Press release of program for Justice For Trayvon Martin Rally, Sun., April 15, 3-6pm. 2nd New Hope Baptist Church, 2917 E. 116th St at Buckeye Ave. in Cleveland, hosted by the Vision of Angels Youth Dance Troop in cooperation with elected officials, clergy, Cleveland NAACP, SCLC and United Pastor's in Mission officials, Imperial Women Coalition, Black on Black Crime and grassroots with keynote speakers State Sen. Turner, Cleveland New Black Panther Party Chairman Qahhar , State Rep. Patmon, and performances by the Visions of Angels and other youth performing arts groups, speeches also by Ohio State Representatives John Barnes Jr. and Bill Patmon, Cleveland City Council Members
"JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON MARTIN WEAR YOUR HOODIES RALLY" HOSTED BY THE VISION OF ANGELS DANCE TROOP AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS IN COOPERATION WITH CLEVELAND AREA CLERGY, ELECTED OFFICIALS, GRASSROOTS FACTIONS, CLEVELAND NAACP, SCLC AND UNITED PASTOR'S IN MISSION AFFILIATES, THE IMPERIAL WOMEN COALITION, THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSWOMAN MARCIA L. FUDGE, BLACK ON BLACK CRIME INC., THE OPPRESSED PEOPLE'S NATION, THE CARL STOKES BRIGADE, CLEVELAND JOBS WITH JUSTICE, OCCUPY CLEVELAND, GODDESSES BLESSING GODDESSES, SURVIVORS/VICTIMS OF TRAGEDY, THE FAMILY CONNECTION, STOP TARGETING OHIO'S POOR, 100 BLACK MEN, THE EAST CLEVELAND COALITION, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH PERFORMANCES BY THE VISION OF ANGELS AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS THE HONORABLE STATE SENATOR NINA TURNER (D-25) AND CLEVELAND CHAPTER OF THE NEW BLACK PANTHER PARTY LEADER ABDUL QAHHAR , SPEECHES ALSO BY OHIO STATE REPRESENTATIVE BILL PATMON (D-10) AS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER, CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OTHER GRASSROOTS LEADERS
SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012, 3 TO 6 PM
SECOND NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
2917 EAST 116TH STREET
CLEVELAND, OHIO 44120
TEL: 216-229-2022
PASTOR FRANK YOUNG
Organizers of the rally are Sears Mitchell at 216-548-4478, the office of the Vision of Angels Youth Foundation at 216-543-5330, Second New Hope Baptist Church at 216-229-2022, Imperial Women Leader Kathy Wray Coleman at 216-932-3114 and Black on Black Crime Founder Art McKoy at 216-253-4070.
(Special thanks to Pastor Frank Young and the Second New Hope Baptist Church family for opening the church doors to the community and joining us for this very special occasion)
Organizers of the rally are Sears Mitchell at 216-548-4478, the office of the Vision of Angels Youth Foundation at 216-543-5330, Second New Hope Baptist Church at 216-229-2022, Imperial Women Leader Kathy Wray Coleman at 216-932-3114 and Black on Black Crime Founder Art McKoy at 216-253-4070.
(Special thanks to Pastor Frank Young and the Second New Hope Baptist Church family for opening the church doors to the community and joining us for this very special occasion)
PROGRAM
3:15-4:00 pm.....Trayvon Martin Rally Kickoff Outside Of Second New Hope Baptist Church With A Quick Chant Entitled "Spirit" By The Vision of Angels Dance Team, Ages 5 to 15 years old. Outside rally speakers include Black on Black Crime Founder Art McKoy, Pastor Ray Parker, Empowerment of Women and Goddesses Blessing Goddesses Leader The Rev. Dr. LaDonna Blalock, Occupy Cleveland Member Peter Schanz, Survivor/Victims of Tragedy Founder Judy Martin, Imperial Women Leader Kathy Wray Coleman, Underground Railroad Leader and Cleveland NAACP Vice President Dr. Eugene Jordan, Cleveland Jobs With Justice Executive Director Debbie Kline, Committee to Bring Home Jamela and Jamyla Leader Angelique Cunningham, Black on Black Crime Youth Rappers Leader Al Porter, Oppressed People's Nation Leader Ernest Smith, Oppressed People's Nation Member Patricia Rowell, Priscilla Cooper of the Family Connection Center, Cleveland Chapter of the New Black Panther Party Member and the Joaquin Hicks Real People's Movement Member Brett Jackson, Carl Stokes Brigade Member Genevieve Mitchell, and others.
