Demand Justice for Trayvon Martin!

posted on: Jul 15, 2013

When a teenager’s life is taken in cold blood and there is no accountability for the man who killed him, nothing seems right in the world. But we cannot lose hope. We can still achieve justice for Trayvon!

The Department of Justice can address the violation of Trayvon’s most fundamental civil right — the right to life. ADC is partnering with the NAACP to urge the Department of Justice to open a civil rights case against George Zimmerman.

Below is an email from Benjamin Jealous, President of the NAACP to you:

<blockquote>Dear ADC members and supporters,

We’re calling on the U.S. Justice Department to open a civil rights case against George Zimmerman and have launched a petition to Attorney General Eric Holder. The petition says:

The Department of Justice has closely monitored the State of Florida’s prosecution of the case against George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin murder since it began. Today, with the acquittal of George Zimmerman, it is time for the Department of Justice to act.

The most fundamental of civil rights—the right to life—was violated the night George Zimmerman stalked and then took the life of Trayvon Martin. We ask that the Department of Justice file civil rights charges against Mr. Zimmerman for this egregious violation.

Please address the travesties of the tragic death of Trayvon Martin by acting today. Thank you.

<a href=”http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Btt1uqWBJ3QYceUjzmFKlKvG4q7jP5fm”>Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.</a>

Thanks!
–Benjamin Jealous, NAACP President </blockquote>

Please <a href=”http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LZgTVnDIzXGWWMVim3mvYqvG4q7jP5fm”>sign the petition</a> and share it with all our friends and contacts.