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Sharpton Phx Demo Pretty Much A Blowout
Sharpton, along with city leaders, activists, clergy and representatives from over 30 community groups led a rally at 6 p.m. at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. After the meeting, the capacity crowd of about 2,500 began walking peacefully toward the state Capitol at about 7:30 p.m., with some holding candles and banners as others sang. Sharpton said that just as freedom riders battled segregation in the 1960s, he would organize "freedom walkers" to challenge the Arizona bill. Arizona Hotel and Lodging Association President Debbie Johnson said a number of conventions and meetings that have been canceled since Arizona's new immigration law was signed into law April 30. Johnson said in the past two weeks, 21 conventions and meetings have been canceled. Among the groups backing out, The American Immigration Lawyers Association, League of United Latin American Citizens and Alpha Phi Alpha moved it's 104th Anniversary convention from Phoenix to Las Vegas. Alpha Phi Alpha is the first intercollegiate Greek-letter organization established by African Americans. News culled from several different sources, as local media didn't want to show the pathetic turnout. Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-06 |
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