*Confirmed Speakers for Rally* Jo Ann Hardesty- Founding member of both the Albina Ministerial Alliance and Campaign to End the New Jim Crow, Jo Ann has been a strong voice against Police misconduct and racism for many years here in Portland. Fred Bryant- Father of Keaton Otis, a young man tasered then shot after being pulled over for "looking suspicious" on May 12th 2010. justiceforkeatonotis.wordpress/ Leila Hofstein- Organizer for Portland Black Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) pflagpdx.org/wordpress/?page_id=429 Rev. Dr. Leroy Haynes-Pastor at Allen Temple and social justice activist. Co-Chair of Member of Albina Ministerial Alliance for Police Reform Mic Crenshaw- Hip Hop artist and social justice activist. After attending a Human Rights conference in Rwanda, he started his own non-profit project called Globalfam. MC used Globalfam to help setup and maintain a computer center for disadvantaged youth in Burundi, Central Africa. - See more at: miccrenshaw/bio/#sthash.alNquGs1.dpuf
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:08:31 +0000