Saturday’s Ferguson March on M Street Expected to Be Well Coordinated


There is still a lot of national momentum around the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo.

On Saturday, Oct. 4, the D.C. Ferguson group will hold a march and rally through Georgetown, demanding “Justice for Michael Brown” and changes in policing practices. Demonstrators are gathering at Foggy Bottom Metro Station at 7 p.m. and will be marching through Georgetown.

“The march is starting at Foggy Bottom, and then we will be marching down M Street,” said Salim Adofo, one of the organizers of the event.

Saturday’s march calls for the arrest of Officer Darren Wilson, the demilitarization of the police and the institutionalization of a civilian review board with the right to hire and fire. Organizers also want further investigation into all police killings in D.C. since 2004.

“Past marches have had a turnout of about 250 to 300 people. So, we are expecting a similar turnout this Saturday,” said Adofo.

“The group has been cooperative and caused minimal problems in the past,” said John Wiebenson, the operations director for the Georgetown Business Improvement District. “The Metropolitan Police Department is prepared for the march but since it is a Saturday night in Georgetown we are unsure what to expect. Past marches through Georgetown have been well organized.”

The sponsors of the march include the National Black United Front, the ANSWER Coalition, We Act Radio, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the American Muslim Alliance and others.

Other marches in D.C. by the same group, concerning police brutality and justice in Michael Brown’s shooting, include stops through Chinatown, H Street NE, Adams Morgan and elsewhere. Protesters have also demonstrated in front of the White House and the Justice Department.

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