International Day of Action: May 27, 2023
Join the International Day of Action Saturday, May 27 demanding: “Freedom of Speech is Human Right! Drop the Charges against the Uhuru 3! Repair the damage! Reparations Now! Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa!”
Events Listing
U.S. Western Region:
Eugene, OR ★ Los Angeles, CA ★ Oakland, CA ★ San Diego, CA ★ Santa Rosa, CA ★ Tacoma, WA
U.S. Midwest Region:
Battle Creek, MI ★ Chicago, IL ★ Minneapolis, MN ★ St. Louis, MO
U.S. Northern Region:
Boston, MA ★ Brooklyn, NY ★ Newark, NJ ★ New York, NY (web event) ★ Philadelphia, PA ★ Washington, DC
U.S. Southern Region:
Asheville, NC ★ St. Petersburg, FL (May 27) ★ St. Petersburg, FL (May 28)
The Caribbean:
Kingston, Jamaica
Europe:
London, England
Africa:
Fochville – Gauteng West, South Africa
Organize an event in your city!
Eugene, OR
Location of Action:
Lane County Farmers Market
Corner of 8th Ave and Oak St.
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Date and Time of Action: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 9:00am
Sponsoring Organization: Uhuru Solidarity Movement
Details of Actions:
Tabling: We will distribute information, collect donations to the Hands Off Uhuru! Legal Defense Fund and sign-up new members and volunteers. Meet us at the Farmers Market and get involved!
Contact:
Sandra Forrest
eugene@uhurusolidarity.org
541-326-1908
Los Angeles, CA
Location of Action:
Los Angeles Federal Courthouse
350 W 1st St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Date and Time of Action: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 10:00am
Link to event page on social media:
https://fb.me/e/WdSr6vqf
Sponsoring Organization: Unión del Barrio, Association of Raza Educators, Antiracist Action-LA
Details of Actions:
Demonstration:
Unión del Barrio calls on the people of Los Angeles to join this action in defense of the African People’s Socialist Party! Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Various organizations have already endorsed this action and more will endorse soon! If your organization would like to endorse, please contact us as soon as possible!
Contact:
rongochez@gmail.com
213-915-8242
Oakland, CA
Location of Action:
In front of the Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
Date and Time of Action: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 12:00pm
Sponsoring Organization: Uhuru Solidarity Movement
Details of Action:
Tabling and Outreach: We will distribute information, collect donations to the Hands Off Uhuru! Legal Defense Fund and sign-up new members and volunteers. Meet in front of the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland.
Contact:
Wendy Lea Snyder
510-295-7834
wsnyder510@gmail.com
Santa Rosa, CA
Location of Action:
Old Courthouse Square
3rd Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Date and Time of Action: Saturday, May 27, 2023, 12:00pm
Link to event page on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1224971658143236/
Sponsoring Organization: Peace & Social Justice Activists
Details of Action:
Demonstration
Freedom of Speech is a Human Right!
End U.S. Imperialism!
End Red Baiting!
Demand Negotiations in Ukraine!
The FBI has raided multiple office of the African People’s Socialist Party and the party has been charged with “conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally in U.S. elections.” No evidence has been presented.
And if sowing discord in U.S. society is a crime, where would we even begin? Certainly not with the African People’s Socialist Party!
This is just one example of the modern-day McCar