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ory behind the wilmington 10 by larry reni thomas a former new hanover high school student in wilmington we had almost daily mini riots in 1970 one such incident involved an altercation between a white woman and student roderick kirby now known as the rev kojo nantambu the current president of the charlotte naacp this ignited more student unrest resulting in more repression and arrests of black students black students organized a boycott of the public schools to begin on dr king s birthday in january 1971 another student rebellion happened on jan 22 1971 the early 1970s also saw the re emergence of the ku klux klan which often operated in collusion with local police and federal agents the kkk and a white supremacist group called rights of white people sent members to wilmington to intimidate the moderate white school superintendent cutting his phone line and hanging him in effigy in his front yard and to send armed patrols through black neighborhoods news and observer may 19 at this point student and church leaders called on ben chavis jr of oxford n c who had led a mass campaign after the racist murder of a young black vietnam war veteran chavis then 24 arrived in wilmington on feb 1 1971 and began organizing high school students after violent attacks on the protesters by white supremacists many sought shelter in gregory congregational church when a white owned store was firebombed firefighters who attempted to put out the fire were shot at many police returned fire on the church resulting in over 5 000 bullet holes in its façade this resulted in a full on rebellion across wilmington two people were killed and several injured during the battle that night and the next day on feb 8 national guard troops forced their way into the church only to find it empty the wilmington 10 were young african americans all under age 24 and mostly teenagers and one white woman all had been active in the movement for racial justice they were framed up and convicted of conspiracy and arson a judge sentenced them to a combined 242 years in prison but they were released on bail as the case went through state and federal appeals courts their case garnered worldwide attention the fourth u s circuit court of appeals overturned the case after a key prosecution witness was deemed mentally unstable he changed his statements to prosecutors at least 15 times before the trial began news and observer may 19 fast forward to 2010 when local governments in north carolina continued their pursuit of segregated schools and began attacking all public services attacks which disproportionately affect black and poor people these issues and many more highlight the need for a massive movement that can challenge the root causes of all these racist anti worker practices such a movement is being forged by the naacp in building the historic thousands on jones street coalition the rev kojo nantambu and the charlotte naacp recently challenged the closing of black schools resulting in civil disobedience and arrests that slowed down this racist attack young people workers civil rights leaders immigrants and others across the state the u s south and the entire country will be marching on wall street south in charlotte prior to the democratic national convention to put a spotlight on this history and the current situation they are calling on the movement to join us in charlotte on september 2 join us to demand pardon the wilmington 10 free all political prisoners defend public education and make the banks pay for their crisis posted in economic crisis education imperialism labor south white supremacy youth in action leave a comment people s victory in charlotte as march on wall street south wins permits posted by raleighfist on june 2 2012 the coalition to march on wall street south announced a major victory on may 29 the city of charlotte granted conditional approval for permits for the sept 2 march on wall street south after more than eight months of march and parks permit requests a national petition campaign and threats of legal action the march will take place one day prior to the democratic national convention while coalition organizers must still meet and negotiate with officials the march route passes the major targets in uptown charlotte bank of america s world headquarters wells fargo s eastern headquarters the bank of america stadium and the time warner cable arena site of the dnc with permits won the stage is now set for the sept 2 demonstration thousands of activists are expected to flood the streets of charlotte to raise a people s agenda to the big banks and democratic party delegates their program calls for jobs human needs workers rights justice and equality for black latino a and native peoples women and lesbian gay bisexual transgender and queer communities the call to action also raises the need to fight for economic and environmental justice while opposing wars anti immigrant repression racial and political profiling incarcerations and foreclosures mass campaign key to victory the coalition launched a national petition campaign in may after numerous delays and administrative runarounds unreturned phone calls and being put through bureaucratic hoops petitions demanded that the city grant the permits repeal newly passed repressive protest ordinances and immediately make public the permitting process for actions during the dnc more than 1 500 people across the country signed the petition including prominent leaders from unions and community organizations every signature triggered emails to city county and national officials coalition organizers planned to deliver the petitions to the may 29 charlotte city council meeting just two hours before the meeting was to start officials called coalition organizers to inform them that the permits had been granted even with this major victory plans to pack the meeting and speak out moved forward more than three dozen activists from occupy charlotte occupy winston salem united electrical workers local 150 raleigh fight imperialism stand together students for a democratic society and other organizations turned out this is a huge victory for democracy said scottie wingfield of occupy charlotte we want to thank the more than 1 500 people from across the country who signed the petition the eyes of the world are on charlotte and on how the city will treat those who do not have lobbyists to represent their interests our work goes on and we will continue to call on the city of charlotte to repeal the repressive protest ordinances they passed earlier this year that grant police extreme power and endanger people s rights to freely demonstrate the coalition was also preparing to take legal action to secure the permits for the right to demonstrate in charlotte affidavits had been collected from nearly two dozen leaders of organizations from across the u s including marilyn levin co coordinator of the united national antiwar coalition john parker of the southern california immigration coalition george friday of move to amend the rev cortly c d witherspoon president of the southern christian leadership conference baltimore chapter steve gillis vice president of steelworkers local 8751 the boston school bus drivers union and sara flounders international action center co director alissa elliss of occupy durham stressed this is a great success we want to thank the legal team for the amount of work they put in not only in preparation