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January 16, 2015

Group Plans MLK Day Protest at Gergely's Office

Category: Announcements || By Submitted Report

A group calling on state lawmakers to address the problems of community violence in the Mon Valley will hold a protest outside a local legislator's office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Take Action Mon Valley will hold the protest from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday (Jan. 19) outside the office of state Rep. Marc Gergely on Lincoln Way in White Oak, said Fawn Walker-Montgomery, a McKeesport city councilwoman and co-founder of the group.

Over the past six months, Walker-Montgomery said, Take Action Mon Valley has held a series of community workshops regarding the "no snitch" code and has held private meetings with local and state elected officials. In addition, she said, the group has made four concrete proposals to state legislators, including a call for a standing state House-Senate committee to address community violence, an inter-governmental anti-violence task force, a review of the Witness Protection Program and a review of gun legislation.

But there has been no response from Harrisburg, Walker-Montgomery said. The peaceful protest is designed to draw attention to the group's work and its proposals, she said.

For more information, contact takeactionmonvalley@gmail.com.






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