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ORLANDO, Fla. -- If George Zimmerman is not arrested soon in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, the Rev. Al Sharpton will call for an escalation in peaceful civil disobedience and economic sanctions, Sharpton said Friday.
Sharpton, a civil-rights activist and syndicated television show host, said he will reveal details of his plan today at a march in Sanford, from the Crooms Academy of Information Technology to the Sanford Police Department headquarters.
It was organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Coordinators said people will be bused in from other states to participate.
"I will speak about how the National Action Network will move to the next level if Zimmerman isn't arrested," Sharpton said.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is also expected to participate in the event.
While Martin's Feb. 26 death continues to stir debate and public protests against police, lawyers said this week that the financial fallout could fall on Martin's neighbors in the Retreat at Twin Lakes development in Sanford.
If Zimmerman, a crime watch program captain, is charged with and convicted of killing Martin, the community's homeowners association and property management company will likely be sued by the victim's family over the way the program was established and operated, said Donna Berger, a lawyer who specializes in homeowners associations.
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