Uhuru Movement to Announce Planned Response to Racial Profiling at Baywalk

What: Press Conference
Where: BayWalk, corner of 2nd St & 2nd Ave N
When: Thursday, October 9, 2003 at 11:00am
Contact: International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement) 1245 18th Ave S, St Petersburg, FL 33705 (727) 502-0575 / inpdum_international@hotmail.com

On Friday, October 3, 2003, St Petersburg police arrested the son of International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) leader, Alvelita Donaldson. Keith Stewart, who is also a member of InPDUM, was arrested on charges of "inciting to riot" and "resisting arrest without violence."

InPDUM has received reports that at least 8 people were arrested for verbally complaining about excess force used by police against a couple of young Africans at the mall.

The next day, the St. Petersburg Times ran a story that characterized the young African mall-goers as a criminal mob and slandered Stewart.

On Thursday at 11am InPDUM will hold a press conference in front of BayWalk to discuss its plans to mount an organized response to these events.

by email from CUSP