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Latest News On Jena 6 Strategy
August 23rd, 2007
Edited To Add: Hold off on publizing the date for the Day of Blogging for Justice, it will likely be changing to Thursday the 30th. Check back between now an Monday the 27th.
First, most of you who roam the bloggosphere regularly, especially the Afrosphere are fimilar with the Jena 6 story; but in case you are not, you can read about it here.
For me and a number of others, were not about just blogging about the Jena 6 and having you read and just saying, “aww, what a shame”. We’re about action.
If you’ve been following this blog you know about the Media Strategy that has been initiated to raise the national consciousness about this event that bares such social, political and legal relevance.
In furtherence of that effort, the Afrosphere Jena 6 coalition is sponsoring a “Day Of Blogging For Justice”. As it stands right now, next Wednesday August the 29th, the coalition members (and all else who are willing) will blog about the Jena 6 on the same day. A head of this effort a press release is going out to the national media to make them aware of the effort and the call for them to pick up the story. We’re hoping the “Day Of Blogging For Justice” can serve as a united front and a catalysis for garnishing more attention for the six civil rights abuse victims in Jena.
The press release will contain a link to a page that will list all the bloggers who have agreed to participate. If you want to be listed as part of this effort, comment here with the address of the blog that you will post from.
A couple of other notes
Villager has listed contact info if you’d like to write convicted Jena 6er Mychael Bell to encourage his spirits and show support.
Checkout Freethejena6.org for other news, information and resources.
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I am in on this and thank you for bringing the Justice day to my attention! This is an important reason to unite.
Most definitely. Hopefully we can make a difference.
Yes of course.
cooper great - Will you being posting from wonderlandornot.net?
Thanks for working to unite us all for this important cause. I will be contributing on August 29.
Yolanda I appreciate it. What web address will you be blogging from so that I can add you to the list?
Excellent idea. Add me to the list.
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I am definitely down for the cause. I’ll be using sincere-thoughts.blogspot.com
I would very much like to be a part of this
Pia that’s great. Will you be posting from courtingdestiny.com?
I would like to participate too, from Automatic Preference.
Got ya. I just came to my site so I can finish the Bloggers for Justice page when I saw you comments in the queen for approval.
I checked you out at automaticpreference.wordpress.com/
I would very much like to a part of this. Injustice for one is injustice for all.
It is inperative that we as a nation stand up for all injustice as a people.
When will this country wake up. How can this country free others when they are locking their own up. Should I send my son off to war while my grandson is going to prison?