Carly Kay Haldeman
Carly Kay Haldeman aka Carly Bultez is a Utah activist.
FRSO ML School
Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack! ML School public FB group, October 2 2020 members included Carly Kay Haldeman.
FRSO
Hundreds gathered at the Utah Capitol building Saturday, July 18 2020 , to demand community control over the police and demand Governor Gary Herbert call a special session of the legislature to repeal a recent law that bans community control in Utah, known as HB 415.
Utah Against Police Brutality (UAPB) organized the event in response to the day of protest called by the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. It was the latest of the near-daily protests in Utah since the police murders of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal in Salt Lake.
“We need to repeal HB 415 and continue to take to the streets to demand justice for all victims of police violence, stopping at nothing less than SLCPAC and community regulation of the police,” said Carly Kay Haldeman, an organizer with UAPB and Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack!.
Haldeman referred to a Utah law passed in 2019 that bans any independently-elected board the power to constrain a police chief, investigate officers for misconduct, or veto a police policy. The law was a direct response to the community control legislation sought by UAPB and many other groups over the last several years.
After hearing from organizers with For the People, the Sunrise Movement, and Students for a Democratic Society, protesters took to the streets and marched to the governor's mansion to demand a special session on HB 415. Chants like “CPAC, fight back!” could be heard from the intersections occupied by protesters.
Since May 30, there have been continuous protests demanding justice for victims of police crimes such as Palacios-Carbajal, who was murdered by SLCPD in late May. Cops shot him more than 35 times in the back as he was running away. Nevertheless, District Attorney Sim Gill found the killing “justified” despite overwhelming evidence of murder and an overwhelming outcry from thousands of protesters.
“They took a poll in Utah; it shows 88% of Utahns overwhelmingly support police reform,” said UAPB organizer Mike Ramos, referencing a recent survey by the Libertas Institute.
“It’s not just us, it’s Utah that wants police reform,” said Ramos. “I am here as a Black man, and also Hispanic. I’m here for my beautiful Black children and their futures. We need community control of our neighborhoods. We want justice for Bernardo, Chad and Bryan. We want justice for everyone.”
Rae Duckworth, a member of Black Lives Matter Utah and cousin of Bobby Duckworth, who was murdered by Carbon County deputies in 2019, said, “I’m here because Bobby deserves justice. No one deserves bullets. The people deserve justice.”[1]
Fight Back! supporter
Fight Back! / ¡Lucha y Resiste! is a Facebook group for readers and supporters of Fight Back! / ¡Lucha y Resiste! the newspaper of Freedom Road Socialist Organization/FightBack!
As of July 5 2020 members included Carly Kay Haldeman.
FRSO Presents: May Day
451 S State St, Salt Lake City, Sunday 1 May 2016, 12:00. Organized by Gregory Lucero.
Salt Lake City has seen the people wage a lot of struggles this year. The people of Salt Lake have fought against the racist Donald Trump, war, police brutality, racism, sexism, and for students rights. We celebrate those struggles on May 1st, International Workers Day. We have a lot to celebrate.
We have speakers from the labor, immigrant, anti-war, anti-police brutality, and socialist movements. We also will have live music and informational tables. Join us for May Day not only to celebrate our victories, but learn what you can do to help build the strugge in the future.
This event is hosted by the FRSO and cohosted by Workers World Party, Socialist Alternative, Students for a Democratic Society, Utah Anti-war Committee, Utah Against Police Brutality, and the United Workers Organization.
Those indicating attendance on Wherevent included Bianca Paulino, Gabriella Anderson, Alyssa Faith, Doris Chatterton, Sasha Olsen, Jade Arter, Taylor Cowan, Theresa Nielson, Andrea Sofia Canedo, Wendi Guerrero, Amy Jones, Emily Lacock, Juliet Stinson, Joanna Straughn, Danielle Warnick, Carly Kay Haldeman, Jeannette Villalta, Summer Autumn, Dennis Potter, Marco Munoz, Jason Cronin, William VanWagenen, Nick Godfrey, Noah Potts, Travis Gray, Ian Decker, Shane Richman, Connor Richards, Dalek Pretorius, Adrian Romero, Brett Barrett, Ian Cox, Joey Brandin, Eoin O Gallachoir, Stephen Andrew Cox, Jamison Potter, Eric James Allred Porter, Olivier Jimenez, Sam Beutler, Johnny Dean Chucho Warren, Greg Murray, Steven Emerman, Sean Taylor, Ian De Oliveira, Gregory Lucero, Kody Coats, John Pacific, Tino Uvdt, Cannon Atkinson, Adam Koritz.[2]
May Day 2016
On May 1, 100 people gathered at the Salt Lake City and County Building to celebrate, table and rally for International Workers Day. The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) hosted the event, joined by U of U Students for a Democratic Society, Utah Against Police Brutality, Utah Anti-war Committee, Workers World Party, and Socialist Alternative.
Joey Brandin performed songs such as There is Power in a Union and Solidarity Forever.
“As a Mexican immigrant, I can tell you that it is almost impossible to find a job in the state of Utah if you're undocumented. It means that many of these people will find themselves homeless, exploited under the table, or resorting to unconventional means of survival. In Utah, laws like SB 81 are denying undocumented queer people a chance at an affordable post-secondary education and a better future,” said Adrian Romero from Stand for Queer Lives.
Connor Richards from U of U Students for a Democratic Society , spoke about student solidarity with workers around the world. Then Richards shifted to immigrant rights at home saying, “We need you to support the SDS campaign Education for All, and the cutting of lines 36 through 42 of Senate Bill 81 that prevents state-funded scholarships from being granted to undocumented people.”
Erica Cole, union steward of the American Postal Workers Union, spoke about racist discrimination in employment, “It is ridiculous that if one of my daughters says she is white on a job application the outcome will be vastly different than if she says she is Black.”
Samantha Stott from Utah Against Police Brutality and Cop Watch explained to the crowd, “Speaking not only of the working class, but also those who are not working, those who are dealing with addiction and mental illness who are on the streets. They don’t have the help that they need.”
Carly Kay Haldeman of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization was the final speaker, “I’m calling out to the working class to stand against the fraudulent system we call capitalism. We have to do the hard work! We have to organize!”
Ian Decker, also a member of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization and emcee for the rally, thanked the people who attended the event, and invited them to a Marxism-Leninism Day School on Saturday, July 9.
Joey Brandin then sang the Internationale in solidarity with the workers and oppressed peoples of the world.[3]