for the petitions but also all the preparation that went into facing likely litigation it was only through the legal team s hard work and the mass support of petition signers that we were finally able to make the city and county of charlotte recognize the power of the 99 and give us our right to protest stage set for march on wall street south march organizers have issued an all out call for this major demonstration and others during the dnc we welcome all working people who have suffered during this economic crisis to come down to charlotte on sunday september 2 said matt hickson of university of north carolina chapel hill students for a democratic society he emphasized bank of america and wells fargo are responsible for kicking people out of their homes plunging students and families deep into debt funding the prison industrial complex and destroying the environment the democrats and the republicans have not addressed the dire situation faced by working people and families in this country we need jobs an end to deportations and money for housing education health care and people s needs not for wars and jails these are some of the issues we ll be raising at the march on wall street south on september 2 and throughout the week of actions during the dnc for information see wallstsouth org twitter wallstsouth or call 1 704 266 0362 posted in counter recruitment cuba economic crisis education gender system imperialism labor libya occupy movement socialism south white supremacy youth in action leave a comment all out to protest the kkk saturday may 26 1pm posted by raleighfist on may 25 2012 raleigh fist is working with organizations from across nc to organize this counter demonstration to oppose the kkk rally that is being planned for this saturday may 26 in harmony nc please help to spread the word as far and wide as possible so we can build broad solidarity to stand against the violent racism and white supremacy espoused by the kkk especially now during this time of severe economic crisis nc against the kkk unity in harmony nc gather at 103 jackson st in yadkinville nc to caravan to harmony nc the kkk has begun holding publicized meetings throughout nc this spring including may 8 in eden nc the next scheduled cross burning is set for tomorrow may 26 in harmony nc and a coalition of groups and individuals will protest the event in the spirit on nonviolent anti racist protest nc against the kkk unity in harmony will hold a peaceful rally against racism and hate tomorrow activists have organized caravans from a meeting point in yadkinville nc which will leave from 103 jackson street at 1 pm we will not allow the klan to further divide the people of north carolina instead we will show them we stand together against racism and bigotry our peaceful demonstration will focus on bringing a diverse and multiracial group of north carolinians together as part of the continuing struggle against racism and injustice in this state posted in economic crisis education gender system imperialism labor south white supremacy youth in action leave a comment anti gay amendment spurs solidarity posted by raleighfist on may 24 2012 by andy koch progressive minded people across the united states watched with dismay on may 8 as north carolina became the 30th state to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman however the feeling here in north carolina is not one of defeat but of power and hope the struggle against the amendment was one of the broadest and most dynamic the state has seen in years involving hundreds of community and faith based groups and more than 16 000 volunteers our win is humongous said kai lumumba barrow southerners on new ground organizer in a video the group released on may 9 because our dialogue is not just about gay marriage it s moving toward a dialogue about what does it mean for poor people people of color queer people coming together to fight for each other s liberation this amendment made that possible north carolina already had a statute on the books prohibiting gay marriage so why pass this new constitutional amendment for one thing the wording of the amendment not only bans same sex marriage but would wipe out legal protections for women and children in physically abusive unmarried partnerships as well as numerous other rights that such couples currently hold the amendment s right wing authors in the state legislature would tell you that a constitutional amendment ensures that the conservative definition of marriage is protected from being altered in the future such reactionary beliefs were a motivator for legislators and supporters of the amendment building solidarity is key but in order to understand these kinds of oppressive attacks as a social phenomenon we have to look at the class forces at work the capitalist ruling class is in some serious hot water right now their system is in crisis they ve had to pull out every trick in their book to keep profits up like starting new wars and the huge bank bailouts yet they are still struggling importantly the people of the u s are fighting back against their rulers on a scale not seen in decades this is what scares the capitalist ruling class most of all so what does the ruling class do everything they can to put the working class and oppressed people on the defensive they take back welfare protections that people won through mass struggle they slash state budgets for public services and education they smash unions and collective bargaining rights intensifying the oppression of lesbian gay bi trans queer people by putting discrimination into the state constitution is also part of their strategy capitalists across the country and in north carolina hope the people will be too busy defending themselves against new attacks on their human rights to wage an offensive struggle against the ruling class they hope that the working class and oppressed people will be further divided by lgbtq oppression and this division is a very real danger the u s south has had a historically weak labor movement due to the divisive effects of white supremacy the only way that this division can be overcome is through unconditional solidarity among the working class and all oppressed people the progressive people of north carolina don t feel defeated at the passage of this anti lgbtq amendment because the struggle against it has been a shining example of this kind of solidarity posted in economic crisis education gender system labor south white supremacy youth in action leave a comment 99 spring targets wall street south posted by raleighfist on may 16 2012 by dante strobino more than 1 000 people defied police threats and arrests to protest the bank of america shareholders meeting here may 9 their three main demands were to end home foreclosures end the financing of dirty coal and assert workers rights against banks control of politicians and the electoral system the action showed that a fighting movement is brewing across the united states this movement is passionately fighting for people s needs to be placed before the needs of private profits of the banks and corporations protesters in charlotte included domestic workers from atlanta migrant workers from new orleans state workers from across north carolina and public housing residents from new york city to durham n c students workers the structurally unemployed immigrants and many others joined three issue based feeder marches joining the protesters symbolized the three main demand...