[A-List] D.C. Oct 2 - FREE THE JENA 6! FREE MYCHAL BELL!

[Carlos Rovira <carlitoboricua@xxxxxxxxx>]

FREE THE JENA 6! FREE MYCHAL BELL!
Join the Protest at the U.S. Justice Department

Tuesday, October 2
5:00 pm
9th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington DC

To download the flyer, click here:
http://www.pephost.org/site/R?i=tDnkfpaq6X-s_aXLMs9fXg..

On Sept. 20, tens of thousands of people marched in Jena, La. to 
demand immediate freedom for Mychal Bell and the Jena 6. 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.

Although the message of the Sept. 20 protest was broadcast far and 
wide, just one day later, a Louisiana judge delivered another 
outrage. Mychal Bell, 17, was denied bail while awaiting an appeal of 
his recently overturned adult conviction.
Bell and the other five young men that make up the "Jena 6" were 
charged with crimes ranging from assault to attempted murder. Bell, 
the first convicted, recently had his case overturned by a court 
ruling that he had been improperly tried as an adult. His hopes of 
freedom, however, have been dashed yet again. It will only be the 
mobilization of the people that will win justice for Mychal Bell and 
the Jena 6.

It is time to turn up the heat. The Sept. 20 protest in Jena has to 
be replicated over and over across the country until the Six are 
free. The ANSWER Coalition is joining with the hundreds of other 
groups calling for the freedom of the Jena 6 and Mychal Bell. We are 
demanding that all the charges be dropped!

On Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, people from all over the Washington DC 
community and northeastern region will stage an important 
demonstration in front of the Justice Department. The civil rights of 
Mychal Bell and all of the Jena 6 have been grossly violated. Mychal 
Bell's continued imprisonment is a flagrant miscarriage of justice.

"All those in the Washington DC area who believe in justice should be 
in front of the Justice Department on Oct. 2nd at 5pm. Injustice of 
this magnitude cannot be tolerated. Join with the ANSWER Coalition 
and other community organizations to Free Mychal Bell and end the 
persecution of all of the Jena 6."
-- Eugene Puryear, Howard University student and ANSWER organizer

Volunteers and activists are needed from throughout the northeast to 
organize for this demonstration. Email us at 
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or call 202-544-3389 to find out how you 
can get involved.

Everyone should help spread the word by forwarding this email widely 
and by clicking here to print out flyers:
http://www.pephost.org/site/R?i=-J0ZdzEFjt9Abp5IHT4CdQ..

For more information on the case of the Jena 6, and to make a 
contribution to their legal defense, go to www.freethejena6.org.

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A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
www.answercoalition.org
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
National Office in Washington DC: 202-544-3389
New York City: 212-694-8720
Los Angeles: 213-251-1025
San Francisco: 415-821-6545
Chicago: 773-463-0311




       
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