RALLY FOR THE JENA 6
Where: Tennessee State University's Gentry Center, in the parking lot
When: Wednesday, Sept 19: 5pm to 6pm (buses depart at 6pm sharp)
For more info call: 615-469-5220 or 615-419-4214
Read more about the Jena 6 at the NAACP, Democracy NOW, Color of Change.
Get on the Nashville Bus to Jena, Louisiana
"On Thursday morning, September 20, a nationwide rally will be held in Jena. Last night, several hundred people gathered at the Village Church in East Nashville, including roughly 150 who have committed to taking the 20 hour round-trip bus ride to Jena (more info below if you'd like to join them). So far, several thousand dollars have been raised, overwhelmingly by and from Nashville's black community, to ensure that the bus ride is free of charge and that Nashvillians will not be spending any money on Jena's economy. Even as donations are coming in from churches, businesses, and hundreds of individuals, more funds are needed to ensure that everyone who wants to travel to Jena is able to do so, and can stay healthy and fed on the trip."
What can we do?
#1 Forward this e-mail, read more about Jena, talk about Jena to people you know.
#2 Donate money if you can. The Nashville Black Covenant Coalition's website is set up to take pay-pal and credit card donations: www.nbcovenantcoalition.org
#3 Ask your congregation or organization to make a contribution at the website above.
#4 Call Louisiana officials on Thursday the 20th. For more info:
http://www.colorofchange.org/jena/action.html
#5 Come to the RALLY to send off the buses!
RALLY FOR THE JENA 6
Where: TSU's Gentry Center, in the parking lot
When: Wednesday, Sept 19: 5pm to 6pm (buses depart at 6pm sharp)
For more information on how you can support Nashville's Jena 6 organizing, or if you'd like to "GET ON THE BUS" and go to Jena yourself, call: 615-469-5220 or 615-419-4214.
Via an email alert from Tennessee Alliance for Progress.
The Advocate: HRC stands up for the "Jena 6"
Facing South: Update on the Jena 6 case
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