FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012
TIME: 1:00 P.M.
LOCATION: CITY HALL, JACKSON, MS
Mississippi
Human Rights Lawyer, Activist and City Councilman Chokwe Lumumba
Announces His Candidacy for the Mayor of Jackson in 2013
Monday
May 7, 2012, one year away from the democratic primary for the Jackson
Mississippi mayoral race, City Councilman Chokwe Lumumba will announce
his intent to seek the mayor's office. Councilman Lumumba, a veteran
Human Rights and Criminal Defense Attorney and dedicated community
activist, will seek office to bring new economic ideas that benefit the
residents of Jackson, transparency to government affairs and fixing long
standing city service issues (roads and water). Councilman Lumumba
states "There is an opportunity now to bring a new vision to Jackson
that will bring economic development and needed jobs to greater Jackson
and not just downtown. Public funds must be used for the benefit of the
majority of the residents of Jackson not for the private benefit of a
few. That's why I'm running for Mayor."
Mr.
Lumumba intends to stick to his roots and run a grassroots campaign
reaching out to professionals, working class and poor communities,
making the needs of the people the focal point of his campaign. Chokwe
states "We intend to make the People’s voice the centerpiece of this
campaign. By that we mean we will exchange ideas with the people and
allow them to have a voice in the working of this city. The people of
Jackson will participate in molding this campaign and my administration
that creates a participatory democracy. As we say the people must decide
the future of Jackson; we can continue to limp along or take bold
initiatives to bring economic justice and jobs to the people of this
city."
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