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pinboy3niner

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21. Miami-area high schools stage more walkouts for Trayvon Martin

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Fri Mar 23, 2012, 11:18 AM

Mar 2012

Posted on Friday, 03.23.12

By Laura Isensee and Alexandra Leon

Walkouts continued Friday morning at 15 schools across Miami-Dade County in protest of the recent killing of Miami Gardens teen Trayvon Martin.

Students joined national appeals for the arrest of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood crime captain who is accused of shooting Martin in Sanford.

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Some stopped at convenience stores along the way to buy Arizona ice tea and Skittles.

They carried signs with messages that read: “Justice for Trayvon” and “Lock up Zimmerman.”

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http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/23/2709512/miami-area-high-schools-stage.html#storylink=cpy

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March 21: A Million Hoodies March for Trayvon Martin – Union Square, NYC @ 6pm [View all] pinboy3niner Mar 2012 OP

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It should reach a million by the end of the day with no problem. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #5

Updates - and Trayvon's parents will be there pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #6

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The petiton has passed 900,000 signatures. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #9

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Didn't notice that. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #12

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The thread currently is showing 10 Tweets, 0 Google +1s and 316 FB Likes pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #15

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Miami-area high schools stage more walkouts for Trayvon Martin pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #21

More than 1.5 million have signed the petition; new goal 3 million! pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #22

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This set the record for the fastest-growing petition ever at change.org pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #24