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Slnce Lhe release of our 8eporL on Lhe LxLra[udlclal kllllng of 120 8lack eople on !uly 9
Lh
, Lhe ollce have
only conLlnued Lhelr sLeady pace of execuLlons and Lhelr sLandard paLLern of passlng Lhem off as
[usLlflable homlcldes" and unexplalned lncldenLs".
1he cold blooded execuLlon of Chavls CarLer ln !onesboro, Arkansas ls Lhe mosL graphlc case ln polnL. Cn
Sunday, !uly 29
Lh
, !onesboro ollce clalmed LhaL 21-year old CarLer shoL hlmself ln Lhe head, afLer belng
searched Lwlce, whlle handcuffed ln Lhe back of a squad car. 1o daLe, desplLe naLlonal medla coverage
and susLalned pressure from local forces, Lhe case ls proceedlng ln sLandard fashlon. 1he Lwo offlcers
responslble for CarLers execuLlon, kelLh 8aggeL and 8on Marsh, are on pald leave unLll lnLernal
lnvesLlgaLlons by Lhe !onesboro u and Lhe l8l are compleLe.
And Chavls CarLer was noL alone. !avon neal, 16, was execuLed by 1ampa, llorlda pollce on Sunday, !uly
22
nd
. !ames Parper, 31, by Lhe uallas pollce on Wednesday, !uly 23
Lh
. !ullus 8lchard Larrance, 19, by ollce
ln ClearwaLer, llorlda on 1hursday, !uly 26
Lh
. uarlus kennedy, 31, ln n?C, n? on SaLurday, AugusL 11
Lh
.
And, ChrlsLopher MlddleLon, 26, ln Maywood, lL on Sunday, AugusL 12
Lh
. 1hese kllllngs only reafflrm Lhe
flndlngs ln our reporL LhaL Lvery 36 Pours a 8lack person ls kllled by Lhe pollce ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes.
Clearly, [usL publlclzlng Lhese exLra[udlclal kllllngs of 8lack people ls noL enough. More musL be done Lo
proLecL 8lack llfe and secure [usLlce for our people.
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ln response Lo Lhe Anahelm, Callfornla ollce ueparLmenLs exLra[udlclal kllllngs of Lwo LaLlno men,
Manuel Angel ulaz, 23 and !oel Acevedo, 21 on !uly 21
sL
and 22
nd
respecLlvely, Lhe LaLlno communlLy ln
Anahelm engaged ln a susLalned dlrecL acLlon moblllzaLlon agalnsL Lhe pollce deparLmenL and Anahelm
clLy offlclals for well over Lwo weeks. LaLlno resldenLs and Lhelr allles used a range of LacLlcs lncludlng
marches, rallles, slL ln's, a plckeL of ulsneyland and occupaLlons of lnLersecLlons and pollce and clLy offlces
Lo ensure LhaL buslness could noL proceed as usual Lo guaranLee LhaL Lhelr lssues were addressed. ln
addlLlon Lo Lhe lnLolerable pollce kllllng of aL leasL flve LaLlnos ln Lhe pasL year, Lhe moblllzaLlons drew
aLLenLlon Lo Lhe vasL lnequallLy beLween whlLe and LaLlno communlLles of Anahelm and Lhe colonlal
sLaLus of LaLlnos who comprlse 34 of Lhe populaLlon and have vlrLually no represenLaLlon ln ClLy
governmenL.
ln many respecLs, Lhe Anahelm moblllzaLlon mlrrored Lhe dynamlc communlLy response ln Cakland, CA ln
2009 and 2010 followlng Lhe cold-blooded execuLlon of Cscar CranL. Cf Lhe ma[or moblllzaLlons agalnsL
pollce Lerrorlsm and exLra[udlclal kllllngs over Lhe pasL 10 years, Lhe Anahelm-Cakland models of
susLalned communlLy pressure are Lhe ones we, ln Lhe Malcolm x CrassrooLs MovemenL, Lhlnk merlL Lhe
mosL aLLenLlon by Lhe soclal [usLlce movemenLs conLalned ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes. 1he Anahelm-Cakland
models provlde a dlrecL means Lo addresslng exLra[udlclal kllllng, pollce Lerrorlsm, and oLher forms of
conLalnmenL almed aL oppressed peoples and communlLles LhaL communlLy members can dlrecLly conLrol
and dlcLaLe. 1he sLrengLh of Lhe model ls LhaL lL ls noL dependenL on legal proceedlngs or on elecLed
pollLlclans, buL upon Lhe commlLmenL and lnlLlaLlve of Lhe people Lhemselves.
