Statement by the Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression, endorsed by OBS
They Do Not Deserve a Raise, God Damn It!
October 19, 2017
A ballot measure (Prop P) is being placed before St. Louis residents next month November
2017 asking registered voters whether to increase sales taxes to give the St. Louis Metropolitan
Police Department more money for pay and new equipment.
Will Snowden facilitated two workshops as part of OBS’s Black Jurors Matter Campaign. Attorney Snowden is founder of the New Orleans-based The Juror Project.
For Immediate Release, October 8, 2017
The Organization for Black Struggle (OBS) endorses Green Party candidate Rev. Elston McCowan for alderperson of the 2nd Ward. The aldermanic seat was vacated by Dionne Flowers after she was appointed to head the Office of the Register by Mayor Lyda Krewson. The special election is November 7, 2017.
OBS uses a specific set of criteria for endorsements and McCowan scored high in all of them. McCowan had a track record of community involvement prior to running for office. He has an energetic campaign organization and his prospects for winning look good.
Over the years, OBS has worked with McCowan on many fronts and in his varied capacities whether it be to rally faith leaders on issues, fighting for justice for prisoners and their families, organizing around environmental concerns or building political power for disenfranchised communities.
Elston McCowan will come to the St. Louis Board of Alders as a public servant committed to fighting for the ideals of democracy, racial equity and justice.
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Join the 45th anniversary celebration of OBS and the Youth Council for Positive Development. January 25, 2025 – This event will be both virtual and In-person that requires advance tickets. No tickets will be sold at the door. Register Today.
Pamoja Session 10th Anniversary of the Ferguson Uprising – Sunday, July 21, 2024
Free & Open to the Public
All hands and feet on board Community Rally to Re-Elect the First Black US Congresswoman of Missouri, Cori Bush – 1st Congressional District.
Beloved Community United Methodist Church – 3115 Park Ave., St.Louis, MO 63104
Have you noticed there’s little to no coverage on the Palestinian struggle?
#1 in Civil Rights: The African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis on exhibit at the Missouri History Museum until April 15, 2018. OBS founder Jamala Rogers is featured as one of the St. Louis freedom fighters.
OBS recently partnered with the Coalition Against Police Crimes & Repression for a film showing and discussion of the riveting documentary Do Not Resist. The film exposed the U.S. police state and all of its manifestations. The state’s message is that we cannot win so do not resist. We say, we must resist! The post-film discussion focused the participants supporting BB 66 that requires monitoring and regulations on surveillance technology used by the City of St. Louis, especially the police department.
Finally, two months after young Isaiah Hammett is murdered by St. Louis SWAT, his family can bury him. The struggle for justice will continue!
Organization for Black Struggle
P.O. Box 5277
St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 367-5959 | contactus@obs-stl.org
