"By all accounts, he was a good man. But the racist thugs who savagely beat him last Sunday morning did not care. They did not know him, they only knew they hated José Osvaldo Sucozhañay because he was Latino and they thought he was gay", wrote Daily News columnist Albor Ruiz. Last Friday, Mr. Sucuzhañay, who had been declared brain-dead earlier in the week and never regained consciousness after the attack, was pronounced dead.
This hideous violence must stop NOW. Please join Bushwick residents, African-American, Latino and Asian community groups, elected officials and other concerned New Yorkers in a march, vigil and press conference to condemn the hate crime committed against the Sucuzhañaybrothers. Demonstrators will also call for long-term solutions to intolerance such as implementation of anti-harassment legislation in city schools, comprehensive immigration reform and full civil rights for LGBT people.
TODAY Sunday, December 14, 2008, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Gather at Grove Street and Myrtle Ave (Brooklyn, NY)
DIRECTIONS: Take the L train or the M train to Myrtle-Wycoff Ave.
CONTACT INFO:
Phone: 9176762559
Email: karina.claudio@maketheroadny.org
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