Like the rest of the country – NJ is in forward motion around the issues of impunity for police and mass incarceration. The following is a brief summary of some of the activity around these issues:
SATURDAY
JAN 10, NOON JUSTICE FOR ABDUL KAMAL MARCH AND RALLY
IRVINGTON TOWN HALL, 1 CIVIC SQUARE, IRVINGTON, NJ
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Subject: THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE FOR ABDUL KAMAL IS AT A CRITICAL STAGE
From: Justice for Abdul Kamal <angenettapop@gmail.com>
To: justice-for-abdul-kamal@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2015 5:44 AM
Subject: THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE FOR ABDUL KAMAL IS AT A CRITICAL STAGE
THE STRUGGLE
FOR JUSTICE FOR ABDUL KAMAL IS AT A CRITICAL STAGE
Abdul Kamal, a 30 year-old Black man was unarmed when he was shot 10 times and killed by Irvington, New Jersey police more than a year ago. His family and friends and many in the community, including the People's Organization For Progress, believe his death was unwarranted and unjustified.
Since the time that he was killed an intense struggle has been waged to bring to justice the police officers who took his life. This struggle has included protests, marches, rallies, meetings, letter writing campaigns and other activities demanding justice for Abdul Kamal.
The struggle for justice for Abdul Kamal has reached a critical stage. His case will go before an Essex County grand jury sometime this month.
At this time, it is imperative that a clear message be sent to the Essex County Prosecutor and throughout the entire area that we want the officers who killed him to be held accountable for his death. Our community wants the officers who shot Abdul Kamal indicted by the grand jury, arrested, charged, and brought to trial for killing him.
In this regard, the People's Organization For Progress (POP) will have a march and rally to demand justice for Abdul Kamal. It will take place Saturday, January 10th, 12 noon, beginning at Irvington Town Hall, 1 Civic Square, in Irvington, New Jersey.
I am urging in the strongest terms possible that all members, friends, and supporters of the People's Organization For Progress not only come out for this action but that we do everything in our power to mobilize the entire community to participate in this protest.
Now is the time to turn up the heat and put the pressure on. We must get the people out into the streets to demand justice for Abdul Kamal. Spread the word about this event through word of mouth, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media, leaflet distribution, and any other way possible.
I look forward to seeing all of you there. Power To The People!
Lawrence Hamm
Chairman
People's Organization For Progress
Abdul Kamal, a 30 year-old Black man was unarmed when he was shot 10 times and killed by Irvington, New Jersey police more than a year ago. His family and friends and many in the community, including the People's Organization For Progress, believe his death was unwarranted and unjustified.
Since the time that he was killed an intense struggle has been waged to bring to justice the police officers who took his life. This struggle has included protests, marches, rallies, meetings, letter writing campaigns and other activities demanding justice for Abdul Kamal.
The struggle for justice for Abdul Kamal has reached a critical stage. His case will go before an Essex County grand jury sometime this month.
At this time, it is imperative that a clear message be sent to the Essex County Prosecutor and throughout the entire area that we want the officers who killed him to be held accountable for his death. Our community wants the officers who shot Abdul Kamal indicted by the grand jury, arrested, charged, and brought to trial for killing him.
In this regard, the People's Organization For Progress (POP) will have a march and rally to demand justice for Abdul Kamal. It will take place Saturday, January 10th, 12 noon, beginning at Irvington Town Hall, 1 Civic Square, in Irvington, New Jersey.
I am urging in the strongest terms possible that all members, friends, and supporters of the People's Organization For Progress not only come out for this action but that we do everything in our power to mobilize the entire community to participate in this protest.
Now is the time to turn up the heat and put the pressure on. We must get the people out into the streets to demand justice for Abdul Kamal. Spread the word about this event through word of mouth, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media, leaflet distribution, and any other way possible.
I look forward to seeing all of you there. Power To The People!
