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The CSRN also addressed
the case of inmate Siddique Abdullah Hasan, a prisoner on
death row who was accused of masterminding the Lucasville
Uprising of 1993 in which nine inmates and one corrections
officer were killed.
Hasan has recently been
charged with inciting a riot and a work stoppage.
“Siddique Abdullah Hasan
has been a part and will continue to be a part of our
planning here in Toledo,” said Muhammad. “He is an
humanitarian and a scholar, we value his advice and insight
as well as his compassion and patience in bringing hope and
faith to our community of social activists.”
The CSRN was formed in
November 2014, the day after it was announced that the
officer who killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri would
not be charged with an offense.
“We bring awareness to the
injustices experienced by black men, women and children who
are disproportionately murdered, attacked, provoked and
harassed by law enforcement,” said Jodie Summers, secretary
of CSRN. “Police brutality has to end. We bring awareness to
the fact that most often – police brutality goes without
consequence and accountability.”
The group called for
Toledo residents to support and honor the struggle of
inmates Ward and Easley by donating to their accounts and to
support Hasan by logging onto
http://freeohiomovement.org for information. |
