FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 10, 1995

Contact: Office of Student Development,
(818) 885-2130 or
Fabian Speights, President BSU,
(818) 885-3910

Students Rally In Support of Million Man March

Northridge - Hundreds of Cal State Northridge students will rally Monday, Oct. 16, in support of the hundreds of thousands of African American men taking part in the Million Man March in Washington D.C. that same day.

The rally is expected to begin at 8 a.m., on the lawn in front of the Oviatt Library in the center of campus, and continue through the lunch hour, ending about 1:30 p.m. The campus is located at 18111 Nordhoff St.

The Northridge rally is being organized by the university's Black Student Union. Among its goals are:

Register 500 people to vote in the state and national elections;
Develop a coalition based on student and community issues;
Generate awareness of current political issues;
Award and recognize outstanding students for their scholarship.

For more information, call the Office of Student Development at (818) 885-2393.

Media Contact: Carmen Ramos Chandler, Director of News and Information, (818) 885-2130.