In the wake of George Zimmerman’s aquital of murder charges against Trayvon Martin, Florida Gov (R) Rick Scott stands his ground on not repealing the states Stand Your Ground law, which agives average citizens the right to play cops and robbers. Florida Gov. Rick Scott met for about 30 minutes Thursday night with a group of young protesters who are occupying the Capitol to seek repeal of the state’s “stand your ground” law, reports the Miami Herald.
“I believe ‘stand your ground’ should stay in the books,” Scott said. “I agree with you, we should not have racial profiling.” Two statements which seemed to collide into each other considering that racial injustice is a very prominent part of the law. The 31-year-old mother of a toddler and 11-year-old twins, Marissa Alexander claimed self-defense and tried to invoke Florida’s “stand your ground” law, rejecting plea deals that could have gotten her a much shorter sentence. But a jury found her guilty as charged: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. And because she fired a gun while committing a felony, Florida’s mandatory-minimum gun law dictated the 20-year sentence.
Scott called for a statewide day of prayer for unity on Sunday. Ironically, the one thing that could possibly help to unite the community–the repeal of Stand Your Ground– is off the table at the moment.
For a man supposedly intent on uniting the state, he was surely absent for most of the past week. According to Central Florida News 13, Scott was in Tampa to meet with representatives from the entertainment industry when a journalist queried him on the Stand Your Ground law during a media availability.The governor was also in Bradenton to meet with business leaders.
It appears that Rick Scott has a difficult time standing anywhere, on any ground,too long these days. Scott has a well-known aversion to drama or confrontation, and his absence from Tallahassee struck some as a deliberate strategy to avoid facing a peaceful band of students, a trait highlighted by the Miami Herald.
This Saturday a 100 city vigil entitled “Justice for Trayvon” is set to kick off around the nation.In Orlando the vigil is planned for Noon at the George C. Young Federal Building & Courthouse, 80 N. Hughey Avenue in downtown Orlando. Organizers are asking youth to bring a bag of Skittles and wear a hoodie if possible.
New York and Miami Locations
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2012
NEW YORK CITY
ONE POLICE PLAZA
12 (NOON)
Sybrina and Jahvaris Fulton will join Rev. Al Sharpton at this location
MIAMI, FLORIDA
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse
400 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33128
Tracy Martin will join NAN’s Southeast Regional Chairman at this location
Other Locations around the country:
Additional cities are coming in very frequently. If you would like to organize your own location click here.
- Anniston, AL
Group of concerned Parents
1129 noble Street
10:00 AM
832-499-8731
[email protected] - Birmingham, AL
Hugo Black Federal Courthouse
1729 5th Avenue North
Birmingham AL 35203
Meeting at Kelly Ingram Park (5th Avenue North And 16th Street) at 11am
Contacts:
Sheila Tyson: 205-249-8559; [email protected]
Shirley Floyd: 205-552-3035
Hezekiah Jackson: 205-516-9806
Marcella Lee: [email protected] - Madison, AL
Madison Mission SDA Church
183 Shelton Road
7:00 pm
256-698-8911
[email protected] - Mobile, AL
U.S. Federal Court House, Southern District of Alabama
113 Saint Joseph St.
12 Noon.
Contact: Robert Battles
(252) 518-1262
Email: [email protected] - Montgomery, AL
U.S. Federal Court House, Middle District of Alabama @
One Court Street Center
11:00 a.m–2:00p.m.
Contact: Minister Earl S. Wagner
(334) 322-8837
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Sharon Richards
(334) 819-0307 - Little Rock, AR
Federal Building, 700 West Capitol
11AM
Contact: Rev. Tyrone Broomfield
870-305-6520
[email protected] - Oakland, CA
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building
1301 Clay St.
Oakland, CA 94612
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
(510) 691-5089
[email protected] - Palmdale, CA
38300 Sierra Highway Palmdale, CA City Hall Plaza (By the Fountain)
Contact: The Concerned Parent of Palmdale
12:00 PM
661-265-1712
[email protected] - Riverside, CA
Federal Building and United States Courthouse
3470 12th Street
Riverside, CA 92501
Time: 9AM – 12PM
Contact: Carolyn Huyck
951-236-9372
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/372538802868211/ - Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Federal Court House
501 I Street
Sacramento CA
1pm pst
**Temperature scheduled to be 105 degrees please bring water etc.
Fay Kennedy
916-484-5025
[email protected] - San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Federal Building
90 7th St.