4:00 pm-6:00 pm......Program Continues Inside Second New Hope Baptist Church Sanctuary
-Opening Prayer....... Second New Hope Baptist Church Pastor Frank Young, Visiting Minister The Rev. Mike Oliver of Sanctuary Baptist Church in Cleveland and Elder Marvin Wyatt of Community of Faith Assembly Church
-Candlelight ceremony in remembrance of slain seventeen -year-old Trayvon Martin and all of those taken too soon including greater Cleveland youth, the 11 slain women of Imperial Ave. and other loved ones that are sorely missed.........Kaleia Brown, 11 years old, and Tanay Tate, 9 years old
-Open tribute to Trayvon Martin by the Vision of Angels Dance Troop And Remarks By Sears Mitchell Jr., Founding Member and CEO
-Solo by Gospel Recording Artist Sylvia Bendford
-Words on behalf of the Cleveland NAACP, the Cleveland Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the United Pastor's in Mission on the Trayvon Martin issue..... Dr. Eugene Jordan, Vice President of Cleveland NAACP and Leader of the Underground Railroad and the Rev. Tony Minor, SCLC Member and Executive Director of the United Pastor's in Mission
-1st Keynote Speaker-Words of National and Local Mission of the New Black Panther Party on the Travon Martin case... Brother Abdul Qahhar, Chairman of the Cleveland Chapter of the New Black Panther Party and Leader of the Lucasville Uprising Freedom Network
-Performance.......The Moses Sisters
Other participating organizations and people include 100 Black Men of Cleveland, the Cleveland Chapter of the New Black Panther Party, the East Cleveland Coalition, the Call and Post Newspaper, the Moses Sisters, Peace in the Hood, Cleveland Urban News.Com and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog. Com, the Cleveland African American Museum, the United Pastor's in Mission, Occupy Cleveland, Cleveland Jobs With Justice, the Task Force for Community Mobilization, Cleveland NAACP Officials, the National Institute For Restorative Justice, the Greater Cleveland Shurah Council, the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the International Council for Urban Peace, Justice and Empowerment, V.O.I.C.E.S., the Northeastern Ohio Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, Cleveland F.I.S.T, Workers's World, the Imperial Women, Divine Mind Grind Organization, Enlightened Jewels, Spirit of Sankofa Center for Women, the Social Justice Committee of Greater Cleveland, The Urban Justice Society, Organize Ohio, Henley Consultants, the Oppressed People's Nation, the Carl Stokes Brigade, the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, the People's Forum, the Empowerment of Women, Goddesses Blessing Goddesses the People's Fight Back Center, the Joaquin Hicks Real People's Movement, People for the Imperial Act, the Bronaugh Sisters Committee, the People's Forum, the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, the Committee to Bring Home Jamela and Jamyla, the Cleveland African-American Museum, the People's Fight Back Center, the Lucasville Uprising Freedom Network, Occupy the Hood Cleveland, Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, Women Speak Out For Peace and Justice, the Baptist Ministry Conference, the Family Connection, the Spot Youth Empowerment Organization, Revolution Books, In Touch, the Audacity of Hope Foundation, the Knowledge Youth Group Committee, Survivors/Victims of Tragedy, 11 Congressional District Representatives, Ohio State Legislators and Cleveland City Council members.
