On Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 5:30 am, a group of committed individuals representing various community organizations took to the streets to kick off early morning community patrols (Patrullajes Comunitarios<\/i>). Uni\u00f3n del Barrio, a community-based political organization, leads an urgent effort of community resistance and self-defense to disrupt the hostile immigration raids and police terrorism against working-class migrant, immigrant, and refugee communities.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOur community members have lived in fear for many years as a result of police terrorism and gestapo-type early morning ICE raids which separate families,\u201d according to Francisco Romero – a member of Uni\u00f3n del Barrio. Romero highlights, \u201cHistory and recent police murders clearly show that in order for our Black and Brown communities to be and feel safe, we will need to unite and organize together to protect each other from these unceasing brutal police attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Community Self-Defense Patrols are led by the Comit\u00e9s de Resistencia, a project of Uni\u00f3n del Barrio. On May Day, simultaneous patrols were launched in South Central and Boyle Heights to eventually build Comites de Resistencia in every LA neighborhood. The morning patrols consisted of nearly 25 people in cars and motorcycles. The patrols also did community outreach at various street vendor locations, which have consistently experienced state-sanctioned violence and, more recently, vigilante attacks of hate. In San Diego, where Uni\u00f3n del Barrio has been carrying out community patrols for the past few years, the patrols have successfully thwarted ICE raids and outright ousted immigration and Border Patrol agents from communities. Los Angeles organizations aim for similar results against ICE, police terrorism, evictions, and any other attacks against working-class Black and Brown communities.<\/p>\n
Uni\u00f3n del Barrio will continue to march for and with oppressed peoples, at home and abroad, and yet we recognize that marching alone has its limitations, and more must be done. We must protect our most exploited and toss aside hindered by draconian rules. We must resist and defend our communities!<\/p>\n
On Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 5:30 am, a group of committed individuals representing various community organizations took to the streets to kick off early morning community patrols (Patrullajes Comunitarios). Uni\u00f3n del Barrio, a community-based political organization, leads an urgent effort of community resistance and self-defense to disrupt the hostile immigration raids and police terrorism […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,48,28,29,14,36,54,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-70","category-event","category-local-community-news-events","category-los-angeles-news-events","category-organizational-updates","category-police-migra","category-self-determination","category-statement"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/uniondelbarrio.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-30-at-8.22.02-PM-300x203.png\")
Are you looking to support community self-defense in LA? Donate to the cause at tinyurl.com\/donate2udb<\/a> (please add CDR-LA in donation note). The comit\u00e9s are currently fundraising $2000 for two-way radios to help members of community patrols easily communicate and coordinate efforts. Are you interested in joining or launching comit\u00e9s de resistencia in your community? Follow Uni\u00f3n del Barrio LA on Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for the latest updates and organizing trainings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"