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Created by Kali Akuno on September 21, 2005, 8:22 am

Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Grassroots Movement Mobilization and Demand Statement
Tuesday, September 13, 2005

The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), a national New Afrikan (Black) human rights organization, calls on every sector of the Black community, including civil rights organizations, human rights activists, workers organizations, religious communities and civic and cultural groups to UNITE in solidarity with Our Sisters and Brothers who have survived Hurricane Katrina.

Poor Black people didn't "choose to stay behind,” they were intentionally left behind. They were left behind way before Hurricane Katrina hit the shores of the Gulf Coast. The same Black people suffering today as a result of Hurricane Katrina, are the same Black people who were disproportionately suffering from poverty, police terrorism, inadequate healthcare, insufferable housing, hunger and a pathetic education system long before the Hurricane occurred.

This is a critical time in the history of New Afrikan (Black) people. We have been presented with an opportunity to rebuild a self-determining community, out of what has been a broken existence since our arrival at the shores of this land. The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement is committed to rebuilding a self-determining Black nation, one community at a time. We must prepare ourselves, and our communities for the “natural” disasters, infrastructure breakdowns, and acts of “terrorism” as well as war that are occurring with more frequency because of the insatiable drive of United States imperialism.

We seek your solidarity and request your support to meet the immediate needs of our people - to help save, protect and preserve life, while strategically planning for long term self determination. We must connect and organize businesses, organizations and institutions into an economic and social network to create the social fabric that supports self-sustaining communities.

To meet the immediate needs of our people devastated by Hurricane Katrina we are making the following demands upon the United States Government and the Governments of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and all states upon which Survivors have been relocated. We are asking everyone who supports these demands to add your name to the petition and spread it far and wide to other organizations in and out of our communities to strengthen the mobilization of our people and hold the United States government accountable.

The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement also stands in solidarity with other oppressed peoples and sectors affected by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast region, including the undocumented, the disabled, the Mexicana and Latino communities, the Vietnamese and Asian communities, and the Native American communities. We maintain that the demands articulated herein also be unequivocally applied to all of these oppressed peoples.


Immediate Demands:

1. That the martial law applied to New Orleans and various regions of the Gulf Coast be lifted immediately.

2. That the curfews in New Orleans, Biloxi and other cities and regions in the Gulf Coast be suspended immediately.

3. The immediate removal of all foreign and domestic mercenary and white vigilante forces currently terrorizing Black and other oppressed communities in the Gulf Coast states, including Texas.

4. The suspension of all of the relief and reconstruction contracts unfairly awarded to the cronies of the Bush government like Halliburton and its various subsidiaries.

5. Immunity for all survivors charged and/or convicted for crimes of theft, property destruction, and assault.

6. Full disclosure on the whereabouts and status of all of survivors including incarcerated persons, immigrants, relocated persons and the deceased.

7. Recovery, identification, internment and burial expenses for the deceased and their families.

8. Community Control over the relief process, including direct oversight over the relief operations of FEMA and the Red Cross.

9. The honoring of all insurance claims resulting from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

10. The removal of the National Guard and all US forces from Afghanistan and Iraq now.

Fundamental Demands:

1. The Right of Return.
q The Black survivors from the Gulf Coast regions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama possess the fundamental human right to their homelands, as well as the right to reestablish their lives and rebuild their communities as they see fit.

2. The Right to Organize.
q The Black survivors in the Gulf Coast region possess the inalienable right to organize themselves and to control the decision-making processes that effect their welfare and livelihoods.
q The Black survivors have the right to form governing councils, labor unions, commercial and community cooperatives, and other institutions that serve the political material interests of New Afrikan (Black) people.

3. The Right to an Income.
q The Black survivors have a right to an income provided by Federal and State governments to ensure their overall well being and that of their families and communities.

4. The Right to Housing.
q The Black survivors of the Hurricane Katrina have the right to decent housing provided by Federal and Statement governments in the Gulf Coast and in every state and city where survivors have been relocated.

5. The Right to Living Wages.
q Black survivors have the right to be compensated at living scale wages for their labor in the relief and reconstruction processes in the Gulf Coast States.
q Black survivors have the right to be provided a living wage in the states upon which they have been relocated.

6. The Right of Access.
q Black survivors have the right to control the reconstruction funds and contracting processes of the Federal and state governments.
q Black survivors have the permanent right to access all of the lands of the affected Gulf Coast region.

7. The Right to Education and Health Care.
q Black survivors have the inalienable right to free quality education and health care including counseling and psychological therapy.

8. The Right of Self-Determination.
q Black survivors have the fundamental right to determine the long-term redevelopment of the Gulf Coast region.

Initiated by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Contact Information:
(601) 354-8731
(510) 433-0115/mxgmoakland@hotmail.com, (718) 254-8800/mxgmny@hotmail.com

If your organization would like to endorse these demands and/or sponsor this petition please contact MXGM National Organizer Kali Akuno via kaliaw@sbcglobal.net.
      


