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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Mary Ann West: Sharpton's Rally for Equal Education for All

Mary Ann West: Sharpton's Rally for Equal Education for All

Mary Ann West: Sharpton's Rally for Equal Education for All

RALLY DATE: Tonight: Tuesday, June 7th ~ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Get there early as Reverend Sharpton will be speaking at exactly 6:15 PM

Site: Brookside Elementary School
82 Highland Avenue, Norwalk, CT
for map: www.norwalk.k12.ct.us/brookside

Site of the rally is the Norwalk, Conn. school where homeless mother Tanya McDowell had placed her young 5-year-old son last fall in order to get the best education for him while living in Bridgeport and Norwalk in her van or at a friend's place on a sofa.

The "Equal Education For All" Rally is planned with civil rights leaders and keynote speaker Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network http://www.nationalactionnetwork.net and organized by the Connecticut State NAACP and the Norwalk Branch of the CT NAACP http://norwalkbranchnaacp.org Rev. Sharpton will lend his support and media star power on behalf of Tanya McDowell, the woman arrested for "stealing" education on behalf of her young son.

Also speaking: Connecticut State NAACP President Scot X Esdaile, Ms. McDowell's attorney: Darnell Crosland,