[OccupyCU] [Peace-discuss] Organize!

[Rachel Storm]

Wayne. if you continue to fail to see any connections between racism and
any other social movements, that is the result of your own lack of
consciousness. I'll continue to be confused as to why you remain on these
lists though your only contribution seems to consistently be to troll and
derail any efforts to organize.

My understanding is that you don't live here locally and that you've been
living out of the country for years. In other words, in all of my
experience you have been unable to actually attend any organizing that
would even happen in this town. Why you remain on this list though your
behavior has been anything but productive, cooperative, or any of the
values that I would think would be most important to the health of the list
is beyond my comprehension.
**
The Martin/Zimmerman incident is not like the
Champaign Police shootings of young black men.

Zimmerman may be an asshole or not.  I am not sure.
Most but not all cops and wannabee cops are
indeed quasi-assholes.  Not all.

But clearly Zimmerman was attacked, and on that basis he
has been set free, because of the self-defense argument.
The cause of the dispute betwen Martin and Zimmerman
becomes irrelevant when Zimmerman is attacked.

It's not like Zimmerman just pulled out his gun and
Oba-nam Style executed him because he was wearing a hoodie.
The law permits people to have encounters and disagreement.
When it erupts into physical violence particularly life-threatening
violence, then a line is crossed.  The situation was
examined very clearly.

Justice my ass.
It's not justice that they are crying for.
It's blood.
They want an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
They want blood for bloodshed.

Well, actually what they want is Money.

But since there isn't any money available,
they'll settle for a few pints of blood,
and several ounces of testicular flesh if that
becomes available.

It is really a disgusting distraction for a noble movement
like Occupy! to get down and grub for cooties
with the blood-lust crowd.


On 07/14/13 22:02, Karen Aram wrote:

Rachel

After today's AWARE meeting at 5:00, I will be attending the protest,
bringing a neighbor as well.
Trayvon Marvin represents the many young black men from Emmet Till, Jimmie
Lee Jackson, Robert Hall etc., etc. murdered because of their race,
with the perpetrators so obviously being acquitted by unjust laws and or
decisions.

Karen Aram

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From: rachelstrm at gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 03:51:39 -0500
To: sdas-current at googlegroups.com; sdas-list at googlegroups.com;
occupyCU at lists.chambana.net; peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net;
peace at anti-war.net
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Organize!

 Hey folks---If anyone has heard of another demo being planned, I'm happy
to send notices out, cancel this one, and redirect people there. I've
contacted a number of African-American led organizations in town and can't
seem to tell if something is already in the works. Either way, I'm happy to
help try and get the word out and then redirect if need be.

 Okay, here's what I got to start.
https://www.facebook.com/events/206857249471575/?context=create

 Please forward widely.

 *No Justice, No Peace x Protest the Verdict
*
*Sunday, July 14th, 2013 | 6pm-8pm*
*Douglass Park | 512 E. Grove St. Champaign*
"George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot
Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, igniting a national debate on
racial profiling and civil rights, was found not guilty late Saturday night
of second-degree murder." We will stand together in Champaign-Urbana to
demand accountability, to stand against racial injustice, and to protest
the verdict that proved the injustice of the system. We stand with
Trayvon’s family and we know that we are called to act---to fight for civil
rights and for the removal of Stand Your Ground laws in every state, and we
will not rest until racial profiling in all its forms is outlawed. Today we
mourn, but tomorrow we organize. #blacklivesmatter

Bring your friends, your family, your children, your neighbors. We stand
together as a community--all of us. Art, protest signs, candles, and
messages of outrage/hope/love/solidarity are encouraged.
*Share on Facebook: *
https://www.facebook.com/events/206857249471575/?context=create






On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Rachel Storm <rachelstrm at gmail.com> wrote:

 I think we need an emergency demonstration tomorrow in response to the
Zimmerman verdict to show that Urbana community members/activists/folks in
solidarity do not stand for this outrageous demonstration of injustice.

 Can we plan to meet somewhere very public tomorrow (Sunday) at 6pm-ish?

 WHERE?

 Rachel



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