The December 12th Movement (D12), is a Pan-African human rights organization based in New York City.
How We Began – Our Struggle is For Human Rights
The December 12th Movement takes its name from a statewide demonstration against racism and police brutality on December 12, 1987, in Newburg, New York. On December 21st, we organized a “Day of Outrage” whose message was “until there is justice, there will be no peace.” Our mass protest successfully shutdown the subways, bridges and vehicular traffic across New York City. This was the first of several “Days of Outrage” challenging police and white vigilante terror.