Reverend Al Sharpton and Jeri Wright Speak at Community Town Hall Meeting and Rally Against Civil Injustices
(Chicago, September 13, 2007 )— Jeri L. Wright, president of the National Action Network/Chicago Chapter, hosts Rev. Al Sharpton, Chicago residents, and family members of Mychal Bell, the first of the Jena 6 to be tried, for its inaugural community rally and town hall meeting at 3pm., Saturday, September 15, 2007. The rally takes place at Whitney Young High School, located 211 S. Laflin.
NAN/Chicago chapter aims to connect all Chicagoland residents in a call to action against the injustices throughout the city and across America. The community rally takes place in response to recent brutality and homicide cases involving the Chicago Police Department, as well as civil rights violations implicated in the Jena 6 case.
Rev. Sharpton, Jeri L. Wright and other notable community activists will speak at the event. Included on the program will be the parents of Mychal Bell. The NAN/Chicago chapter will also lead a bus convoy to Jena, Louisiana, Wednesday, September 19, and is accepting all donations for the Jena Six Defense Fund.
For more information contact 773.319.1297 or email Chicago@nationalactionnetwork.net. Direct all media inquiries only to La’Keisha Gray-Sewell, 773.577.4600.
About National Action Network
National Action Network (NAN) is an activist- and social justice-oriented organization that was conceived with a focus on ACTION. With the word NATIONAL representing the scope of our activities, and NETWORK reflecting the methodology of expansion, the National Action Network, based in New York, has 35 chapters across the United States. Find out more, www.nationalactionnetwork.net.
