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REV. AL SHARPTON TO HOST A RALLY OF THANKS GIVING FOR THE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST THE SIX BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICERS WITH THE MOTHER AND WIDOW OF ERIC GARNER
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*MEDIA ADVISORY*
REV. AL SHARPTON TO HOST A RALLY OF THANKS GIVING FOR THE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST THE SIX BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICERS WITH THE MOTHER AND WIDOW OF ERIC GARNER —
REV. SHARPTON WILL CHALLENGE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO DO THE SAME IN THE GARNER CASE
WHO:
Rev. Al Sharpton, President, National Action Network
Gwen Carr, Mother of Eric Garner
Esaw Garner, Widow of Eric Garner
WHERE:
National Action Network
106 West 145th Street (Lenox Avenue)
Harlem, New York
WHEN:
Saturday, May 2, 2015 –
9:30 a.m. Press arrival at National Action Network
9:45 a.m. Rev. Al Sharpton to address the rally with Gwen Carr and Esaw Garner
(The rally will be live streamed at www.nationalactionnetwork.net & broadcast live on WLIB 1190AM.)
WHAT:
Rev. Al Sharpton spent two days in Baltimore this week with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and local Baltimore leaders, which included a summit with top national civil rights leaders.
At tomorrow’s ‘Saturday action rally’ Rev. Sharpton will support the state prosecutor who charged the six police officers in Baltimore but question the fact that there has been no charges in the Eric Garner case in Staten Island, NY. Mr. Garner was also filmed while he was placed under a police chokehold and New York City police labeled his death a homicide. Rev. Sharpton and the Garner family will escalate their drive for justice for Eric Garner at tomorrow’s rally.
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