United Against Racism People’s Movement Assembly

United Against Racism People’s Movement Assembly
Draft Resolution
 
People of color forces committed to ending racism and ensuring socio-political equity are converging to move beyond the silos of identity politics and into a united struggle against racism. Neo-liberalism and racism have pummeled poverty, insecurity, war, exploitative labor practices, and violence against people of color communities both within and without the United States. The core activists and organizations within this space and within the United Against Racism hold a common view that Palestine represents the barometer of the extent to which imperialism is willing to go to ensure that the capitalist system of oppression and exploitation continue unabated. There is a general understanding that the liberation of Palestine is a critical linchpin in the transformation of this system and the creation of a more humane global system.
 
In order to solidify this solidarity and build another world shoulder to shoulder we seek to prepare our bases:
 
To be prepared and committed to defend one another
To define points of convergence among us; and
To host a 2011/2012 conference where we can continue to build our joint struggle
 
This body has identified several common issues and goals:
 
To end U.S. aid to Israel which is provided at the expense of strengthening social services in the U.S. including but not limited to, adequate education, access to health care, safe neighborhoods, and food security;
To challenge militarization and policing of our communities and our lands;
To support the boycott, divestment, and sanction of and against Apartheid Israel
To confront border struggles and the scapegoating, criminalization, and targeting of immigrant communities; and
To defend and free our political prisoners