[Peace-discuss] FW: WORLD LABOR HOUR SAT. OCT. 20TH

[David Johnson]

WORLD LABOR HOUR 

Saturday Oct. 20th 

11 AM - 1PM Central Time

104.5 FM and LIVE worldwide at ; www.wrfu.net 

 

Rev. Edward Pinkney,  African American community activist from Benton Harbor
Michigan will call in to the program at 11:30 AM central time....

 

On December 15, 2014, Rev. Edward Pinkney, a leader in the struggle for
social and economic justice for the residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan,
was sentenced to serve up to 10 years in prison, on the basis of thin
circumstantial evidence that a few dates had been altered on a recall
petition against the city's mayor, James Hightower. The recall was prompted
by the mayor's continued support for tax evasion by the Whirlpool
Corporation, the Fortune 500 company and $19 billion global appliance
manufacturer, headquartered in Benton Harbor. the politically motivated
prosecution against Pinkney killed the petition to recall Hightower, who
many believe would have been ousted due to his ongoing protection of
Whirlpool's interests at the expense of impoverished Benton Harbor, which is
over 90 percent African-American. After serving 2.5 years the Michigan
Supreme court overturned his conviction and since 2017 is back fighting an
even more corporate controlled corrupt government in Benton Harbor.

 

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