What everyone needs to know about the U.S. government attack on the Uhuru Movement and the African liberation struggle:
- What happened on July 29, 2022?
See the video of the attacks- On July 29th the U.S. government attacked the African People’s Socialist Party
with a violent FBI attack on 7 offices and homes of APSP and Uhuru Movement,
leaders including the home of Chairman Omali Yeshitela and Deputy Chair Ona
Zené Yeshitela in St. Louis, the Uhuru House in St. Pete, the Uhuru Solidarity
Center in St. Louis. - Chairman, Deputy Chair Ona Zené, and others were handcuffed with assault
rifles pointed at them. The FBI used flash bang grenades, drones, battering rams,
breaking down doors, windows, stealing property, computers, phones, files,
archives.
- On July 29th the U.S. government attacked the African People’s Socialist Party
- The real basis for the attack
- The Party was attacked because it has always fought for the liberation of Africa
and African people everywhere and is a global anti-colonial organization. - This happens at a time when the Party and the Black Power Blueprint are at new heights of success after 50 years of relentless leadership fighting for
African Liberation. - The FBI made the false, insulting allegations that the Chairman and the Party
were under “Russian malign influence” in running African electoral candidates in
the U.S. and in struggling against U.S. genocide against African people and for
reparations. It goes without saying that no African person in the U.S. needs a
Russian to tell them the conditions they face right here. - This attack on African people is a continuation of COINTELPRO, the U.S.
government’s counterinsurgency to try to crush the African Liberation Movement.
- The Party was attacked because it has always fought for the liberation of Africa
- Our Movement’s powerful response: Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa!
- The HandsOffUhuru.org website has documented media coverage and
collected scores of solidarity statements from organizations and individuals. - In September, the Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa! Committee launched a powerful tour of Chairman Omali Yeshitela beginning at the REFAL center in Newark, New Jersey.
- The Chairman has been on a non-stop media campaign.
- We are winning! The FBI’s efforts to intimidate the African People’s Socialist Party and their supporters has backfired.
- The HandsOffUhuru.org website has documented media coverage and
- The African People’s Socialist Party continued all its work despite the attacks
Through thousands of donations from supporters including white people paying reparations, the Party was able to successfully complete the Black community Basketball court, launch the African women’s doula program, paint the beautiful murals, maintain the community garden, the farmers market and many more projects of the Black Power Blueprint in St. Louis. - Here’s what you can do:
- Donate to the Hands Off Uhuru campaign at HandsOffUhuru.org/Donate
- Join the Hands Off Committee or start your own in your area
- Sign the petition at Hands Off Uhuru!
- Hold a fundraiser and/or print the flier!
- Sign up for the Emergency Response!