WHO:
African American Clergy and Civil Rights Leaders from around
the country, Rev. Jesse Jackson, the NAACP, Central Florida Urban League, AME
Ministerial Alliance, Students from Howard University, Bethune Cookman
University, Florida A&M University, Morehouse College, Spelman College,
University of Central Florida, the African American Student Union, National
Pan-Hallenic Council, as well as concern citizens and the community will join
Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant of the Empowerment Movement to Rally against the injustice
of Trayvon Martin.
WHAT:
The rally will begin at 4:00pm on March 26, 2012 at
Centennial Park located at 400 Park Ave in Sanford, Florida and they will march
to Sanford Civic Center (300 North Park Ave) where the City Commission will be
held, a month after the victim was slain. Sybrina Fulton, the
mother of Trayvon Martin will speak, immediately following the
rally at the Sanford City Council Meeting at 5p.m. The rally is being led by
Pastor Jamal Bryant of the Empowerment Movement with support from local and
national African American Clergy, Civil Rights organizations and leaders and the
community. Protesters are asked to bring their voice and a bag of skittles in
honor of Trayvon.
WHEN:
Monday, March 26, 2012 at
4p.m. (EST)
WHERE:
Begins at Centennial Park
(400 Park Ave.) at 4:00pm and then March to Sanford City Hall (300 North Park
Ave., Sanford, FL.)
WHY:
Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant, the pastor of Empowerment Temple and
President of the Empowerment Movement, vowed to "Shut down Florida" at a rally
last week in Florida to demand justice for slain Miami-Dade teen Trayvon
Martin. The organization is asking everyone to come out to rally in support of
the Martin family.
The Empowerment Movement, is a faith based coalition of
African American Clergy with initiatives that will bring together leaders of the
faith based community of all denominations, designed to move the African
American Community forward in social justice, politics, education and economics
with the use of Christian principles. The organization's involvement in the case
is to rally for justice for Trayvon Martin and his family and other victims.
In addition, the Empowerment Movement has taken on a massive
undertaking, with a goal to register one million voters on one day, Easter,
April 8, 2012, by challenging every black church in the United States to
register 20 people on that day. For more information visit: www.Empowermentmovement.org
Dr. Bryant is a pastor with a global mission, which is to
Empower the World Through the Word. He has the fastest growing church in the
A.M.E. denomination. This new millennium minister is an impassioned social
activist, community developer, and cultural philanthropist; an author,
motivational speaker, and TV and radio personality. www.facebook.com/jamalbryant / twitter.com/jamalhbryan |
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