MEDIA ADVISORY
For Third
Consecutive Year, Marine Veteran Marches 125-Miles from Philadelphia to
Washington D.C to End Gun Violence and Police Brutality
WHO: Stop Killing Us (SKU)
WHAT: 125-mile walk from
Philadelphia to Washington D.C
WHERE:
House
of Umoja - 5625 Master St. Philadelphia, PA 19131
CONTACT: Mr. Jamal Johnson
Telephone: 267-271-9661
E-Mail: newjamal21daymarchtodc@gmail.com
WHEN:
Wednesday,
August 7, 2019 @ 12:00 p.m
PHILADELPHIA, PA
(USA) —Since 2017, Jamal Johnson, a 62-year old United States Marine
Corps disabled veteran from Germantown in Philadelphia, has marched 125-miles
from Philadelphia to the U.S. Justice Department and the Congressional Black
Caucus in Washington D.C to draw attention to gun violence and police brutality
,and seek possible further legislation to address both. On Wednesday, August 7,
2019 at 12:00 P.M., Mr. Johnson will embark upon his 125-mile journey to Washington, D.C.
from the House of Umoja, Inc. (www.houseofumoja.net)
at 5625 West Master Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An alumni of the House of Umoja, Inc., both
Mr. Johnson and his brother who were not gang members, were among the over
3,000 adolescent males nurtured by the House of Umoja, Inc. Established in 1968 by Queen Mother Falaka
Fattah and her husband the late Mr. David Fattah, the House of Umoja, Inc. is
an internationally acclaimed organization with a 51-year successful track record
of positively transforming the lives of and working with children and youths
throughout the City of Philadelphia.
Mr. Johnson has been an advocate against injustice for
his entire life. Following his retirement from the Marines for disability and
retirement from the United States Postal Service, Johnson has traveled across
the country to where he’s been most needed: supporting the water protectors at
Standing Rock, Black Lives Matter activists in Ferguson, Missouri, and
participating in several long-term marches, including the 1,000 mile march with
NAACP’s Journey for
Justice, the 140 miles from Philadelphia to D.C with the nonpartisan movement to
get big money out politics, Democracy Spring. In 2019 he has made
numerous visits to the U.S - Mexico border to provide direct aid to migrants.
Noting that the killing of Bankroll Gambino on July 28,
2019 was the 187th killing so far in
Philadelphia, an increase of 6 percent since last year, Mr. Johnson
stated:
“In some parts of the country, this
kind of continued mass shootings would be considered a national emergency. In
Philadelphia, PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro called the recent massacre in
Elmwood and the death of Gambino “everyday” gun violence. The deaths in our
community needs to be addressed and stopped.”
Johnson is advocating for congressional legislation to
address both the rampant gun violence and ongoing police brutality in our
nation. At the conclusion of the march, Johnson will hold a press conference on
August 28th.
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