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A bus from Detroit (sponsored by MECAWI and
Michigan Welfare Rights) will be going to Benton Harbor on March 7 when
civil rights activist Rev. Edward Pinkney will be in court following
his outrageous jailing (for one year) for quoting scripture to blast a
local racist judge. (see below for details of the charges)
If any Ann
Arbor/Ypsi area folks want to ride the bus (tickets $25 but no one
refused for lack of funds) we will arrange a pick up along I-94.
If you can help with a donation that would be great also.
Make checks payable
to MECAWI, 5922 Second Ave., Detroit 48202
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Rev. Pinkney
under attack by RACIST
judge, prosecutor, and judicial system in Benton Harbor
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Rev.
Ed Pinkney was imprisoned for stating:
"Judge Butzbaugh, it
shall come to pass; if
thou continue not to hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God to
observe to do all that is right; which I command thee this day, that
all these Curses shall come upon you and your family, curses shalt be
in the City of St. Joseph and Cursed shalt thou be in the field, cursed
shall come upon you and your family and over take thee; cursed shall be
the fruit of thy body. The Lord shall smite thee with consumption and
with a fever and with an inflammation and with extreme burning. They
the demons shall Pursue thee until thou persist."
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Supporters from
across Michigan rally and march for Rev. Pinkney in Benton Harbor, May
14, 2007
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For the latest information, visit BANCO
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black
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MECAWI calls for all to support
Rev. Pinkney
On Friday,
Dec. 14 police in Benton Harbor dragged civil rights leader, Rev.
Edward Pinkney, from his home to jail. His crime? Calling
the judicial system in Berrien County corrupt and the judges
"KKKers." Police also seized his home computer. Rev.
Pinkney has been under house arrest with drastic conditions following
his frame-up and conviction on phony "election fraud" charges.
Actually Rev. Pinkney had led a successful recall of a city council
member thus bringing down the wrath of the entire political machine in
Berrien County.
Rev. Pinkney
began a hunger strike in jail to protest this outrageous attack on his
free speech rights. His jailers are lying to the public denying
that Rev. Pinkney is on a hunger strike.
IMMEDIATE
ACTION NEEDED:
CALL Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm's
office
at 517-373-3400 to demand that she restore constitutional
rights in Benton Harbor and
secure Rev. Edward Pinkney's release. If you
are representing a union, community group or church FAX the
governor at 517-335-6863 on letterhead. Or you can send a
message ONLINE by going to www.michigan.gov/gov and clicking on "contact the
governor" at the top. Then scroll down to "online forms and
feedback" box and click on "share your opinion." A form will
appear where you can type in your message.
This appeal
is being circulated by the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War
& Injustice (www.mecawi.org
for background articles on Rev. Pinkney) with the support of Mrs.
Pinkney.
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More
info:
Rev.
Pinkney Sent to Prison For One Year By Judge Butzbaugh, Dec. 21, 2007
Free
Rev. Edward Pinkney!: Black Community Leader Jailed For Criticizing
Judge, Dec. 17, 2007
Rev.
Edward Pinkney Arrested at His Home in Benton Harbor, Dec. 15, 2007
Battle
of Benton Harbor: Rev. Pinkney`s motion for new trial denied,
Nov. 14, 2007
Rev.
Edward Pinkney Speaks in Kalamazoo at Western Michigan University, Nov.
6, 2007
Fighting
For Justice Radio Features Story on Cross-burning in Benton Harbor,
July 14, 2007
Benton
Harbor Update: Another Railroad & Racist Cross-Burning, July 7, 2007
Pinkney's
Sentence Victory! No Prison and Free For Now, May 22, 2007
Benton
Harbor's Struggle Continues: Rev. Pinkney Given Five Years Probation in
Political Frame-up, May 15, 2007
Benton
Harbor 2007: A Case Study in State Sanctioned Suppression of Black
Voting Rights, May 12, 2007
Benton
Harbor and the Persecution of Rev. Pinkney: The Stage is Set for
Sentencing Another Innocent Black Man, May 10, 2007
Rev.
Edward Pinkney of Benton Harbor Faces Sentencing Hearing on May 14, May
10, 2007
Benton
Harbor and the Persecution of Rev. Edward Pinkney: Travesties of
Justice in a Black City in Michigan, April 21, 2007
Rev.
Pinkney’s supporters mobilize for sentencing, April 12, 2007
All-White
Jury Convicts Black Grassroots Leader Rev. Edward Pinkney of Benton
Harbor, Michigan On false charges of election fraud, April, 2007
Dark
Days in Benton Harbor: An Analysis of the Pinkney Trial and the
Movement Ahead, March 27, 2007
Rev.
Edward Pinkney Convicted on Five Counts By An All-White Jury in Berrien
County, Michigan, March 23, 2007
Rev.
Edward Pinkney in Second Week of Re-trial in Benton Harbor, March 22,
2007
Rev. Pinkney on
YouTube
Benton
Harbor to
Retry Re. Pinkney, April 7, 2006
Benton Harbor:
Mistrial
Declared in Racist Frame-up of Rev. Pinkney, March 29, 2006
Statewide
Meeting Supports Rev. Pinkney in Benton Harbor, March 12, 2006
Benton
Harbor rally defends African American reverend, July 1, 2005
Rally
Defends Community Leader in Benton Harbor, May 28, 2005
Benton Harbor March
to Protest Arrests, July 17, 2003
Why Benton Harbor
Exploded, July 3, 2003
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