DMV Revolutionary Maoist Coalition

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[Escalate Network @readytoescalate]

We have received this press release.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 13 2024
Richmond Protest Escalates
March Turns Into Clash with Police
Richmond, VA– September 13, 2024 – Today, a rally organized by the United Anti-Apartheid Movement transformed into a heated march. Demonstrators faced a heavy police presence, resulting in at least one arrest, vandalized police cruisers, and direct clashes with law enforcement.

The rally escalated as protesters, fueled by anger over the Virginia Israel Advisory Board (VIAB) and its ties to US-backed Israeli war crimes in both Gaza and the West Bank, took to the streets. Tensions soared when police swarmed the demonstrators without provocation. In turn, demonstrators blocked the streets; threw fireworks and projectiles at police officers behind the march, in order to defend one another from the surprise attack by law enforcement.

Seth Jackson, spokesperson for the United Anti-Apartheid Movement, explained the motivations behind the protest: "The Virginia Israel Advisory Board represents imperialism. In this genocidal moment, we reject incremental approaches. Marching and speaking out are not enough. We have taken responsibility for our future, and we will not stop until VIAB leaves Richmond and Virginia."

Jackson highlighted the broader context: "We are responding to a call for global solidarity with the Palestinian people and their legally authorized resistance to colonial occupation. We oppose the expanding genocide authorized by the White House and executed by the US-funded zionist occupation of Palestine. We are workers, students, community members, and native Richmonders united in stopping these massacres by any means necessary."

The Virginia Isreal Advisory Board is an Isreali business promotion entity embedded within the Virginia state governemt & funded by the state's taxpayers. VIAB promotoes Isreali military & police technology businesses in Virginia, who make Heron TP drones to murder people in Gaza & Zibar tactical utility vehicles for patrolling the Eygptian border. Protestors argue, VIAB is a financial artery for the military-industrial complex that supports ongoing violence against Palestinian civilians.

Jackson emphasized the protest's ultimate goal: "We believe that only a revolutionary transformation of our world and society can achieve our goals. We strive for a world of peace, dignity, self-determination, and equality. That will and always has required us to rise up."

"We hope today's actions inspire others to escalate their resistance," Jackson added. "This is a crucial moment, and we are committed to continuing our fight for justice.  It does not surprise us that Richmond residents would take this kind of bold action just after community members in nearby Washington DC courageously stood up following the racist murder of Justin Robinson by law enforcement. From Palestine to the USA, racism, colonialism, and authoritarianism must be toppled!"
For more information or media inquiries, please contact:
Seth Jackson - United Anti-Apartheid Movement
[email protected]
[804.528.6888]

[Harriet’s Dreams @HarrietsDreams]

Yesterday, Justin family and attorney requested the full 19-minute video be released. The city agreed, stating to release the footage with only faces redacted in 1 to 2 days.The family never feared the truth in the video—they feared the police and media manipulating the narrative

[Homa Bash @HomaBashNews]

This is 26yo Justin Robinson, shot & killed by 2 DC Police officers in Southeast on Sunday. Community members tell us he was positive influence in neighborhood & they're beyond confused what happened

DC AG's office confirms he was part of Cure the Streets - violence interrupter.

[Mondoweiss @Mondoweiss]

URGENT: University administrators across the United States have declared an indefinite state of emergency on college campuses.

Schools are rolling out policies in preparation for quashing pro-Palestine student activism this Fall semester, and reshaping regulations and even campuses in the process to suit this new normal.

https://t.co/xkqbKKVyhu

[W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School @AbolitionSchool]

Meanwhile, we still have schools without air conditioning. The police are bleeding us dry. Defund and abolish PPD!

[New Labor Press @NewLaborPress]

Amazon workers have launched a new publication. New Labor Press calls on all it's supporters to read read, support, engage with it and other newly formed shop papers.

Read More:
https://t.co/tiL9Wj92c0

[W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School @AbolitionSchool]

📚 Join the Abolition School family! Our Fall cohort application is OPEN! This semester we will be offering *two* options: our in-person Abolition 101 seminar (meeting in person on Tuesdays) and an advanced seminar on Black Reconstruction (online, Wednesdays). Space is extremely limited so apply soon! We study the world to change it! https://t.co/8313EB10lI 📚

[worms cited @christapeterso]

I finally found a deep dive on early Israeli education when searching .gov sites for something totally unrelated, and it was contracted by the Department of Education and has some of the most intensely cutting clarity about Israeli society I’ve ever seen
https://t.co/hgQoie8jJ0

[New Labor Press @NewLaborPress]

While Sean O'Brien speaks at the Republican National Convention, his union does nothing to protect the tens of thousands of UPS workers about to lose their jobs

Read Here:
https://t.co/cL8Vzghk6a

[fake bisexual liberation front @heshidicjudaism]

I don’t understand why they aren’t striking. What on earth could they be waiting for?

[UMD Graduate Labor Union @UMD_GLU]

GLU is demanding justice for UMD international grad students✊https://t.co/FLgYzYYpSY

[Harriet’s Dreams @HarrietsDreams]

⚠️ Militarized security in the DMV for Netanyahu's visit: barricades, Secret Service, Mossad & NYPD.
.@MayorBowser, .@CMBrookePinto: Stop endangering DC residents. Cops protect property, not people.
Stay safe, especially Black & POC communities. #CeaseFireNow #StopPoliceViolence

[W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School @AbolitionSchool]

*ahem*: Césaire’s boomerang

[Ali Abunimah @AliAbunimah]

"Progressives" like @AOC can't have it both ways. Either they stand with Palestinians, or they back @JoeBiden and his genocide in Gaza | @TamaraINassar lays it out for @intifada
https://t.co/nyPllVG3ED

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

10 years ago today, Eric Garner, 43, was executed by the NYPD. His final words, "I Can't Breathe."

[Electronic Intifada @intifada]

Israel massacred at least 90 Palestinians in tents, at a food kitchen and desalination plant in al-Mawasi and killed 20 people gathered for noon prayers in Beach refugee camp on Saturday https://t.co/6tRl52G9fx

[molly conger @socialistdogmom]

it is kind of remarkable that even if you know that puerto rico has been a laboratory for american atrocities for over a century, there’s still shit we’ve done there that’ll knock your socks off

[New Labor Press @NewLaborPress]

A response to The Worker

Read Here:
https://t.co/v3a5xQfQu1

[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

this is horrifying