I’m going to explain to you why Operation Safety Net, Governor Tim Walz, Sheriff Hutchinson, Mayor Jacob Frey, and last but certainly not least Chief Arradondo are so disingenuous from their very start.
Imagine thinking the people who care about the murder of a child are radicals and that the people who argue for impunity for the murderer are the moral ones.
I have run into my clients in Minneapolis for years. I have even been fortunate enough to be introduced to their partners and kids. Maybe this cop could try seeing clients as actual human beings and ask them how they are doing.
as more time passes and folks start to go back to ~normal~, donations at the sanctuary have slowed down. but the need hasn’t slowed down, and it’s on all of us to remind each other of that. please, please bring something by:
URGENT: Sheraton owners are now evicting folks. There are around 200 community members that were being housed there. If you have any camping supplies, please bring it to Peavey Park ASAP!!! Tents, sleeping bags, other camping supplies are helpful!
Many reforms & strategies to fight policing are circulating right now, some are AMAZING like #DefundPolice; others, like #8cantwait, want to improve policing's war on us.
When in doubt, ask our chart questions, inspired by @prisonculture.
The goal is abolition. We fight to win.
The first couple of nights of curfew, police were riding around in dark clothing with armed officers in the back attempting to intimidate people in many neighborhoods.
Across #Minneapolis, this was a confusing scene which led to more fear about white supremacists. #GeorgeFloyd
I drove around South Minneapolis today documenting a bunch of the #GeorgeFloyd murals that have been popping up on the plywood. Here’s a thread of some of my favorites.