4:00 pm-6:00 pm......Program Continues Inside Second New Hope Baptist Church Sanctuary
-Opening Prayer....... Second New Hope Baptist Church Pastor Frank Young, Visiting Minister The Rev. Mike Oliver of Sanctuary Baptist Church in Cleveland and Elder Marvin Wyatt of Community of Faith Assembly Church
-Candlelight ceremony in remembrance of slain seventeen -year-old Trayvon Martin and all of those taken too soon including greater Cleveland youth, the 11 slain women of Imperial Ave. and other loved ones that are sorely missed.........Kaleia Brown, 11 years old, and Tanay Tate, 9 years old
-Open tribute to Trayvon Martin by the Vision of Angels Dance Troop And Remarks By Sears Mitchell Jr., Founding Member and CEO
-Solo by Gospel Recording Artist Sylvia Bendford
-Words on behalf of the Cleveland NAACP, the Cleveland Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the United Pastor's in Mission on the Trayvon Martin issue..... Dr. Eugene Jordan, Vice President of Cleveland NAACP and Leader of the Underground Railroad and the Rev. Tony Minor, SCLC Member and Executive Director of the United Pastor's in Mission
-1st Keynote Speaker-Words of National and Local Mission of the New Black Panther Party on the Travon Martin case... Brother Abdul Qahhar, Chairman of the Cleveland Chapter of the New Black Panther Party and Leader of the Lucasville Uprising Freedom Network
-Performance.......The Moses Sisters
- Performance.... The Young Vision of Angels, 5 to 9 years of age
-Identification of Organizations for Justice for Trayvon Martin and Introduction of 2nd Keynote Speaker the Honorable State Senator Nina Turner (D-25), Cleveland Democrat for the 25th State Legislative District of Ohio....... Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor, Cleveland, Urban News.Com, Educator, Community Organizer, Leader of the Imperial Women
-Introduction of 3rd Keynote Speaker the Honorable Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10), Cleveland Democrat for the 1oth State Legislative District of Ohio.......Community Activist Marva Patterson, the Imperial Women, the Carl Stokes Brigade, Black on Black Crime, People for the Imperial Act
-Remarks and Resolution from the Ohio State Legislature around the Travon Martin tragedy.........The Honorable Nina Tuner (D-25), State Senator, Representing the 25th Legislative District of Ohio
-Remarks on Stand Your Ground Legislation and other issues.....The Honorable Ohio State Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10), Representing the 10th Legislative District of the State of Ohio
-Remarks........Office of 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH)....... Linda Matthews
-Remarks......Cleveland Ward 4 Councilman Ken Johnson
-Solo.....Musical Artist Maurice Underwood
-Explanation of what self defense is under federal and Ohio law from the viewpoint of a criminal defense attorney...... Cleveland Criminal Defense Attorney and 100 Black Member Michael Nelson Sr.
-Remarks from family members of victims of crime...... Judy Martin, Founder Survivors/Victims of Tragedy, Parents of Missing Person Gina De Jesus (Felix De Jesus and Nancy Ruiz), and Missing Persons Advocate Albert Hudson
-Remarks.......Cleveland Ward 6 Councilwoman Mamie Mitchell, East Cleveland City Councilman Nate Martin, Maple Hts District 5 Councilman Charles Crews Jr. and East Cleveland Coalition Leader Charles E. Bibb Sr.
-Performance- The Young Heirs
-"I Am The People Presentation".... The Oppressed People's Nation, Led by Ernest Smith
-Remarks...Debbie Kline, Executive Director Jobs With Justice, Peter Schanz of Occupy Cleveland and David Patterson and Genevieve Mitchell of the Carl Stokes Brigade 9Mitchell will also highlight the importance of voting on November 6, 2012)
-Gospel Tribute to Whitney Houston, Vision of Angels Dance Troop and Lisa Bostic
-Remarks.... Community Activist Donna Walker Brown
-Song........Instruments of Praise Gospel Group
-Song...... Sealife of Tomorrow Gospel Group
-Prayer for Trayvon Martin and all of America's fallen children... The Rev. Dr. LaDonna Blalock, Leader of the Empowerment of Women Organization and Goddesses Blessing Goddesses
-Performance....Praise Dance by Vision of Angels Dance Troop
-Closing prayer...... Second New Hope Baptist Church Pastor Frank Young
-Introduction of 3rd Keynote Speaker the Honorable Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10), Cleveland Democrat for the 1oth State Legislative District of Ohio.......Community Activist Marva Patterson, the Imperial Women, the Carl Stokes Brigade, Black on Black Crime, People for the Imperial Act
-Remarks and Resolution from the Ohio State Legislature around the Travon Martin tragedy.........The Honorable Nina Tuner (D-25), State Senator, Representing the 25th Legislative District of Ohio
-Remarks on Stand Your Ground Legislation and other issues.....The Honorable Ohio State Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10), Representing the 10th Legislative District of the State of Ohio
-Remarks........Office of 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH)....... Linda Matthews
-Remarks......Cleveland Ward 4 Councilman Ken Johnson
-Solo.....Musical Artist Maurice Underwood
-Explanation of what self defense is under federal and Ohio law from the viewpoint of a criminal defense attorney...... Cleveland Criminal Defense Attorney and 100 Black Member Michael Nelson Sr.
