Fundraiser for the Jena 6
Posted On Saturday, September 01, 2007 at at 11:41 AM by Dan
I am blogging on this kind of late, but every little bit helps. Below is information received from Left Turn.
FREE THE JENA SIX!
New Orleans benefit to support the Legal Defense Fund for the Families of the Jena Six
Friday, September 7, 2007
Dinner Reception for Families and Supporters
7:00PM
Ashe Cultural Arts Center
1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Live Music, Performances and DJ
8:00PM
Craige Cultural Center, 1800 Newton Street, Algiers
Sliding Scale, $5 - $15, no one turned away
Saturday Benefit Featuring:
Statements by Family Members of The Jena Six
Da Truth Brass Band
Sunni Patterson
Truth Universal
Spoken Word from the Renaissance Society Poets
DJ
Food and Drinks
And more...
More About The Jena Six: In Jena, Louisiana, six Black youths who stood up to racism are facing a lifetime in prison. The six high school students were charged with attempted murder for a schoolyard fight. The fight was initiated by white students, who hung three nooses in a tree at the high school courtyard, to warn black students not to sit there. After this hate crime was dismissed as a harmless prank by the school administration, black students protested under the tree. The local District Attorney was called in to warn the black students that he could take their life away with the stroke of a pen. The nooses led to a series of fights between white and black students. After these fights, only the black students were charged-with attempted murder. The prosecutor has refused to back down in prosecuting these young men, or to admit that hanging nooses is a hate crime.
Please see http://www.freethejena6.org/ for more information, or email neworleans@leftturn.org. Phone: (504) 655-0390.
Sponsored by: Advocates for Environmental Human Rights, Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children, Left Turn, Louisiana Justice Institute, Craige Cultural Center, Interfaith Worker Justice, Restaurant Opportunities Center, Nation of Islam, Millions More Movement, INCITE Women of Color Against Violence, ColorOfChange.org , Safe Streets Strong Communities, Mennonite Central Committee, European Dissent, People's Institute for Survival and Beyond, Common Ground Health Clinic, Lower 9th Center for Arts & Culture, Critical Resistance, New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival, Anti-Racist Working Group, The Homecoming Center, Common Ground Relief, Peoples Hurricane Relief Fund, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, ACLU Foundation of Louisiana, and more (list in formation).
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Resources:
Donate to support the legal defense fund:
Jena 6 Defense Committee
PO BOX 2798
Jena, LA 71342
Donate online at: https://secure.colorofchange.org/jena_fund/
Sign the petition at: http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/
For more information or to offer concrete support, email:
jena6defense(at)gmail.com
Media coverage:
The Final Call:
http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_3753.shtml
NPR (News and Notes):
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11756302
Democracy Now:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/10/1413220
Mychal Bell, who has been behind bars since December of 2006, has asked to receive letters from supporters. Please write to:
Mychal Bell
Inmate, A-Dorm
LaSalle Correctional Center
15976 Highway 165
Olla, LA 71465-4801
