The CHANEY, GOODMAN, SCHWERNER JUSTICE COALITION, a project of the James Earl Chaney Foundation WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE A SERIES OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MURDER OF JAMES CHANEY, ANDREW GOODMAN AND MICHAEL SCHWERNER THREE CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS IN NESHOBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI ON JUNE 21, 1964,

Where: Murrow Room
National Press Club
529 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Ben Chaney
212-475-3232

JAMES CHANEY, ANDREW GOODMAN AND MICHAEL SCHWERNER WERE MURDERED BY THE KU KLUX KLAN INCLUDING A DEPUTY SHERIFF. THEY WERE PART OF THE FREEDOM SUMMER PROGRAM IN MISS. WHERE YOUNG CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS ORGANIZED FREEDOM SCHOOLS AND VOTER EDUCATION/REGISTRATION CAMPAIGNS. THEIR BODIES WERE DISCOVERED 44 DAYS LATER, BURIED IN AN EARTHEN DAM. THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI HAS NEVER CHARGED THE IDENTIFIED PERPETRATORS.

THE EVENTS INCLUDE A 20 BUS CARAVAN -FREEDOM RIDE 2004- BEGINNING IN NEW YORK CITY ON JUNE 9, MAKING SOME 20 STOPS WHICH INCLUDE A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN PHILADELPHIA, MS

CIVIL RIGHTS VETERANS, COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUSINESS AND LABOR LEADERS, CLERGY AND CITIZEN ACTIVISTS/ORGANIZERS WILL BE PART OF THE CARAVAN. EACH BUS ON THE CARAVAN WILL HAVE A MULTI-MEDIA WEBSITE CONNECTION TO ALLOW WORLD WIDE PARTICIPATION.

AT EACH STOP OF FREEDOM RIDE 2004 PARTICIPANTS WILL DO DOOR-TO-DOOR VOTER REGISTRATION. WORKSHOPS ON VOTER REGISTRATION AND "THE FACES OF RACISM--2004" WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR FREEDOM RIDER PARTICIPANTS.

ALICE WALKER, ANDREW YOUNG AND MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN ARE THE HONORARY CO-CHAIRS OF THE COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS, AND A NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS PLANNING THE CAMPAIGN.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT Ben Chaney or goodtime_ent@hotmail.com.

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