http://www.4040club.com/default.aspx?act=newsletter.aspx&category=In the newsen-us2010-09-08T05:15:52.421375-05:00http://www.4040club.com/default.aspx?act=newsletter.aspx&category=In the news&newsletterid=2410/1/2007 12:00:00 AM<FONT size=2><P>Mos Def and other Artists, Students and Activists Call for a Student Walk out on Monday October 1st To Support the Jena 6&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Artist/Activist Mos Def, Idris Elba, Common, M1, Talib Kweli, MC Lyte, Pharoahe Monch, the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Sankofa Community Empowerment, Change the Game, the National Hip Hop Political Convention, The Hip-Hop Association, Color of Change and student leaders from over 100 campuses call for a National Student Walk-Out on Monday October 1 at 12 noon central time to support the Jena 6, who are being denied their human rights by the Louisiana criminal justice system.&nbsp; </P><P>September 26, 2007 New York </FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-</FONT><FONT size=2> Black and Latino/a artists, activists and students across the country are organizing a national day of support for six Black high school students known as the "Jena 6." Over 100 schools have joined in the call to walk out of classrooms at 12 noon, Central Standard Time on Monday October 1 and rally either on campus or at other designated areas to demand the immediate release of Mychal Bell from jail.