3/23/12 - Trayvon Martin Rally on 3/25/12

There will be a rally and march here in Seattle for Trayvon Martin, the 17 year old Black male shot and killed by a neighborhood watch man in Florida. Sunday 3/25/12, 4PM. Please send it on your Facebook page, twitter, email lists and all the other ways we meet and mingle.  We are all affected by social justice issues which is why I want to get the word out on this blog, particularly as people of color and immigrants within the lgbtqi community are often marginalized within this community.  

https://www.facebook.com/events/100940740039509/

Sponsored by:
Seattle NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Mothers for Police Accountability
American Friends Service Committee
Martin Luther King Celebration Committee
Greater Mt. Baker Baptist Church
Social Equality Educators

Rally at 4pm
Greater Mt.Baker Baptist Church,
2425 South Jackson Street

March at 4:30pm to
MLK Memorial Park,
2200 Martin Luther King Jr Way

Trayvon Martin, a 17 year old black male from Florida, was shot and
killed by a neighborhood watch officer named George Zimmerman. Zimmerman
followed Martin on the grounds that his behavior was "suspicious"
despite having been told not to do so while on the phone with 911.

Investigation shows misconduct on the part of the police officials on
scene, ultimately leading to Zimmerman's walking free. While the
evidence continues to pile up showing that Zimmerman's assertion that he
shot Martin in self defense is a fabrication it makes sense that we
should stand in solidarity with Martin and make sure that justice is
accounted for. Trayvon Martin was wearing a hoodie that night--clearly
the reason for his suspiciousness.

Here's how YOU can help:

1) Sign the petition here (and don't forget to share it on your facebook wall):
http://www.change.org/petitions/prosecute-the-killer-of-our-son-17-year-old-trayvon-martin

2) Wear a hoodie, bring a bag of skittles, a can of iced tea, and/or a
sign demonstrating your support for the prosecution of George Zimmerman.

3) Invite your friends, coworkers, neighbors, anyone and everyone you know to this protest

Michelle Alexander had this powerful call to action:

"Is this 1962 or 2012? The fact that the Justice Department has to step
in and investigate a vigilante killing of a black teenager -- because
the local authorities refuse to arrest the killer -- is more than a
little reminiscent of an era we supposedly left behind.

People have been asking me "what can I do besides sign online
petitions?" There's a whole lot people can do. We've got to get serious
about consciousness-raising and organizing in our communities.

We've got to move beyond these bursts of outrage in response to
travesties of justice (think Troy Davis, Sean Bell, Oscar Grant, and
Trayvon Martin) and awaken to the reality that Jim Crow justice is alive
and well.

These aren't isolated, disconnected events. Use this tragedy to start a
broader conversation in your school, your place of worship, your
workplace, or your community center, about what is necessary to end this
new Jim Crow system -- a system that our nation keeps pretending
doesn't really exist.
Honor Trayvon's memory by challenging yourself to do more -- to make a
real commitment to join or begin a movement for justice right where you
are, wherever you are. Outrage is not enough."