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uesplLe lLs sLrengLhs, Lhe Anahelm-Cakland models have Lhelr weaknesses. 1helr maln weakness ls LhaL
mass moblllzaLlons, whlle Lhey can and ofLen do prompL soclal change, ln and of Lhemselves don'L provlde
dlrecLlon or sLrucLure Lo Lhe change. 1haL only comes from mass organlzaLlon LhaL ls able Lo lmpose lLs
wlll on Lhe sLaLe and Lhe rullng classes Lo adhere Lo Lhe program and demands of Lhe movemenL.
Cne elemenL of sLrucLural change LhaL Lhe Malcolm x CrassrooLs MovemenL has been advocaLlng for Lo
address pollce Lerrorlsm and oLher forms of conLalnmenL (lncludlng mass lncarceraLlon) ls a naLlonal lan
of AcLlon for 8aclal !usLlce and Self-ueLermlnaLlon. As a cenLral componenL of Lhe no More 1rayvon
MarLlns campalgn we have been aglLaLlng for Lhls demand Lo be meL by Lhe lederal governmenL. 1he
aglLaLlon has malnly served Lhe purpose of educaLlng a broader audlence and servlng noLlce Lo Lhe
lederal CovernmenL. 8uL, we are clear, LhaL lf Lhls plan ls Lo mean anyLhlng and Lo have any real lmpacL, lL
ls someLhlng LhaL has Lo be developed and lmplemenLed by oppressed peoples Lhemselves.
1o develop and advance a more comprehenslve model of reslsLance Lo pollce Lerrorlsm and conLalnmenL,
we are proposlng a model LhaL draws on Lhe sLrengLhs of Lhe Anahelm-Cakland models and comblnes
Lhem wlLh Lhe followlng:
1. 1he formaLlon of H=02I B#=:C9#:#1,# ?#5E*$I, Lo defend our people and combaL pollce
Lerrorlsm. 1hese neLworks should seek Lo bulld CopwaLch programs, engage ln mass rlghLs
based educaLlon Lralnlngs for Lhe communlLy, serve as flrsL responders Lo acLs of ollce
1errorlsm, and help coordlnaLe mass reslsLance Lo Lhese acLs vla mass moblllzaLlons and dlrecL
acLlon. 1hese neLworks should also be encouraged Lo engage ln offenslve campalgns, such as
referendums Lo lnsLlLuLe ollce ConLrol 8oards.
2. 1he formaLlon of ;#*<=#>, B#=:C9#:#1,# ?#5E*$I, Lo defend Lhe llves and lnLeresLs of all
oppressed peoples' and explolLed classes agalnsL varlous forms of sLaLe Lerrorlsm. 1hese
eople's Self-uefense neLworks would work as mulLl-naLlonal alllances Lo engage ln a broad
manner all of Lhe Lasks menLloned above Lo defend oppressed peoples and LargeLed
communlLles, such as LC81C2CnC communlLles, agalnsL lnsLlLuLlonallzed raclsm, whlLe
supremacy, lnsLlLuLlonallzed sexlsm, paLrlarchy and sLaLe represslon be lL raclal proflllng,
gender proflllng, sLop and frlsk, mass lncarceraLlon, or mass deporLaLlons.
3. 1he launchlng of campalgns for local referendums Lo lnsLlLuLe ;*=32# F*15$*= D#26013,D, -
l.e. communlLy based sLrucLures LhaL have Lhe power Lo hlre, flre, subpoena, and dlsclpllne Lhe
pollce.
