October: A Growing Wave of Resistance
October 13, 2014 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us
A growing wave of resistance against police murder and the whole genocidal program that it spearheads is gaining strength. In important ways this is being inspired and cohered by the Call from Cornel West and Carl Dix for a Month of Resistance to Mass Incarceration, Police Terror, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation.
Right: Carl Dix with banner of Stolen Lives in the streets of Ferguson, October 11. Photo: Li Onesto, revcom.us
Cultural expressions against police murder and mass incarceration – in poetry, videos, tweets, books, magazines, artwork, and music.
On October 4 at St. Louis Symphony Hall, as the conductor raised his baton, a man in the audience stood up and began singing in honor of Michael Brown, and was soon joined by many others in singing “Which Side Are You On?” as protest banners were unfurled. AP photo
Beautiful color poster calling for the October 13 “Not One More Deportation!” march and rally was prepared by Pablo Paredes of 67 Sueños Project.
Campuses Begin to Come Alive.
Students, professors, and community members held symposiums at New York’s Columbia University, UC Berkeley, and Chicago State University. High school and college students joined protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Black student leaders at eight Ivy League universities issued an important statement condemning the murder of Michael Brown and the dehumanization of people of color. Here, panel, including Cornel West and Carl Dix at Columbia. Photo: Li Onesto/revcom.us
Clergy Raise Their Voices in Protest.
Religious forces have marched in Ferguson, given sermons against the “sin” of mass incarceration from their pulpits, joined in reciting the Pledge of Resistance. And clergy have joined with caravans to support refugees fighting deportation and mistreatment. Pastors for Peace, a ministry of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization, has organized a Solidarity Caravan to the Mexico and Texas border in support of immigrant refugees and against the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border on October 10-22. Photo: Li Onesto/revcom.us
Refusal to Tolerate Police Murder.
On October 10-13, thousands answered the call to come to Ferguson to fight for Justice for Michael Brown. On October 8, in nearby south St. Louis, hundreds defiantly confronted police after they gunned down Vonderrit Myers Jr., an 18-year-old Black man. AP photo
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