Db Contributes To Jena 6 Legal Defense Fund

David Bowie has come forward to lend his support by making a $10,000 donation to the Jena 6 Legal Defense Fund. And he has posted extra information on the BowieNet MBs regarding the situation in Jena, useful to those of us outside of the US that may not be particularly familiar with the case.

Here's what he posted, with links to each online article in bold:

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Jena 6

Some background for those who may be interested:
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: What Blane Williams should have known

2nd stage:
Charge reduced in 'Jena 6' case

Update:
Louisiana Appeals Court Throws Out Conviction in Racially Charged 'Jena 6' Case

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See the Press Release section above for a PR from www.naacp.org, which contains the following quotation from DB:

"There is clearly a separate and unequal judicial process going on in the town of Jena. A donation to the Jena 6 Legal Defense Fund is my small gesture indicating my belief that a wrongful charge and sentence should be prevented."