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Get Active! Write Letters and Tell People About the Jena Six!

Monday 10 September 2007 @ 10:01 pm

 Pressure from the top down! This has been a issue that has not been raised to the top. Here are the Congressional and Senatorial Delegates for Louisiana. Have them contact the DA and the judge.
Sacha Louisiana Congressional Delegation U.S. Senate

David Vitter
516 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202.224.4623
Fax: 202.228.5061

Mary Landrieu
724 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202.224.5824
Fax: 202.224.9735

U.S. House of Representatives

Bobby Jindal
District 1 1205 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.3015

William Jefferson
District 2 240 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.6636
Fax: 202.225.1988

Charlie Melancon
District 3 404 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.4031
Fax: 202.226.3944

Jim McCrery
District 4 2104 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.2777
Fax: 202.225.8039

Rodney Alexander
District 5 316 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.8490
Fax: 202.225.5639

Richard Baker
District 6 434 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.3901
Fax: 202.225.7313

Dr. Charles Boustany, Jr.
District 7 1117 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1807
Phone: 202.225.2031

JENA 6

Send Mychal Bell letters of encouragement while he is held in prison, here is his address:

Mychal Bell
Inmate, A-Dorm
LaSalle Correctional Center
15976 Highway 165
Olla, LA 71465-4801

The Jena 6 need financial support to fight their cases. Any amount raised goes directly towards hiring private attorneys that the families of the Jena 6 cannot afford on their own. To send donations:
Jena 6 Defense Committee
PO BOX 2798
Jena, LA 71342

Email requests, offers of help, or comments can be sent to an account maintained by the families and their volunteers:
jena6defense@gmail.com

FURTHER CONTACT INFORMATION

The Jena 6 Defense Committee
PO Box 2798,
Jena, LA  71342
jena6defense@gmail.com <mailto:jena6defense@gmail.com>
Murphy McMillan, Mayor
P.O. Box 26
Jena, La.  71342
Phone (318) 992-2148

To contact District Attorney Reed Walters directly:
Reed Walters, District Attorney
28th Judicial District
PO Box 1940
Jena, Louisiana  71342-1940
(318) 992-8282
Fax: (318) 992-4731
contact Governor Kathleen Blanco
Write:
Office of the Governor
Attn: Constituent Services
P.O. Box 94004
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004
Fax: 225-342-7099
Call:
866-366-1121
225-342-0991
225-342-7015

CONTACT JUDGE J.P. MAUFFRAY:
1050 COURTHOUSE STREET
P.O. BOX 1316
JENA, LA  71342
(318)992-2002- phone
(318)992-8701-fax




Jena six- Racism in Louisiana

Wednesday 15 August 2007 @ 8:26 am

    Jena six- Racism in Louisiana - PART ONE

    Jena six- Racism in Louisiana - PART TWO




Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III Appear in Jena, LA to Support Jena Six

Wednesday 15 August 2007 @ 8:15 am

The Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III walked into a jury room Tuesday afternoon at a Jena, La., courthouse, and the face of the teenager seated at the table “just lit up,” said Marcus Jones, the father of that teen, Mychal Bell.

Bell is the first of the Jena Six to be convicted for a Dec. 4, 2006 fight, in which black students were accused of beating a white student following weeks of racially charged incidents in the small Louisiana town.

Problems were touched off after nooses were hung in a tree after black students sat in an area that was a traditional gathering place for white students, around the start of the school year.

The white students who hung the nooses were suspended for three days. The black students who retaliated were expelled and charged with felonies.

“Sharpton told my son, ‘I told you I’d be back,’” Jones told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “Martin Luther King III told him he would stay involved in the situation until he is freed.”

Jesse Jackson is scheduled to visit Jena on Sept. 4, according to published reports.

 




Al Sharpton Speaks Out About Paris Hilton Early Release From Jail

Friday 22 June 2007 @ 11:41 am

(AP) The Rev. Al Sharpton denounced Paris Hilton’s release from jail on Thursday, saying it had “all of the appearances of economic and racial favoritism.”

“I think that it’s both another glaring display of how race and money seem to get different treatments. There seems to be a different criminal justice system for some than others,” Sharpton said.

After three days into a 23-day jail stint, Hilton was fitted with an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet and released to the comforts of her 2,700-square-foot Hollywood Hills home due to a mysterious and unspecified medical condition.

But hours after Hilton was sent home, the judge who put her in jail ordered her into court to determine whether she should be put back behind bars.

Hilton must report to court at 9 a.m. Friday, Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini told The Associated Press.

“My understanding is she will be brought in in a sheriff’s vehicle from her home,” Parachini said.

Although Sharpton said he has “nothing but empathy for Ms. Hilton,” he doubted similar treatment would be offered to minorities or poor people.

“There are any number of cases of people who handled being incarcerated badly and even have health conditions that are not released,” Sharpton said.

“But I think that it gives a very bad signal when Ms. Hilton is treated any differently than any other parole violator in their county or in this country.”




AL SHARPTON TO MEET WITH SHERIFF LEE BACA: The Rev. is upset over Paris Hilton’s extra early release from jail.

Friday 8 June 2007 @ 1:41 pm

Responding to outcries over Thursday morning’s sudden release of Paris Hilton from jail, the Reverend Al Sharpton plans to meet with LA County Sheriff Lee Baca on Monday.

After learning of Hilton’s early out, Sharpton said it had “all of the appearances of economic and racial favoritism.”

“I think that it’s both another glaring display of how race and money seem to get different treatments. There seems to be a different criminal justice system for some than others,” Sharpton said.

After only three days into a 23-day jail stint, for violating a judge’s orders against driving because of a DUI, Hilton was fitted with an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet and sent home to the comforts of her 2,700-square-foot Hollywood Hills residence.

In any event, if LA City Attorney, Rocky Delgadillo has his way, Hilton may be headed back to jail … and who knows, maybe Sheriff Baca might wind up there as well.

“The City Attorney filed a petition for an order to show cause why the sheriff should not be held in contempt for releasing Ms. Hilton, and demanded that she be held in custody,” Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini said late Thursday afternoon.

Acting on the petition, Judge Michael Sauer has order Hilton back to court this morning for a hearing that will review Baca’s decision.

A press release sent to EUR from Sharpton’s office says the Civil Rights leader will spend the weekend in Southern California “appealing to Californians that feel that they have been unfairly treated and not given early release or reassignment, to submit their information to Sharpton’s LA headquarters (5003 South La Brea Ave., Unit C, LA, CA 90056).

Also scheduled for Sharpton’s SoCal visit this weekend is a press conference at 11 AM Saturday at his LA headquarters headed by Tony Wafford. Sharpton will call for the same standards for all people regardless of race, class or creed.

Below is Rev. Al Sharpton’s schedule for his weekend visit to Southern California.

Saturday, June 9, 2007
11:00 a.m. Press Conference
Rev. Sharpton’s National Action Network LA office
5003 South La Brea Avenue
Unit C
Los Angeles CA 90056
(323) 753-0159

Sunday, June 10, 2007
8:00 a.m. Preach at Second Baptist Church
2412 Griffith Avenue (corner of Griffith between Adam & Washington
Blvd)

11:00 a.m. Preach at Church of Christian Fellowship
2085 South Hobart Street, LA 90018

4:00 p.m. Preach at Mount Zion Baptist Church
1895 Del Rosa Dr, San Bernardino

Monday, June 11, 2007
1:30 p.m. Meeting with Sheriff Lee Baca
4700 Ramona Blvd
Monterey Park, CA 91754




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