Omaha Abolition Research

Students of the abolitionist movement, local government watchdogs, advocates for community care & accountability. #blacklivesmatter #8toabolition #omaha

[Seeing Red Nebraska @SeeingRedNE]

This Tuesday July 19, the Omaha City Council will vote to approve a lengthy consent agenda. In this agenda is item #75 in which the City of Omaha wants to provide *at minimum* $19,000 worth of helmets and rifle plates to Tactical 88 … (1/x)

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[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

We’d like to send our apologies to the OAR Book Club Members. Unexpected technical difficulties forced us to postpone the meeting. We will be meeting next Saturday (July 2nd) to discuss the first two sections of Soledad Brother. We’ll be covering the foreword through page 67.

[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

In the same day OPD is expecting applause for firing one terrible cop who shot pepper balls at someone’s groin in 2020, another cop is brutalizing a kid. OPD is still showing itself a consistent danger to the community.

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[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

You can also find a free online copy of the book available here: https://t.co/2mDj8NdzQL

[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

Our next book club reading: ‘Soledad Brother’ by George Jackson! First Discussion: Sat. June 25th, 11AM via Zoom! We recommend getting a copy at your local library or @AKPressDistro
Sign up for the OAR book club here:
https://t.co/hFM2pY2bwZ
#abolition #abolitionreading

[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

An important thread:

[Winter @deenafaywinter]

I have read the 72-page state report on MPD, and compiled some of the most jaw-dropping portions. Here are some of them. 🧵

[Meek Mill-itant @JaKeenFox]

We honestly don’t need police…

[🏴Omaha Autonomous Action🏴 @OmahaAutonomous]

Update 2:35 pm. Right after i stopped the video they arrested the resident. No picture or video for privacy.

[Hampton Institute @HamptonThink]

Wealthy people (and especially those who get into politics) in the US are the most insecure demographic in the world because deep down they know their cushioned bubble is the direct result of so much misery for others. And they live with constant fear of a reckoning.

[SaveOmahaPublicLibrary @Save_OPL]

1/13 Upset about the Mayor’s press conference yesterday? We are too. Here are our major concerns:

[Hampton Institute @HamptonThink]

Bourgeois courts arent meant to provide justice for the people. Like all amerikkkan institutions, they serve capital. As a wannabe pig & defender of property, Rittenhouse is a proxy for capital.

Justice for the people can only be realized in the streets. We've always known this.

[Chris Bowling @ChrisMBowling]

If anyone on here is awake, I'm going on @1stSkyOmaha to talk TIF at 7:45. It's the city's biggest tool to spur private development. But some say it's being mishandled and the neediest people are paying the price.
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[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

#ICYMI Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children
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Thank you @AP for doing this important research.

[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

What book should our abolition book club read next? Let us know what you think, and hit us up if you want to join in!

#abolition #BookClub

[SaveOmahaPublicLibrary @Save_OPL]

Want to advocate for @OmahaLibrary but unsure where to start?
Here are some ideas we heard at the recent forum & online that you may want to advocate for in OPL’s strategic plan.
Reply with your ideas, keep brainstorming & complete the library survey⬇️
https://t.co/frsXig3xzM

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: U.S. police killings were undercounted by more than 17,000 over the past 40 years, a new study found, raising questions about the racial bias of medical examiners and their role in obscuring the real extent of police violence. https://t.co/C4lMqSDYei

[SaveOmahaPublicLibrary @Save_OPL]

THREAD 1/4 We've seen your requests for access to the full records request. The pages we've referenced in past posts are 323, 332-334 and 161.

Find the full 400+ page document here: https://t.co/yPxVRzbXZs

(Easier to view on desktop; mobile requires downloading MEGA app.)

[Lincoln Journal Star @JournalStarNews]

The Lincoln Police Department and the Nebraska State Patrol have linked  fentanyl-laced cocaine that has led to multiple overdoses to the State Patrol’s own evidence locker, they announced Friday.  https://t.co/MdCuX2uYJt

[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

Omaha City Council approved the mayor’s 2022 city budget, decreasing the Library budget by $20K while increasing the OPD budget by $5.3M. We have an allocation problem, and the solution isn’t putting public assets & knowledge in the hands of Omaha’s wealthiest people.

[SaveOmahaPublicLibrary @Save_OPL]

THREAD 1/9 The City of Omaha and Heritage Services have been working since at least
April 2019 on a plan to privatize OPL and significantly reduce the services offered. We have
documents, released in a public records request.

[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

Here are the important dates:
August 17 - City Council votes to approve the budget
August 24 - City Council will consider any amendments that may be vetoed by the mayor
August 31 - City Council votes to finalize the budget /6

[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

78 people testified in opposition to the proposed 2022 budget at the public hearing last week. /1

[Omaha Abolition Research @OmahaAbolition]

You can still call or email your City Council representative to let them know how you feel about these amendments before the final vote. /5