Lawrence Hamm
Chairman
People's Organization For Progress
Mass Incarceration:
HELP PUBLICIZE 1/24 CAMDEN PANEL DISCUSSION
The Committee to Decarcerate the Garden State is working with Camden Comeback in promoting a panel discussion on the issue of mass incarceration and its impact on the Camden community. Right now the primary effort is to press the press release at the following link into the hands of reporters, bloggers, radio stations and TV news departments – especially those covering the Trenton / Camden area. E-mailing, calling, tweeting and otherwise contacting the reporters and urging them to run an “advance” story on the event will help publicize it so we can have a full house on January 24. The link should also be forwarded and tweeted intensively for the next (now less than) 3 weeks.
The Committee to Decarcerate the Garden State is working with Camden Comeback in promoting a panel discussion on the issue of mass incarceration and its impact on the Camden community. Right now the primary effort is to press the press release at the following link into the hands of reporters, bloggers, radio stations and TV news departments – especially those covering the Trenton / Camden area. E-mailing, calling, tweeting and otherwise contacting the reporters and urging them to run an “advance” story on the event will help publicize it so we can have a full house on January 24. The link should also be forwarded and tweeted intensively for the next (now less than) 3 weeks.
The following has some of the South NJ press contacts:
PLAINFIELD KICK OFF MEETING
The Committee to Decarcerate the Garden State is working with Plainfield KYSS, Plainfield POP and Plainfield View will be holding an informal kick off meeting (and pizza) Wednesday 6:30 pm at Italian Village Pizzam 1304 South Ave, Plainfield, New Jersey 07062. We will also discuss developing a better organized youth sector of NJ’s Decarceration struggle.
Report on meeting:
http://decarceratenj.blogspot.com/2015/01/kyss-for-kayden-its-personal-plainfield.html
JUSTICE FOR KWADIR FELTON
The appeal of the conviction of Kwadir Felton (who was shot in the head by a Jersey City cop, blinded and subsequently sentenced to a 16 year incarceration term) is being prepared and our Justice Committee and others throughout the state are drumming up a support campaign. Please continue to share / tweet the following link and follow the actions laid out in this article:
http://decarceratenj.blogspot.com/2014/12/justice-for-kwadir-felton-committee.html
BLACK
LIVES MATTER
The following is a partial review of the pending actions in the week ahead.
WEDNESDAY JAN 7, BRIDGETON NJ, (TENTATIVE – DETAILS PENDING) JUSTICE FOR JERAME REID
On December 31 2014, Jerame Reid was shot dead by two Bridgeton NJ police. They claim a gun was present but in the initial report on the call to Jerame’s wife, they were unable to give details as to exactly where the alleged gun was – and the original article was changed 2 days later to omit that detail:
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2014/12/wife_of_man_fatally_shot_by_bridgeton_police_says_my_biggest_fear_has_come_true.html
Now the wife of Jerame Reid is calling for an independent inquiry and plans are moving forward for a justice march to occur in Bridgeton this Wednesday.
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2015/01/wife_of_man_shot_by_bridgeton_police_calls_for_independent_investigation_bridgeton_police_speak_out.html#incart_river
For
details, contact Walter Hudson of National Arareness Alliance at
whudson@nationalawarenessalliance.com .
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MILLION PEOPLE’S MARCH INITIAL ORGANIZING LAUNCH MEETING THURSDAY, JAN 8 IN NEWARK
The
first organizing meeting for the People's Organization For Progress MILLION
PEOPLE'S MARCH Against Police Brutality, Racial Injustice, And Economic
Inequality, will be Thursday, January 8, 2015, 6:30pm at the Abyssinian Baptist
Church, 224 West Kinney Street in Newark, New Jersey. The MILLION PEOPLE'S
MARCH is scheduled to take place Saturday, JULY 25, 2015,12 Noon, starting at
the Lincoln Monument, located at the intersection of West Market Street and
Springfield Avenue in downtown Newark, New Jersey. For more information call
the People's Organization For Progress (POP) at (973)801-0001.
