Honoring Rosa Parks

A move to declare Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Human Rights Day begins this
week, with members of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable lobbying city officials to honor the civil rights leader.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, who chairs the3 group, said it is particularly timely this year because of the continued racial problems in the city,the rise in hate crimes nationally and the increasing levels of
violence between black and Latino gangs.
"The spirit and example of Rosa Parks demands a rededication on the part of Los Angeles residents to the battle against bigotry and intolerance," Huthinson said.
The date was selected to commemorate the day that Parks refused to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., and became the turning point in the civil rights movement.
Hutchinson said he hopes to see the day used as a way for schools to teach about the civil rights movement and its relevance today.