Tag: Free Marissa Now

Upon News of Plea Deal, Activists Vow to Organize Until Marissa Alexander is Free

Posted on by nicole.gurgel@gmail.com Posted in Action Item, Blog

NEWS RELEASE Monday, November 24, 2014 From: Free Marissa Now Mobilization Campaign FreeMarissaNow@gmail.com; www.FreeMarissaNow.org Upon News of Plea Deal, Activists Vow to Organize Until Marissa Alexander is Free Today, Marissa Alexander chose to accept a plea deal with the State of Florida.  The plea…

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The Power of One

Posted on by Joseph Thomas Posted in Blog

Article by Don Harrell (Winter Park, FL) Aleta Alston Touré, the no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners organizer of the Free Marissa Now Movement is a clear demonstration of the power of one. She stands firmly at the center of the movement, reminding all…

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