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Rev. Pinkney speaks at protest over water cutoffs in Detroit. PHOTO/DAYMONJHARTLEY.COM
Rev. Pinkney speaks at protest over water cutoffs in Detroit.
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Defender of the poor and a political prisoner—Rev. Pinkney sounded the alarm early on about the threat of the iron fist of the emergency manager system of corporate dictatorship in Michigan. Now the fight is spreading from water shutoffs in Detroit to fighting poisoned water in Flint,both of which result from the emergency manager system. The “Free Rev. Pinkney Coordinating Committee” coordinates national activities in the campaign for his defense. In the words of Rev. Pinkney, “Let’s join together and defeat this monster!” Contact us atjustice4pinkney.comand Friend us on Facebook at justice4pinkney. Tell us what you can do and join the fight to “Free Rev. Pinkney.” Write him: Rev. Edward Pinkney N-E-93 #294671, Marquette Branch Prison, 1960 US Hwy 41 South, Marquette, MI 49855. Make donations atbhbanco.org/

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