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Organized labor, community activists, clergy, elected officials, young Dems to rally against voter suppression in Ohio before judiciary committee hearing by U.S. Senators Durbin and Brown, with testimony by Congresswoman Fudge, others, in front of Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, 801 Superior Ave. in Cleveland, Mon, May 7, rally, 8:30 am, groups to attend hearing after the rally

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 There is an Organized Effort to  Block the Vote  in Ohio and elsewhere in America Come Rally For Fair Voter Rights (Contacts for the rally are Larry Bresler at 216-651-2606, Debbie Kline at 216-310-7657, Kathy Wray Coleman at 216-932-3114 and Art McKoy at 217-253-4070) Monday May 7, 2012 8:30 A.M Carl Stokes Federal Courthouse Corner of Huron and Superior Ave.  (801 West Superior Ave., near Detroit Superior Bridge) Senator Dick Durbin (IL) and Sherrod Brown (OH)  will be holding a hearing as part of the judiciary committee examination of voting changes throughout the United States beginning at 9:30 am inside the courthouse with testimony by Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge and others on House Bill 194, the state law that suppresses our right to vote by slashing the time for early voting, requiring id., etc., anything to interfere with the November and other elections. HB 194 is on the November ballot to be repealed . We will rally  outside  from 8:40 am-9:2
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U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge, Cleveland NAACP call for FBI and U.S. Justice Department investigation around Trayvon Martin murder case at rally Sun at 2nd New Hope Baptist Church that drew some 500 people including keynote speakers State Sen Turner and State Rep. Bill Patmon, Cleveland SCLC, NAACP, and United Pastor's in Missions officials, Vision of Angels praise dance team, elected officials, grassroots, The Imperial Women Coalition, Black on Black Crime, the Black Panthers, the Carl Stokes Brigade, The Oppressed People's Nation, Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, The Committee to Bring Home Jamela and Jamyla, The Joaquin Hicks Real People's Movement, Survivors/Victims of Tragedy, Occupy Cleveland, Cleveland Jobs With Justice, The Family Connection Center, United Pator's in Mission want investigation on mistreatment of Blacks by the legal system in Cleveland

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The Vision of Angels Dance Troop (top left picture) and community activists (top right picture) at the Travon Martin rally in Cleveland, Oh. on April 15. Nancy Ruiz, the mother of missing teen Gina De Jesus, and Peter Schanz of Occupy Cleveland. East Cleveland Councilman Nate Martin (left picture) and Trayvon Martin supporter Eric Wyatt (right picture). with Vision of Angels Dance Troop Leader Sears Mitchell, who is blind, on the left next to Wyatt U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH)               Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner (D-25) Ohio State Rep. Bill Patmon (D-10)                        Cleveland Ward 6 Councilwoman Mamie Mitchell     Cleveland Ward 4 Councilman Kenneth Johnson           Community Activist Art McKoy                                                  The Rev. Tony Minor                                             Charles E. Bibb Sr.                                                                 
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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

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Trayvon Martin "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-1
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