Contacts: Jamie Bell, Siddharth Patel
(415) 890-3385
[email protected]
Time: 9am - Seaside, CA
Broadway (ObamaWay) Post Office
9:00 am
Contact: First Baptist Church of pacific grove/ Monterey NAACP
831-373-0741
[email protected] - Denver, CO
Friendship Baptist Church 880 Fairfax Street
5 pm
Contact: Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center
303.297.0823
[email protected] - Fort Collins, CO
Time for Change
Larimer County Courthous
200 West Oak Street
12:00
970-481-6963 - Fort Collins, CO
Time for Change
Larimer County Courthous
200 West Oak Street
12:00
970-481-6963
[email protected] - Hartford, CT
Abraham Ribicoff Federal Building
450 Main Street
Hartford, CT
12PM
Contact: Parents That Care
860-478-8211
[email protected] - New Haven, CT
United States Department of Justice
157 Church Street
New Haven, CT
11:00 AM
Contact: National Action Network Regional Chapter (CT)
(203) 996-8347
[email protected] - Washington, D.C.
The E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse
333 Constitution Avenue N.W.
Washington D.C. 20001
[email protected] - Fort Pierce, FL
Federal Courthouse
101 S. U.S Hwy 1
772-801-1965
[email protected] - Gainesville, FL
220 South Main Street
Gainesville, Florida, 32601
10:00 AM
Contact: Students for a Democratic Society
727-804-7692
[email protected] - Jacksonville, FL
Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse
300 North Hogan Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Pastor Perry Robinson 904-881-9961
12PM - Jacksonville, FL (2)
Duval Federal Courthouse
11:30AM
904-333-9974
[email protected] - Miami, FL
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse
400 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33128
Time: 10:00 AM
786-362-5746
[email protected] - Orlando, FL
US Federal Court House
401 West Central Boulevard
Orlando, Florida 32801
Event Coordinator: Lawanna Gelzer
Phone: (407) 953-5599 Cell
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.NANCentralFL.com - Tallahassee, FL
United States Courthouse
111 N. Adams St.
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-7730
Rev. Don Tolliver
850-330-9311
[email protected]
12PM - Tampa, FL
Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse
12:00 PM
Contact: PUSH – Persists Until Something Happens
813-325-7715
[email protected] - Atlanta, GA
Richard B. Russell Federal Building
75 Spring St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
12noon EST - Augusta, GA
Stomping out Injustice: Rally for Trayvon
Augusta Richmond County Judicial Center
735 9th St
Time: 3:00 PM
(706) 869-2093
[email protected] - Macon, GA
Federal Building
Mulberrry Street and Third Street
Contact: Sarah Hunt
(478) 719-0805
Contact: Lrsio Hudge
(478) 227-9533 - Davenport, IA
Michael Parker
Federal Courthouse
131 E. 4th Street
Contact: Michael Parker
563-940-0888
[email protected] - Des Moines, IA
Iowa State Capitol
7pm
Contact: B.E.S.T. Man Community Group
773-621-0030
[email protected] - Chicago, IL
Dirksen Federal Building
219 S. Dearborn, Chicago, IL
Time: 12PM – 3PM
Contact Information:
Maureen Forte’, President – 708.653.6545
Pastor Ira J. Acree – 773.378.3300
Rev. Dr. Marshall Elijah Hatch Sr. – 773.909.5051 - Peoria, IL
210 N. Richard Pryor Pl.
Time: 10:00 AM
Contact: Bethel United Methodist Church
309-360-4370
[email protected] - Waukegan, IL
Lake County Courthouse
18 North County Street Waukegan
Contact: Robert Stewart, Jr.
224-237-0762
[email protected] - Wichita, KS
17th and Hillside
Time: 4:00PM
316-351-1922
[email protected] - Bowling Green, KY
Warren County Justice Center
1001 Center Street
Time: 10:00 AM CDT
Contact: Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee
(270) 320-8432
[email protected] - Lexington, KY
US District Court
101 Barr St.
Lexington, KY 40507
Time 12-2
Contact: Gina De Arth
330-978-0884
[email protected] - Baton Rouge, LA
777 Florida St., Ste. 139
Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1712
Contact: Jermaine Hutchinson
225-349-9360
[email protected] - New Orleans, LA
United Stated District Court Federal Bldg.
