What About the Black Community, Obama?

Breaking News Update:

St. Petersburg, FL -- Covered on CNN, Fox, ABC, as well as on the front cover of today's New York Times newspaper: The Uhuru Movement led a demonstration and protest at Obama's town hall meeting, demanding he address the concerns and conditions of the African community! Held at Gibbs High School, former school of 17-year-old Javon Dawson who was murdered by St Petersburg police June 7th, Obama was campaigning on his platform for "change" when Uhuru Movement members stood up and unfurled the banner reading "What about the Black community, Obama?"

Diop Olugbala, international organizer for the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement, challenged Obama to take a stand about:

- The subprime mortgage crisis that targeted the African community and Latino community

- Attacks like the killing of Sean Bell by the New York police department and Javon Dawson by the St. Petersburg police

- The Jena 6

- Hurricane Katrina, and the list goes on!

This was a strategic political struggle to thrust the issues of the African working class community into the national political debate. Uhuru Solidarity Movement is making a call for white people to take a stand and support this struggle! It's not a debate about McCain being the better candidate, it is a struggle around Obama who is basing his campaign on hope and change, garnering support from people who want to see a change in the world. But if you really look at what Obama represents, it is more of the status quo: he supports the continuation of the war abroad, he supports the death penalty, his financial advisor Penny Pritzker was the architect of the subprime mortgage targeting the African community, and the list goes on! Obama and McCain are the same! Real change, real peace can not happen without social justice.

The Uhuru Movement is demanding that the devastating conditions in the African community must be addressed! African people must have control over their own resources, lives and futures! Go to www.UhuruNews.com for more!

If we want real peace, we have to support an end to the terror enforced on the African community. Be part of an organization that is changing the world! Join Uhuru Solidarity Movement!


WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW:

- Speak out!

Blog and make comments on the national news sites that are running coverage on this protest. They want to characterize the Uhuru Movement as "hecklers", but it was a protest making serious demands that Obama address the conditions in the African community!


- Attend Uhuru Solidarity Movement Studies and Meetings!

Every Thursday at 7:30pm
Uhuru Solidarity Center,
3733 Lancaster Ave.
West Phila (#10 Trolley from City Hall)
THIS Thursday, August 7 at 7:30pm - Study of "Africa Live" radio show with Diop Olugbala, leader in the Uhuru Movement, who asked Obama "What About the Black Community?"


For more information - contact USM Chair Harris at 857-233-7508 or email philly_office@apscuhuru.org


Check out these links to see national media coverage, hear Diop address Obama and learn more!


New York Times Cover Story


www.UhuruNews.com


http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/01/1240564.aspx


http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2008/08/protestersdisr.html


http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jspcontentId=7115985&version=1&locale=ENUS


http://www.tampabays10.com/video/default.aspxaid=66842


http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/01/obama-interrupted-byprotestersduring-florida-address/


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/ (scroll down)



Uhuru Solidarity Movement

www.apscuhuru.org