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$18,000
raised at the Evening of Los Angeles Solidarity with the New Orleans
and Gulf Coast Movements of Resistance:
- We
raised $18,000 (over and above all the costs for the event) for
Community Labor United (a coalition of over 50 grassroots groups
in the Gulf Coast)
-- Many thanks to the 250+ attendees (whose door donations went
to the fund) and the dozens of members, friends, and community
allies who made donations during the appeal. Thank you also to everyone who sent in donations but were unable to attend the event.
- The packed
house enjoyed outstanding speeches and a performance by the Bus
Riders Union Youth Drum and Chant Corps.
- Curtis Muhammad
of Community Labor United, and Xochitl Bervera of Families &
Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children brought us gripping
stories of the Hurricane aftermath and the tremendous work being
done to rebuild the movement and develop unity and national support
around a set of demands that they discuss in their talks, which
you can listen to below.
Links
for:
photos
of the event
audio
of speeches by:
Curtis Muhammad
Xochitl Bervera
Eric Mann
Download
Eric Mann's Letter
in Support of the Movement in the Gulf Coast and New Orleans: Strategy
and Tactics. Contact information to receive a hardcopy of the
Letter ($5 including shipping) can also be found at this link.
Eric on the "Letter in Support":
"We live at a time when Right-wing racists are so emboldened
that Pat Robertson calls for the assassination of freedom-fighter
Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela, and former Education
Secretary William Bennett, the architect of the war on drugs
that has contributed to 1 million Black people being in prison
today, stated, "If you want to reduce crime you could abort
every Black baby in the country." The defense of the New
Orleans movement offers a hopeful opportunity for a major assault
on the forces of reactionwhat this "Letter in Support"
calls a Third Reconstruction. Today, the embattled Black people
are under unbearable assault, and are in great need of friends
and allies willing to go to the mat to fight against white supremacy
and imperialism."
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