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Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:10 PM Oct 2012

Trayvon Martin's parents launch website, CCE to 'shine light' on 'stand your ground' law


On the eve of another meeting of the state task force reviewing "stand your ground," the parents of Trayvon Martin unveiled a new website and political committee aimed at changing the controversial law.

A new committee of continuous existence, or CCE, called "Change for Trayvon" and a corresponding website will collect funds to "be distributed to candidates, elected officials and efforts which support the mission of... revising Stand Your Ground laws across the nation to ensure there is judicial or prosecutorial oversight," the site says.

The new website also includes a video with Trayvon's parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, and PayPal links for donations.

"Something has to change, which is why we created the change for Trayvon Martin movement, to shine the light on stand your ground laws across the nation," Fulton says in the video.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-trayvon-martin-stand-your-ground-20121015,0,3075360.story
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Trayvon Martin's parents launch website, CCE to 'shine light' on 'stand your ground' law (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 OP
Martin's parents are brave to fight the NRA and other right wing groups Hoyt Oct 2012 #1
What makes this so tragic, is that everyone knew that this would be someone's Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #2
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. Martin's parents are brave to fight the NRA and other right wing groups
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:18 PM
Oct 2012

who pushed these obscene laws.

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)
2. What makes this so tragic, is that everyone knew that this would be someone's
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:22 PM
Oct 2012

fate when they signed that stupid law.

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