Amira (she/her)

#SafetyThroughSolidarity • tweets = mine + rt ≠ endorsement

[The Webby Awards @TheWebbyAwards]

Go behind the build for @endeavor_global's new digital hub in the Crafted with Code showcase, presented with @wpengine. You'll see how @WideEyeCo centered Endeavor's ethos of dreaming big, scaling up and paying it forward to local economies — and more! https://t.co/VQlRpgm1ld

[Rowaida Abdelaziz @Rowaida_Abdel]

Using Islam in the abortion debate (from either side!) is grossly reductive and Islamophobic. The sentiment has been either “omg this is sharia law” or “even Islam allows abortion.” Two sides of the coin. Both problematic.

Leave Islam & Muslims alone. This one is on you.

[Defund Somerville Police @Defund_SPD]

Two weeks ago, the city council voted 8-3 to deny SPD a roughly $50,000 traffic enforcement grant for the first time in a decade. (1/6)

[Afghans For A Better Tomorrow @AfghansTomorrow]

We are outraged.

President Biden's decision to set aside half of Afghanistan's frozen reserves to 9/11 families is short-sighted, cruel, and will worsen a catastrophe in progress, affecting millions of Afghans, many of whom are on the verge of starvation.

Our statement:

[Amira (she/her) @ameerawayo]

Making drivers licenses available to all is a key part of interrupting the traffic stop–to-deportation pipeline. This bill would help keep our streets & communities safer. It's time to pass the bill! #DrivingMaForward

[Driving Families Forward Coalition @DrivingMA4ward]

🚨BREAKING🚨
We are excited to announce that The Work & Family Mobility Act has been voted favorably out of committee! We thank the Co-Chairs of the Transportation Committee Rep. Straus & @SenJohnFKeenan, & State House Leadership! #DrivingMAFoward #mapoli
https://t.co/UjBhyAZbFa

[Amira (she/her) @ameerawayo]

Somerville action 🚨 How do you think our city should spend $77 million dollars to repair our community? My mind jumps to emergency rental assistance, hazard pay for essential workers & direct payments to low-income households. Share your thoughts in the survey below 👇

[CAAS @CAASomerville]

The City of Somerville is receiving approximately $77 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Share your opinions with the City on how funds should be spent! You can take the survey here: https://t.co/z16Yh54ieO
#somervillema #caasomerville

[Amira (she/her) @ameerawayo]

@spooky_matcha send selfies ily2sm

[ACRE @ACREcampaigns]

ShotSpotter is not a public safety solution. It is a corporation that requires police and community violence to make a profit.

….and the technology just doesn’t work. But it does lead to fatal and violent interactions between police and Black and brown communities. ACTION ⬇️

[Dr. Yolande Bouka @yolandebouka]

Vax apartheid is bad. But don’t confuse the issue when critiquing the recent travel ban. Antiblackness is at the root of reactionary narratives placing Africa at the site of origin & spread of omicron instead of SA being the 1st to identify new variants present around the world.

[Amira (she/her) @ameerawayo]

If you want to learn more about the connections between gang policing and counterterrorism programs, check out this thread from our event last night.

[MuslimJusticeLeague @MuslimJustice]

Our event #AreYouOnTheLists: Abolishing Gang Databases & Terrorism Watchlists is happening now! Tune in on zoom or follow this thread to join the conversation 🧵: https://t.co/57VwboB3VS

[MuslimJusticeLeague @MuslimJustice]

. @ameerawayo shares: Both gang and terrorist frameworks often rely on indicators. These indicators are almost exclusively first amendment protected activities: from engaging with religious institutions, to wearing certain sports logos.

[MuslimJusticeLeague @MuslimJustice]

What do you see as the most clear connection between “gang” labeling and “terrorist” labeling? @ameerawayo shares: These labels give law enforcement complete authority and political cover to criminalize the everyday behavior of Black, Muslim and immigrant communities.

[Project South @ProjectSouth]

TONIGHT! Join the NYC GANGS Coalition, CUNY CLEAR, Muslim Justice League, Just Futures Law, & the Center for Constitutional Rights discuss similarities & differences between gang databases & terrorism watchlists. Register: https://t.co/No6hWtPvkf

[Harsha Walia (she/her) @HarshaWalia]

Like so many others, today has been a day of peak climate despair and rage and hopelessness.

Watch this video, let the war cry light your fire, give thanks to Wet'suwet'en and all land defenders sacrificing so much to protect the sacred, and join the resistance.

[Sam @SamHasThoughts]

Imagine what we could do if we spent $105 million on building things that actually make our community safer instead of furthering our investment in policing! Sign @Defund_SPD's petition for real public safety at 90 Washington St.
https://t.co/kDeQE0f1J7

[Amira (she/her) @ameerawayo]

I just signed a @defund_spd petition: Remove the Police from the New Public Safety Building at 90 Washington St. Sign on here: https://t.co/uqfeLd4mWM

[Amira (she/her) @ameerawayo]

Police databases will never keep us safe -- they give to give law enforcement cover to police, surveil + deport with impunity. Catch me, @aly_panjwani + more dope organizers talk about abolishing it all: from gang databases to terrorist watch lists! RSVP: https://t.co/y8YhnHhMRr

[MuslimJusticeLeague @MuslimJustice]

Understanding the connections between gang policing and counterterrorism programs is critical to building solutions that don't throw ANY community under the bus. Join us on 11/17 to discuss the impacts of racist policing and watchlisting: https://t.co/RLl6kLO5az

[Councilor Charlotte Kelly @CKforSomerville]

Rain or shine (but today mostly rain) we'll be talking to our neighbors so we can get out the vote! Join us for our #GOTV rally with @VarshPrakash at 12pm https://t.co/wWMEC5S0wt

[MuslimJusticeLeague @MuslimJustice]

From the US to Palestine, the “terrorist” label will always be used to discredit + criminalize liberation movements. Israel’s latest attack on Palestinian civil society is an attack against ALL our global movements for justice. We must #StandWithThe6! Thread with Action Items ⬇️