------------------------- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the April 19, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper ------------------------- 'JUSTICE FOR RICKY BODDEN!' Friends, neighbors, community leaders and supporters came out 200 strong on March 27 for a rally and march to Suffolk County District Attorney Ralph Martin's office to demand justice for Ricky Bodden. Bodden was shot in the back of the neck by a Boston municipal cop on Dec. 27, 2000. The protest came on the three-month anniversary of the killing. The marchers heard from Bodden's sister, Carol Bodden, City Councilor Chuck Turner, and Terry Marshall, organizer for Streets is Watching, a grassroots community organization in the African American community. After the initial rally at Park Street Station in downtown Boston, the march proceeded through the busy downtown shopping district to the district attorney's office, where Carol Bodden brought a letter demanding an inquest and the release of police reports and the coroner's report in the case. The Call for Justice campaign is also demanding a civilian review board, prosecution of the cop and an apology. A dynamic young woman from Teen Empowerment chaired the rally in front of the DA's office and led the crowd in singing Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up." A dynamic talk on the effects of police brutality on African American women cited the cases of Eleanor Bumpurs, Tawana Brawley and Assata Shakur. The rally also included moving testimony from family members of other current victims of violence and mistreatment by the prison system. --Frank Neisser - END - (Copyright Workers World Service: Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this document, but changing it is not allowed. For more information contact Workers World, 55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011; via e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For subscription info send message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.workers.org) ------------------ This message is sent to you by Workers World News Service. To subscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
