119 Cities Expected to Participate in The New Jim Crow Social Justice Movement

119 U.S. Cities Are Being Asked to Help Eliminate The New Jim Crow with Thought and Actions During March and April 2012 With more Black men in jails and prisons than colleges and universities, it is time for the Black Male Achievement Movement to get to work! The efforts of Michelle Alexander and her book,The New Jim Crow, are stimulating a social justice movement in 119 cities with reading groups, praying warriors and action teams. It is time for good men and women to get to work!        During the months of March and April 2012, people in your city can:  Host a reading circle for The New Jim Crow book at your church, high school or college Communicate with your elected officials about ways to changes laws that sweep Black men and boys into the criminal justice system Mentor youth in juvenile detention facilities Visit incarcerants in prisons and jails (men and women) Work to get records expunged for the formerly incarcerated Welcome returning citizens (from prison) back to your community Help returning citizens get jobs Council first-time offenders so that they remain crime free Speak to youth in schools about not becoming part of the criminal justice system Become a court watcher to ensure that Black men and boys are treated fairly by the criminal justice process Write a letter to a jail or prison encouraging men and women who are incarcerated to keep their spirits high   To become one of the the Servant Leaders in your city planning and directing this effort, please call 773.285.9600. We will provide you with an organizing kit that will help you step-by-step to create, manage or support an outstanding New Jim Crow Social Justice Movement program in your city.  We will also provide technical assistance and ongoing support. Churches, schools, faith-based organizations, fraternities, Masonic organizations, veterans associations, community-based organizations, affinity organizations, military service personnel, social service agencies, companies and corporations will participate in this effort.  Most events will occur between March 1, 2012 and April 30, 2012    Many of the cities below that participated in our national mentoring initiative are being asked to participate in this direct action, social justice campaign designed to reduce the number of Black men, women and children locked up in detention centers, youth facilities, jails and prisons in the United States: Albany, New York Alexandria, Virginia Alton, Illinois Atlanta Georgia Aurora, Colorado Baltimore, Maryland Baton Rouge, Louisiana Blandensburg, Maryland Bolingbrook, Illinois Boston, Massachusetts Bowie, Maryland Buffalo, New York Carbondale, Illinois  Carol Stream, Illinois  Chicago, Illinois - South Side Chicago, Illinois - West Side  Chicago, Illinois - South Suburbs Chicago Heights, Illinois Cincinnati, Ohio Colorado Springs, Colorado Columbia, Missouri Columbia, South Carolina Columbus, Georgia Dallas, Texas Danbury, Connecticut Danville, Illinois Decatur, Georgia Delray Beach, Florida Detroit, Michigan Denver, Colorado Dolton, Illinois Durham, North Carolina East Chicago, Indiana East Orange, New Jersey Englewood, Colorado Flint, Michigan Flossmoor, Illinois Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fredricksberg, Virginia Gary, Indiana Gilbert, Arizona Greenvill3e, North Carolina Griffin, Georgia Hammond, Indiana Hartford, Connecticut Harvey, Illinois Hillside, Illinois Houston, Texas Hyattsville, Maryland Indianapolis, Indiana  Irvington, New Jersey Jackson, Mississippi Kansas City, Missouri Kenesaw, Georgia LaGrange, Georgia Lauderhill, Florida Lenoir, North Carolina Lexington, Kentucky Lithonia, Michigan Los Angeles, California Louisville, Kentucky Macon, Georgia Manassas, Virginia Markham, Illinois Matteson, Illinois Mentor, Ohio Milwaukee, Wisconsin Minneapolis, Minnesota Munhall, Pennsylvania Munster, Indiana  Nashville, Tennessee New Orleans, Louisiana New York City, New York - Manhattan New York City, New York - The Bronx New York City, New York - Brooklyn New York City, New York - Queens New York City, New York - Long Island New York City, New York - Harlem Newark, New Jersey Oakland, California Oak Park, Illinois Omaha, Nebraska Ontario, California Palmdale, California Peoria, Illinois  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Phoenix, Arizona Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Richmond, California Richmond, Virginia Riverdale, Illinois Rochester, New York Rock Island, Illinois San Bernardino, California San Francisco, California Santan Valley, AZ Seattle, Washington Shelbyville, Indiana  Southaven, Mississippi Spotsylvania County, Virginia St. Louis, Missouri St. Paul, Minnesota St. Petersburg, Florida Tampa, Florida Thomasville, Georgia Toledo, Ohio Tougaloo, Mississippi Tshwane, Botswana, Africa  Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territory, Canada Tuscaloosa, Alabama  University Park, Illinois Upper Marboro, Maryland Vicksburg, Mississippi Victorville, California  Washington, D.C. Waukegan, Illinois White Plains, New York Windsor, Ontario, Canada Yazoo City, Mississippi      "Much like a great explorer, Michelle Alexander has discovered another America--a bizarro world where prejudice and discrimination have replaced truth and justice. An America that is as intent on destroying young Black men as it is at proclaiming its passion for freedom and fairness. Even some of the most conscious and best-intentioned Americans can't see The New Jim Crow and their roles in supporting it. Michelle Alexander holds a mirror up to America and reveals a monster!"       Phillip Jackson, The Black Star Project    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    Click Here to purchase a paperback copy of The New Jim Crow.  Click Here to view a 25 minute video of Michelle Alexander speaking on Democracy Now about The New Jim Crow.  Click Here to hear a segment of Michelle Alexander on National Public Radio speaking about The New Jim Crow.  Click here to see a 3 minute trailer of Michelle Alexander speaking about the The New Jim Crow.  Click here to find out if and when Michelle Alexander might be in your city or state speaking on The New Jim Crow.   Click NJCevents@gmail.com to discuss bringing Michelle Alexander to your city.  Click Here to become a member of The Black Star Project. 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