500 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Contact: Kimberly Gibson
(504) 388-2004
[email protected] - Shreveport, LA
300 Fannin St.
Contact: Dr. Artis Cash
318-773-7947
[email protected] - Springfield, MA
U.S. Federal Courthouse, 300 State St.
12 noon
Contact: A.W.A.K.E., Inc.
413-657-8716
[email protected] - Annapolis, MD
Lawyers Mall
100 State Circle @ College Ave entrance
Annapolis MD 21403
Contact: Cynthia Abney Carter
(443) 837-4282
[email protected] - Detroit, MI
US DOJ
211 Fort Street Detroit, MI
12PM
Contact: Charles Williams II
313.312.5287
[email protected] - Flint, MI
Site Federal Building 600 Church Street Downtown
Contact: Brenda Purfoy
810-869-2200
12:00 EST - Saginaw, MI
100 S. Warren Ave
Noon
Contact: C.U.R.E
989 233-7418
[email protected] - Minneapolis, MN
United States Federal Courthouse
300 South 4th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon - Kansas City, MO
Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse
400 East 9th Street
Contact: Ina P Montgomery
616.822.7100
[email protected] - St. Louis, MO
Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse
111 South 10th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
Contacts: Dr. James E. Coleman, Jr.
434-426-2507
[email protected] - Natchez, MS
Natchez justice court house
12 noon
Contact: NAN Natchez Chapter
601 443 3630
[email protected] - Billings, MT
Federal Building
12:00 Noon MDT
Contact: Pamela Hill
406-671-9295
[email protected] - Charlotte, NC
401 W. Trade Street
Contact: Charlotte for Peace & Justice
704-458-1374
[email protected] - Fayetteville, NC
117 Dick St. On the steps of Cumberland County Courthouse
3:00pm – 7:00pm
Contact: Kelechi Group 4 African American Youth Inc / Rogers Law Firm LLC
803-743-2839 (Nikay J)
910-433-0833 (Allen Rogers)
[email protected]
allenrogers-law.com - Greensboro, NC
US Federal Court Building
L. Richardson Preyer Building
324 East Market Street
Greensboro NC
Contact: Monica Archie
[email protected]
(336)491-5181 - New Bern, NC
US Federal Courthouse
413 Middle Street
Contact: L.A. Jamison
252-638-1518
[email protected] - Wilkesboro, NC
Old Courthouse
6:30PM
336-818-0215
[email protected] - Camden, NJ
Camden City Hall Plaza
Concerned Black Clergy of Camden
Tim Merrill – 8569641336
Micah Khan – 8565354100
12:00 Noon - Jersey City, NJ
William T. Brennan Courthouse
583 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ
Contact: North Jersey Chapter National Action Network
201-737-4822
[email protected]
Contact: Florence Holmes
201-333-1509 - Newark, NJ
Federal Building
On the corner of Broad & Walnut St.
Time: 12PM
Contact: Steffie Bartley
(908) 296-6786
[email protected] - Las Vegas, NV
Lloyd D. George – U.S. Federal Courthouse
333 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Contact: NAN Las Vegas Chapter (Starts 9AM)
702 349-5983
[email protected]
Contact: Unity in the Community (Starts 8AM)
702-609-4420
[email protected] - Albany, NY
James T. Foley U.S. Courthouse
445 Broadway
Contact: Moms in Action
12 noon
518-377-1201
[email protected]
518-935-7654
[email protected] - Brooklyn, NY
225 Cadman Plaza
Contact: Kirsten Foy
347-306-7846
[email protected] - Buffalo, NY
Downtown Niagara Square
Buffalo, NY 14202
Time: 6PM
716-299-8299
[email protected] - Nassau County, NY
Nassau County Criminal Court House
99 Main St.
Hempstead, NY
12 Noon
Contact Info:
Nassau County Chapter of NAN
516 543-7812
[email protected] - New York, NY
St. Andrews Plaza (One Police Plaza)
