PRESS RELEASE: UNTIL FREEDOM ANNOUNCES DAY OF OUTRAGE IN HONOR OF ATATIANA JEFFERSON
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: untilfreedomofficial@gmail.com
UNTIL FREEDOM ANNOUNCES DAY OF OUTRAGE AND PARTICIPATING CITIES THAT WILL HOST RALLIES ON OCTOBER 28th, TO HONOR THE LIFE OF 28 YEAR-OLD ATATIANA JEFFERSON
Rallies to Take Place in New York, Houston, Seattle, Atlanta, Phoenix, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Raleigh, Miami, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Dayton, Detroit and more at 5:30 P.M. ET
October 23, 2019 (New York, NY) — UNTIL FREEDOM, founded by Tamika D. Mallory, Linda Sarsour, Mysonne Linen and Angelo Pinto will lead a national day of actions next Monday, October 28th in more than fifteen cities across the United States to honor the life of Atatiana Jefferson, a young Black woman in Fort Worth, Texas, who was just 28-years-old when she was murdered by a Fort Worth Police officer in her own home. At approximately 5:30 PM ET, people across the country will stand in solidarity and demand justice for Atatiana and all Black women whose lives have been taken due to police violence. Everyone is being asked to WEAR BLACK on Monday as a sign of unity.
In New York City, Until Freedom’s Co-Founders will lead the rally at Foley Square in partnership with Arc of Justice, Justice League NYC and other leading activists, advocates, elected officials, faith and community leaders, artists and more.
“It is absolutely outrageous to consider that less than one week after Officer Amber Guyger was found guilty of murdering Botham Jean in his home in Dallas, that another Texas police officer could fire with impunity into the home of another innocent Black person,” says Tamika D. Mallory, adding “We demand answers, but more importantly, we demand change. We will not allow Black people to continue to be preyed upon by those committed to protecting and serving them.’
The family of Atatiana Jefferson said the following about the Day of Outrage, “Our family is mourning over the tragic and untimely murder of Atatiana by Aaron Dean former Fort Worth police officer. Although Dean, has been arrested and charged, he is back on the streets and we are uncertain justice will prevail. We demand full transparency and accountability. It is our sincere hope that Atatiana’s story will not be forgotten, and our pursuit of dignity prevents the likelihood of similar events of police abuse. Please show up for the Day of Outrage wherever you are. Keep our loved one’s name alive!”
WHAT:
Multiple U.S. Cities To Host DAY OF OUTRAGE Rallies for Atatiana Jefferson. WEAR BLACK
WHEN:
Monday, October 28, 2019
5:30PM ET (approximately as it depends on the local city)
BACKGROUND:
Until Freedom is an intersectional social justice organization rooted in the leadership of diverse people of color to address systemic and racial injustice. At Until Freedom, we believe that those closest to the pain are closest to the solution therefore we focus on investing in those who are the most directly impacted by cyclical poverty, inequality and state violence. We are a clearinghouse for advocates, new & budding activists, seasoned community organizers, students, movement lawyers, entertainers and artists, policy experts, formerly & currently incarcerated individuals, and survivors of gun violence to work linearly to uplift all of our people. Everyone is worthy, everyone is needed to win.
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CONFIRMED CITIES AS OF 10/23/19:
NEW YORK
Foley Square
111 Worth Street, New York, NY
Contact: untilfreedomofficial@gmail.com
FORT WORTH
Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office
401 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX
Contact: clhughes77@gmail.com
HOUSTON
Houston City Hall
901 Bagby Street, Houston, TX
Contact: amfannin.htx@gmail.com
SEATTLE — 4:00 PM
Seattle Police Department East Precinct
1519 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA
Contact: konikkita@gmail.com
ATLANTA
State Capital
206 Washington Street SW, Atlanta, GA
Contact: marcuscoleman@ymail.com
PHOENIX
School of Hip-Hop
1634 E. Southern Avenue, Phoenix, AZ
Contact: motiv8university@gmail.com
JACKSON, MS — 11:00AM
Kundi Compound
3220 N State Street, Jackson, MS
KNOXVILLE
2340 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Knoxville, TN
Contact: brittany@highlandercenter.org
LAS VEGAS — 4:00 PM
Las Vegas Regional Justice Center
200 Lewis Avenue, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: marciewells1@gmail.com
RALEIGH
Raleigh Police Department
More details to be released
Contact: gerald@raleighapexnaacp.org
MIAMI
Miami Workers Center
720 NW 55th Street, Miami-Dade, FL
Contact: rgilmer@dreamdefenders.org
FAYETTEVILLE, AR
Good Shepard Lutheran Church
2925 Old Missouri Rd, Fayetteville, AR
Contact: catherinesnyder74@gmail.com
WASHINGTON, DC
DC Police Headquarters
300 Indiana Avenue, Washington, DC
Contact: DirectAction@DCBLM.org
BALTIMORE
Baltimore City Police Headquarters Downtown
601 East Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Contact: statevsusmag@gmail.com
DETROIT
Spirit of Detroit Plaza
2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI
Contact: aharveyquinn@faithinaction.org
SHREVEPORT, LA
Life Changing Solutions
331 Milam Street, 3rd Floor, Shreveport, LA
Contact: omari@asapworldwide.org
SPRINGFIELD, MA
Black Women’s Monument
Symphony Hall, 34 Court Street, Springfield, MA
Contact: tanisha@arisespringfield.org
DAYTON
McKinley United Methodist Church
196 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, OH
Contact: daytonunifiedpower@gmail.com
NEWARK
Newark Federal Building
970 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey
Contact: 973–801–0001
CHARLOTTE
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
601 East Trade St., Charlotte, NC
Contact: cmacknaacp@gmail.com
OAKLAND
Oscar Grant Plaza
14th Street and Broadway, Oakland, California
Contact: aptpinfo@gmail.com
CLEVELAND
1765 Crawford Road, Cleveland, Ohio
Contact: littleafricafco@gmail.com
KANSAS CITY — 4:30 PM
Uzazi Village
4232 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO
contact: buildingjustsystems@gmail.com
LOS ANGELES — 7:00 PM — 9:00 PM
Reparations Club
4636 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Contact: thefreeblackwomenslibrary.la@gmail.com
CHICAGO — 6:30 PM
Apostolic Church of God
6320 S Dorchester Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Contact: Deborah Harris at bosshion.dh@gmail.com
OKLAHOMA CITY — 7:00 PM
Ice Event Center & Grill
1148 NE 36th St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Contact: speaklifeok@yahoo.com
PENSACOLA
Martin Luther King Jr. Square
Downtown, Pensacola, Florida
Contact: pcolasquadd@gmail.com
