Malcolm X Birthday Commemoration in Harlem Thursday, May 19, 2011

December 12th Movement International Secretariat 456 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn NY 11216 Phone (718) 398-1766 Fax (718) 623-1855 Email D12M@aol.com     PRESS ADVISORY For Immediate Release Contact: Media Coordinator             (917) 495-6979     Malcolm X Birthday Commemoration in Harlem Thursday, May 19, 2011   23rd Annual Black Power "Shut 'Em Down" March & Rally & Evening International Forum focusing on the Pan African Leaders Fighting Imperialism     New York – The December 12th Movement will commemorate the 86th Anniversary of the Birth of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, Malcolm X on Thursday, May 19, 2011. The day will begin with the 23rd annual Black Power "Shut Em Down!" March and Rally at 12:00 PM assembling on 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. All businesses on 125th Street will close from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in honor of our Pan African Hero and Revolutionary, Malcolm X.    An Evening International Forum to Celebrate Malcolm X's Legacy Defending Pan African Leaders Fighting Imperialism will be held at 6:30 PM at the Oberia Dempsey Multi Service Center at 127 W 127th Street, NYC. The forum will focus on developments in Libya and Zimbabwe.  Speakers include Viola Plummer, December 12th Movement Chairperson; Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Prof James Smalls, Cde. Coltrane Chimurenga and a message from National of Islam Minister Akbar Muhammad.   Sponsors: December 12th Movement and the Code Foundation. Endorsers: Freedom Party, All African Peoples Revolutionary Party, World African Diaspora Union (WADU), International Action Center, Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP), Malcolm X Millennium Coalition, and the people.   For more information call (718) 398-1766.