Zack de la Rocha, frontman for the politically outspoken Rock & Roll Hall Of Famers Rage Against The Machine, has publicly taken a stance against the recent immigration raids conducted in the Los Angeles, CA area by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Those series of raids drew numerous protests, with U.S. President Donald Trump controversially ordering the National Guard and U.S. Marines to quell any dissent. The above-mentioned reclusive vocalist has newly taken to endorsing a benefit shirt/hoodie released by Born x Raised.
100% of the proceeds from that shirt will The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights — an organization his Rage Against The Machine bandmate Tom Morello hosted a fundraising show for earlier this week. Zack himself commented:
“THIS IS LOS ANGELES. IN LA WE FIGHT ALONGSIDE OUR UNDOCUMENTED BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
IT’S LIKE THE OLD SCHOOL USED TO SAY “CON SAFOS” — IT’S JUST THE NATURE OF THINGS HERE WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
BECAUSE HERE WE FORM A COMMUNITY THAT TRANSCENDS BORDERS.
HERE WE REJECT THE IDEA THAT ANYONE IS ILLEGAL.
WE ARE A DIGNIFIED CITY OF MILLIONS OF INTERNATIONAL WORKERS FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE,
AND TOGETHER WE ARE DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY TO DEFEND OUR MOTHERS, OUR FATHERS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR CHILDREN FROM ICE AND THEIR RACIST AND ARMED VIGILANTES NOW INVADING OUR COMMUNITIES.
IT’S PARA LOS NIÑOS THAT WE ORGANIZE TO FIGHT FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T.FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO STAND ON THE SIDELINES, AND CONSIDER YOURSELF SAFE, BELIEVE US WHEN WE SAY THAT YOU’RE NOT. FASCISM IS LAWLESS. ITS AGENTS WEAPONIZE WHAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE THE LAW AND WILL ONLY APPLY IT TO THOSE THAT THEY TARGET, WHILE THEY ILLEGALLY DETAIN, HARASS, TERRORIZE, AND DISAPPEAR THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES WITH TOTAL IMPUNITY.
AS WE SPEAK THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO BLUR THE LINES BETWEEN WHAT IS PROTEST AND WHAT IS “TERRORISM”, BETWEEN WHO IS AN INNOCENT WORKER AND WHO IS A “VIOLENT CRIMINAL”.
THIS COULD SOON BE THE NORM WHETHER YOU’RE A CITIZEN OR NOT. TO STAND WITH US IS TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELVES.BORN AND RAISED IN MEXICO.
BLACK AND BROWN NO BACKING US DOWN.
SOLO EL PUEBLO SALVA AL PUEBLO.
IN PEACE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.”
You can purchase the design for a limited time via bornxraised.com. As mentioned above, Morello himself was also active during protests in Los Angeles, CA earlier this month, attending both anti-ICE protests and the No Kings protest.
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