Join the Center in Silent March Against Racial Profiling
UPDATE:
More than a dozen people from the Center joined with the LGBT contingent of the march on Sunday, June 17, including the Center’s Executive Director Glennda Testone, the Director of Youth Services, Nicole Avallone, and Center Recovery Counselor, M. Dave Soliven, who volunteered as a safety marshal, was stationed at the front of the march, and took the photo below, which includes key leaders- The Reverend Al Sharpton and NAACP President Benjamin Jealous.
Photo by M. Dave Soliven
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On Sunday June 17, a coalition of groups, including the Center, will gather for a silent march against racial profiling. The event is set for 3 PM in Manhattan.
Join 1199 SEIU, the NAACP, National Action Network, civil rights, faith, LGBT, labor and community groups in a silent march against NYC’s “Stop and Frisk” policy! On Father’s Day, let’s stand together to show that New Yorkers refuse to let our children be victimized by racial profiling.
Here’s detailed information:
Time: Silent March begins at 3 pm, EST
Assembly Point: LGBT Table Entry Point #3 : 110th Street and Lenox Ave. – also includes RWDSU, Latino/Hispanic table, UAW, Working Families Party
March Route: march south on Fifth Avenue from 110th Street to 78th Street, passing near the Mayor’s mansion on 79th Street.
Posters: organizers will have posters for people to carry, but they also encourage people/groups to make their own signs and banners to carry in the march. It is important to keep the focus on ending the Stop & Frisk policy and ending racial profiling rather than relevant but peripheral issues.
Website: www.silentmarchnyc.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/341929132541010/
You can also read more about the issue in this New York Times article and a blog post from The Task Force, recapping a recent press conference on the topic.