NYC City Hall Press Conference to call for businesses to close on Rosa Parks Day
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City Council to declare Rosa Parks Day Urging businesses to let workers off early to attend Wall St. rally
Press Conference Wednesday, November 30 1:00 pm Steps of NY City Hall
On Wednesday, November 30, members of the NY City Council will join Civil Rights leaders, community organizers, members of the clergy, and antiwar activists to declare December 1 “Rosa Parks Day.” Last week, the subcommittee on cultural affairs unanimously passed the resolution and it will go before the full Council on Wednesday.
The Resolution will also ask businesses to close or to allow workers to leave early to attend the Rosa Parks National day of Absence Against Poverty, Racism, and War to be held on Wall Street on Thursday, December 1.
City Council Member Charles Barron has already sent letters to the NY Stock Exchange, the Greater NY Chamber of Commerce, the DownTown Alliance, and the Fulton St. Business Improvement Association asking them to allow workers to attend the Wall Street event.
New York city Council Member Charles Barron, the primary sponsor of the Rosa Parks resolution said, "Rosa Parks was a revolutionary and the best way to honor her is to inspire everyone to intensify the struggle against racism and injustice."
Barron continued, "The government's response to the Katrina hurricane has made it clear that reviving and broadening the movement against poverty and racism is our most urgent task."