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Protesters chained themselves to the entrances of the Oakland federal building on Friday. Activist Reem Assil is on the left.

 (Charlotte Silver/ The Electronic Intifada)

Before the sun rose on Friday, a couple dozen activists had chained themselves to the doors of the Oakland, California federal building with the intention of shutting it down.

With their arms linked together with plastic tubes, each protester standing in front of the main entrance of the federal building displayed a sign stating their nationality’s solidarity with Black resistance.

Representing Palestine to Syria, the Philippines to Korea, these activists declared their support of the burgeoning uprising that is pushing back against what they describe as the racist violence of the police and criminal justice system in the US. Activists also asserted that they are linking their movements together.

“My role as a Palestinian American is inextricably tied to the Black struggle and it is imperative to stand side by side to fight racist wars,” protester Reem Assil told The Electronic Intifada as she was chained to the building’s entrance.

“I am sending a message to my government and to our community that we support Black resistance unequivocally.”