Rage Against The Machine

Zach de la Rocha Calls for Gente to March Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio

1:32 pm By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Activism|arizona|Immigration|Music · 1 Comment

23 Feb 2009

Zach de le Rocha from Rage Against the Machine is calling for people to join the growing voices against the racist Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

In the last month Sheriff Joe Arpaio intensified his on-going escalation of attacks against Latinos by segregating the county jail and parading undocumented migrants shackled in a chain-gang into “tent city.” He erected and surrounded the tent with an electric fence in a grotesque display of human degradation.

Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine responded to the news by saying, “To witness what is happening in Arizona and remain neutral is to be implicated in human rights violations that are occurring right here on US soil against migrants. History will not be kind to Joe Arpaio. He will be remembered with other infamous sheriffs like Bull Connor who subjugated and terrorized communities for shortsighted political gain. I hope everyone will join me in protesting Sheriff Joe.”

Who: National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Puente Arizona, and Zach de la Rocha

What: March to Stop the Systematic Persecution of Migrants and Latinos in AZ.

Where: March Start Location for Feb 28th: 300 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85012

When: March to Stop the Hate in Phoenix to be held 9:00 am on February 28

Not in Arizona? Aqui you can sign a petition demanding the U.S. Department of Justice Investigate Sheriff Joe.

Via / Standing Firm

Protesters Arrested at RATM Concert After Impromptu March

8:02 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Music|RNC08 · Comments Off

4 Sep 2008

For those of you following the RNC, you already know about all the protests and police brutality. I, however, hadn’t heard about the Rage Against the Machine impromptu march nor the resulting arrests. Apparently, fans leaving the concert began a spontaneous march toward the RNC, and in spite of the fact that police told Minnesota Public Radio that everything seemed to be ok as people were dispersing quietly on their own, riot police eventually moved in and began arresting and shooting tear gas.

This incident follows a protest earlier in the week when police cut the power to a Rage concert because the concert apparently began too close to curfew hours. Zach De La Rocha (who can bombtrack me any time he wants!) led happy concert goers in an a capella version of “Bulls on Parade” and “Killing in the Name.” And as luck would have it, You Tube provides us with an excellent quality recording of the incident!

Viva La RAGE!

via/MTV

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