"Millions reside in jails & prisons & many more are on probation & parole, all of which adversely affect health" as does having an incarcerated family member, which almost 1/2 of all US adults do—"and yet doctors are not learning about any of this." https://t.co/CrOINVkkNi
🚨BREAKING🚨 PENN POLICE RAID PRO-PALESTINE STUDENTS’ HOME
On Friday, October 18th at 6am, 12 Penn Police officers and one PPD officer raided the home of pro-Palestine student organizers in full tactical gear and pointed rifles and handguns at the students.
This is a must-read. As you do, keep in mind:
1) Sensible ideas for replacing policing, and the clear need to do so, are in mainstream news sources. But
2) "if city officials embrace it" ⬇️ is key. Mayor Parker just defunded Philly's Treatment Not Trauma mobile crisis unit.
🚀 Fall Semester, 3rd Cohort, let’s gooooooo! Last night, our family got even bigger as we welcomed an overflow cohort of aspiring revolutionaries, our two new Abolition School Fellows & welcomed *back* our beloved comrade Ant Smith🐜! Stay tuned for big things from this crew!🚀
Free Palestine. Free political prisoners. Free em all! That's what #RunningDownTheWalls is about!
Registration for the solidarity 5K ends this week―don't miss out!
Register: https://t.co/f2QPJb090M
Running not required. All participation welcome―remote or in person.
Art: Zuka
📚 Join the Abolition School family! Our Fall cohort application is OPEN! This semester we will be offering *two* options: our in-person Abolition 101 seminar (meeting in person on Tuesdays) and an advanced seminar on Black Reconstruction (online, Wednesdays). Space is extremely limited so apply soon! We study the world to change it! https://t.co/8313EB10lI 📚
It's Black August, PMFF Fam! 📅 In honor of Black freedom fighters and political prisoners, join us Thurs, 8/8 @ 6p for an in-person letter writing event @writersroomdrexel ! ✍️🏽 Reflect, study, and show solidarity to our family behind walls!
BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has held the City of Philadelphia in contempt of court for the crisis in Philly jails. The ruling cites the city's failure to take "all reasonable steps" to address the jails' chronic staffing shortage.
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Join us at our next letter writing event! This time we will write to incarcerated Pennsylvanians and Palestinians. Global solidarity! Free ‘em all! Free Palestine! #FreePalestine
🎉 On June 1st, we gathered to mark our first full year of revolutionary abolitionist education & to raise a glass 🥂 to the dedication and commitment of all our comrade-students, with some well-earned words of praise from political prisoners Mumia Abu-Jamal & our own Ant Smith. We study the world to change it! Join us! 🎉
If you would like to request books from us from, say, a New York State prison, make sure to include your name, institution, inmate number, and what type of books you enjoy. Feel free to include a request from your Secret Service agent in the same envelope!
WATCH LIVE: House Judiciary Committee public hearing on HB 2296 Felony Murder* We’re in Harrisburg with our movement family to support HB 2296, a bill to end mandatory life w/o parole sentences for people convicted of 2nd degree/felony murder.
WATCH live:https://t.co/qgc03zWmPf
Deepest gratitide to our first seven supporters! You've contributed almost $700 in our first 24 hours, fam 🙏🏽
Alhumdulillah! 🙌🏽
Check the LaunchGood campaign! https://t.co/UtmnQcxVLO
#BreakingWalls! 🧱