MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 29, 2012
CONTACT:
Jackie Wright
415 525-0410
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAINBOW P.U.S.H JOINS WITH
SAN FRANCISCO NAACP AT PRESS CONFERENCE FOR CLERGY
"HOLY IN THE HOODIE" CALL TO ACTION
WHO: Reverend Dr. Joseph Bryant, San Francisco
Rainbow P.U.S.H. Director, Reverend Dr. Amos Brown, San Francisco NAACP
President, officials and member of the NAACP and San Francisco Bay Area
Rainbow P.U.S.H., Clergy and Community Leaders.
WHAT: "Holy in the Hoodie"
Press Conference protesting the handling of the Trayvon Martin murder
case; a call to clergy to wear a hoodie and be "Holy in the Hoodie,"
affirming that a person's appearance does not dictate one's character; a
call to City Officials in San Francisco to assure that a Trayvon
Martin-type case will not happen in San Francisco; and a call to young
Black men to stop killings among their peers.
WHERE: San Francisco City Hall Steps, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
WHEN: Friday, March 30, 2012, 12:00 p.m.
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About Rainbow PUSH:
The
Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) is a multi-racial, multi-issue,
progressive, international membership organization fighting for social
change. RPC was formed in December 1996 by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson,
Sr. through the merging of two organizations he founded earlier, People
United to Serve Humanity (PUSH, 1971) and the Rainbow Coalition (1984).
With headquarters in Chicago and offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta,
Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Oakland, we work to make
the American Dream a reality for all our citizens and advocate for peace
and justice around the world. We are dedicated to improving the lives
of all people by serving as a voice for the voiceless. Our mission is to
protect, defend, and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and
educational playing fields, and to promote peace and justice around the
world.
About San Francisco NAACP
The
San Francisco Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People was organized in 1929, by a small group of people led by
Rev. John M. Brown of Bethel A.M.E. Church. Typical of the years to
come, the organization meetings took place in a church, the A.M.E. Zion
at 1669 Geary; and a lawyer, Edward D. Mabson, was elected president.
The
Branch's purpose and aims, according to its constitution are: "to
improve the political, educational, social and economic status of
minority groups; to eliminate racial prejudice; to keep the public aware
of the adverse effects of racial discrimination, and to take all lawful
action to secure its elimination."
