poblacht-na-n-oibrithe:

lev-bronsteins-ghost:

On October 12th, 2019…

…a group of approximately 60 demonstrators in the city of Richmond, VA took to the streets in support of Rojava. This was a coordinated action that was part of a global-scale call for expressions of solidarity with the people of Rojava as Turkey relentlessly bombs their cities.

After an hour long peaceful demonstration the Richmond Police violently attacked the group of marchers and arrested multiple people on trumped up charges.

Please help us defend these workers!

The individuals who were targeted by the police on 10/12 are citizens of Richmond and are working class people who were attacked by the police for interrupting a busy Saturday night in the hip and heavily gentrified part of town.

Thus, the Richmond IWW is resolved to use any and all resources at our disposal to defend these workers from yet another entry in the long tale of state repression of those fighting for a better world.

We are holding a fundraiser for the workers who were attacked by police during the peaceful solidarity action. They have been falsely charged with outrageous felonies for daring to disrupt one of the most heavily gentrified parts of town during a busy and profitable Saturday night.

Help us send a message loud and clear to the RPD - that the use of strong armed tactics and violence to silence working class people in this city will not be tolerated. Your defense of the ethnic cleansing happening right now in Rojava will not be tolerated. Show the RPD that we won’t idly stand by while they brutalize and attempt to ruin the lives of two workers simply trying to do the right thing! ✊

@antifainternational