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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.