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EFF CALLS FOR NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT
Friday, 05 June 2020
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) calls for a National Day of Action in solidarity with
African-Americans who are protesting against the violent killings of black people by police
in the United States. Since the brutal murder of George Floyd by police the world over has
gone on to have mass protests to call for the end of the despicable and white supremacist
agenda to criminalise and end the lives of black people.
On Monday; 8 June 2020, we call for peaceful demonstrations by all South Africans in
demand from the USA for justice and structural change of their racist law enforcement
agencies. On our own shores, Collins Khosa was murdered by thugs who belong to the
South African National Defense Force. This is in a country where no justice has been
served for the slain workers of Marikana who were massacred in defence of the profits of
white-monopoly capital. This reveals a consistent anti-black attitude across the very fabric
of law enforcement across the world.
The demonstrations must be done in a safe and responsible manner considering the
realities of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which still poses a risk to the lives of all people.
Accordingly, the protests must be in accordance with Level 3 regulations that allow jogging
in a proper social distancing form. We call on all South Africans to take to main roads and
police stations across the country and take a knee for 8 min and 46 seconds, which is the
amount of time the racist murderer Derek Chauvin placed his knee firmly on the throat of
George Floyd leading to his death
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It cannot be that no one in the African continent has come out to show support to the
African Americans. Most of the world has made demonstrations including nations that are
complicit in the continued underdevelopment of Africa such as France. Africa must take a
stand and defend Africans in the diaspora who face violence that dates back to slavery
when they were stolen from the continent and sold across the Atlantic.
Let us make our contribution in accordance with social distancing rules. South Africans
must come out and take a knee where ever they are, 09h00 in the morning, 8 June 2020
for 8min and 46 seconds.
The EFF will lead a demonstration to take place in front of the American Embassy in
Pretoria led by the Commander-in-Chief Julius Malema and in front of the U.S. Consulate
General in Sandton led by Deputy President Floyd Shivambu and in Cape Town led by the
National Chairperson Veronica Mente.
Let us take a stand for justice for the loss of black life at the hands of an anti-black society.