NEWARK — “Tray-von!” “Mart-in!” “Zimmerman?” “Guil-ty!” That call-and-response rang out this afternoon outside the Peter W. Rodino Jr. Federal Building …Read the Rest
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Hundreds rally in Newark for Trayvon Martin, chanting ‘no justice, no peace’ By Jessica Calefati and Dan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger
NEWARK — Their reasons were universal and personal; their cause common and intensely private.
The hundreds of people who endured 95-degree temperatures in Newark this afternoon to protest the verdict of the George Zimmerman murder trial were there because of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old Zimmerman killed last year.
But they were also there for their own communities, their own families, their own sons.
Protesters in Newark outraged by Zimmerman verdict – News 12 New Jersey
Protesters in Newark outraged by Zimmerman verdict Click above link to view News 12 video coverage of protest NEWS 12 …Read the Rest
Tuesday November 13th: March and Rally for Jobs, Economic Justice and Peace!
Newark, NJ – On Tuesday, November 13th, the Peoples Organization for Progress is hosting a March and Rally for Jobs, …Read the Rest
Fire on the Moutain – 381 Days of Struggle, another milestone for the People’s Coalition for Jobs & Justice
On July 11 this past week, POP and the coalition we built of 179 supporting organizations achieving the milestone 381st day …Read the Rest
MAY DAY RALLY FOR JOBS, PEACE, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE
MAY DAY RALLY FOR JOBS, PEACE, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE FOR A NATIONAL JOBS PROGRAM! TO END THE WARS IN …Read the Rest
Nearly 200 march in Newark to protest economic inequality By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger
NEWARK — The chants have the same message. The signs have the same words.
But the usual suspects in the world of Newark dissent have a lot more voices joining their ranks.
Close to 200 people marched from the Essex County Hall of Records, to City Hall to the Prudential building on Broad Street Tuesday night, protesting unrelenting economic conditions they say have had an outsize effect on urban communities. Newark’s unemployment rate skyrocketed after the economic collapse and has hovered around 15 percent for the past two years.
POP- 182nd DAY OF PROTEST FOR JOBS ON CHRISTMAS DAY
THE PEOPLES ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS PO BOX 22505 NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07101-2505 www.njpop.org; email info@njpop.org 973 801 0001 Contact: Lawrence …Read the Rest
IN HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. & ON THE 203RD CONSECUTIVE DAY OF PROTEST FOR JOBS, PEACE, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE
SAVE THE DATE IN HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. & ON THE 203RD CONSECUTIVE DAY …Read the Rest
Remembering Rosa Parks with 365 Consecutive Days of Protest for Economic Justice
IN COMMEMORATION OF ROSA PARKS & THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT, AND ON THE 163RD CONSECUTIVE DAY OF PROTEST MARCH & …Read the Rest