Peoples’ Justice For Community Control and Police Accountability

Contact
David Galarza, 917-573-9250
Orlando Green, 347-262-6385
Esther Wang, 512-769-1585

Prominent Black, Latino, Asian and LGBT Groups to Demand Justice for Sean Bell, Trent Benefield & Joseph Guzman

Demonstration Planned for Noon, Saturday at Union Square

Peoples’ Justice – a broad coalition of New York City grassroots organizations - is calling for a rally at 12 pm noon at Manhattan’s Union Square Park on Saturday, March 17, 2007, in response to the Grand Jury’s announcement of a decision in the case of Sean Bell, Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield.

Immediately following Queens District Attorney, Richard Brown’s announcement of the Grand Jury’s decision in this case on Monday, March 19, members of People’s Justice will join City Councilmember, Charles Barron, and the families of other police brutality victims at a noon press conference in front of the Queens D.A.’s office at 125-01 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens, Queens.

WHAT: Rally to Demand Justice for Sean Bell, Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman
WHEN: Saturday, March 17, 2007 (12 p.m. Noon)
WHERE: Union Square Park

Peoples’ Justice includes: Audre Lorde Project (ALP); CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities; Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM); Families United for Racial and Economic Justice (FUREE); FIERCE!; Immigrant Justice Solidarity Project (IJSP); Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ); Justice Committee; Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM); National Hip-Hop Convention; and Nodutdol for Korean Community Development