Clinton presents Mother of the Movement April 22 at DSU

The Hillary for Delaware presidential campaign will present a town hall meeting at DSU featuring the Mothers of the Movement – all who have had a son, daughter or fiancé killed by a questioned police action – at 3 p.m. Friday, April 22 in the Longwood Auditorium in the Bank of America Building on campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Mothers of the Movement will include:

• Gwen Carr – the mother of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old Staten Island man who died after NYPD police officers tried to arrest him for selling single cigarettes on the street. In an attempt to apprehend him an officer administered a chokehold, which proved to be fatal.
• Geneva Reed-Veal – whose 28-year-old daughter Sandra Bland was found hanged in a Waller County, Texas, jail cell after she was arrested for a minor traffic violation.
• Marta Hamilton – the mother of Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental health issues, who was fatally shot by a Milwaukee, Wis., police officer who was subsequently fired but never charged in connection with the death.
• Nicole Bell – whose 23-year-old fiancé Sean Bell was fatally shot 50 times by a team of undercover NYPD officers after a confrontation on Nov. 25, 2006, on the morning before his wedding.

The Mothers of the Movement group will share their individual stories and discuss why they believe that Hillary Clinton should be the next president of the United States.

Although this is event is presented by the Hillary for Delaware presidential campaign, the former first lady and secretary of state will not be in attendance.

The event is free and open to the public.