MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 29, 2012                        

CONTACT:

Jackie Wright

415 525-0410

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAINBOW P.U.S.H JOINS WITH

SAN FRANCISCO NAACP AT PRESS CONFERENCE FOR CLERGY

"HOLY IN THE HOODIE" CALL TO ACTION

WHO: Reverend Dr. Joseph Bryant, San Francisco Rainbow P.U.S.H. Director, Reverend Dr. Amos Brown, San Francisco NAACP President, officials and member of the NAACP and San Francisco Bay Area Rainbow P.U.S.H., Clergy and Community Leaders.

WHAT: "Holy in the Hoodie" Press Conference protesting the handling of the Trayvon Martin murder case; a call to clergy to wear a hoodie and be "Holy in the Hoodie," affirming that a person's appearance does not dictate one's character; a call to City Officials in San Francisco to assure that a Trayvon Martin-type case will not happen in San Francisco; and a call to young Black men to stop killings among their peers.

WHERE: San Francisco City Hall Steps, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

WHEN: Friday, March 30, 2012, 12:00 p.m.

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About Rainbow PUSH:

 The Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) is a multi-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international membership organization fighting for social change. RPC was formed in December 1996 by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. through the merging of two organizations he founded earlier, People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH, 1971) and the Rainbow Coalition (1984). With headquarters in Chicago and offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Oakland, we work to make the American Dream a reality for all our citizens and advocate for peace and justice around the world. We are dedicated to improving the lives of all people by serving as a voice for the voiceless. Our mission is to protect, defend, and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields, and to promote peace and justice around the world.

About San Francisco NAACP

The San Francisco Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was organized in 1929, by a small group of people led by Rev. John M. Brown of Bethel A.M.E. Church. Typical of the years to come, the organization meetings took place in a church, the A.M.E. Zion at 1669 Geary; and a lawyer, Edward D. Mabson, was elected president.

The Branch's purpose and aims, according to its constitution are: "to improve the political, educational, social and economic status of minority groups; to eliminate racial prejudice; to keep the public aware of the adverse effects of racial discrimination, and to take all lawful action to secure its elimination."