CCDS Mobilizer

WESTERN REGION

Northern California hold an Educational on Red-baiting and Smear Tactics

In response to the red-baiting and smear attacks against ACORN and Van Jones, the CCDS organized an educational event on Nov. 5, 2009 at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley. Two members of Oakland ACORN, Martha Daniels and Annie McKinzie, who have both been evicted from their homes, spoke movingly how they are working with ACORN to organize community resistance to evictions. They vowed to defend ACORN against right-wing attacks and continue their organizing.

Music from John Fromer moved the crowd. CCDS members Jonathan Nack and Marty Price spoke, respectively,about the red-baiting attacks on Van Jones (which caused him to resign his position as Pres. Obama’s “Green Jobs Czar”) and the way to respond to such attacks against our leaders, organizations, and movements. In speaking about the event Jonathon Nack stated, “It is important to do ongoing education on this new red-baiting scare tactics. We can't let this divide us. We need to educate ourselves.”

Northern California CCDS (http://www.ncalccds.org/)