Come Meet us at the Grant Station for the 4th annual vigil for Oscar Grant to be held on New Year’s Day at the Grant Station (Fruitvale BART Station).
Join Oscar Grant family on this Day of Remembrance!
WE ARE ALL OSCAR GRANT
SPEAK OUT
• Family of murdered victims
• Chairman Fred Hampton Jr
• Community Activist
LIVE Performances of
• Libation
• African-Native-Latino Ceremony
• Poetry, music, spoken word
• Candle lighting, Balloon Releasing
• Words of inspiration Min. Keith Muhammad
• Much More!
Guest Appearances:
Donald E. Lacy, Jr. is a S. F. S. U. alumnus, who holds a B. A. Degree in Theater Arts, (with a film minor). His acting credits include: “Jack”, “Blood In, Blood Out”, “L.A. Heat”, “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper”, “Wolf”, and many more. He will perform “Black Man Endangered Species
Carlos Aguirre: Musician, Actor/Educator known as Emcee Infinite will perform a Beatbox tribute to Oscar Grant
Zar the Dip, Entertainer/Artist will perform new activist song “Pathetic Justice”
Chairman Fred Hampton Jr is President and Chair of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee (POCC). He is the son of Fred Hampton, Sr, activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP)
Ras Ceylon Coming straight out of the West Coast (Bay Area & Southern California) representing Gideon.Force, Ras Ceylon is an emcee, educator and organizer bringing revolutionary music, a hip-hop meets reggae dynamic and explosively conscious lyrics. Drawing on his Sri Lankan roots and Rastafarian faith, Ra…hear his live performance
Why?
1. Because We Are All Oscar Grant
2. Because we should not forget
3. Because to release a balloon in the name of your Love one Killed
4. Come to embrace and Support all who have lost a Love one
5. Show your Love to Oscar Grant daughter, Tatiana , now 7yrs old.
Much Love from Tatiana and family of Oscar Grant, Hope to see you at the vigil!! “We Are All Oscar Grant”
There will be poetry, music, spoken word, candle lighting, Balloon releasing and speak out.
“Every tragedy represents an opportunity to move the agenda for justice forward.” We cannot forget and will not forget what happen on January 1, 2009 at 2:11 am. Join us in remembering and celebrating our martyr comrade brother, Oscar Grant. His life was taken to remind us that We Are All Oscar Grant
It was the COMMUNITY that led to the resignation of Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff.
It was the COMMUNITY that led to the resignation of Bart Chief of Police, Chief Gee.
It was the COMMUNITY that led to the resignation of Bart General Manager, Dorothy Dugger.
It was the COMMUNITY that led to the resignation of police officer Johannes Mehserle.
It was the COMMUNITY that led to the Department of Justice to open a investigation of Civil Rights violation against the Bart Police
It was the COMMUNITY that led the demonstration Downtown Oakland, making it known, “No Justice, No Peace”.
It was the COMMUNITY that joined with the ILWU Local 10 to shutdown l the ports in Northern California.
It was the COMMUNITY that helped usher in the US 9th Circuit court of Appeals establishing that using stun guns without an imminent threat of harm is unreasonable.
The COMMUNITY have made HISTORY, not VICTORY for the first time in 458 years of California History a officer was charged, arrested, convicted and sentenced to prison for killing a unarmed Black Man in the line of duty. Victory is when we have DESTROYED a racist criminal justice system and replaced with a true Freedom , Justice & Equality system for all people.