redwinter
29th January 2008, 17:26
(from http://januaryinjena.blogspot.com)
On January 21st, Martin Luther King’s official birthday celebration, 30-40 lynch mob racists associated with the white supremacist Nationalist Movement came to Jena . They carried lynching nooses and raised slogans like “Jail the Jena 6” and “Down With Martin Luther King.” In a despicable display of government collaboration with these white supremacists, local law enforcement reached a “compromise” with them, allowing these racists to bring guns into Jena . For their part the white supremacists agreed to keep their guns holstered unless they were fired on.
The question was posed of what message would rule the day? That of the Lynch mob racists, carrying nooses through the streets of Jena on a day that is designated to be about the fight for justice and equality for Black people? Or would a different message, one that said, ”No to Lynch Mob Racists,” “Free The Jena Six” and “We Want a Better World” drown the hateful message of these racists out?
150 people, from all across the country together with residents from Jena and the surrounding areas, came together and through their presence in Jena and their words ringing through the streets drowned out the lynch mob racists that brought their despicable message to Jena on Martin Luther King Day.
The call had been issued for people everywhere of all nationalities to get to Jena and oppose this racial terrorism. On January 21st, a powerful repudiation of white supremacy was delivered when we confronted the group of 30-40 racists at the courthouse where they planned to rally. We drummed, whistled, chanted , and hollered our message in the streets. With determination and straight up noise, we drowned out the white supremacist rally.
The diversity of our demonstration showed people of all nationalities standing up against racism. We represented from all across the country: A handful of Jena residents, Black and white, were in attendance, as well as a few people from the nearby towns of Alexandria and Ferriday. People came from Los Angeles , New York City, Atlanta and New Orleans . From Detroit , Cleveland , Jersey City , NJ , Durham NC , Chicago , Ohio , Texas , and Montana . High school students from St. Louis , students from University of Texas , Columbia College in Chicago and DePaul University were in the house.
Activists from C3/Hands Off Iberville and Common Ground came up to Jena on a Bus from New Orleans . The Harlem Revolution Club brought a van down from New York City . Activists from FIST rolled into Jena from New Jersey . Black Men 7 brought folk from Eunis , Louisiana . We showed the world the determination of people across the country to get to Jena and stand against nooses and white supremacy. We came with the message of Free the Jena Six and declared to the Black community and all those opposed to racism in Jena- “We got your back . ”
It cannot stop here. Those in Jena who took a stand have faced repression and come under attack. Five of the Jena Six are still facing charges and the over all segregation, racism, and the criminalization of Black youth continues in Jena and all across the US . We will continue to fight to “Free the Jena Six!” and let our efforts in Jena serve notice that wherever white supremacy rears up we will continue to be there to oppose it because we do not accept a world with nooses!!!
Office of Carl Dix
Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
P.O. Box 941 Knickerbocker Station
New York, NY 10002-0900
(866) 841-9139 x2670
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On January 21st, Martin Luther King’s official birthday celebration, 30-40 lynch mob racists associated with the white supremacist Nationalist Movement came to Jena . They carried lynching nooses and raised slogans like “Jail the Jena 6” and “Down With Martin Luther King.” In a despicable display of government collaboration with these white supremacists, local law enforcement reached a “compromise” with them, allowing these racists to bring guns into Jena . For their part the white supremacists agreed to keep their guns holstered unless they were fired on.
The question was posed of what message would rule the day? That of the Lynch mob racists, carrying nooses through the streets of Jena on a day that is designated to be about the fight for justice and equality for Black people? Or would a different message, one that said, ”No to Lynch Mob Racists,” “Free The Jena Six” and “We Want a Better World” drown the hateful message of these racists out?
150 people, from all across the country together with residents from Jena and the surrounding areas, came together and through their presence in Jena and their words ringing through the streets drowned out the lynch mob racists that brought their despicable message to Jena on Martin Luther King Day.
The call had been issued for people everywhere of all nationalities to get to Jena and oppose this racial terrorism. On January 21st, a powerful repudiation of white supremacy was delivered when we confronted the group of 30-40 racists at the courthouse where they planned to rally. We drummed, whistled, chanted , and hollered our message in the streets. With determination and straight up noise, we drowned out the white supremacist rally.
The diversity of our demonstration showed people of all nationalities standing up against racism. We represented from all across the country: A handful of Jena residents, Black and white, were in attendance, as well as a few people from the nearby towns of Alexandria and Ferriday. People came from Los Angeles , New York City, Atlanta and New Orleans . From Detroit , Cleveland , Jersey City , NJ , Durham NC , Chicago , Ohio , Texas , and Montana . High school students from St. Louis , students from University of Texas , Columbia College in Chicago and DePaul University were in the house.
Activists from C3/Hands Off Iberville and Common Ground came up to Jena on a Bus from New Orleans . The Harlem Revolution Club brought a van down from New York City . Activists from FIST rolled into Jena from New Jersey . Black Men 7 brought folk from Eunis , Louisiana . We showed the world the determination of people across the country to get to Jena and stand against nooses and white supremacy. We came with the message of Free the Jena Six and declared to the Black community and all those opposed to racism in Jena- “We got your back . ”
It cannot stop here. Those in Jena who took a stand have faced repression and come under attack. Five of the Jena Six are still facing charges and the over all segregation, racism, and the criminalization of Black youth continues in Jena and all across the US . We will continue to fight to “Free the Jena Six!” and let our efforts in Jena serve notice that wherever white supremacy rears up we will continue to be there to oppose it because we do not accept a world with nooses!!!
Office of Carl Dix
Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
P.O. Box 941 Knickerbocker Station
New York, NY 10002-0900
(866) 841-9139 x2670
http://cmsimg.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Avis=DK&Dato=20080121&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=801210802&Ref=PH&Item=5&MaxW=350&MaxH=350 (http://cmsimg.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?NewTbl=1&Avis=DK&Dato=20080121&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=801210802&Ref=PH&Item=5&MaxW=350&MaxH=350)
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To see the whole Gallery, visit The Town Talk here (http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=DK&Date=20080121&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=801210802&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=1).