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Police attacks

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posted by: International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement

begins: Jun 16, 9:00 am

ends: Jun 16, 12:00 pm

location: Criminal Justice Center, 13th & Filbert, Room 504

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HANDS OFF THE CITY HALL 2!

Uhuru Movement leaders were attacked and arrested by the City for peacefully protesting Nutter’s budget and Billion Dollar War on the black community!

• Diop Olugbala, leader of the local branch of the Uhuru Movement,was put in a chokehold by police for peacefully speaking out at a City Council session on the budget on March 19th, 2009.
• Diop and Shabaka Mnombatha were arrested and face trial for protesting Mayor Nutter's budget that raises the sales tax while spending over $1 billion a year on police & prisons -- even as poverty and police violence & brutality escalate in the African community.



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