October 22 -- WEAR BLACK!
16th Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation
16th Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation
Wherever you are, hook into 022 activities in your area, or organize one!
In Houston, We're Takin’ It To The Streets!
Sat., October 22nd, 3 PM
Converge @ Market Square Park
301 Milam (Between Congress & Preston)
Speak Out, Testify, Tell Your Story, bring drums, signs and banners.
We need to reach thousands who would want to act.
Get Involved! – Resistance Makes a Difference!
- Make copies and distribute the attached flyer everywhere.
- Spread the word by facebook, twitter, radio shows, e-lists, websites, and more.
- Students: Make the day before, Friday, Oct. 21st, A DAY OF DEFIANCE in your school; in past years, students have organized walkouts, teach-ins, the mass wearing of black; use your creativity!
- JOIN US ON OCT 22ND @ MARKET SQUARE PARK!
Phone: 281-546-3328
Facebook Group: October 22 -Houston
Resources for 022:
Interview with Carl Dix about October 22, 2011
Time to Intensify Outpouring of ResistanceThe following is from an interview done on October 11 with Carl Dix:
Revolution: Going into NDP, what is it about the situation today you would like to highlight in terms of both the ongoing and accelerating police murder and brutality as well as the need for people to manifest resistance against that?
Carl Dix: This is the 16th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. We formed this group [October 22nd Coalition] because there was an epidemic of police brutality and police murder that needed to be resisted on a nationwide level. And that brutality, that repression, that criminalization, has not only continued, it has intensified.
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