E. Church, 1519 Sanford St. East Orange. The march is being co-sponsored by the following organizations: New Jersey Coalition Against Police Brutality, Black Cops Against Police Brutality, Women In Support of the Million Man March (WISOMMM), Newark Coalition for Neighborhoods (NCN), United Caribbean Alliance, Africa Newark, New Jersey Million Man March Coalition, Green Party, United Youth Council, Inc., Muhammads Mosque No.25-Nation of Islam, Movement for Change, Black Ministers Council of New Jersey, African American Faculty and Staff of Middlesex County College, The Student National Medical Association-New Jersey Medical School Chapter, Unity and Struggle, Black Nia force, Uhuru,the Clinton Hill/South Ward Improvement Association, Caribbean Alumni Chapter-NJIT, Newark Peddlers Association, Frontline Artists, and the Nmew Brunswick Coalition Against Police Brutality. "We call upon everyone in the community to march with us. Whether you plan to walk one block,one mile, or the entire ten miles, we want you to participate and stand for justice," Hamm stated. For further information the general public can contact NCN at (973) 643-7711 or email rdstrong@webtv.net -30- [Messages on BRC-NEWS may be forwarded and cross-posted, as long as proper attribution is given to the author and originating publication (including the email address and any copyright notices), and the wording is not altered in any way, other than for formatting. As a courtesy, when you cross-post or forward, we'd appreciate it if you mention that you received the info via the BRC-NEWS list. Thank you.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRC-NEWS: Black Radical Congress - General News/Alerts/Announcements ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytrc-05.28.99-11:27:22-17303