P.O.P. HONORS SPIRIT OF ‘JUSTICE OR ELSE’!
SUPPORTS BLACK FRIDAY BOYCOTT
As the holiday season approaches, the People’s Organization for Progress has announced that it would support the ‘10/10/15-Justice or Else’ movement call for a boycott of the Black Friday consumer frenzy.
On October 10th more than a million people came to Washington, DC to observe the 20th anniversary of the epic Million Man March. One of the most united themes to emerge from the gathering was to use the leverage of African-American consumer spending to make a greater difference for social justice.
Friday, November 27th, will be the busiest consumer day for the year. The Boycott Call is asking participants not to shop from November 27th to December 2nd.
“The Montgomery Bus Boycott should remind us of the power of economic withdrawal in the face of injustice,” said Lawrence Hamm, founding chairman of the People’s Organization for Progress.
“We proudly encourage everyone to participate in this action,” he finished.
In 1995, Hamm was pivotal in organizing over 55,000 men from NJ to participate in the Million Man March. In 2011, under his leadership, P.O.P. staged a 381 day protest for Economic Justice in honor of the Montgomery Bus Boycott…
THE PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS
P.O. BOX 22505
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07101
973 801 0001
CONTACT: LAWRENCE HAMM
November 25, 2015
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