Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Police Sue Kshama Sawant and City of Seattle

To  
Friends,

It’s official, the Seattle police officers who gunned down Che Taylor have re-filed their defamation lawsuit against Seattle’s Socialist Alternative Councilmember Kshama Sawant and the City of Seattle. Read the lawsuit 
here.

This is nothing short of political retaliation against Sawant for standing up to the establishment and speaking truth to power. Furthermore, its retaliation against the Black Lives Matter movement and all those who oppose and struggle against the murderous violence being meted out by the police to people of color and other oppressed communities.  It’s clear, this lawsuit has the malicious intent of sending an undeniable message to the BLM movement and others that if you stand up, you will be punished. 


Donate $10, $20, $100 today to the Kshama Sawant Solidarity Campaign to take a stand against police violence and intimidation.

Not satisfied with intimidating Sawant and BLM alone, the police officers have now doubled down and have added the City of Seattle to the lawsuit, essentially suing the working people of Seattle!

This fits within the wider right-wing agenda of Trump and the Republicans who are supporting legislation that criminalizes dissent.  There have been various bills brought forward around the country, in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests, imposing draconian penalties for different types of unauthorized protest.

The Kshama Sawant Solidarity Campaign officially launches on May 4th in Seattle. Leading up to that we need to raise $10,000 to help get the defense campaign off the ground, by renting a venue for the launch, office space to organize our national solidarity campaign, and to hire organizers. 

In solidarity,
Ty Moore, Organizer
Contribute today






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