free the Jena 6
listening to democracy now on kpfk, i heard about the jena 6.
click on the picture above for the news coverage.
send support to:
Jena 6 Defense Committee
PO BOX 2798
Jena, LA 71342
basically...
"Six black students at Jena High School in Central Louisiana were arrested last December after a school fight in which a white student was beaten and suffered a concussion and multiple bruises. The six black students were charged with attempted murder and conspiracy. They face up to 100 years in prison without parole. The fight took place amid mounting racial tension after a black student sat under a tree in the schoolyard where only white students sat. The next day three nooses were hanging from the tree."
One of the young men has been found guilty of aggravated assault and conspiracy by an all white jury last week, and faces up to 22 years in prison, and had poor court-appointed lawyer. Sentencing is at the end of the month.