,JU/ICE = ,GEORGE ,FLOYD
,PEOPLE 3
,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7
,TEXT 3
,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS AFLAME ) RAGE OV] ! POLICE MURD] ( ,GEORGE ,FLOYD 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS ON #be ,MAY4 ,A COP :O HAD >RE/$ HIM OV] A M9OR CRIME KNELT ON HIS NECK = NE>LY N9E M9UTES1 KILL+ HIM4 ,/>T+ 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS1 DEMON/RATIONS HAVE SPREAD NATIONWIDE1 (T5 L9K+ UP ) LOCAL GRIEVANCES AGA9/ POLICE VIOL5CE & RACISM4
,GEORGE ,FLOYD'S MURD] DIDN'T COME \T ( ! BLUE4 ,POLICE 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS & SURR\ND+ SUBURBS1 LIKE MANY O!RS 9 ! ,U,S1 >E KEY 9/RUM5TS 9 VIOL5TLY IMPOSITION ( ! RACI/ SOCIAL ORD] ?AT 5ABLES CAPITALISM4 ,!IR ANTI-,BLACK RACISM IS 9FAM\S1 9FLICT+ C\NTLESS DAILY HUMILIATIONS & 9JU/ICES4 ,EV5 9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 IT RESULT$ 9 ! MURD] ( ,JAM> ,CL>K 9 #bae & ,PHIL&O ,CA/ILE 9 #b#a#f4 ,BO? PREVI\S CASES PROVOK$ ANGRY MOBILIZATIONS1 BUT ! MURD]]S ( ,CL>K W]E NEV] *>G$ & ! COP :O KILL$ ,CA/ILE WAS ACQUITT$4 ,M9NEAPOLIS POLICE HAVE 5JOY$ IMPUNITY :5 !Y KILL A ,BLACK MAN1 :ILE ! QUICK >RE/ & CONVICTION 9 #bag ( A ,BLACK ,M9NEAPOLIS COP = ! MURD] ( ,JU/9E ,DAMOND1 A ,:ITE WOMAN1 9 #bag /&S 9 />K CONTRA/4
,PROTE/S BEGAN 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS ! DAY AFT] ! MURD] & GRADUALLY ESCALAT$ AS ! NEWS1 9CLUD+ VIDEOS TAK5 BY WITNESSES1 SPREAD4 ,AS WELL AS GR[+1 !Y GOT ANGRI]4 ,PEOPLE REFLECT$ ON ! 9JU/ICE ( IT1 CONSID]$ H[ IT C\LD HAVE BE5 !M - OR IT C\LD WELL BE NEXT TIME - & REMEMB]$ ! FAILURE ( ! CAPITALI/ LAW EI!R TO HOLD POLICE MURD]]S RESPONSIBLE OR TO PREV5T SUBSEQU5T MURD]S4 ,! 9CREAS+LY VIOL5T POLICE RESPONSE TO ! DEMON/RATIONS PROVOK$ GR[+ RESI/ANCE AMONG ,BLACK PEOPLE 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS & !IR SUPPORT]S4 ,! HI
HAS BE5 ! CAPTURE ( ! #cRD ,PREC9CT ,POLICE ,/ATION1 :I* WAS TOR*$ AFT] ! COPS EVACUAT$ IT4
,BY ! WEEK5D ( #c & #ca ,MAY1 DEMON/RATIONS HAD SPREAD TO HUNDR$S ( CITIES ACROSS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,A NUMB] ( !M W]E QUITE MILITANT4 ,POLICE TACTICS V>I$ CONSID]ABLY1 ALL ! WAY FROM SYMBOLIC SOLID>ITY ) ! DEMON/RATORS TO UNPROVOK$ ATTACKS ON PEACEFUL ASSEMBLIES OR EV5 PASS]SBY1 J\RNALI/S OR PEOPLE OBS]V+ FROM ! FRONT POR* ( !IR [N HOMES4 ,AT SOME DEMON/RATIONS1 POLICE DID BO? 9 QUICK SUCCESSION4 ,9 ,M9NEAPOLIS1 POLICE W]E B5T ON REV5GE = LOS+ !IR /ATION4 ,9 ,WA%+TON ON ,MONDAY1 ,TRUMP ANN\NC$ HE WAS CALL+ 9 ! MILIT>Y4 ,AS ?IS >TICLE WAS BE+ WRITT51 DEMON/RATIONS W]E ONGO+ & ! SITUATION WAS /ILL 9 FLUX4
