Keeping Up With The Jena Protest

Posted 20 September, 2007 at 1:35 pm by Kevin
Filed Under Good Causes, Racism |

The protest is on. I’ve yet to see any hard figures on the number of people that are there, but it’s definitely in the thousands judging from the news reports on CNN and MSNBC. The Mayor has declared a state of emergency (he did so several days ago in anticipation of the event), the schools are closed, and most businesses are closed as well. The protest has remained calm, as expected.

The protest was supposed to have ended by now, but people are still showing up. Jena is a small town of 3,000 and obviously the two lane roads there have become overwhelmed.

Shawn Williams of the Dallas South blog and Afrospear member is interviewed by MSNBC (scroll down to the “Town Prepares for ‘Jena Six’ Protests” under “Nightly News’ segments from Wednesday, Sept. 19th”).

Howard Witt, of the Chicago Tribune writes about the growing influence of Black bloggers.

CNN has videos from the rally.

EverythingBlack.com has a live radio broadcast from Jena.

Not in Jena? I hope you’re wearing black (or green).

Also see Color of Change for ways, including a phone calling tool, that you can do your part.

Take part in the Virtual Rally, sponsored by the Ultraviolet Underground:

Not everyone has the means to attend the March on September 20th for the Jena 6, so a Virtual march is being coordinated online as a show of solidarity and support.
Even the smallest show of support can make tremendous difference to the movement seeking justice for Jena 6 and true equality in the living experience of African-Americans and people of color in this country, and globally. A press release will follow, and the link will be included here as an update. For now and even after the date of commencement for the Virtual march for Jena 6′ on September 20th you can sign up as a participant in the comment section of this blog entry.

How to participate:

Take a photo of yourself holding a ‘Free Jena 6′ or ‘Pardon the Jena 6′ sign.
You can make the sign out of available materials in a simple or elaborate style according to your means and intent.
If possible wear black in this photo to coordinate with the efforts of the ‘Color of Change’ March taking place on September 20, 2007 in Jena Louisiana. The final step is to post these pictures to your blogs, preferably in a sidebar or constantly visible spot on your site. These photos should remain until true justice is served in the Jena 6 case. See the sidebar for more information and updates on the Jena 6 case.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

For those who can make it to the Color of Change March on September 20th visit them for more details:

http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/action.html?id=1829-227923

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