2 of the families who are planning to come to NYC:
ANDREA IRWIN, mother of 19-year-old Tony Robinson, murdered by Madison, Wisconsin police, March 6, 2015: “Going to New York for me, so on a national level we can all make some form of a difference. Because if we all stand up and say this has to change, they have to make changes. And it’s power in numbers.”
ALICE HOWELL, grandmother of 17-year-old Justus Howell, killed April 4, 2015, by police in Zion, Illinois
“I say my grandson was executed. He was executed, and I say that. And for the system in Lake County [Illinois] to justify that killing and to cover it all up-that was unjust for us too. So that’s why we have to fight this system. We have to say: this is not OK, this has to stop. And it won’t stop until we stand up as a people, nationally. Stand up and Rise Up October and say this has to stop.”
Advisory Board of #RiseUpOctober:
GINA BELAFONTE * CARL DIX * EVE ENSLER * JAMAL JOSEPH
ARTURO O’FARRILL * REV. STEPHEN PHELPS * DR. CORNEL WEST
To offer housing and other support for the families, call Revolution Books at 212-691-3345, or email us at revbooksnyc@yahoo.com