The truth behind today's events and activities in Jena, Louisiana are that the range of support that was given to this incident poured onto streets and workplaces every where in the United States as many who couldn't attend the rally in Jena wore their black. While many of us rallied today to show our support for the Jena 6, we can not forget that a simple rally or march on a small town won't change America's legal system or the way America looks at justice. Therefore we must continue the efforts of today's march by having more marches throughout the United States against injustices that happen to all Americans not just African Americans. We as a people need to learn from our ancestors and those who were involved int he civil rights movements of yeastier year. We need to learn that the injustices or racist actions of this country won't change over night with just African Americans speaking out against the situation in Jena but it needs to be more of a collaborate effort.
As I watched many of the news outlets in Jena, Louisiana, I saw several Caucasians out there in Jena, Louisiana speaking out against the injustices and racist allegations that stemmed into what we now regard as the Jena 6 situation. We need to understand the fight for social justice and equality can only take place with a collaborate front of African Americans, Caucasian Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and others helping to make sure that events that took place in Jena don't take place anywhere else in America. Now while the legal injustices of that took place in Jena, Louisiana came to the media's attention as well as others, we can just imagine how many other stories that never get the lime light or equal justice it deserves so that we as a people can change the perception surrounding around similar cases.
We as a people need to realize that by simply protesting and rallying isn't going to change the situation in Jena but we need to to continue to write letters and make phone to the state politicians of Louisiana particularly Governor Blanco and the United States Congress & President. Therefore we must demand that the District Attorney of Jena Walter Reed steps down from his post because he didn't handle the case properly. We must not forget about the Jena 6 no matter where we go. We must keep today's events in our head as we go forward because we can't allow another Jena 6 to happen. We have to make State Prosecutors and District Attorney's think twice about charging people with excessive charges. We must not allow State Prosecutors and District Attorney's to misuse or abuse their powers against anyone just because of the color of their skin, religion, or economic status.
We must not allow today's events to end. We must continue our fight for justice and equality. We must hold our public officials accountable by any means necessary. Therefore we must not just march or rally any more but we must march, rally, protest, make phone calls, sign petitions and write our public officials when such situations as the one in Jena, Louisiana occur. Also we must spread the word so that no more situations like Jena stay localized but they become statewide, national and global. We have the technology particular the Internet, radio, and television to make sure that no more situations like Jena stay localized but they become nationalized.
As I watched many of the news outlets in Jena, Louisiana, I saw several Caucasians out there in Jena, Louisiana speaking out against the injustices and racist allegations that stemmed into what we now regard as the Jena 6 situation. We need to understand the fight for social justice and equality can only take place with a collaborate front of African Americans, Caucasian Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and others helping to make sure that events that took place in Jena don't take place anywhere else in America. Now while the legal injustices of that took place in Jena, Louisiana came to the media's attention as well as others, we can just imagine how many other stories that never get the lime light or equal justice it deserves so that we as a people can change the perception surrounding around similar cases.
We as a people need to realize that by simply protesting and rallying isn't going to change the situation in Jena but we need to to continue to write letters and make phone to the state politicians of Louisiana particularly Governor Blanco and the United States Congress & President. Therefore we must demand that the District Attorney of Jena Walter Reed steps down from his post because he didn't handle the case properly. We must not forget about the Jena 6 no matter where we go. We must keep today's events in our head as we go forward because we can't allow another Jena 6 to happen. We have to make State Prosecutors and District Attorney's think twice about charging people with excessive charges. We must not allow State Prosecutors and District Attorney's to misuse or abuse their powers against anyone just because of the color of their skin, religion, or economic status.
We must not allow today's events to end. We must continue our fight for justice and equality. We must hold our public officials accountable by any means necessary. Therefore we must not just march or rally any more but we must march, rally, protest, make phone calls, sign petitions and write our public officials when such situations as the one in Jena, Louisiana occur. Also we must spread the word so that no more situations like Jena stay localized but they become statewide, national and global. We have the technology particular the Internet, radio, and television to make sure that no more situations like Jena stay localized but they become nationalized.
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