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Anti-Police Brutality March on MLK Day
by Enough is Enough!
Monday, Jan. 20, 2003 at 7:07 PM
Mt. Oliver rally and march against police brutality
Today, at the Lighthouse Church in Mount Oliver, people gathered to speak out against
the police violence that has been taking place throughout the city and surrounding area. There were maybe 100 or so people in attendance, young & old and everything in between. Moving speeches were made by surviving family members, local activists, the Pittsburgh President of the NAACP, city councilman Saul Udin, and members of the community who had encountered police brutality. All voices rose to the
cries of "We won't stop until justice is served!" and "Enough is Enough!". In case you haven't been following the news, in the span of 5 weeks, 3 African-American men were murdered at the hands law enforcement. Several different factions of police, including the housing authority and Mt. Oliver Police, have been egregiously abusing their authority. The youngest being a 12 year old! A child killed by state police. According to the speakers, the FBI is investigating all three cases. Many supportive motorists honked in solidarity as we marched on 18th street shouting, No Justice! No Peace!
A new community organization has formed around this issue. For more information call any of these following numbers:
412-432-1290
412-261-5143
412-488-7334
412-323-1020
The next meeting is at the North View Heights
Recreation Center 525 Mt. Pleasant Road (rear)
January 24th, Friday
CHE
by Che
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003 at 4:02 AM
No Nation!
No Border !
Fight Law and Order
oh the "moving" patriarchy
by -
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003 at 5:17 PM
Yeah, police brutality is a huge issue that should be discussed more (and acted on) - there is so much of it, especially in this city. What's not great is that the aforementioned "moving speeches" included some pretty offensive, patriarchal rhetorical that is so frustrating to have to still deal with when talking about trying to overcome other oppressions. One of the speakers introduced the fiance of a victim, focusing on the tragedy that she will never be "MRS. Dixon" as though this is the biggest loss. Another speaker took the lead and added to this sentiment with a speech on how girls become ladies, ladies become women and women dream of getting married - how terrible to deny them of their dream. And beyond sexism, another lowpoint of the day of speeches was the statement on how the "jews" have all the voting power and how "we" need to change that. Ug.
patriarchy...
by just a note about
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003 at 8:27 PM
it's true, all that you say, but in defense of the
girls want to be married comment. it was made
by a 21 year old guy who was simply trying
to convey his sorrow.. he having only been
beaten to a pulp by the police and this woman
whose fiance had been suffocated. he's young.
sometimes you just gotta check your politics at the
door.
on not checking sexism...
by -
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at 6:35 AM
sure i understand that different people are at all different points of understanding and realization, in a process. but by not saying something about it, you allow the ignorance to continue. it was mentioned that this guy is young, implying he doesn't know any better yet. well, how will he ever realize how oppressive he is if people check their politics at the door and remain silent? accountability is simply a responsibility that we all have to each other if we truly believe liberation is a collective process. who was it that said, "no one can be free when others are oppressed?"
checking politics
by Stephen Donahue
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at 11:25 AM
sdonahue412@hotmail.com 412-802-6542 4618 Carroll Street, Pgh, Pa 15224
It is impossible to "check your politics at the door."
"Checking one's politics at the door" is a political statement and so is asking somebody to do so.
accountability
by etta..
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at 9:10 PM
wow. this is getting interesting. the subject of
accountability. what do you all think is the
best way to go about holding someone accountable
in this situation. there are all different factors
here...race, gender, the sensitivity of this issue.
i might be wrong about the following statement, but
couldn't it be said that everyone who attended
the rally and felt some of the comments made were
sexist or racist or whatever and did not speak up, in
a sense, checked their politics at the door?
please keep the thread going.. i want to learn from this.
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