Released on: April 21, 2008, 4:27 pm

Press Release Author: Rick Romero

Industry: Non Profit

Press Release Summary: A national coalition of over 50 local, state and national
organizations are participating in walk from Tucson to Phoenix beginning May 2 to
call for an end to racially fomented hate crimes. The ten-day peaceful walk will
end with a rally in downtown Phoenix on Mother's Day, May 11, honoring mothers for
teaching children to treat all human beings with equal dignity

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

NATIONAL COALITION TO HOLD "CITIZENS WALK FOR HUMAN DIGNITY"

Phoenix, AZ April 19, 2008

A national coalition of over 50 local, state and national organizations are
participating in walk from Tucson to Phoenix beginning May 2 to call for an end to
racially fomented hate crimes. The ten-day peaceful walk will end with a rally in
downtown Phoenix on Mother's Day, May 11, honoring mothers for teaching children to
treat all human beings with equal dignity.

"We walk in support of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Arizona Governor Janet
Napolitano and join them in seeking the indictment and prosecution of any who
willfully abuse the constitutional rights of citizens," states organizer Jay
Johnson-Castro. "American values and the future of our country are at stake when
people live in fear and are terrorized.

Among the more than 50 organizations endorsing the event are:
LULAC National; Cesar Chavez March for Justice; National Indian Treaty Council;
Border Angels; Freedom Ambassadors; National Network for Immigration and Refugee
Rights; Veterans for Peace; Derechos Humanos; Humane Borders; Gente Unida;
American Indian Movement; International Indian Treaty Council; Texas Indigenous
Council; Border Ambassadors; Border Network for Human Rights; Southwest Workers
Union; No Mas Muertes; LUPE; Somos America, the 42 member Phoenix coalition;
IUE-CWA/AFL-CIO; Labor Council for Latin American Advancement AFL-CIO;
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law; Dallas Peace Center and MADRES.


Groups as well as individuals are invited to participate in the walk for an hour, a
mile, a day or whatever circumstances allow. The walk will begin immediately after
a 10 a.m. rally on Friday, May 2 in downtown Tucson at the Plaza on South 6th
Avenue, between 12th and 13th Streets.

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For further information contact
Rick Romero Citizens Walk, Coordinator (602) 515-9844
Romero85008@yahoo.com
Annette Sexton-Ruiz Citizens Walk, Assistant Coordinator (602) 505-4147


Web Site: http://www.freedomambassadors.org

Contact Details: Rick Romero
Finis Productions
4045 E. Palm Lane Suite 4
Phoenix, AZ 85008
602-515-9844
fax 602-476-1502
romero85008@yahoo.com