February 6, 2013

KICKOFF FOR "RESPECT GARVEY" CAMPAIGN




KICKOFF FOR "RESPECT GARVEY" CAMPAIGN

Miami, Florida (February 4, 2013)—As part of their Black History Month education series, on Thursday, February 7, 2013, the Coalition for the Exoneration of Marcus Garvey will kickoff the first phase of the "RESPECT Garvey" campaign with memorable quotes of Marcus Garvey on their web site, Exonerate Marcus Garvey. The daily quotes, culled from The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, will highlight the values that Garvey espoused throughout his career: Redemption, Education, Self-Reliance, Purpose, Economics, Community; Tradition.

The series, which includes a lecture by Professor Geoffrey Philp, "Rethinking Garveyism in the Twenty-First Century," at the Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Education Center on February 14, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., will culminate in a call to action for a petition to exonerate the Right Honorable Marcus Garvey, Jamaica's First National Hero:

To: Frederica Wilson, Congressional Representative and the Congress of the United States of America


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For further information about the RESPECT Garvey campaign, visit the Coalition for the Exoneration of Marcus Garvey's web site at exoneratemarcusgarvey.blogspot.com  or call (786)-556-7192.



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The Coalition for the Exoneration of Marcus Garvey is petitioning Frederica Wilson, Congressional Representative and the Congress of the United States of America for the exoneration of  Marcus Garvey:


We are also petitioning President Barack Obama to exonerate Marcus Garvey:


Thank you for your support.

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