Statement from the #BlackPeoplesUnion on the behaviour of Socialist Alternative on #MayDay

“Statement by the Black Peoples Union on Socialist Alternative's actions at the May Day rally

The Black Peoples Union strongly condemns the actions of Socialist Alternative at the May Day rally in Naarm on Monday night.

During the event, while two Indigenous people were speaking, Socialist Alternative members used megaphones and chants to drown out the Indigenous speakers in what is essentially counter-protest tactics, showing a complete lack of respect for the voices of oppressed First Nations people - voices that we all know are silenced every other day by reactionary and racist forces in the colony.

Furthermore, we are appalled by the slanderous and factually incorrect statements that Socialist Alternative have made about the Black Peoples Union on social media.

Accusing us of being divisive and not using solidarity is a baseless and offensive claim, especially considering the context of their actions at a May Day rally organised by a collective of organisations representing several oppressed ethnicities across the world as well as the exploited Indigenous and non-Indigenous proletarians of this continent - a committee that Socialist Alternative was originally invited to be a part of in the spirit of solidarity, but refused… 1/2