Peaceful protest planned for Surprise June 8

Bell, Litchfield roads location again

Surprise resident Scotty Nixon is organizing another what he hopes is a peaceful protest at Bell and Litchfield roads Monday, June 8.

The Black Lives Matter rally is scheduled to run from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Mr. Nixon and about four dozen young protestors held signs at cars on the southeast corner of the intersection on June 3.

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Peaceful protest planned for Surprise June 8

Bell, Litchfield roads location again

Posted Monday, June 8, 2020 4:00 am

By Jason Stone
Twitter: @thestonecave

Surprise resident Scotty Nixon is organizing another what he hopes is a peaceful protest at Bell and Litchfield roads Monday, June 8.

The Black Lives Matter rally is scheduled to run from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Mr. Nixon and about four dozen young protestors held signs at cars on the southeast corner of the intersection on June 3.

An advertisement for the event states, "Let's be heard once again. Let's end 400 years of oppression. Let's end inequality. Let's be the change."

Mr. Nixon is an Ottawa University Arizona student and a graduate of Shadow Ridge High School in Surprise.

Editor’s Note: Jason Stone can be reached at jstone@newszap.com.

Jason Stone
Senior News Editor | Surprise
@thestonecave

jstone@iniusa.com

Meet Jason
Jason Stone joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2019, after a distinguished three decade media career that included stops at the Arizona Republic, iHeart Media/Clear Channel and Beckett Sports Card magazine. He remembers when airports sold newspapers.

Community: He is a big supporter of the Valley's original sports team: The Phoenix Suns.

Education: Northern Arizona University with a BS in broadcast journalism and a minor in sports coaching.

Random Fact: The capital of Nebraska is Lincoln.

Hobbies: Surfing, backgammon and men who aren't afraid to cry.