1he 2|mmerman Verd|ct |s a kef|ect|on of the 1|mes. WL CnAkGL GLNCCIDL!

1he eople MusL C8CAnlZL!

1rayvon MarLln was never golng Lo geL [usLlce from a courLroom of Lhe unlLed SLaLes governmenL. !usLlce
for 1rayvon and for Lhe hundreds of oLher 8lack women, men, and chlldren execuLed by someone
employed or proLecLed by Lhe uS governmenL on a dally basls wlll only come from our people and Lhe
power we are able Lo wleld Lhrough Lhe sLrengLh of our organlzaLlon and Lhe resolve of our wlll.
Zlmmerman was only puL on Lrlal because mllllons of our people Look Lo Lhe sLreeLs ln early 2012 and
LhreaLened Lo dlsrupL Lhe sysLem. 1he Lrlal was a means Lo dlverL our energles and reLurn Lhlngs Lo Lhe
sLaLus quo.
Cbama's sLaLemenL LhaL a a [ury has spoken" encouraglng whaL he called, calm reflecLlon", ls [usL
anoLher efforL Lo lure 8lack people Lo sleep and keep us accepLlng Lhe sLaLus quo. 1he sLaLus quo of whlLe
supremacy has never and wlll never work for 8lack people. As W.L.8. uu8ols sLaLed, a sysLem cannoL fall
Lhose who lL was never meanL Lo proLecL." WhlLe supremacy and Lhe sysLems LhaL supporL and relnforce
lL llke caplLallsm, colonlallsm, and paLrlarchy musL be defeaLed and dlsmanLled. We musL always keep Lhls
ln mlnd and be prepared ln concreLe, organlzed ways Lo ensure LhaL Lhere wlll be no peace lf Lhere ls no
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."*;@%/0' ,)&%&'/0.).
We musL also be clear LhaL Lhe Zlmmerman verdlcL ls a reflecLlon of Lhe Llmes. 17-year old 1rayvon MarLln
was Lhe 31
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8lack person execuLed by someone employed or proLecLed by Lhe sLaLe ln 2012. As we
demonsLraLed ln CperaLlon CheLLo SLorm, 313 8lack women, men, and chlldren were execuLed wlLhouL
Lrlals by Lhe pollce, securlLy guards or cerLlfled nelghborhood waLchmen" ln 2012. 1hese exLra[udlclal
kllllngs have by no means sLopped or slowed down, as wlLnessed by Lhe execuLlon of klmanl Cray and
dozens more 8lack people ln Lhe flrsL slx monLhs of 2013. WlLh Lhe Zlmmerman verdlcL [usLlfylng and
seLLlng new precedenL for Lhe dlsposal of 8lack llfe, we should expecL Lhe number of exLra[udlclal kllllngs
Lo lncrease. lL ls now more lmperaLlve Lhan ever for us Lo sLrengLhen Lhe organlzaLlon of our communlLles
and defend ourselves.
We must defend ourse|ves, and we have every r|ght to do so A4 /04 *)/0& 0).)&&/,4.
8lack people are ln a helghLened sLaLe of crlsls. Slnce belng broughL Lo Lhe shores of norLh Amerlca as
capLlves from Luropean wars of aggresslon we have consLanLly baLLled one crlsls afLer anoLher. Powever,
Lhere are Llmes LhaL are more crlLlcal and lnLense Lhan oLhers. We are presenLly llvlng Lhrough one of
Lhese super -crlLlcal perlods.
We have been hunLed and kllled ln cold blood by Lhe uS governmenL ln lncreaslng numbers and herded
lnLo prlsons llke caLLle ln record numbers. 1he facLs presenLed ln CperaLlon CheLLo SLorm: 2012 Annual
8eporL on Lhe LxLra[udlclal kllllng of 8lack eople presenLs us wlLh a deeper undersLandlng of Lhe uLLer
dlsregard held for 8lack llfe wlLhln Lhe unlLed SLaLes.
1he conLlnual pracLlce of execuLlng 8lack people ln Lhe counLry wlLhouL preLense of a Lrlal, [ury, or [udge
ls an lnLegral parL of Lhe governmenL's currenL overall sLraLegy of conLalnlng Lhe 8lack communlLy ln a
sLaLe of perpeLual colonlal sub[ugaLlon and explolLaLlon. 1he verdlcL ln Lhe Ceorge Zlmmerman Lrlal ls a
LesLamenL Lo Lhe reallLy LhaL Lhe lnsLlLuLlons of Lhe unlLed SLaLes upllfL and are compllclL ln Lhe ongolng
genoclde of 8lack people.

1he only way we are golng Lo defend ourselves agalnsL Lhese genocldal challenges ls Lo creaLe a masslve
soclal movemenL. We need a movemenL LhaL sLraLeglcally Lakes on Lhe sysLemlc oppresslon and
explolLaLlon LhaL prevenL 8lack people from exerclslng self-deLermlnaLlon and human rlghLs.
ln order Lo flghL effecLlvely we have Lo organlze ourselves on a hlgher level. Cne of Lhe crlLlcal areas
where we have Lo sLep up our organlzlng efforLs Lo be quallLaLlvely more effecLlve ls ln Lhe area of self-
defense. We have Lo be clear LhaL we cannoL and should noL counL on our enemles - llke Lhe courLs, and
oLher forces of Lhe uS governmenL or LransnaLlonal corporaLlons - Lo proLecL us. We have Lo proLecL
ourselves.
1he Ma|co|m k Grassroots Movement (MkGM) be||eves that an essent|a| part of our Movement for
surv|va| must be Se|f-Defense Networks.
We th|nk there are two types of Networks that we have to bu||d:

!)# B+,%C/0 ", 3@/.C 8)@+?6)+)0&) !)'#",C& are alllances, coallLlons, or unlLed fronLs of
8lack organlzaLlons whose purpose ls Lo defend Lhe 8lack or new Afrlkan communlLy
from exLernal (Lhe pollce, l8l, whlLe LerrorlsL organlzaLlons, eLc.) and lnLernal (agenL
lnfllLraLlon, lnLra-communal vlolence, eLc.) LhreaLs Lo lLs safeLy and securlLy.

