For Immediate Release
July 14th, 2013
Seattle Joins Protests in Zimmerman
Verdict
Meetings, Marches, and Rallies
Announced for this Evening
Community members are
gathering in Horace Mann School and Westlake Center to protest the Zimmerman
verdict Sunday evening at 4pm and 6pm.
The first gathering at
Horace Mann School will be a meeting place for people in Seattle. This includes
community leaders, students, families, musicians, and others. There will be
music and a rally as well as a place for people to discuss the politics of
Zimmerman’s verdict.
At 6pm the second
gathering at Westlake Center will be a gathering place for a rally. This is the
result of a national day of action called yesterday when the verdict was
announced. This place, Westlake Center, will be the starting point of a march.
These protests and
gatherings are caused because a jury in Florida ruled that Zimmerman wasn’t
guilty. A shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, happened
on February 26th, 2012. Martin was Black and citizens of the United
States think there is racism involved in the case. Zimmerman shot because he thought
Martin was stealing. Martin was not stealing. People are angry and protests
flared in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Boston, and more.
People are gathering today
in Seattle to share their opinions on the George Zimmerman Verdict, racism in
the judicial system, and how peace and harmony can be formed in the United
States by people working to keep fears and dangers away from each other.
4:00pm
Meeting of Minds/Rally for Justice
Horace Mann School
2410 E. Cherry
6:00pm
March/Rally for Trayvon
Westlake Center Park
401 Pine St