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287 13 Nov 2006 - 6:46    angela smithson : this petition hits the nail on the head. some people may not want to believe that our so called government is capable of doing what they did to these victims but I know other wise. These people deserve to have their lifes back no matter what it takes!
286 23 Apr 2006 - 8:26    lawerence white : This petition is the most racist thing I've ever read. It is time my fellow people take responsibility for their lives and stop trying to weed off the government and trying to get stuff for free. I've done it, and its time all african-americans stop being lazy and do something for themselves. Why are whites better off in the country, cause they work hard to get there. By the way, more white people died in every state than blacks. Why should we get special treatment.
285 13 Mar 2006 - 1:40    Jamie Green : I support this petition. Also, I wrote a song about Malcolm X, and I offer it up to this organization. Listen to it on www.jamiegreenmusic.com, or on myspace.com/jamiegreen :)jg
284 9 Mar 2006 - 8:12    James Mcmillin : I support this petition.
283 9 Mar 2006 - 1:30    Brenda Brown : I support this petition.
282 1 Mar 2006 - 14:14    Ursula : I support this petition.
281 1 Mar 2006 - 8:54    Tennille : Neglect and bigotry magnified the destructive impact of Hurricane “Katrina”. The lack of response to this situation is a direct assault against the supposed rights of the poor, the elderly, of working class people, of Disabled, and of people of color. The unwillingness of those holding positions of power, to assist people in need is revolting and should not be ignored.
280 1 Mar 2006 - 5:57    DAntionette M. Johnson : I support this petition. I WAS ON THA ROOF FOR THA HURRICANE AND I KNOW THE WATER WAS THERE BEFORE THA RAIN!!!! WHAT TYPE OF LAWSUIT CAN I FILE!!!! HELP ME LONELY IN HOUSTON!!!
279 11 Feb 2006 - 0:18    Daniel Buk : I support this petition.
278 10 Feb 2006 - 18:24    Levi Stewart : I am deeply disturbed by the blatant, intentional mishandling of the entire situation.
277 10 Feb 2006 - 9:07    Laurie Manis : I support this petition.
276 10 Feb 2006 - 6:27    robert orlando : I support this petition.
275 4 Feb 2006 - 10:39    Dr. Carl F. Selnes (MSgt Ret.) : I support this petition. We need action, not rhetoric.
274 27 Jan 2006 - 1:46    Krista Keating Tarantino : I support this petition and all other demands that must be made in order to create a more perfect revolution.
273 1 Dec 2005 - 8:56    Evelyn Calugay :
272 14 Nov 2005 - 6:11    Monica Craig :
271 24 Oct 2005 - 22:32    Dr. Safiya Omari :
270 21 Oct 2005 - 1:22    Mica Root :
269 17 Oct 2005 - 8:05    Chazeman : In Solidarity,
268 14 Oct 2005 - 22:39    Kenosha Ferrell : Let us all stay strong in the struggle! FREE THE LAND!
267 14 Oct 2005 - 9:54    Amy Hastey :
266 13 Oct 2005 - 0:23    Carol Black : 1 positive outcome to this injustice, is that it has brought to public light the absolute bankruptcy, unwillingness & inability of those in positions of power, to help a people in need.
265 12 Oct 2005 - 22:02    sean dorsey :
264 11 Oct 2005 - 21:07    Dr. Frank B. Wilderson, III : What would have happened if these were White folks?
263 11 Oct 2005 - 9:55    Dean Spade :
262 9 Oct 2005 - 7:53    joao vargas :
261 9 Oct 2005 - 1:54    Jennifer Delgado : The responsibity of this negligent administration is an affront to human dignity and an obvious attack to the civil rights of poor, working class people and people of color. We can no longer allow any parties of our communities to be fooled into trusting these powers that be. We must demand control of our own governments back now!!
260 8 Oct 2005 - 9:34    Dr.K.Kim Holder : we need to start documenting this murder and bring the government up on international charges. anyone interested
259 6 Oct 2005 - 7:08    Lauren Davis :
258 5 Oct 2005 - 22:21    Alison Wilson : The Bush administrattion must take full responsiblity for their neglect in helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina. This is an impeachable act.
257 5 Oct 2005 - 13:28    Alvin Brown/ PG-RNA : "The PG has always demanded our own sovereign land"
256 5 Oct 2005 - 2:27    Jason Grant :
255 4 Oct 2005 - 23:51    Jasmin Thana : in solidarity + struggle.
254 4 Oct 2005 - 19:45    Ashley Blackmon : yes!!!
253 4 Oct 2005 - 13:07    Jack DeJesus :
252 4 Oct 2005 - 8:34    KJB :
251 4 Oct 2005 - 3:59    Harman Singh : Lets come together to bring about change. 1 love
250 4 Oct 2005 - 2:48    Asherah : These demands are over due.
249 3 Oct 2005 - 5:30    Danielle :
248 2 Oct 2005 - 12:12    martha angelica escudero triana : for the have nots that one day will have it all. Power to the People!!
247 2 Oct 2005 - 7:58    Lorraine Ramirez :
246 2 Oct 2005 - 3:42    Nyla Bell :
245 1 Oct 2005 - 23:12    Piper Anderson :
244 1 Oct 2005 - 21:16    Marque Brill : Regressive is an understatement. Words fail to describe my outrage & disbelief.
243 1 Oct 2005 - 4:18    Katie Richards :
242 30 Sep 2005 - 22:54    Ayo Handy Kendi : Sending Black Love to those who perished and positivEnergy to survivors to continue the struggle
241 30 Sep 2005 - 21:14    Sandra Campbell : Free the Land! Free the Land! Free the Land!
240 30 Sep 2005 - 15:28    Kunta : LIBERATION OF ALL PEOPLE OF AFRIKAN DISSENT IS A MUST. To all my fellow Afrikans at home and abroad; THE TIME IS NOW!!!
239 30 Sep 2005 - 8:45    Sheena Renee :
238 30 Sep 2005 - 7:30    Donna Nevel :
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