The Associated Press is reporting that charges for Robert Bailey have been reduced from attempted murder to aggravated battery. Bailey is one of five students originally charged as an adult with attempted murder in the racially charged controversy.

Charges have now been reduced for all of the students except one, Bryant Purvis. Only one of the Jena 6 is facing juvenile charges.

Here are some of the events planned in Jena, as the Sept. 20 sentencing date of Mychal Bell approaches.

REVERAND JESSE JACKSON will be in Jena, LA this weekend to support Mychal Bell and the Jena Six For a Town Hall Meeting & Peace Rally

Sunday September 9th
3:00pm cst
Good Pine Middle School
12642 Hwy 84 West

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On September 20th Michael Baisden along with comedian George Wilborn, national celebrities, and thousands of loyal listeners will March on the Jena Courthouse to demand justice for Mychal Bell, one of the black teenagers awaiting sentencing in the Jena 6 Case. Mychal Bell could receive up to 22 years in prison for what amounted to nothing more then a fist fight between black and white high school students.

Michael will need all the support he can get to show the prosecutors, the Judge, and the entire nation that we will not stand by while they steal the lives of our children. Time for talk is over, it’s time to act.

Details about Michael’s visit to Jena on September 20, 2007:

5:00am Buses meet in Alexandria, LA at Parish of Rapides Coliseum to caravan to Jena
7:30am Meet in Jena, LA at LaSalle Parish Courthouse
8:00am Rally & March for Peace and Justice
9:00am Sentencing for student Mychal Bell

Students and supporters from all over are planning to converge on Jena as well.

Americans for Justice Network will sponsor buses from Atlanta GA, Birmingham AL, Tuscaloosa AL, Chattanooga, TN, Nashville TN, Memphis TN and Detroit in support of the Jena 6 efforts.

We are looking for individuals who can not attend and businesses to sponsor the trip for college students. We currently have a bus full of Morehouse College students on board that will be making the trip with us. We are also working on signing up Spellman, Clark Atlanta and Tennessee State University.

We have partnered with Moorehouse’s AUC Louisiana Club President, Jeremy Cormier to make this event possible for the Moorehouse students. Additionally, Jeremy has also volunteered to assist with getting Spellman, and Clark Atlanta on board. Therefore, any students from Morehouse, Spellman and Clark Atlanta that would like to attend the Jena 6 “Get On the Bus” rally will need to contact Jeremy Cormier. His contact information is listed below.

Jeremy Cormier
Jeremy_cormier@hotmail.com
337-501-9308
Moorehouse College
President, AUC Louisiana Club