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Drop All Charges Day of Action: Nov. 7 2007

Next National Day of Action

Say 'Drop All Charges for the fight'

Plus end unequal justice in your backyard

WHAT:

People everywhere organize 'End JENAcide everywhere' rallies in their home town. The focus of these rallies will be multi pronged: One, to demand the dropping of all charges in the Jena 6 case. And also: to bring attention and national pressure to local examples of unequal justice. Through this campaign, family members of the Jena6 hope to broaden the struggle for juvenile justice across the land and begin to systemically correct the way this countries handles criminal justice. In each city, the following 3 points should be articulated:

Drop all charges against the Jena 6 NOW
Fund education in our communities and repair our schools
Being young and black is not a crime: Stop harassing our youth

Jena, Resistance and Self Defense

One of the main implications of the case of the Jena 6 is one that has sent countless activists to prison. The implication-if you dare to remove yourself from the role of a victim and attempt to assert justice yourself, you will pay a heavy price. The notion that six young Black men responded appropriately by not allowing an environment of terror to exist in their lives and their community enrages a society that does not want to see Black people recognizing and acting on the understanding that we alone will change our conditions. This case would have made countless people considerably more comfortable if these young brothers did not engage in a physical encounter with the white student. Many would have been appeased if we as a community continue to appeal to a legal system that has made it clear that it doesn't place much, if any value on the lives of Black people.

The legacy of lynching continues today

The Jena 6 engaged in an act of self-defense and their actions reflects our reality. Lynching, a genocidal act that occurred with the consent of the government, has long been a part of Black Experience in North America. In a petition submitted to the United Nations in 1951, titled "We Charge Genocide", Paul Robeson and other prominent Blacks, documented that at least 10,000 Black people had been lynched since the abolition of slavery. The exact number of people murdered can never be known. The horrendous act of lynching did not stop with the Civil Rights movement and our communities remain intimately familiar with the legacy of the noose. Countless numbers of Black people have been killed throughout recent history with the legal system failing to prevent similar cases from reoccurring.

WE ALL LIVE IN JENA NATIONAL STUDENT WALKOUT CAMPAIGN

October 1st Walk Out! (Click for larger image)

Artist/Activist Mos Def, Idris Elba, Common, Erykah Badu, M1, Talib Kweli, MC Lyte, the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Sankofa Community Empowerment, Change the Game, the National Hip Hop Political Convention, The Hip Hop Association, Color of Change and student leaders from over 100 campuses call for a National Student Walk-Out on Monday October 1st at 12 noon to support the Jena 6, who are being denied their human rights by the Louisiana criminal justice system.

In New York City, a MOBILIZATION of all those participating in the walkout will occurring at Washington Square Park directly following the 12 noon EST walkout.

At 1:30 pm those present will MARCH from Washington Square Park to 250 Broadway (near City Hall) where a PRESS CONFERENCE will be held and the demands of the walkout will be read.

This mobilization will feature Democratic NYC Councilmember Charles Barron, HipHop Artist Immortal Technique, Soul Singer/Songwriter Gordon Chambers, speakers from New York Area Schools including New York University, Columbia University, Fordham University, New School as well as area high school students and YOU!

EVERYONE, MARCHING OR NOT, IS ASKED TO WEAR BLACK ON MONDAY TO SHOW SOLIDARITY AND CONSCIENTIOUSNESS

Directions: A / C / E / B / D / F / V Trains to West 4th St.

Mos Def & Common Urge Students: Walk Out!!

A Call to Action by Mos Def for people across the country to take action on the case of the Jena 6.

National Student Walk Out! Support Jena 6!

National Student Call to Action!

Monday, October 1st, 2007

at 12 Noon, (Central Time)

Artist/ Activist Mos Def along with M1, Talib Kweli, the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Sankofa Community Empowerment, Change the Game, the National Hip Hop Political Convention, and student leaders from 50 campuses call for a National Student Walk-Out to rally and show support for the Jena 6, who are being denied their human rights by the Louisiana criminal justice system.

For HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS and those who are no longer in school, we encourage you to wear all Black (as during the initial Jena protests) as a sign of continued support. If you wish to sign up your school or organization as a supporting institution or to find out how to get further involved please email assata at assata@pitt.edu.