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The Results Are in Open Letter 11.24.14
The Results Are in Open Letter 11.24.14
The Results Are in Open Letter 11.24.14
So you will likely ask yourself, now that the announcement has been made, why we will still take to the
streets? Why we will still raise our voices to protect our community? Why will still cry tears of
heartbreak and sing songs of determination?
We will continue to struggle because without struggle, there is no progress.
We will continue to disrupt life, because without disruption we fear for our lives.
We will continue because Assata reminds us daily that it is our duty to fight for freedom. It is our duty
to win. We must love and support one another. We have nothing to lose but our chains.
Those chains have bound us-all of us- up for too long. And do not be mistaken- if one of us is bound, we
all are. We are, altogether, bound up in a system that continues to treat some men better than others.
A system that preserves some and disregards others. A system that protects the rights of some and
does not guard the rights of all.
And until this system is dismantled, until the status quo that deems us less valuable than others is no
longer acceptable or profitable, we will struggle. We will fight. We will protest.
Grief, even in its most righteous state, cannot last forever. No community can sustain itself this way.
So we still continue to stand for progress, and stand alongside anyone who will make a personal
investment in ending our grief and will take a personal stake in achieving justice.
We march on with purpose. The work continues. This is not a moment but a movement. The movement
lives.
This letter was written and signed by numerous protestors and supporters, too many to list. Permission is
granted in advance for reproduction by all outlets.