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Community Control Of The Land
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"A business executive is standing over the city of Los Angeles, with a rolled up bunch of eviction notices. There are two devil horns protruding from his bald head, and his eyes are red with evilness. Around his feet are cockroaches and a rat. On the left side of the print is the resistance, the Latina woman organizer speaking into a megaphone, calling all neighbors to raise up against the redevelopment forces and protect their homes. In the lower center of the print there is an African American woman with her child, staring at the viewer. These are the people who will be displaced. The poster reads "Alto A Los Desalojos!" and "Stop the Evictions!" Housing is a human right. For many people of color, the issue of land and housing is one that dates back to over 500 years, beginning with the rape of land and housing is one that dates back to over 500 years, beginning with the rape of Indian land by white colonizers, the theft of Mexican territories, the racist policies that prohibited black people from owning land. Today, working class people of color are at the mercy of big businessand corporate greed, which exploit the land for profit and destroy communities. The basic demand for community control of the land, which was set forth by our revolutionary predecessors, is still relevant to us today. Black Panther Party 13 Point Platform Program #4: We want decent housing that is fit for shelter of human beings. We believe that if the white landlords will not give decent housing to our black community, then the housing and land should be made into cooperatives, so that our community, with government aid, can build and make decent housing for its people. Brown Beret Platform #9[:] We demand housing fit for human beings. Red Guard Platform #2[:] We want decent housing and help in child care. Young Lords Platform[:] We want community control of our institutions and land. The Figueroa Corridor in Downtown Los Angeles is in [a] large battle with city redevelopers" Colors used: Yellow, Flesh, Orange, Red, Ultramarine Blue, and Black.
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