4. lormlng ;#*<=#>, .,,#DJ=3#,, on local, clLy-wlde, and reglonal levels Lo engage ln program
and demand developmenL lnlLlaLlves LhaL wlll sLrucLure Lhe developmenL of a leoples
Notloool lloo of Actloo fot koclol Iostlce ooJ 5elf-uetetmlootloo and Lhe broad
lmplemenLaLlon of people's programs for self-defense and muLual ald.
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8lack or new Afrlkan people are noL Lhe only LargeLs of Lhls escalaLlon of LxLra[udlclal kllllng by Lhe ollce
and oLher forces of Lhe governmenL. lndlgenous peoples, LaLlnos, Arabs, SouLheasL Aslans, Musllms, and
lmmlgranLs, are also belng LargeLed. ln facL, glven Lhe currenL cllmaLe of xenophobla and raclal hosLlllLy
dlrecLed Lowards LaLlnos, we suspecL LhaL Lhe numbers of Lhose sLolen from xlcano/Mexlcano and CenLral
Amerlcan communlLles wlll equal, lf noL exceed Lhose of 8lacks.
When you conslder Lhe overall manner ln whlch raclal proflllng has lnLenslfled slnce SepLember 11, 2001,
and how lL has been supporLed by Lhe phenomenal growLh of Lhe naLlonal securlLy lndusLry and Lhe ever
lncreaslng means of survelllance, lL becomes clear LhaL Lhe exLra[udlclal kllllngs of 8lacks, LaLlnos, and
oLhers are abouL as accldenLal as Lhe more Lhe 2 mllllon 8lack people lncarceraLed or under some form of
dlrecL sLaLe conLrol LhroughouL Lhe unlLed SLaLes. LxLra[udlclal kllllng and mass lncarceraLlon are Lwo
sldes of Lhe same coln. 1ogeLher Lhey are [usL one dlmenslon of Lhe overall sLraLegy of conLalnmenL
rooLed ln Lhe sysLemlc and lnsLlLuLlonal pracLlces of whlLe supremacy and colonlallsm LhaL glve form Lo
Lhe naLlonal oppresslon of 8lack, xlcano, and lndlgenous people.
1he Malcolm x CrassrooLs MovemenL, ls calllng for a broad alllance of 8lacks, lndlgenous peoples,
LaLlnos, Arabs, Aslans, and progresslve whlLes LhaL wlll challenge Lhe varlous forms of sLaLe represslon,
lncludlng exLra[udlclal kllllng, raclal proflllng , mass lncarceraLlon, mass deporLaLlon, economlc
explolLaLlon and varlous forms of dlsplacemenL. lL ls our hope LhaL Lhls peoples' alllance wlll form Lhe core
of Lhe eople's Self uefense neLworks and Lhe broad eople Lo eople coallLlons LhaL wlll bulld Lhe
eople's Assemblles and develop Lhe Notloool lloo of Actloo fot koclol Iostlce ooJ 5elf-uetetmlootloo.
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1o launch Lhls process, Lhe Malcolm x CrassrooLs MovemenL, worklng wlLh allles ln Lhe 8lack LefL unlLy
neLwork and Lhe naLlonal Alllance for 8aclal !usLlce and Puman 8lghLs, ls calllng for a serles of dlalogue
calls Lo lnlLlaLe a naLlonal process of organlzlng, neLworklng, and coallLlon bulldlng Lo creaLe Lhe
aforemenLloned neLworks and sLarL Lhe process of developlng a leoples Notloool lloo of Actloo fot
koclol Iostlce ooJ 5elf-uetetmlootloo.
We wlll be hosLlng our flrsL 8lack/Afrlkan eople's ulalogue on 1hursday, AugusL 30
Lh
.
We wlll be hosLlng our flrsL All eoples' ulalogue on 1hursday, SepLember 20
Lh
.
1o [oln Lhese calls please conLacL kamau lranklln aL kamauf[mxgm.org. lor more lnformaLlon abouL Lhe
campalgn vlslL www.mxgm.org. 1o slgn Lhe peLlLlon for demandlng a naLlonal lan of AcLlon
hLLp://www.ushrneLwork.org/conLenL/webform/Lrayvon-marLln-peLlLlon.