Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society Stands With Alejandro Orellana
Tallahassee SDS stands in solidarity with Alejandro Orellana and stands firmly against the continued weaponization
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In April 2025, San Jose anti-war activist Alex Dillard was subjected to the execution of a federal search warrant. FBI agents raided his home and seized his personal electronic devices, seeking evidence of alleged ties to Russia and implying that he may have been acting as a foreign
agent.
We, as members of the San Jose community as well as the broad progressive people's movements in the U.S. and around the world, stand in solidarity with Alex against these attacks. We assert that these accusations are entirely baseless. They constitute a clear act of political retaliation against Alex's First Amendment-protected beliefs, activities, and associations.
This incident is not isolated. It reflects a broader pattern of repression by federal agencies against activists, journalists, and organizers who speak out against U.S. imperialism, war, and systemic injustice. From the surveillance and harassment of the Black liberation movement to the targeting of Palestinian solidarity organizers, the U.S. government has repeatedly sought to silence dissent through intimidation and legal persecution.
We condemn this latest act of state repression in the strongest terms. Such tactics are designed to instill fear, disrupt organizing efforts, and criminalize activism. But we refuse to be intimidated. Our community stands united in defense of the right to dissent and to challenge U.S. militarism, corporate greed, and state violence—no matter how aggressively the government attempts to suppress these voices.
We call on all allies, activists, and organizations committed to justice to sign onto this solidarity statement and to remain vigilant and to push back against these escalating attacks. The government’s efforts to conflate activism with "foreign influence" are a transparent attempt to justify repression—but we will not allow these tactics to silence us. We will continue to speak out, organize, and resist. Solidarity, not silence, is our answer to repression.
Activism is not a crime. Opposing war and genocide is not a crime. Hands off our movements!
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Organizations Signed On:
Committee to Stop FBI Repression
1021 Members for Palestine
Alliance of Concerned Jewish Canadians
American Peace Information Council
Anti War Action Network
Binghamton College Republicans
Calgary Anti-Racist Action
Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Citizens Power (Bangladesh)
classconscious.org
Consistent Democrats (Great Britain)
Detroit Anti-War Committee
Diaspora Palante Collective
Food Not Bombs
Freedom Socialist Party
Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Green Liberty Bloc
Hands Off Uhuru Fightback Coalition / Hands Off Uhuru! Hands Off Africa!
Health Care for US
H.E.R.O. Tent
Human Agenda
Humboldt Socialist Union
International Action Center
Kickapoo Peace Circle
La Asamblea Ciudad Real OTAN No Bases Fuera
Labor Today International
Lauren Faith Smith Ministry for Nonviolence
Liaison Committee for the Fourth International - Grupo Emancipao do Trabalho (Brazil)
Los Ronderos de las Redes
Lowcountry Action Committee
Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Minnesota Cuba Committee
MN Anti-War Committee
Moroccan Socialist Youth
Nacion Andaluza (Andalusia)
New Orleans Stop Helping Israel's Ports
North American Climate, Conservation and Environment (NACCE)
New York Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression (NYAARPR)
NYC Jericho Movement
Oregon Greens
Kilusan ng Manggagawang Makabayan (PATRIOTIC WORKERS MOVEMENT) [KMM-KATIPUNAN]
Partido da Causa Operária (Brasil)
Palestine Solidarity Grand Rapids
Progressive Student Union, Grand Valley State University
Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!)
Radical Women
Radio Free Maine
Red Ant Collective
Red October
Red Star Publishers
Resist US-Led War at San Francisco State University
Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT)
San Francisco State University Student Union
San Jose Against War
San Jose League of Revolutionaries for a New America
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Seattle Against War
Silicon Valley Immigration Committee
Socialist Action
Space for Kapwa
Students Organizing for Liberation, UC Berkeley
Students for a Democratic Society, Austin
Students for a Democratic Society, Denver
Students for a Democratic Society, National
Students for a Democratic Society, Portland State University
Students for a Democratic Society, San Jose State
Students for a Democratic Society, Tallahassee
Tendencia Militante Bolchevique (Argentina)
Therapists for Peace & Justice
UC People's Tribunal for Palestine
United National Antiwar Coalition
Veterans For Peace Chapter 27
Women Against Military Madness
Young Democratic Socialists of America, San Francisco State University