Vol. 71/No. 40 October 29, 2007
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Minneapolis meeting: ‘Justice for Jena 6!’ |
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Militant/Sandi Sherman
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MINNEAPOLIS—More than 100 people attended a broadly sponsored protest meeting here October 13 to defend the Jena Six. Held at the Urban League offices, in front of a banner saying “Justice for the Jena 6,” several speakers emphasized the need to protest the unjust charges levied against six Black high school students in Jena, Louisiana. Among the speakers were representatives of the Black Student Union at the University of Minnesota, the Urban League, the NAACP, Rep. Keith Ellison, community activist Chris Nissan, and a representative of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 789, which is involved in a fight to defend the union at the Dakota Premium Foods plant in South St. Paul.
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