Rage Towards the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha has partnered with clothes model Born X Raised to advertise a line of anti-ICE merch. 100% of gross sales from will probably be distributed to CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights).
Born X Raised is promoting hoodies and t-shirts that includes the messages “Defend Los Angeles” and “Combat for individuals who can’t.” de la Rocha modeled the “Defend Los Angeles” shirt in a set of photos captured by skateboarding photographer Atiba Jefferson — who additionally shot the back and front covers of Turnstile’s newest album, By no means Sufficient.
CHIRLA was based in 1986 and goals to spice up the civil and human liberties of immigrants and refugees. The coalition facilitates management packages for Los Angeles excessive schoolers, offers authorized companies to these dealing with deportation, and connects low-wage staff to lawmakers to enhance their working situations, amongst a number of different missions.
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In an announcement on Born X Raised’s Instagram, de la Rocha referred to LA as a various group of staff and known as for the safety of LA’s undocumented residents. “In LA we struggle alongside our undocumented brothers and sisters. It’s like the old-fashioned used to say, ‘con safos’ — it’s simply the character of issues right here, whether or not you prefer it or not. As a result of right here we type a group that transcends borders.”
He continued, “Right here we reject the concept that anybody is unlawful. We’re a dignified metropolis of tens of millions of worldwide staff from each nook of the globe, and collectively we’re growing the capability to defend our moms, our fathers, our households, and our kids from ICE and their racist and armed vigilantes now invading our communities. It’s para los niños that we arrange to struggle for individuals who can’t.”
de la Rocha concluded with a warning in opposition to silence and inaction. “For these of you who stand on the sidelines and think about your self secure, consider us after we say that you simply’re not. Fascism is lawless. Its brokers weaponize what they think about to be the legislation and can solely apply it to people who they aim, whereas they illegally detain, harass, terrorize, and disappear the members of our communities with complete impunity. As we communicate, they’re making an attempt to blur the strains between what’s protest and what’s ‘terrorism,’ between who’s an harmless employee and who’s a ‘violent prison.’ This might quickly be the norm, whether or not you’re a citizen or not. To face with us is to face up for yourselves.”
“Born and raised in Mexico. Black and brown, no backing us down. Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo. In peace for so long as potential.”
Being politically energetic and outspoken is nothing new to de la Rocha and Rage Towards the Machine (simply take a look at the band’s title). Most lately, de la Rocha didn’t attend his band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 2023; as an alternative, he opted to march in a pro-Palestine protest on Washington, calling for a ceasefire from Israel’s airstrikes.
