48th Annual Mississippi Civil Rights Martyrs Memorial Service

For Immediate Release

June 7, 2012

John Steele, Chairman

anjohnora2003@yahoo.com or (925) 497-9868.                                                                                                                                    

   

The 48^th Annual Mississippi Civil Rights Martyrs Memorial Service,

Conference, Caravan and March for Justice

June 22, 23, and 24, 2012

Still standing for justice for Civil Rights Martyrs!

Compared to the number of Mississippi murders committed—and the number of murderers involved—investigations and prosecutions have been a token few.

You are invited to attend the 48^th Annual Mississippi Civil Rights Martyrs Memorial Service, Conference, Caravan and March for Justice. We will remember and honor all Mississippi Civil Rights Martyrs. Over fifty martyrs have been identified thus far.

On Friday, June 22, a Caravan for Justice will assemble at 8:00am at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 11191 Road 747, Longdale, Neshoba County, Mississippi. At 9:00am the caravan departs for the Mississippi Coliseum, 1207 Mississippi Street, Jackson, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Coliseum, a March for Justice will commemorate the march Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led in Philadelphia, Mississippi on the second anniversary of the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. The 2012 March for Justice will follow Mississippi Street to the Mississippi Capitol, 400 High Street, Jackson, Mississippi. The march is less than a mile (0.9). A Rally for Justice for All Mississippi Civil Rights Martyrs will start at 11:00am on the steps of the Capitol Building. After the rally there will be a lunch at a local restaurant. At 2:00pm the caravan will proceed to31st Missionary Baptist Church, 3411 20th Street, Meridian, MS. At 6:00pm a meet and greet will take place at a local restaurant.

On Saturday, June 23, at 8:00am, we will assemble at the former COFO office site, 2505 5^th Street, Meridian, MS. At 9:00am we will caravan to the Longdale Community Center on Road 632, Longdale, Neshoba County, MS. A conference will be held to discuss unprosecuted or not fully prosecuted cases of murders of Mississippi Civil Rights Martyrs, recent Strange Hangings, other unsolved murders in Mississippi, the Mississippi right to work law, and denial of pardons for the Scott Sisters. A Memorial Service for all Mississippi Civil Rights Martyrs and observance of people who have given diligent service to civil rights will start at 11:30am.  A picnic will start at 12:30pm and end at 4:00pm.

A Steele family gathering will be held at the Longdale Community Center on Sunday, June 24, beginning at 10:30am. All family, friends, and the general public are welcome. Please join us.

I can be reached at anjohnora2003@yahoo.com or (925) 497-9868.

Annual Mississippi Civil Rights Martyrs Memorial Service                                                                            John Steele, Chairman

Planning Committee Members

Diane Nash  Sa3456@msn.com               

C.T. Vivian  ctv@comcast.net                

Curtis Muhammad   curtismuhammad@gmail.com                         

George Roberts  Rgeorge529@aol.com

"Emmett Till – Forensic scientists on the case that sparked America's Civil Rights Movement"

American Academy of Forensic Sciences

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Forensic Elite to Converge in Chicago at 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) 63rd annual scientific meeting will take place February 21-26, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Chicago. Themed "Relevant, Reliable and Valid Forensic Science: Eleven Sections – One Academy" by AAFS President Joseph Bono, more than 3,500 national and international scientists will gather to discuss issues facing forensic science and the efforts to embrace global cooperation and consensus building among forensic professionals.

Hundreds of talks will be presented on topics from forensic psychiatry and behavioral sciences to interdisciplinary approaches to forensic science investigations of physical evidence. Workshops and meetings cover the breadth of forensic science and the compelling tasks that rely upon the cooperation of a multidisciplinary range of human, technical, medical, and scientific endeavors applied to civil disputes and criminal investigations.

Highlights include a free public lecture at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 20 at the Chicago Cultural Center. The program, entitled "Emmett Till – Forensic scientists on the case that sparked America's Civil Rights Movement," presents the case that shook the nation in the mid-1950s from a forensic sciences perspective.

From 9-11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, an engaging plenary session features world-renowned attorneys Rockne P. Harmon, JD and Peter Neufeld, JD, who will debate the sensitive issues related to the reliability and validity of forensic science and the responsibility of presenting sound, reliable science in an arena that has been challenged as not being scientifically-based. The Academy will conduct a forensic science Student Academy for Chicago-area inner-city charter school students on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION FOR JOURNALISTS: Individuals able to document a current direct connection with the news media may receive free registrations at the AAFS Registration Desk, as may journalism students by presenting letterhead- stationary certification that they are attending as part of a class activity. Everyone seeking access to any aspect of the Annual Meeting must be registered. Press attending special functions (e.g., workshops, seminars, luncheons, etc.) are required to pre-register and pay the fees designated by the pre-registration deadline.

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is a multi-disciplinary professional organization that provides leadership to advance science and its application to the legal system. The objectives of the Academy are to promote integrity, competency, education, foster research, improve practice, and encourage collaboration in the forensic sciences.

Organized in 1948, AAFS serves a distinguished and diverse membership of 6,000 forensic science professionals who are the focal point for public information when forensic science issues are addressed in the public domain. AAFS publishes the internationally recognized Journal of Forensic Sciences. For more information visit www.aafs.org.

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