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==Background==

==Background==

:{{See also|Marxism|Leftwing violence in the Trump era}}

:{{See also|Marxism|Leftwing violence in the Trump era}}

Chesa is named after Joanne Chesimard,<ref>https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/joanne-deborah-chesimard</ref> also known as [[Assata Shakur]] of the [[FBI]]'s 10 Most Wanted list currently living in [[Cuba]]. Chesimard was convicted of the [[murder]] of a [[New Jersey]] State Trooper in 1977 and escaped prison in 1979.  Chesimard is the inspiration of [[Patrisse Cullors]], founder of [[Black Lives Matter]].

Chesa is named after Joanne Chesimard,<ref>https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/joanne-deborah-chesimard</ref> also known as [[Assata Shakur]] of the [[FBI]]'s 10 Most Wanted list currently living in [[Cuba]]. Chesimard was convicted of the [[murder]] of a [[New Jersey]] State Trooper in 1977 and escaped prison in 1979.  Chesimard is the inspiration of [[Patrisse Cullors]], founder of [[Black Lives Matter]] (BLM).

Chesa's mother is [[Kathy Boudin]], who served 22 years in prison for the murder of two policemen and a Brink's guard.  His father, [[David Gilbert]], remains in prison. Chesa was adopted and raised by [[Weather Underground]] self-admitted [[terrorist]]s [[Bill Ayers]] and [[Bernardine Dohrn]].<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/11/san-francisco-socialist-son-of-imprisoned-weather-underground-terrorists-who-was-raised-by-bill-ayers-and-worked-for-hugo-chavez-elected-d-a/</ref>

Chesa's mother is [[Kathy Boudin]], who served 22 years in prison for the murder of two policemen and a Brink's guard.  His father, [[David Gilbert]], remains in prison. Chesa was adopted and raised by [[Weather Underground]] (WUO) self-admitted [[terrorist]]s [[Bill Ayers]] and [[Bernardine Dohrn]].<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/11/san-francisco-socialist-son-of-imprisoned-weather-underground-terrorists-who-was-raised-by-bill-ayers-and-worked-for-hugo-chavez-elected-d-a/</ref>

Chesa's namesake, Joanne Chesimard aka Assata Shakur, is the former "queen" of the [[Black Liberation Army]] (BLA) terrorist group, who was convicted of the first-degree murder of a New Jersey State Trooper in 1973.  She was convicted of the [[murder]] in 1977 and seven other [[felon]]ies.  While serving a life sentence, she escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women in 1979. She was granted political asylum in [[Cuba]] in 1984 where she has lived ever since, despite US government efforts to have her extradited. She is on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list, under her maiden name Joanne Deborah Chesimard. BLM founders openly admit to being "trained Marxists."<ref>https://twitter.com/RitaPanahi/status/1273739801464725504</ref>  BLM co-founder [[Alicia Garza]] is a black separatist and more recently was affiliated with the Marxist [[Freedom Road Socialist Organization]] that wants to carve out an independent [[nation-state]] in the Bay Area.<ref>[https://www.periscope.tv/w/1zqKVljlzyDJB ''Black Lives Matter Unmasked''], Lee Stanahan, 2020.</ref>  Garza wrote, "When I use Assata [Shakur]'s powerful demand in my [[Community organizing|organizing]] work, I always begin by sharing where it comes from, sharing about Assata’s significance to the Black Liberation Movement, what its political purpose and message is, and why it’s important in our context."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Garza|first1=Alicia|title=A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement|url=http://www.thefeministwire.com/2014/10/blacklivesmatter-2/|website=The Feminist Wire|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref>

Chesa's namesake, Joanne Chesimard aka Assata Shakur, is the former "queen" of the [[Black Liberation Army]] (BLA) terrorist group, who was convicted of the first-degree murder of a New Jersey State Trooper in 1973.  She was convicted of the [[murder]] in 1977 and seven other [[felon]]ies.  While serving a life sentence, she escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility for Women in 1979. She was granted political asylum in [[Cuba]] in 1984 where she has lived ever since, despite US government efforts to have her extradited. She is on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list, under her maiden name Joanne Deborah Chesimard. BLM founders openly admit to being "trained Marxists."<ref>https://twitter.com/RitaPanahi/status/1273739801464725504</ref>  BLM co-founder [[Alicia Garza]] is a black separatist and more recently was affiliated with the Marxist [[Freedom Road Socialist Organization]] that wants to carve out an independent [[nation-state]] in the Bay Area.<ref>[https://www.periscope.tv/w/1zqKVljlzyDJB ''Black Lives Matter Unmasked''], Lee Stanahan, 2020.</ref>  Garza wrote, "When I use Assata [Shakur]'s powerful demand in my [[Community organizing|organizing]] work, I always begin by sharing where it comes from, sharing about Assata’s significance to the Black Liberation Movement, what its political purpose and message is, and why it’s important in our context."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Garza|first1=Alicia|title=A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement|url=http://www.thefeministwire.com/2014/10/blacklivesmatter-2/|website=The Feminist Wire|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref>