[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Organize!

Sun Jul 14 23:25:55 UTC 2013

Nicely stated .........

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From: Niloofar Shambayati <niloofar.peace at gmail.com>
To: E. Wayne Johnson 朱   稳森 <ewj at pigsqq.org>
Cc: Rachel Storm <rachelstrm at gmail.com>; Peace Discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>; peace <peace at anti-war.net>
Sent: Sun, Jul 14, 2013 6:00 pm
Subject: Re: [Peace] [Peace-discuss] Organize!

  Zimmerman is a vigilante and nothing else.  His suspicion was based on making assumptions based on a bigoted racial profiling that puts NYPD to shame, which in turn easily led to murdering Trayvon. Negative profiling directly leads to either dehumanizing the other or taking their individuality away from them. In either case, you see one mass of the same thing, the way Nazis portrayed the Jews, the way most Israeli Jews view the Palestinians, and the way our troops commit horrible acts of violence against Afghans and Iraqis. Thus for a hateful Zimmerman, Trayvon was just a profile, a microscopic part of the mass of "good-for--nothing, dangerous young black men."  The vegetarian, animal-rights woman, who I am, uses the same logic, when encountering a fly or a mosquito that bothers me and justifies its killing. 

The people who profile Trayvon's parents as "blood-thirsty/greedy" black people, are no better than Zimmerman 

Niloofar

On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:31 AM, "E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森" <ewj at pigsqq.org> wrote:
         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

      From: rachelstrm at gmail.com
 Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 03:51:39 -0500
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 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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