,POLICE VIOL5CE 9 ! ,U,S & ! COMMUNITY RAGE AGA9/ IT CANNOT BE DIVORC$ FROM ! ECONOMIC SITUATION4 ,BLACK PEOPLE1 ECONOMICALLY SEGREGAT$ 9TO L[ 9COME I\S EMPLOYM5T & POV]TY WAGES4 ,! CORONAVIRUS P&EMIC HAS CAUS$ MASS UNEMPLOYM5T 9 ! ,U,S1 F> MORE ?AN ,AU/RALIA 7UNEMPLOYM5T HIT #a#d4#g.0 9 ,APRIL !RE & WILL GO HI<] 9 ,MAY74 ,FUR!R1 ! ECONOMIC RESPONSE TO ! P&EMIC HAS CONC5TRAT$ ON AID TO CORPORATIONS1 NOT H\SEHOLDS4 ,& ! P&EMIC ITSELF HAS KILL$ MA9LY ,BLACK & O!R M9ORITY PEOPLE 9 ! ,U,S4 ,:5 UNIV]SAL MORAL \TRAGE MEETS A G5]ALIZ$ ECONOMIC GRIEVANCE1 A SOCIAL EXPLOSION IS ! RESULT4 ,! MURD] ( ,GEORGE ,FLOYD PROVOK$ ! \TRAGE1 BUT ! CORONAVIRUS CRA% PROVID$ ! GRIEVANCE4
,H]E 9 ,AU/RALIA1 ,ABORIG9AL PEOPLE HAVE SIMIL> /ORIES ( POLICE VIOL5CE & RACISM4 ,! ,ROYAL ,COMMISSION 9TO ,ABORIG9AL ,DEA?S 9 ,CU/ODY REPORT$ 9 #a#i#h#g1 BUT GOV]NM5TS S9CE !N HAVE *]RY-PICK$ ! RECOMM5DATIONS1 IGNOR+ ! MO/ IMPORTANT4 ,& DEA?S HAVE CONT9U$4 ,JOYCE ,CL>KE WAS %OT BY COPS LA/ YE>4 ,SO WAS ,KUMANJAYI ,WALK]4 ,CAM]ON ,DOOMADGEE WAS BA%$ TO DEA? 9 #b#d4 ,TANYA ,DAY DI$ 9 ,CA/LEMA9E ,POLICE ,/ATION LA/ YE> :ILE 9 0PROTECTIVE CU/ODY04 ,DAVID ,DUNGAY WAS ASPHYXIAT$ 9 JAIL 9 #b#a#e4 ,HIS LA/ WORDS W]E 0,I CAN'T BREA!40 ,!SE1 AS WELL AS ,MS ,DHU1 ,MR ,W>D1 ,WAYNE ,FELLA ,MORRISON & MORE >E ! RESULT ( ! NE$ TO PROTECT A CAPITALI/ SY/EM BUILT ON G5OCIDE & DISPOSSESSION4 ,AU/RALIA1 LIKE ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 IS A CRIME SC5E4
,! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P BELIEVES IT IS ! DUTY ( ,AN>*I/S EV]Y:]E TO JO9 DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ POLICE BRUTALITY & RACISM ?AT >E >RANG$ LOCALLY & TO HELP ! AFFECT$ COMMUNITIES DEF5D !MSELVES AGA9/ POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,& ! AFFECT$ COMMUNITIES HAVE ! PRIM>Y ROLE 9 DET]M9+ ! ISSUES & DECID+ ! DEM&S4 ,9 ,AU/RALIA1 ?IS MEANS SUPPORT+ 9DIG5\S ORGANIZATIONS 5GAG$ 9 /RUGGLE OV] DEA?S 9 CU/ODY4 ,IT IS NOT ! PROP] ROLE ( ,AN>*I/S TO 9ITIATE VIOL5CE AT RALLIES ON !SE ISSUES1 BUT 9/EAD TO DO EV]Y?+ 9 \R P[] TO 5SURE ?AT1 :5 ! POLICE />T IT1 !Y LOSE4 ,COLLECTIVELY1 !SE ?UGS 9 BLUE NE$ TO BE TAUE TOTALLY JU/IFI$1 & !IR MILITANT DEF5SE AGA9/ POLICE ATTACK IS NECESS>Y1 !Y >E 9SUFFICI5T4 ,WE NE$ A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY ( /RIK+ BACK ?AN TO PIT \R BODIES AGA9/ !IR TE> GAS1 CAPSICUM SPRAY1 RIOT GE> & >MOR$ VEHICLES4 ,IF ?IS IS ! LIMIT ( \R TACTICS1 WE WILL