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If you missed our recent conversation with organizers fighting police violence in Minneapolis, you can now listen to the audio online!

On Nov. 15 Jamar Clark was shot by Minneapolis police and died a day later. Many witnesses say he was handcuffed when shot. As we've seen in the past protesters immediately took to the streets using direct action tactics such as marches, student walk outs, rallies and occupations.   The most notable occupation has been that of the 4th precinct police station. Protesters seized a part of the precinct and are demanding footage of the murder among other things.   What's new about this struggle is the attention protests have drawn by right wing forces. During the occupation white supremacists visited the site a few times before opening fire on protesters, injuring 5 on Nov. 24.  Although the suspects were eventually apprehended they were not charged with attempted murder or a hate crime despite the clear racist motivation behind the attack.   After this right wing attack, Minneapolis police seized the opportunity to eradicate the occupation at the 4th precinct by arresting protesters and taking apart the encampment. However, the struggle is ongoing as people continue to seek justice for Jamar Clark. Please join Out Of The Flames of Ferguson as we host the African People's Caucus via Skype to reflect on their experience organizing around the Jamar Clark case, lessons learned and important debates that have come up in the movement. The African People's Caucus is a caucus of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) which seeks to To develop confident, militant, skilled community and workplace organizers of African Descent. Visit their page for more info: https://www.facebook.com/originaliwwapc/?fref=ts

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On Nov. 15 Jamar Clark was shot by Minneapolis police and died a day later. Many witnesses say he was handcuffed when shot. As we've seen in past protesters immediately took to the streets using direct action tactics such as marches, student walk outs, rallies and occupations.   The most notable occupation has been that of the 4th precinct police station. Protesters seized a part of the precinct and are demanding footage of the murder among other things.   What's new about this struggle is the attention protests have drawn by right wing forces. During the occupation white supremacists visited the site a few times before opening fire on protesters, injuring 5 on Nov. 24. Although the suspects were eventually apprehended they were not charged with attempted murder or a hate crime despite the clear racist motivation behind the attack.   After this right wing attack, Minneapolis police seized the opportunity to eradicate the occupation at the 4th precinct by arresting protesters and taking apart the encampment. However, the struggle is ongoing as people continue to seek justice for Jamar Clark. Please join Out Of The Flames of Ferguson as we host the African People's Caucus via Skype to reflect on their experience organizing around the Jamar Clark case, lessons learned and important debates that have come up in the movement. The African People's Caucus is a caucus of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) which seeks to To develop confident, militant, skilled community and workplace organizers of African Descent. 

Listen and share Brittany's story! She was a guest on Uhuru Radio this weekend and the audio is available online. Brittany's interview begins about 38:30 into the episode. ‪#‎Justice4Brittany‬ ‪#‎WhyMe‬? ‪#‎WhyUs‬?‪#‎BlackLivesMatter‬ ‪#‎BlackWomensLivesMatter‬