http://decarceratenj.blogspot.com/2015/01/from-l-hamm-attend-first-organizing.html
SATURDAY
JAN 10, NOON JUSTICE FOR ABDUL KAMAL MARCH AND RALLY
IRVINGTON TOWN HALL, 1 CIVIC SQUARE, IRVINGTON, NJ
----- Forwarded
Message -----
From: Justice for Abdul Kamal <angenettapop@gmail.com>
To: justice-for-abdul-kamal@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2015 5:44 AM
Subject: THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE FOR ABDUL KAMAL IS AT A CRITICAL STAGE
From: Justice for Abdul Kamal <angenettapop@gmail.com>
To: justice-for-abdul-kamal@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2015 5:44 AM
Subject: THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE FOR ABDUL KAMAL IS AT A CRITICAL STAGE
THE STRUGGLE
FOR JUSTICE FOR ABDUL KAMAL IS AT A CRITICAL STAGE
Abdul Kamal, a 30 year-old Black man was unarmed when he was shot 10 times and killed by Irvington, New Jersey police more than a year ago. His family and friends and many in the community, including the People's Organization For Progress, believe his death was unwarranted and unjustified.
Since the time that he was killed an intense struggle has been waged to bring to justice the police officers who took his life. This struggle has included protests, marches, rallies, meetings, letter writing campaigns and other activities demanding justice for Abdul Kamal.
The struggle for justice for Abdul Kamal has reached a critical stage. His case will go before an Essex County grand jury sometime this month.
At this time, it is imperative that a clear message be sent to the Essex County Prosecutor and throughout the entire area that we want the officers who killed him to be held accountable for his death. Our community wants the officers who shot Abdul Kamal indicted by the grand jury, arrested, charged, and brought to trial for killing him.
In this regard, the People's Organization For Progress (POP) will have a march and rally to demand justice for Abdul Kamal. It will take place Saturday, January 10th, 12 noon, beginning at Irvington Town Hall, 1 Civic Square, in Irvington, New Jersey.
I am urging in the strongest terms possible that all members, friends, and supporters of the People's Organization For Progress not only come out for this action but that we do everything in our power to mobilize the entire community to participate in this protest.
Now is the time to turn up the heat and put the pressure on. We must get the people out into the streets to demand justice for Abdul Kamal. Spread the word about this event through word of mouth, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media, leaflet distribution, and any other way possible.
I look forward to seeing all of you there. Power To The People!
Lawrence Hamm
Chairman
People's Organization For Progress
-- Abdul Kamal, a 30 year-old Black man was unarmed when he was shot 10 times and killed by Irvington, New Jersey police more than a year ago. His family and friends and many in the community, including the People's Organization For Progress, believe his death was unwarranted and unjustified.
Since the time that he was killed an intense struggle has been waged to bring to justice the police officers who took his life. This struggle has included protests, marches, rallies, meetings, letter writing campaigns and other activities demanding justice for Abdul Kamal.
The struggle for justice for Abdul Kamal has reached a critical stage. His case will go before an Essex County grand jury sometime this month.
At this time, it is imperative that a clear message be sent to the Essex County Prosecutor and throughout the entire area that we want the officers who killed him to be held accountable for his death. Our community wants the officers who shot Abdul Kamal indicted by the grand jury, arrested, charged, and brought to trial for killing him.
In this regard, the People's Organization For Progress (POP) will have a march and rally to demand justice for Abdul Kamal. It will take place Saturday, January 10th, 12 noon, beginning at Irvington Town Hall, 1 Civic Square, in Irvington, New Jersey.
I am urging in the strongest terms possible that all members, friends, and supporters of the People's Organization For Progress not only come out for this action but that we do everything in our power to mobilize the entire community to participate in this protest.
Now is the time to turn up the heat and put the pressure on. We must get the people out into the streets to demand justice for Abdul Kamal. Spread the word about this event through word of mouth, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media, leaflet distribution, and any other way possible.
I look forward to seeing all of you there. Power To The People!
Lawrence Hamm
Chairman
People's Organization For Progress
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