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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

NOLALady

(4,003 posts)
2. I've been thinking the same thing.
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.
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
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
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!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
8. They're having server issues
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

(4,278 posts)
9. I Love me some Rev Al....
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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