Airickca Gordon Taylor (Cousin of Emmett Till) - No Justice No Peace

Added: Nov 19, 2012   By: Mamie Till Mobley

Duration: 12:16

Channel: People

Like the page "Mamie Till Mobley Foundation" on Facebook:www.facebook.com/MamieTillMobleyFoundationNo Justice No Peace Families of police brutality victims speak out at Socialism 2012 Airickca Gordon Taylor (Cousin of Emmett Till) Over 1,000 people gathered for this June 30 panel discussion from the Socialism 2012 Conference in Chicago, featuring family members of Alan Blueford, James Earl Rivera, Jr, and Ramarley Graham, all victims of police murder. How can we win justice for these families, and how can we continue to build a movement against the New Jim Crow?-----------------------In the eyes of the U.S. justice system, if you kill a Black teenager, you're innocent until proven guilty. But if you are a Black teenager, you're already guilty when you get up in the morning.These are two faces of the U.S. criminal justice system, where the priority is anything but justice and where racism infects every inch of it - what Michelle Alexander has rightly called The New Jim Crow.Anger at this system is brewing in cities across the country. At the forefront of this growing movement are the families of the victims of police murder who are bravely taking a stand for justice and fighting for a world where these atrocities are a thing of the past. -----------------------The panel features the following speakers...Brian JonesNew York City Teacher and activistA message of solidarity from Mumia Abu-JamalJournalist, author and political prisonerAnton FordThe Illinois Campaign to End the New Jim Crow and Assistant Professor, University of ChicagoJack BrysonActivist Against Police Brutality in Oakland, CA since the murder of his son's friend Oscar GrantA poem by Kenneth Foster Jr.Formerly on Death Row, Serving Life Without Parole in TexasAirickca Gordon-TaylorCousin of Emmett Till, Mamie Till Mobley Memorial FoundationGeori McCoyEmmett Till Playersreading Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speechAdam BluefordFather of Alan Blueford, murdered May 6, 2012 by Oakland PoliceJeralynn BluefordMother of Alan Blueford, murdered May 6, 2012 by Oakland PoliceDionne Smith-DownsMother of James Earl Rivera, Jr., murdered July 22, 2010 by Stockton, CA PoliceCarey DownsFather of James Earl Rivera, Jr., murdered July 22, 2010 by Stockton, CA PoliceConstance MalcolmMother of Ramarley Graham, murdered February 2, 2012 by New York City PoliceFranclot GrahamFather of Ramarley Graham, murdered February 2, 2012 by New York City PoliceKeeanga-Yamahtta TaylorInternational Socialist Organization and columnist for SocialistWorker.org-----------------------More information:Alan BluefordRead more about the story: http://socialistworker.org/2012/07/06/police-wont-tell-us-the-truthJames Earl Rivera, Jr.Read more about the story: http://socialistworker.org/2012/05/24/justice-for-james-earl-rivera-jrSign the petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/justice-for-james-earl-rivera-jrRamarley GrahamRead more about the story: http://socialistworker.org/2012/05/08/hold-these-police-accountableSign the petition: http://ramarleyscall.org/?p=848

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