New York, NY
877-626-4651
Contact: Paul Persaud
347-490-3707 - Staten Island, NY
Borough Hall
10 Richmond Terrace (Opposite the Staten Island Ferry)
Contact: Cynthia Davis
347-938-1769
[email protected] - Syracuse, NY
James M. Hanley Federal Building
100 S. Clinton Street
Syracuse, New York 13202 - Akron, OH
2 So. Main St.
Contact: Dr. Jerome Parker
330-835-1982
[email protected] - Canton, OH
Time: 3:00PM
Contact: Ellsey Project
330-341-9571
[email protected] - Cincinnati, OH
Federal Court House
100 E. Fifth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Bishop Bobby Hilton
513-858-8131
[email protected] - Greater Cleveland, OH
Carl B. Stokes US District Federal Court
801 W. Superior Ave.
Cleveland, OH 4413
Contact: Marcia L. McCoy
216-374-0913
[email protected] - Toledo, OH
Toledo (Lucas County) Common Pleas Court
700 Adams St. Toledo, Ohio 43609
5:30pm – 7pm
Chris McBrayer
419.419.1770
[email protected] - McAlester, OK
Carl Albert Federal Building and Courthouse
301 E. Carl Albert Pkwy
12pm
Contact: Concern Citizens of SE Oklahoma
918-916-4430
[email protected] - Portland, OR
1021 SW 4th ave Portland OR Multnomah county courthouse
Noon
503-333-3333
[email protected] - Portland, OR (2)
Federal Courthouse/ SW 3rd & Main
2 pm
Contact: Portland Campaign to End the New Jim Crow
503-752-5112
[email protected] - Allentown, PA
Jalil Rasheed
Federal Courthouse
5th & Hamilton
484-426-3280 - Harrisburg, PA
Federal Building & Courthouse
228 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Contact:Rev. Micah C. T. Sims, organizer
[email protected]
267.629.9648 cell - Philadelphia, PA
James A. Byrne U.S. Federal Court House
601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone #: 215-765-6181
Email: [email protected] - Pittsburg, PA
William S. Moorhead Federal Building
12-2pm
Contact: Angel Gober
412-867-9332
[email protected] - Chattanooga, TN
Joel Solomon Federal Building (Corner of MLK and Georgia)
5:00 PM
Contact: Concerned Citizens for Justice
423-401-8893
[email protected] - Columbia, SC
South Carolina State Court House on Gervais St
Time: 10:00 AM
803-206-4687
[email protected] - Nashville, TN
United States District Court – Middle District of Tennessee
Contact: Magaela Bethune
615-332-2757
[email protected] - Austin, TX
Texas State Capitol Building
1100 Congress Avenue
12 Noon
Contact: Chas Moore
713-459-2333
[email protected] - Houston, TX
City Hall 901 BABGY
Houston, TX 77018
Contact: Bishop James W.E. Dixon, II – Senior Pastor
Telephone: (713) 688-2900, extension 224
Fax: (713) 688-3682
[email protected]
[email protected]
Contact: Kathy Swilley
[email protected] - Houston, TX (2)
Mickey Leland Federal Building
1919 Smith Street
Houston, TX
713-822-6372 - San Antonio, TX
Federal Courthouse
655 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.
Time: 11:00 AM
Contact: Community of Churches for Social Action
210-227-5800
[email protected] - Wichita Falls, TX
2003 Collins Ave
2pm
Contact: North Texas Cultural Diversity Society
615-210-5810
[email protected] - Salt Lake City, UT
Utah’s Justice for Trayvon Coalition
“Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building” 125 South State Street
12:00
801-574-0992
[email protected] - Alexandria, VA
Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse
401 Courthouse Square
Alexandria, VA 22314
12:00 – 2:00
Contact: NOVA Dream Keepers
703-200-2092
[email protected] - Harrisonburg, VA
Harrisonburg District Court, Court Square
Contact: Communities for Solutions
540-432-5555
[email protected] - Lynchburg, VA
Federal Court Building
11th and Main Street
Lynchburg, VA
Dr. Carl B. Hutcherson, Jr.
1-434-665-4339 - Newport News, VA
25th St & West Ave
Time: 9:00 AM
Contact: Citizens of Newport News
757-768-6459
[email protected] - Norfolk, VA
600 Granby Street, Federal Court
12PM
Contact: United Council for Equality
757-402-9245 (Tomeka M. Winborne)
[email protected] - Richmond, VA
Across from the Federal Court House
701 E. Broad Street
Contact: Candlewax And Wine RVA
804-357-8011
[email protected] - Milwaukee, WI
517 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Contact: Milwaukee Matters
414-202-7606
[email protected]
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