D)";@)E& 8)@+?6)+)0&) !)'#",C& are mulLl-naLlonal (or mulLl-eLhnlc and/or raclal)
alllances, coallLlons, or unlLed fronLs whose purpose ls Lo defend Lhelr communlLles
agalnsL muLual enemles and LhreaLs and advance a common agenda based on shared
lnLeresLs, hopes, and asplraLlons.
Cppressed peop|es and commun|t|es can and w||| on|y be secure |n th|s country when they are
organ|zed to defend themse|ves aga|nst the aggress|ons of the government and the forces of wh|te
supremacy and cap|ta||st exp|o|tat|on.
1he F7),4 GH I"<,& Campa|gn proposes a mode| for organ|z|ng:
1. 1he formaLlon of 8|ack Se|f-Defense Networks Lo defend our people and combaL pollce
Lerrorlsm. 1hese neLworks should seek Lo bulld CopwaLch programs, engage ln mass rlghLs
based educaLlon Lralnlngs for Lhe communlLy, serve as flrsL responders Lo acLs of ollce
1errorlsm, and help coordlnaLe mass reslsLance Lo Lhese acLs vla mass moblllzaLlons and dlrecL
acLlon. 1hese neLworks should also be encouraged Lo engage ln offenslve campalgns, such as
referendums Lo lnsLlLuLe ollce ConLrol 8oards.
2. 1he formaLlon of eop|e's Se|f-Defense Networks Lo defend Lhe llves and lnLeresLs of all
oppressed peoples' and explolLed classes agalnsL varlous forms of sLaLe Lerrorlsm. 1hese
eople's Self-uefense neLworks would work as mulLl-naLlonal alllances Lo engage ln a broad
manner all of Lhe Lasks menLloned above Lo defend oppressed peoples and LargeLed
communlLles, such as LC81C2CnC communlLles, agalnsL lnsLlLuLlonallzed raclsm, whlLe
supremacy, lnsLlLuLlonallzed sexlsm, paLrlarchy and sLaLe represslon be lL raclal proflllng,
gender proflllng, sLop and frlsk, mass lncarceraLlon, or mass deporLaLlons.
3. Waglng campalgns for local referendums Lo lnsLlLuLe o||ce Contro| mechan|sms - l.e.
communlLy based sLrucLures LhaL have Lhe power Lo hlre, flre, subpoena, and dlsclpllne Lhe
pollce on Lhe local level. And waglng masslve, non-compllanL campalgns of reslsLance
employlng 8DS (boycott, d|vestment, and sanct|on) strateg|es and tact|cs on sLaLewlde,
reglonal, and naLlonal levels.
4. lormlng eop|e's Assemb||es, on local, clLywlde, and reglonal levels Lo engage ln program and
demand developmenL lnlLlaLlves LhaL wlll enable Lhe people Lo engage ln Lhe broad
lmplemenLaLlon of people's programs for self-defense and muLual ald.
1he Ma|co|m k Grassroots Movement (MkGM) and Lhe !"#$% '( )*+$, -./0.123 seeks Lo sLrengLhen
organlzlng lnlLlaLlves wlLhln 8lack or new Afrlkan communlLles for self-defense, by presenLlng Lhese
lnlLlaLlves wlLh a comprehenslve analyLlcal framework and pracLlcal organlzlng Lools Lo ground and unlLe
Lhem.
MxCM offers Lo 8lack and oLher oppressed communlLles Lhree resources 1) Cperat|on Ghetto Storm, a
full reporL on Lhe 2012 exLra [udlclal kllllngs, 2) Let our Motto 8e kes|stance, an organlzlng handbook for
self-defense, and 3) We Charge Genoc|de Aga|n!, a currlculum for Lhe !"#$% '( )*+$, -./0.123, Lo
furLher Lhls ob[ecLlve
L|nks:
Cperat|on Ghetto Storm: 2012 Annua| keport on the Lxtra[ud|c|a| k||||ng of 8|ack eop|e
http:]]mxgm.org]wp-content]up|oads]2013]04]Cperat|on-Ghetto-Storm.pdf
Let our Motto 8e kes|stance
http:]]mxgm.org]wp-content]up|oads]2013]03]Se|f-Defense-Manua|-MLkGLD.pdf
We Charge Genoc|de Aga|n!
http:]]mxgm.org]we-charge-genoc|de-aga|n-new-curr|cu|um-on-every-28-hours-report]
lor more lnformaLlon on Lhese resources or Lralnlngs please conLacL kall Akuno aLkallakuno[mxgm.org.
lor coallLlon bulldlng and Self-uefense neLworks please conLacL 1allba Cbuya aL Lallba[mxgm.org.