Saturday, August 23, 2014


A Beautiful Rising Up in the Face of Terrible Crimes in Ferguson
Times Square photo
Protesting in Times Square against police murder in solidarity with Ferguson.
In response to the police killing of 18 year old Mike Brown on August 9, people in Ferguson, Missouri have righteously protested while being subjected to tear gas, rubber bullets, sound cannons, curfews and declarations of states of emergency. Protests including many thousands have broken out across the country as people say "Hands Up! Don't Shoot!"

In Ferguson, hundreds of people, including journalists — and even politicians — have been arrested and pepper-sprayed by police for trying to show the truth about what's happening. The powers that be have gone to great lengths to try to quiet things down and are slandering the protesters, calling those from out of town "outside agitators" and trying to distract people from the real subject — why is Darren Wilson (the cop that shot Mike Brown) STILL not arrested?

Carl Dix, targeted for arrest in Ferguson, refuted charges that the protesters are "criminals:"
I came to Ferguson to stand with people who had poured into the streets after the murder of Michael Brown, and were demanding justice and refusing to silently suffer this abuse any longer. We want the cop who shot Michael indicted, Police Chief Jackson fired, and the authorities to stop hiding the information about Michael's murder. Because people defiantly refused to be stopped by curfews, National Guard deployment, and states of emergency, the whole world now knows about the unjust murder of Michael Brown.
Howard University Protest
Students at Howard University took this photo during new student orientation — the "hands up" pose has become a recognized symbol of protest, as Mike Brown had his hands up when he was shot and killed.
Phillip B. Agnew of the Dream Defenders pointed out on MSNBC that the only outside agitators are the police and the National Guard coming into Ferguson to suppress and inflame the people. He said, “Here in we’ve seen humanity at its best.” Watch the interview.

Dennis Loo writes in The Execution of Michael Brown:
Immediately upon seeing the footage of the highly militarized St. Louis police (and other agencies’) violent crackdown on the people’s protests, Palestinians and others in the Middle East and particularly in Gaza and the West Bank, recognized the face of oppressors’ repression and sent messages of solidarity, including advice about how to handle tear gas.
Solidarity from Palestine
All people of conscience, who care about injustice in the U.S. and all over the world, must stand for justice in Ferguson. Veterans for Peace, Amnesty International, the National Lawyers Guild, the National Association of Black Lawyers, Dream Defenders, and the Stop Mass Incarceration Network have all sent people to Ferguson to join the protest.

We encourage you to follow World Can't Wait's twitter feed and Facebook page for frequent updates.
Protest in Ferguson
Above, protesting in Ferguson
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In case you missed it:
Watch the emergency event to Stop Israel’s Ongoing War Crimes Against the People of Gaza
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On August 5, World Can't Wait put out a call to Stop Israel's War Crimes & Crimes Against Humanity on the People of Gaza.

The mission was to bring the reality of what Operation "Protective Edge" did to the people of Gaza, and why this rose to the level of "war crimes;" to expose the role of the United States in fully backing Israel politically and militarily; and to challenge all watching to bring forth resistance to stop these crimes that is much more broad, diverse, and determined.
Fida Qishta and Anees Mansour
Above: Fida Qishta and Anees Mansour
On August 14, about 400 people gathered in New York, and many others watched online as speakers from the U.S. and around the world made great efforts to contribute, and powerfully amplify the call.

Share these rich stories with everyone you know; spread this understanding of what the “conflict” in Gaza is really about, and why we, living in this country, must act to stop the war on the people of Gaza.
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Oakland action
Cheers to protesters in Oakland!
On Saturday August 16, several thousand protesters marched into the Port of Oakland toward the berth where a weekly Israeli cargo ship docks to offload its goods.
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Oakland ship route
Above, the route that the ship took as it made several attempts to dock for unloading during the protests.

Debra Sweet, Director, The World Can't Wait

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