Organizers demanding action to stop
construction by cemetery site and
on police shootings of black men
A Justice Monday rally and march will be held in Bethesda Monday, June 8, 2020 at 5:00 PM at Macedonia Baptist Church at 5119 River Road in Bethesda. Organized by the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition and Showing Up for Racial Justice - Montgomery County, the event will protest and draw attention to the start of construction of a self-storage building at the edge of the hidden Moses African Cemetery, as well as to black men who have been killed by police in Montgomery County.
The organizers are calling for a halt to construction at the Bethesda Self Storage site behind McDonald's on River Road, a boycott of non-black/non-POC-owned Montgomery County businesses every Monday, and the arrest and charging of officers in the Emmanuel Okutuga, Robert White, and Finan Berhe shooting cases.
Justice Mondays will be held weekly until the demands are met, the organizers say. Monday's event will include a march to the self-storage site and cemetery. They are asking each participant to wear a mask, and to stay 6' apart from others.
3 comments:
How much have they offered to buy the land where the alleged cemetery is located?
Will they be getting angry at the black benevolent society that sold the land in the first place?
Desecrating the cemetery was the original sin of westbard. Let's not repeat history!
I honestly don't know the ethnicity or religion of all of the business owners in Bethesda. Shame on me! Is there an app that will give me this vital information? Perhaps a sign on the door, so no one unwittingly supports a non-POC business. It would be an easy change to make, clearly identify businesses, and allow the consumers to act accordingly.
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