Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire, covering the annual May Day demonstrations in southwest Detroit on May 1, 2008. (Photo: Alan Pollock).
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1) Detroit area public forum on "Police Violence in the Period
of Economic Crisis: the Killing of Aiyana Jones." Saturday, June 12 at 7:00 PM at 5920 Second Avenue, just north of Wayne State U. Sponsored by Workers World.
2) Southeast Michigan mobilization: Protest against the racist,
anti-immigrant Arizona law (SB1070) when the Arizona Diamondbacks come to Detroit to play the Tigers. Friday, June 18 at 5:30 PM at the West Entrance to Comerica Park (just east of Woodward Ave., north of Adams St.). Join the national outcry against this apartheid "show me your papers" law and also protest the Michigan legislators who are planning to introduce similar legislation in this state.
The owners of the Diamondbacks are big contributors to the very Arizona legislators who pushed through this law. Sponosred by MECAWI, Moratorium NOW Coalition, Latinos Unidos/United of Michigan, FIST. Call 313-680-5508 for more information. - David Sole
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