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The Atlanta Chapter of the National Action Network (NAN) is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation, with chapters throughout the entire U.S. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for social justice, education, and one standard of justice and decency for all people regardless of race, religion, national origin, and gender. NAN works tirelessly to protect civil rights and respond to crises across the country.
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On Sunday, March 04th, 2012 – Friday, March 09th, 2012 with the voting rights laws and immigration laws passing in America, we will march to protect our rights and the rights of our children. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is widely considered a landmark in civil‐rights legislation, though some of its provisions have sparked political controversy.
The Selma to Montgomery March consisted of three different marches in 1965 that marked the political and emotional peak of the American Civil Rights Movement. These three marches grew out of the voting rights movement in Selma, Alabama. We will be re‐enacting that march. We will march 11 miles per day and camp out at camp sites each night along the route from Selma, Al to Montgomery, AL. We want the nation to be aware that these laws are being challenged in over 30 cities in America.
Our goal is to change the law in a way that capital punishment would no longer be imposed in cases which are based solely on witness testimonies, meaning that the modern technology would be needed to ensure whether, or not, someone is guilty and consequently, to sentence them to death.
We don't know how long it will take to completely abolish the death penalty in the United States. But if we can make at least one difference and prevent another human being from sharing Troy's fate, we must do our best to do it. Troy asked everyone to continue the fight and I feel this project is a practical way to do just that. Atlanta NAN in collaboration with Concerned Citizens for Better Justice, need your help. Please download this SAMPLE letter, fill in, sign and send it to your State Representative. We would be greatly appreciative if you would share the letter and so bring this concern to the attention of family and friends, church communities and others. The names of your representatives and where to send your letter can be found here:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress/