Our Friend Zac

The Justice for Zac site has been getting a lot of traffic from back East, and we are saddened that we are.  Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Danroy Henry.

For those of you who are friends of Danroy's , this is our friend Zac Champommier. Zac was killed June 24, by plainclothes law enforcement officers as he was exiting a parking lot behind an upscale shopping/eating destination on Ventura Blvd. in Studio City, California.

He was only 18 years old, just graduated with honors from Granada Hills Charter High School, was a leader in the Granada High School Highlander Marching Band. He was raised by his mother, an elementary school teacher in the San Fernando Valley. Zac was her only child.

We're still waiting for answers.

Here's the video which was played at Zac's memorial service.

Zac's Altar

Work has been started on Zac's altar for the Dia de los Muertos event at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. We hope you are able to visit his altar and learn more about Zac and what a great person he was.

Dia de los Muertos Celebration - October 30th 2:00 p.m. to Midnight

Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038




Here's a link for information on admission, parking and events scheduled for the day! 

Thank You

Assemblyman Mike Feuer (Dist. 42) and Assemblyman Mike Gatto (Dist. 43)

It isn't always easy being the first one to stand up for a cause, especially one so clouded by layers of external complexity, but we are grateful to someone who has shown tremendous fearlessness, leadership and the ability to get things done for taking the time to read and learn more about Zac and his life, as well as about his death and the circumstances surrounding it:

Thank you to Assemblyman Mike Gatto of District 43 for being the first elected official to join the In Memory of Zac Champommier Facebook page. 


We here at the blog are very happy and thankful that he did. Here's a link to Assemblyman Gatto's Facebook  page. Please stop by his page and thank him personally.  Tell him what a great kid Zac was and that we need more help from people like him to make sure that this can never happen to another person, another family, another community, ever again.

Who's next, L.A.? Team Zac would love all of our elected officials to read more about Zac's story and join our Facebook group.

Time to bulk up

At over 1,000+ members, the In Memory of Zac Champommier Facebook group is a bona fide grass roots movement, and if  at least HALF of those members were registered voters.... well now we're looking at not only a grass roots movement, but a grassroots political voting block and those tend to grow rather rapidly with enough organization and nurturing.

Thankfully, Zac has lots of friends who have studied with various legendary community organizers and activists, and we're told now is the time for us to "bulk up" politically so that we can flex our collective voting muscle come election time.

How can you help?  Join the Zac Political Party -- REGISTER TO VOTE!

If you are 18, it's time for you to register to vote!  Our friends at Rock the Vote are here to help! Here's a little bit about Rock the Vote and their organization (from their website):

Rock the Vote's mission is to engage and build political power for young people in our country.

Founded twenty years ago at the intersection of popular culture and politics, Rock the Vote is growing its team and its campaigns in 2010, to support the tidal wave of young people who want to get involved in elections and seize the power of the youth vote to create political and social change.

Over the last two decades, Rock the Vote has registered more young people to vote than any other organization or campaign, and we intend to register and turn out millions more in 2010 – and to be the best-informed place online where young people can find out what they need to know before casting a ballot.

After years of declining participation at the polls, a new generation of young voters has arrived. Millions of new voters between the ages of 18 – 29 cast ballots in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Rock the Vote is dedicated to building the political power and clout of the Millennial Generation by registering and turning out young people, by forcing the candidates to campaign to them, and by making politicians pay attention to youth and the issues they care about once in office.

If any of the local politicans in both Porter Ranch where Zac lived (Los Angeles Council District 12, Congressional District 27) or Studio City where Zac was killed (Council District 2, Congressional District 28) would like to speak with us about our support and possible endorsement for your candidacy or upcoming re-election (hello Mitch Englander, Brad Smith, Brad Sherman , whom we've spoken to and have been impressed with his time and consideration to our cause, and  Mark Reed!), drop us a line: justitia dot vobis at gmail dot com and we'll talk.