Candidate Press Release
Friends of Elaine Brown for Mayor of Brunswick, Georgia
2802 Altama Avenue, Suite B
Brunswick, Georgia 31520
Telephone 912-262-9811
Facsimile 912-262-9813
www.elainebrown.org
Contact: Anita D. Collins, Campaign Manager, 912-262-9811
July 15, 2005
Sharpton Flying to Brunswick in August for
Fundraising Dinner
The Rev. Al Sharpton, 2004 Presidential candidate
and co-founder of the New York-based National Action Network, has
announced his involvement in a local, Georgia political campaign.
Stating he felt the Brunswick, Georgia, mayoral race had national
implications for black and other oppressed people, Sharpton endorsed
Elaine Brown for mayor of the city.
Sharpton made public his support for Brown on his
syndicated radio program "Sharptalk" on July 3rd, when Brown
was a guest. He said Brown's candidacy held a certain irony in that
she was a "daughter of the Movement," referencing her
longtime activism, who was challenging an establishment represented by
the current mayor, a Lt. Col. in the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The Brunswick race is a "test run,"
Sharpton said, for the work of his affiliate organization The Truth
Hammer Voting Initiative, launched by National Action Network
Executive Director Marjorie Harris, who will be traveling to Brunswick
with Sharpton and others to support Brown's campaign.
Sharpton will be in Brunswick for two days in
August. On the afternoon of August 6th, he'll participate in a
community rally in Perry Park. That evening, he will speak at a gala,
campaign fundraising dinner at Jekyll Island Convention Center. At
7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, August 7th, Rev. Sharpton will attend a
Prayer Breakfast at Eddie's Country Buffet hosted by Rev. Charles
Bryant of "O" Street Church of God, followed by a 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School service with Rev. Wayne Rogers at Grace United Methodist
Church. Finally, at 11:00 a.m., Rev. Sharpton will deliver the sermon
at Pastor Nathaniel Hicks' New Vision for Life Church Ministries.