EV5TUALLY BE DRIV5 (F ! /REETS BY ! WEIRE/$ DEMON/RATORS TO POLICE /ATIONS4 ,! ,M9NEAPOLIS ,F$]ATION ( ,TEA*]S ISSU$ A /ATEM5T CONDEMN+ ! MURD] ( ,GEORGE ,FLOYD1 AS HAS ! ,ATWOOD ,C5T]1 :I* ORGANIZES ,AMAZON W>EH\SE WORK]S LOCALLY4 ,!SE ACTIONS >E ! TIP ( ! ICEB]G ( WORK]S' P[]3 ! ABILITY ( WORK]S TO TAKE ACTION 9 ! WORKPLACE ?AT CUTS (F ! FL[ ( PR(ITS OR DIRECTLY DEPRIVES POLICE ( ! ABILITY TO USE MURD]\S VIOL5CE4 ,?IS NE$S TO BE BUILT ON4
,! MO/ EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO RACI/ COP T]ROR IS ! ACTION ( ORGANIZ$ WORK]S4 ,MURD] BY POLICE %\LD BE RESPOND$ TO BY A ONE-DAY G5]AL /RIKE BY ALL WORK]S 9 ! CITY CONC]N$1 ORGANIZ$ ?R\< !IR LOCAL LABOR C\NCIL 7! DAY ( ! FUN]AL W\LD BE AN OBVI\S OCCASION74 ,ALL UNIONS %\LD HAVE /&+ POLICIES ( NON-COOP]ATION ) ! POLICE AT DEMON/RATIONS & ! SUPPLY ( TE> GAS1 CAPSICUM SPRAY & O!R 9/RUM5TS ( *EMICAL W>F>E %\LD BE BANN$ :5 POLICE >E 5GAG$ 9 VIOL5T SUPPRESSION ( A PROTE/ MOVEM5T4 ,& LA/LY1 ALL POLICE 0UNIONS0 %\LD BE KICK$ \T ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4
,:Y %\LD WORK]S DO ?IS8 ,IT'S NOT JU/ BECAUSE IT'S MORALLY RI MAT]IAL 9T]E/S ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,TO BE ABLE TO W9 EV5 ! SIMPLE/ BREAD & BUTT] ISSUE1 WORK]S NE$ SOLID>ITY4 ,! WORK+ CLASS NE$S TO BE ABLE TO UNITE4 ,RACISM1 ?\<1 IS ! NUMB] ONE WEAPON ! CAPITALI/S USE TO DIVIDE ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,:ITE WORK]S 9 ! ,U,S MIE VIRTUALLY UN*ANG$ S9CE ! #a#i#gS4 ,! RACISM ( :ITE WORK]S B5EFITS ! BOSSES1 NOT !MSELVES4
,TO A*IEVE A PR9CIPL$ /& AGA9/ POLICE VIOL5CE1 BATTLE NE$S TO BE WAG$ AGA9/ ! CRAV5 BUREAUCRATS :O PRESIDE OV] ! CURR5T LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,9 ! ,U,S1 !Y >E A SUBORD9ATE P>T ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 :ILE H]E 9 ,AU/RALIA1 !Y >E ! ! KEY BACK]S ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,9 BO? C\NTRIES !Y HAVE1 = MO/ PRACTICAL PURPOSES1 GIV5 UP ! USE ( ! /RIKE & WAG$ EV] MORE PA!TIC & UNSUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS VIA O!R MEANS 9 !IR PLACE4 ,!IR POISON\S POLITICS ( CLASS COLLABORATION HAVE RESULT$ 9 DECADES ( JOB DE/RUCTION1 ]OSION ( CONDITIONS &1 N[1 WAGE CUTS4 ,!Y >E NO MORE FIT TO W9 ON BREAD & BUTT] ISSUES ?AN !Y >E TO FI*I/S1 !RE=E1 IS ! SAME AS ALWAYS4 ,WE NE$ TO BUILD RANK & FILE ORGANIZATION 9 ! WORKPLACE & TURN ! UNION MOVEM5T 9TO FIE ?AT \R VICTORY CAN ONLY BE A*IEV$ ON ANO!R FIELD4 ,! FIKISMO4NET_/>TICLE_/#c#a#i#b#c47
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