Bernie 2016

"It's Not Over" +

2 min. TV ad run in SC starting Feb. 17, 2016.

[Music]

Erica Garner:  This is everything that I have, my family.

Alyssa, she's six years old.  Recently she just learned about Rosa Parks.  She asked me did Rosa Parks not give up her seat for a white man, and I said yes, and I had to explain to her that it's not really over.  This is what mommy is, I'm and activist.  And the same thing Martin Luther King was--he fought for our rights--is the same thing I'm doing in honor of her poppop. [image of Eric Garner]

My dad's name is Eric Garner.  I was able to see my dad die on national TV.  They don't know what they took from us.  I'm just trying to get the truth out there; he was being a loving man that he was and he was murdered.  For a whole year I've protested.  I feel like a representative because I'm doing this, I'm speaking out.  Me being his daughter, I'm never giving up, I'm never going to forget what happened to my dad.

Our people died for this.  Martin Luther King died for this.

I'm behind anyone who's going to listen and speak up for us, and I think we need to believe in a leader like Bernie Sanders.

Sanders (clip from speech):  It is not acceptable to me that we have seen young black men be beaten and be killed unjustly.

Erica Garner:  People are dying.  This is real.  This is not TV.  We need a president that's going to talk about it.

Sanders (clip from speech):  I want to see an America where when young black men walk down the street, they will not be harrassed by police officers, they will not be killed, they will not be shot.

Erica Garner:  That's why I'm for Bernie.

Sanders (voiceover):  I'm Bernie Sanders, and I approve this message. 

Notes:  The Feb. 16 press release...

Sanders Campaigns in South Carolina, Criminal Justice and Civil Rights TV Ad Set to Air

CHARLESTON, S.C. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his White House campaign back to South Carolina on Tuesday with two morning stops in Columbia and an afternoon town meeting here where he predicted his come-from-behind campaign will surprise pundits when Palmetto State Democrats go to the polls on Feb. 27.

“On Election Day, I think folks here in South Carolina are going to wake up the next morning and find a very big surprise,” Sanders said to cheers from supporters at the historic Memminger Auditorium.

Earlier Tuesday, Sanders spoke at a prayer breakfast at the historically black Allen University about his proposals on a range of issues from reforming the criminal justice system to creating jobs and raising wages.

Speaking to a mostly-student audience at the University of South Carolina, Sanders detailed proposals for tuition-free public colleges and universities. He also detailed plans to rebuild crumbling roads and bridges with a five-year, $1 trillion investment in infrastructure improvements.

Sanders was introduced at the university by Erica Garner, whose father died when he was choked to death during an arrest two years by New York City police officers. She called Sanders a "fearless public servant that is not afraid to stand against the establishment for the people.”

Erica Garner is featured in a new television ad set to air here in a six-figure ad buy on stations in South Carolina and on national television beginning Wednesday.

The campaign day in South Carolina followed Sanders’ 22-point victory one week ago in New Hampshire and a tie in the Feb. 1 Iowa precinct caucuses.

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The Clinton campaign one upped this, gaining the backing of Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, and others as shown in this Feb. 21 release from Hillary for America...

 Hillary for SC Launches Breaking Down Barriers Forums Across the Palmetto State
 
Five mothers who lost their children to gun violence and police incidents, as well as prominent civil rights attorneys, will travel to ten cities across South Carolina to share their stories and discuss what is at stake in the upcoming primary on Saturday, February 27th. Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin; Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton; and Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis as well as prominent civil rights lawyers, including Benjamin Crump, Gregg Greer, Cannon Lambert, and Billy Murphy will host "Breaking Down Barriers" Forums across South Carolina for Hillary Clinton.  They will visit Charleston, Holly Hill, Aiken, Sumter, Columbia, Bennettsville, Greenville, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, and Longs to discuss issues of equality, justice, police accountability, and gun violence.
 
This past week, Hillary Clinton launched her “Breaking Every Barrier Agenda” to break down all the barriers that hold South Carolinians back and build ladders of opportunity for all Americans. Clinton is committed to ending the school-to-prison pipeline, ending the era of mass incarceration, making college affordable, and protecting the right to vote. For a fact sheet detailing Clinton's proposals, click here.
 
The events are free and open to the public. To cover the events, please RSVP here.
 
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST
Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr, Maria Hamilton, and Lucy McBath
WHERE: St. Peter's AME Church located at 4650 Sanders Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405
WHEN: Sunday, February 21st at 3:00 PM

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND
Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr, Maria Hamilton, and Lucy McBath
WHERE: Lovely Hill Baptist Church located at 639 Hesseman Avenue, Holly Hill, SC 29059
WHEN: Monday, February 22nd at 10:00 AM

Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Civil Rights Attorneys
WHERE: Friendship Baptist Church Activity Center located at 515 Richland Avenue East, Aiken, SC 29801
WHEN: Monday, February 22nd at 11:00 AM

Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr, Maria Hamilton, and Lucy McBath
WHERE: Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church located at 325 W Fulton St, Sumter, SC 29150
WHEN: Monday, February 22nd at 1:30 PM

Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Civil Rights Attorneys & Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin
WHERE: Grace Christian Church located at 5010 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203
WHEN: Monday, February 22nd at 4:00 PM

Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr, Maria Hamilton, and Lucy McBath
WHERE: Marian Wright Edelman Public Library located at 203 Fayetteville Ave, Bennettsville, SC 29512
WHEN: Monday, February 22nd at 5:00 PM

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD
Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr, Maria Hamilton, and Lucy McBath
WHERE: Rock of Ages Baptist Church located at 105 Donaldson Rd, Greenville, SC 29605
WHEN: Tuesday, February 23rd at 9:30 AM

Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Civil Rights Attorneys
WHERE: Kenneth Monroe Transformation Center located at 745 Saluda St, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730
WHEN: Tuesday, February 23rd at 9:30 AM

Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr, Maria Hamilton, and Lucy McBath
WHERE: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church located at 502 S Daniel Morgan Ave, Spartanburg, SC 29306
WHEN: Tuesday, February 23rd at 12:30 PM

Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Civil Rights Attorneys
WHERE: Chesterfield Missionary Baptist Church located at 8591 Highway 90, Longs, South Carolina 29568
WHEN: Tuesday, February 23rd at 2:30 PM

NEW: Hillary Clinton Joins Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr, Maria Hamilton, and Lucy McBath
Where: Central Baptist Church located at 3625 Clement Road in Columbia, SC 29203
When: 6:15 PM
Doors Open: 4:45 PM
Public RSVP here
Press can RSVP here.