Organizations from across the community will be hosting a Speak Up for Criminal Justice Event this afternoon.
The event will take place on Nov. 3 from 2 - 4 p.m. at Eddie Durham Park, 201 MLK Drive, San Marcos and will “educate the community on the issue of Cite and Release and to encourage the general community and Texas State students to speak out against the over-penalization of low-level and nonviolent offenses on and off-campus.”
The rally will include music, poetry and community conversation and is hosted by San Marcos Criminal Justice Coalition, consisting Mano Amiga, MOVE Texas, Texas Rising, Texas State NAACP Y&C, College Democrats at Texas State University, Black Women United and RFK Young Leaders.
More information about the rally can be found on the Facebook event page.