FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, September 14, 2007
Contact: Mervyn Marcano, 510-903-1809
Black Activist Group ColorOfChange.org Praises Court Decision
Vacating “Jena 6” Conviction
Vacating “Jena 6” Conviction
Group will continue to press for all charges to be dropped
ColorOfChange.org applauded Louisiana's 3rd circuit court of appeals' decision to throw out the conviction of Mychal Bell, one of six black teenagers known as the "Jena 6." "Today's court decision vacating Mychal Bell's conviction is a huge step towards justice in this case," said James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org. “We will continue to press for all charges to be dropped on all of the young men who have become known as the Jena 6.”
More than 200,000 people have signed ColorOfChange.org's online petition calling on District Attorney Reed Walters to drop the charges against the Jena 6, and have called on Governor Kathleen Blanco to intervene in the case. Thousands of ColorOfChange members are planning to attend a rally in Jena on September 20th. Also that day, ColorOfChange members across the country are participating in a national day of action, using the group's website to organize small gatherings, distribute flyers about the case, and make phone calls to put pressure on Governor Blanco to intervene.
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