Ferguson Action

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'''Ferguson Action''' (previously known as '''Ferguson October''') was an organized social movement that uses protests and resistance to oppose police violence in the United States. The movement became notable after organizing protests that gained national attention following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014.<ref name=About>{{cite web|url=http://fergusonoctober.com/about/ |title=We Are a Movement Moment |publisher=fergusonoctober.com |accessdate=October 12, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013182041/http://fergusonoctober.com/about/ |archivedate=October 13, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=Zeleny>{{cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/thousands-march-st-louis-protesting-police-killings/story?id=26128360 | title=Thousands March in St. Louis Protesting Police Killings | work=ABC News | date=October 11, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Zeleny, Jeff}}</ref> In October 2014, the movement organized a four-day event, called the Weekend of Resistance,<ref name=Mosendz>{{cite web | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/10/the-unrest-and-arrests-in-st-louis/381360/ | title=The Unrest and Arrests in St. Louis | work=The Atlantic | date=October 10, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Mosendz, Polly}}</ref> in which more than 1000 protestors from across the United States marched in downtown St. Louis.<ref name=HuffPost-141011>{{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/11/ferguson-october-protests_n_5970056.html | title=Ferguson October Protests Gain Steam On Second Day | work=Huffington Post | date=October 11, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Lowery>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/10/11/powerful-images-as-massive-ferguson-protests-kick-off-peacefully/ | title=Powerful images as massive Ferguson protests kick off peacefully | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=October 11, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Lowery, Wesley}}</ref><ref name=Alcindor>{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/11/protests-peaceful-as-questions-about-deaths-loom/17114913/ | title=Protests peaceful as questions about deaths loom | work=USA Today | date=October 12, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Alcindor, Yamiche}}</ref><ref name=Pearce>{{cite web | url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ferguson-protests-20141011-story.html | title=St. Louis' pride and unrest: Cardinals October vs. 'Ferguson October' | work=Los Angeles Times | date=October 11, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Pearce, Matt}}</ref><ref name=Martinez>{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/11/us/ferguson-weekend-protests/ | title=Mom, daughter trek 750 miles on $100 budget to join 'Weekend of Resistance' | work=CNN | date=October 12, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 |author1=Martinez, Michael |author2=Kirkos, Bill |author3=Elam, Stephanie }}</ref>

==History== thumb|Police stand watch during protests in the neighborhood of Shaw in St. Louis, Missouri. Ferguson October was organized by the Organization for Black Struggle, Hands Up United, Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment and local activists including Tef Poe, Taurean Russell and Ashley Yates.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ferguson October: Youth Organizers Plan Weekend of Resistance 2 Months After Death of Michael Brown|url = http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2014/10/7/ferguson_october_youth_organizers_plan_weekend|website = Democracy Now!|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}</ref> Several other activist groups from across the United States supported the effort with rallies in their cities.<ref name=Lee>{{cite web | url=http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ferguson-weekend-resistance-thousands-expected | title=Ferguson: A chill in the air before 'Weekend of Resistance' | work=MSNBC | date=October 9, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Lee, Trymaine}}</ref> One of the movement's objectives is for police officer Darren Wilson to be criminally charged for the shooting death of Michael Brown.<ref name=Hobdy>{{cite web | url=http://www.essence.com/2014/10/12/ferguson-october-marches-expand-second-day | title=Ferguson October Marches Expand on Second Day | work=Essence | date=October 12, 2014 | accessdate=October 12, 2014 | author=Hobdy, Dominique}}</ref>

In November 2014, Ferguson October was relaunched as Ferguson Action and coordinated a series of actions across the country after the Grand Jury declined to indict Officer Wilson. Over 200+ actions have taken place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ferguson Action Site |url=http://www.fergusonaction.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205150257/http://fergusonaction.com/ |archivedate=2014-12-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ferguson Protests Are Coming to Your City|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/11/Ferguson-National-Response-Network-Ferguson-Action-Plan-Country-Wide-Protests-Darren-Wilson-Grand-Jury-Announcement/383002/|website=The Atlantic|date=20 November 2014 }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20190503152059/http://fergusonaction.com/}}

Category:Political organizations based in St. Louis Category:Ferguson, Missouri Category:History of St. Louis Category:Civil rights protests in the United States Category:2014 protests Category:Killing of Michael Brown