FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Multiracial, Interfaith Coalition in Support of Cook County State’s Atty Kim Foxx
A multiracial, interfaith coalition, including Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Father Michael Pfleger, Rev. Dr. Myron F. McCoy, Ja’Mal Green, elected officials, lawyers and community activists will hold a news conference and rally in support of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx:
Monday, April 1, 2019
10 a.m.
Chicago Temple
77 W. Washington Street
Chicago
“Silence is betrayal,” Rev. Jackson said, “it is surrender. We the people must not be silent. We must speak up and speak out. We stand with Kim Foxx.”
Rev. Jackson said the attacks on Foxx, the first African American woman to become Cook County’s top prosecutor – and its most progressive – are “unreasonable, unjustified and politically motivated.”
He said the anger that sparked the Fraternal Order of Police’s (FOP) anti-Foxx protest scheduled for Monday morning over the handling of the Jussie Smollett case is misplaced, out of proportion and distracts from vitally needed criminal justice reform, of which Foxx has been at the forefront.
“We appeal to the FOP not to polarize the city,” Rev. Jackson said. “Kim Foxx is a force for good and an agent of change.”
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Don Terry
dterry@rainbowpush.org
Rainbow PUSH Coalition is a multi-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international organization that was formed in December 1996 by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. through merging of two organizations he founded Operation PUSH People United to Serve Humanity (estab. 1971) and the Rainbow Coalition (estab. 1984). With headquarters in Chicago and offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Oakland, the organization works to make the American Dream a reality for all citizens while advocating for peace and justice around the world. RPC is dedicated to improving the lives of all people by serving as a voice for the voiceless. Its mission is to protect, defend and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields while promoting peace and justice around the world.
