Coordinated Economic Blockade to Free Palestine

Monday, April 15, 2024

The global economy is complicit in genocide. Join participating cities in blocking the arteries of capitalism and jamming the wheels of production.

PARTICIPATING CITIES INCLUDED:

Sydney, Australia; Canberra, Australia; Kansas City, USA; Melbourne, Australia; Halifax, Canada; St. Louis, USA; Western MA, USA + Middleton, USA; Chicago, USA; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Miami, USA; Seattle, USA; Bay Area/San Francisco + Metro, USA; Portland, USA; Eugene, USA; Philadelphia, USA; Vancouver, Canada; Kent, United Kingdom; Montreal, Canada; Hudson Valley, USA; New York City, USA; Detroit/Dearborn, USA; Brussels, Belgium; Rouyn-Noranda, Canada; Montreal, Canada; Peterborough, Canada; Johannesburg, SA; London, UK; Atlanta, USA; Adelaide, Australia; Seoul, South Korea; San Antonio, USA; Long Beach, USA; Cincinnati, USA; Utrecht, Netherlands; Belfast, Ireland; Toronto, Canada; Providence, USA; Fremont, USA; Edmonton, Canada; Tampa, USA; Ceredigion, UK; Athens, Greece; Maui, USA; Ottawa, Canada; Dublin, Ireland; Genoa, Italy; Leicester, UK; Zurich, Switzerland; Newcastle, Australia; Manchester, UK; Elizabeth, USA; Maple Grove, USA; Copenhagen, Denmark; Rennes, France; Hume, Australia; Catalonia, Spain; Brisbane, Australia; Alice Springs, Australia; Tallahassee, USA; Hobart, Australia; Castlemaine, Australia; Geelong, Australia; Darwin, Australia; Nigeria; Tarragona, Spain; Barcelona, Spain; Shannon, Ireland; Medellin, Colombia; Houston, USA; St. Paul, USA; Calgary, Canada; Regina, Canada; Tucson, USA; Phoenix, USA; Mexico City, Mexico; Margate, UK; Leeds, UK; Bristol, UK; Newcastle, UK; Stockholm, Sweden; Mount Pearl, Newfoundland; Labrador, Canada

A proposal to coordinate a multi-city economic blockade on April 15th in solidarity with Palestine recently received overwhelming commitments to participate around the US and internationally.

The proposal states that in each city, we will identify and blockade major choke points in the economy, focusing on points of production and circulation with the aim of causing the most economic impact, as did the port shutdowns in recent months in Oakland, California and Melbourne, Australia, as just a few examples.

There is a sense in the streets in this recent and unprecedented movement for Palestine that escalation has become necessary: there is a need to shift from symbolic actions to those that cause pain to the economy.

As Yemen is bombed to secure global trade, and billions of dollars are sent to the Zionist war machine, we must recognize that the global economy is complicit in genocide and together we will coordinate to disrupt and blockade economic logistical hubs and the flow of capital.

Mutual Solidarity Agreement for April 15

We will act in solidarity with each other in the face of attacks from the media, politicians and the police and the Zionist project. We will support each other in the following ways:

If one city faces police repression, other cities will extend or expand their blockades or initiate other actions in response if able to the best of their abilities and capacity

We will not attack each other or each other’s actions on social media or to the press. We will hold a post-action debrief so that we can raise principled critiques among ourselves in a constructive manner rather than publicly.

Every city will take responsibility for choosing and planning their own local actions. Fellow organizers will not discourage or denounce each others plans because solidarity means affinity, not ownership.

We will keep each other safe by not talking to the police, not coordinating with the police, and not talking to them about our actions or our fellow organizers.

Anti-Repression Resources

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Every city should contact their local National Lawyers Guild chapter to begin discussing what legal support they can provide, including legal observers, know your rights trainings, and access to a local bail fund.

U.S. Bail & Legal Defense Funds

United States A15 Bail & Legal Defense Fund!

Donate here to support community members who are criminalized in the U.S. for their solidarity with Palestine. Should the actions of the state result in the need for it, these funds will be used for bail, legal defense, and support for defendants.

Indianapolis A15 Bail & Legal Defense Fund

Legal Resources

National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Program

The National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Program is a network of activists, community members, organizers, legal workers, law students, and lawyers providing legal support for protests and movements taking an abolitionist, anti-racist, anti-capitalist, and anti-imperialist approach to human rights work. Members across the country provide Know-Your-Rights and Legal Observer® trainings, assistance in setting up temporary legal offices and legal support structures, Legal Observer® coverage during protest events, materials for supporting activists engaged in mass protests, and more.

"Know Your Rights: A Guide For Protesters" Booklet

This booklet aims to give people thinking about going to or organizing a protest information about best practices for interacting with law enforcement in-the-moment, as well as advance information to consider in order to assess risk and prepare for possible police encounters.

Pipeline Legal Action Network

We are working to facilitate and support legal planning for activists targeted by the state during the Line 3 pipeline resistance campaigns. We hope to help prepare people and support their efforts to build their own legal support structures within their affinity groups and organizations, rather than having a service model of legal support. We are also aware that not everyone comes prepared to the resistance, and sometimes people are swept up in mass arrests without support or resources. We aim to make sure no one falls through the cracks.

Center for Constitutional Rights - "If An Agent Knocks"

The Center for Constitutional Rights created If An Agent Knocks to provide advice to activists likely to be targeted by FBI agents or other federal investigators. Since its original release in 1989, If An Agent Knocks has been widely circulated in progressive activist communities across the country. Our updated guide includes both the timeless advice included in the original version and extensive updates to reflect the current state of the law and law enforcement tools.

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