Harlem march:
'U.S./British hands off Zimbabwe!'
A group of activists held an emergency
demonstration in Harlem on June 28 to demand no U.S. and
British intervention in the internal affairs of Zimbabwe,
located in the heart of southern Africa. The protest, seen by
hundreds of Harlem residents, was organized by the December 12
Movement, a long-time Brooklyn-based organization.
The march began at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office
Building and ended up in front of the Mount Olive Baptist
Church, where New York City Council member Charles Barron,
Omawale Clay from the D12 Movement, and Monica Moorehead from
the International Action Center spoke at an impromptu street
meeting.
President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair have
joined forces to attempt to illegally oust the president of
Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe. Mugabe has been supporting a
grassroots campaign to restore arable lands, stolen under
colonialism, back to their rightful owners, the Zimbabwean
workers and peasants.
--Johnnie Stevens
Reprinted from the July 17, 2003, issue of
Workers World newspaper
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