March for Justice in Cincinnati June 1-3

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>From: DanLaBotz at cs.com
>Subject: March for Justice in Cincinnati June 1-3
>Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:09:06 EDT
>
>Dear Friends,
>
>At a meeting organized by the Black United Front and Citizens for a 
>Humane Economy held at the Mt. Zion United Method Church in 
>Cincinnati on April 25 and attended by 130 people it was decided, 
>after much discussion and a vote, to organize a series of protests 
>on the weekend of Friday, June 1 thorugh Sunday, June 3. The 
>protests would include a March for Justice (presumably on Saturday 
>June 2, though that has yet to be arranged). These dates were chosen 
>to coincide with dates already chosen by another organization, the 
>Coalition of Concerned Citizens for Justice. All organizations 
>involved agreed they would cooperate to organize a massive, legal, 
>peaceful protest for justice in CIncinnati. In addition to 
>mobilizing groups locally, and that we would invite other groups 
>from around the country to join us on those days to stand up for 
>justice in Cincinnati.
>
>The meeting also asked that people attend the "Freedom Friday" 
>protests at the Justice Center in downtown Cincinnati, with the goal 
>of supporting the 63 individuals indicted in the protests, and 
>others who may be indicted. There was also a motion calling for 
>massive attendance at city council meetings.
>
>The gathering also discussed many objectives dealing with the 
>police, education, housing, economic development and other issues. 
>Most of those goals were tabled to the next meeting, but they will 
>be written up and circulated for discussion further elaboration at 
>future meetings. However one goal that was discussed and voted on at 
>the meeting was a motion to call for the removal of Chief of Police 
>Tom Streicher.
>
>This letter is an unofficial communication and not the report of any 
>organization, and only represents the views of one of the 
>participants in and organizers of the event. But it was clear that 
>many of us believe that so far the Cincinnati establishment, the 
>city government and the corporations behind it have not really moved 
>to deal with the issues raises by the police killing of Timothy 
>Thomas, and by the following protests. We believe that it is 
>necessary to continue to protests, legally and peacefully, and in 
>massive numbers to keep these issues before the public, and to keep 
>the pressure on city government and the corporate powers-that-be. I 
>would like to add that the meeting that adopted these resolutions 
>represented an enthusiastic gathering of people from many sectors of 
>Cincinnati society, from many communities, not only African American 
>and white, but also people from other ethnic communities. I have 
>every confidence that this group is fully capable of carrying out 
>the protests we have planned. As a member of the Coalition for a 
>Humane Economy (CHE) I know that we are committed to these 
>decisions, and will do everything we can to work cooperatively other 
>organizations.
>
>Please feel free to circulate this letter to interested parties. The 
>CHE website www.che-2000.org will post information as soon as 
>possible.
>
>In solidarity,
>Dan La Botz
>H - 513-861-8722
>W- 513-556-0918
>DanLaBotz at cs.com