Wave of protests to demand justice for Trayvon Martin scheduled for this week

A large number of protests and events are planned for this upcoming week, March 26 through April 1, to demand “Justice for Trayvon Martin.” A few are listed below. Many of the demonstrations are demanding that Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, be arrested and jailed.

Monday, March 26
• Gainesville, FL / Rally and march demanding Justice for Trayvon Martin / 1:30 p.m. / Turlington Plaza on the University of Florida campus / Gainesville Demands Justice for Trayvon Martin and Coalition for Justice Against Police Brutality

• Tallahassee, FL / March for Trayvon Martin / 3:30 p.m. / Florida State Capital / Tallahassee Area Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) including students from Tallahassee Community College, Florida State University, and the historically black FAMU

• Miami, FL / March/Rally Against Police Brutality and Corruption / 5:00 p.m. / The Torch of Friendship / Occupy Miami

• Pittsburgh, PA / We Justice for Trayvon Rally /Carnegie Mellon University lawn /12:30-1:30

• Sanford, FL / Rally with Empowerment Movement, African American clergy, and Civil Rights leaders/ 4:00pm / Sanford City Hall

• Atlanta, GA / I am Trayvon Martin march and rally/5:30 p.m. /steps of the Capitol building

• Chicago, IL /Rally/ 7 pm, Daley Center

• Washington D.C. / National Black United Front Rally for Trayvon Martin / 4:00-5:00 / US Dept. of Justice

Tuesday March 27
• Oakland, CA / Community forum and panel discussion / 6:00-8:00 / Nile Hall, 668 13th St in Preservation Park

Wednesday March 28
• Atlanta, GA / Peace in the Hood Rally / 4:00 p.m. / quadrangle on Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard

Thursday March 29
• Minneapolis, MN / One Million Hoodies for Trayvon Martin / 6:00 p.m. / Northrup Plaza, University of Minnesota

• South Bend, IN / One Million Hoodies March / 5:30 p.m. / 1040 West Washington Street, Civil Rights Heritage Center.

Saturday March 31
• Washington D.C. / Demand Justice Rally / 12 noon / Judicial Square

• Columbus, OH / 100 Hooded Men march / 10:00 a.m. / Bradley Theater 1241 Broadway

• Sanford, FL / “Trayvon Martin March and Rally For Justice” / 8:00 a.m. / Crooms Academy 2200 West 13th Street / Rainbow-PUSH Florida

Sunday April 1
• Vancouver, BC, Canada / One Million Hoodies for Trayvon Martin / 2:00-5:00 p.m. / Grandview Park, 1657 Charles St

• Denton, TX / One Million Hoodies for Trayvon Martin / 3:00 p.m. / University of North Texas and Texas

–Courtesy of Fightback News Service

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