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lukkadairish

(122 posts) Wed Mar 21, 2012, 11:39 AM Mar 2012

Trayvon Martin Rally to be Held

Source: http://nationalactionnetwork.net/

The furor surrounding the slaying of 17-year old Trayvon Martin in a gated Florida suburb shows no signs of calming down any time soon

Read more: http://nationalactionnetwork.net/

Here it is folks. I am seriously considering getting on the road and attending this rally. I am retired, I have time, and I am especially pissed off at the grievous events in this boy's demise.

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Trayvon Martin Rally to be Held (Original Post) lukkadairish Mar 2012 OP

The linked page is all messed up. bluedigger Mar 2012 #1

I've been thinking the same thing. NOLALady Mar 2012 #2

I wonder if NAACP knows about local rallies. EFerrari Mar 2012 #4

Today: A Million Hoodies March for Trayvon Martin, Union Square, NYC @ 6pm pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #3

K and R goclark Mar 2012 #5

Best error message EVAR! slackmaster Mar 2012 #6

Ooh my bad lukkadairish Mar 2012 #7

They're having server issues pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #8

I Love me some Rev Al.... winstars Mar 2012 #9

bluedigger

(17,450 posts)

1. The linked page is all messed up.

Reply to lukkadairish (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 11:44 AM

Mar 2012

NOLALady

(4,003 posts)

2. I've been thinking the same thing.

Reply to lukkadairish (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 11:48 AM

Mar 2012

I have started putting a few dollars on the side in case a local organization or Church group decides to rent a few buses to head to Florida.

I'm dusting off my walking shoes. I'm seriously getting too old for this.

EFerrari

(163,986 posts)

4. I wonder if NAACP knows about local rallies.

Reply to NOLALady (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 12:11 PM

Mar 2012

Or maybe, that group of students at FL A&M -- Black Law Students Association. They might be encouraging people in other areas to get out there. (I tried to find a site for them but came up empty. The law school might know.)

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. Today: A Million Hoodies March for Trayvon Martin, Union Square, NYC @ 6pm

Reply to lukkadairish (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 11:55 AM

Mar 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12521542

More protests are being held in other cities around the country, both today and in the days ahead.

goclark

(30,404 posts)

5. K and R

Reply to lukkadairish (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 12:12 PM

Mar 2012

If I wasn't recoving from surgery and I possess a Medicare Card ~ I would be hitting the ROAD!

I am that mad!

slackmaster

(60,567 posts)

6. Best error message EVAR!

Reply to lukkadairish (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 12:51 PM

Mar 2012

Error establishing a database connection

lukkadairish

(122 posts)

7. Ooh my bad

Reply to slackmaster (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 01:42 PM

Mar 2012

Don't know why Sharpton's site messes up at the click......

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

8. They're having server issues

Reply to lukkadairish (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 02:31 PM

Mar 2012

I got there fine earlier, but now:

This error (HTTP 500 Internal Server Error) means that the website you are visiting had a server problem which prevented the webpage from displaying.

winstars

(4,282 posts)

9. I Love me some Rev Al....

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 03:44 PM

Mar 2012

we are both from Brooklyn and we always "ax" a lot of questions... He sounds like me all the time. I hope the error page I also saw was from the server getting slammed by too many hits and not something else.

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