DN!: Protest Against Pending Charges of Jena Six//Debate on Role of Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:09:24 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST September 18, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Senior TV Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Major Demonstration Planned in Jena to Protest Pending Charges Against Six Students * Thousands of people are expected to gather in Jena, Louisiana on Thursday to protest the pending charges against six African American high school students. Last week, a Louisiana appeals court threw out the conviction of 17-year-old Mychal Bell. Bell was supposed to have been sentenced for attempted second-degree battery this Thursday. He has been jailed since January, unable to meet his $90,000 bond. We speak with Lewis Scott. 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