http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/317519/20120321/million-hoodie-march-protest-trayvon-martin-nyc.htm

The Million Hoodie March will take over New York City's Union Square Wednesday night in a massive protest over the handling of the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin three weeks ago on the streets of a gated Florida community.

The rally is the latest -- and perhaps the larges t-- such protest to date in response to the death of the teen, which has brought the issue of race in America under a magnifying glass and ignited tensions as police have failed to arrest or charge George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old, self-appointed neighborhood watch captain who admits that he shot the unarmed teen to death on Feb. 26.

The event, which was organized in conjunction with the Occupy Wall Street movement, comes on the heels of an announcement by the U.S. Justice Department that it will conduct an investigation into the teen's shooting death.

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"You're seeing the reactions from people in New York and elsewhere because it's a national storyline. It's something that resonates. This is a young man that by all reports was doing nothing wrong and someone from the community shot him and now there are concerns about how the investigation is going," Williams spokesman Stephan Ringel told The International Business Times Wednesday. "It's really issues not just of gun violence in communities of color, but also how they're being policed. There are problems with both."

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Trayvon's parents will be there.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Trayvon-Martin-Million-Hoodie-March-Union-Square-NYC-143649686.html

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

2. I am an old woman in Florida and wear a hoodie

Reply to deminks (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 01:39 PM

Mar 2012

It's great when you have one of those not forecasted downpours. People DO give you strange looks wearing a hoodie even when you are an old, white, woman.

LuvNewcastle

(16,844 posts)

3. I love my hoodies.

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 02:02 PM

Mar 2012

They're comfortable and, as you pointed out, can be very convenient. People tell me all the time that I look like a monk when I wear one. I'm just glad they don't feel threatened.

UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)

4. Wish I had a hoodie and could make it tonight.

Reply to LuvNewcastle (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 03:44 PM

Mar 2012

I'll have to watch on U-stream.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

6. Thanks for the additional info

Reply to deminks (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 04:51 PM

Mar 2012

I added it to the Occupy Underground thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12521542

felix_numinous

(5,198 posts)

5. And he is not the only one!

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2012, 04:37 PM

Mar 2012

At least 96 people have been killed in attacks with a racial element since the murder of Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago, a group has claimed:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16438933

Stop Hate:
http://www.stophate.us/victims.html

Hate Crimes and Violence against
People Experiencing Homelessness:
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/hatecrimes.html

Southern Poverty Law Center:
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2012/spring

Trayvon Martin is only the latest murder--there must be enough people that we could each carry different photos to a demonstration. Hate groups are on the RISE in this country--they are going after gays, minorities, immigrants, homeless and women. There are people gunning for liberals out there. This is serious--this is not going to get better unless we demand justice and keep demanding that police protect ALL of US.

In solidarity.