-Remarks from family members of victims of crime...... Judy Martin, Founder Survivors/Victims of Tragedy, Parents of Missing Person Gina De Jesus (Felix De Jesus and Nancy Ruiz), and Missing Persons Advocate Albert Hudson
-Remarks.......Cleveland Ward 6 Councilwoman Mamie Mitchell, East Cleveland City Councilman Nate Martin, Maple Hts District 5 Councilman Charles Crews Jr. and East Cleveland Coalition Leader Charles E. Bibb Sr.
-Performance- The Young Heirs
-"I Am The People Presentation".... The Oppressed People's Nation, Led by Ernest Smith
-Remarks...Debbie Kline, Executive Director Jobs With Justice, Peter Schanz of Occupy Cleveland and David Patterson and Genevieve Mitchell of the Carl Stokes Brigade 9Mitchell will also highlight the importance of voting on November 6, 2012)
-Gospel Tribute to Whitney Houston, Vision of Angels Dance Troop and Lisa Bostic
-Remarks.... Community Activist Donna Walker Brown
-Song........Instruments of Praise Gospel Group
-Song...... Sealife of Tomorrow Gospel Group
-Prayer for Trayvon Martin and all of America's fallen children... The Rev. Dr. LaDonna Blalock, Leader of the Empowerment of Women Organization and Goddesses Blessing Goddesses
-Performance....Praise Dance by Vision of Angels Dance Troop
-Closing prayer...... Second New Hope Baptist Church Pastor Frank Young
Other participating organizations and people include 100 Black Men of Cleveland, the Cleveland Chapter of the New Black Panther Party, the East Cleveland Coalition, the Call and Post Newspaper, the Moses Sisters, Peace in the Hood, Cleveland Urban News.Com and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog. Com, the Cleveland African American Museum, the United Pastor's in Mission, Occupy Cleveland, Cleveland Jobs With Justice, the Task Force for Community Mobilization, Cleveland NAACP Officials, the National Institute For Restorative Justice, the Greater Cleveland Shurah Council, the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the International Council for Urban Peace, Justice and Empowerment, V.O.I.C.E.S., the Northeastern Ohio Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, Cleveland F.I.S.T, Workers's World, the Imperial Women, Divine Mind Grind Organization, Enlightened Jewels, Spirit of Sankofa Center for Women, the Social Justice Committee of Greater Cleveland, The Urban Justice Society, Organize Ohio, Henley Consultants, the Oppressed People's Nation, the Carl Stokes Brigade, the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, the People's Forum, the Empowerment of Women, Goddesses Blessing Goddesses the People's Fight Back Center, the Joaquin Hicks Real People's Movement, People for the Imperial Act, the Bronaugh Sisters Committee, the People's Forum, the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, the Committee to Bring Home Jamela and Jamyla, the Cleveland African-American Museum, the People's Fight Back Center, the Lucasville Uprising Freedom Network, Occupy the Hood Cleveland, Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, Women Speak Out For Peace and Justice, the Baptist Ministry Conference, the Family Connection, the Spot Youth Empowerment Organization, Revolution Books, In Touch, the Audacity of Hope Foundation, the Knowledge Youth Group Committee, Survivors/Victims of Tragedy, 11 Congressional District Representatives, Ohio State Legislators and Cleveland City Council members.
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