NAACP Branches in Wake County Hold Prayer Vigil and Rally for Trayvon Martin, NC NAACP President Invited to Attend

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 30, 2012

For More Information:           Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137

Rev. Portia Rochelle, Pres., Raleigh/Apex NAACP Branch

919-662-5006

For Media Assistance:            Rob Stephens, 336-577-9335

(RALEIGH) The Wake County Branches of the NAACP will hold a Prayer Vigil and Rally for Trayvon Martin on Saturday, March 31 at 10:00 AM in Raleigh. The branches have invited the President of the North Carolina NAACP to speak at the program, which will take place at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens at 1100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

"We are determined to raise our voices," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II. "We cannot be quiet or silent or comforted. Some say we march and we organize until they arrest Zimmerman. We say that's just the first step on a long journey. We must raise our voices and our efforts until change comes in racial profiling for every Trayvon, my sons, your sons, your brothers, your nephews, and your cousins.

"We must make this a Movement and not a Moment," says Rev. Portia Rochelle, President of the Raleigh/Apex Branch of the NAACP. "Stand with us on Saturday as we stand against injustice!"

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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.