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What's happening:

Benton Harbor, Michigan, burst onto the national news in June of 2003 when hundreds of unemployed African American young people rose up in anger after a 28 year old resident, Terrance Shurn, died as a result of police action.  This was only the latest of a plague of incidents of racial violence and police brutality over many years.  In 2004-2005 Rev. Pinkney and his organization, BANCO, exercised their democratic rights by working in a successful recall campaign against a person who did not represent the community's interests, a corrupt city commissioner backed by the Whirlpool Corporation, the largest employer in the area.  Then, in an attempt to circumvent the will of the people, the vote was overturned by a local judge.  In a further outrage, Rev. Pinkney was arrested on vote fraud charges. He faces a possible sentence of 20 years.

What you can do:

Write, phone, email Governor Jennifer Granholm and demand that the persecution of Rev. Pinkney be stopped. Flood her fax and  telephone.  Don't let her rest.

      Write:  Gov.Jennifer Granholm, PO Box 30013, Lansing, MI  48909
      Phone:  517-335-7858 or 517-373-3400
      Fax:  517-335-6863
      Email:  http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-21995-65331--,00.html

For more information:

See:  Black Autonomy Network Community Organization
        

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