New York City Council Declares Dec 1 “Rosa Parks Day”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2005
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New York City Council Declares Dec 1 “Rosa Parks Day” Calls on businesses and schools to close
Massive March and Rally on Wall Street Against Poverty, Racism, and War Wall St. & Broadway Dec 1, 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Today the New York City Council unanimously passed a resolution declaring December 1 “Rosa Parks Day.” December 1 is the 50th anniversary of the day that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, an act that launched the modern Civil Rights Movement.
The Resolution also calls on businesses and schools in New York City to close or to allow people to leave to attend a Rosa Parks National Day of Absence Against Poverty, Racism, and War, which begins at 3:00 on Wall Street and Broadway in Manhattan.
City Council member Charles Barron, sponsor of the resolution, said that in the face of the ongoing war and occupation and the government’s racism and neglect in the face of Hurricane Katrina, that “It’s time for everyone to have a Rosa Parks moment. All it takes is courage and determination.” Barron will be one of the keynote speakers at tomorrow’s Wall Street rally.
Leilani Dowell, a youth organizer for the Rosa Parks Anniversary Coalition said, “Tomorrow, we’re calling for everyone to walkout, to leave early, to do whatever they have to do to join us on Wall Street to honor Rosa Parks by continuing the struggle.”