SUPPORT COLUMBUS OHIO PROTESTORS (especially now that there's a curfew at 10pm & National Guard are coming)
DONATE to @fund_columbus bail fund:
https://t.co/qoyJeg1EQI
CashApp: $ColumbusFreedomFund
For all info in image & updates: https://t.co/kPgdlCRA3H
#BlackLivesMatter
Mariame Kaba @prisonculture also notes that abolitionists have been creating new worlds with so little. The PIC has been flush with funds for nearly 300 years - and for what? We should not be the ones in despair; THEY should recognize the unfeasibility of their vision.
"We're not trying to replicate the prison industrial complex. The idea is to transform radically both our conditions and our responses," says Rachel Herzing on practicing abolition on a daily basis by not relying on a single remedy. #AMC2020
"They've had years to figure out how to be survivor-centric and haven't done it," says @prisonculture in regards to institutions that commit and contribute to violence. #AMC2020
Mariame Kaba @prisonculture: "Abolitionists are concerned with ending sources of violence. Police… don’t actually solve violence; they are actually concentrated forms of violence. They bring about premature death."
💌 From Dreams to Practice: Abolition in our Lifetimes -- Read more to learn about this amazing plenary!
ℹ️ What time is it on the clock of the world?
This time of triple pandemics - of police violence, coronavirus, and of unprecedented econ… https://t.co/UQgUkgDTEv
Some places to be Today (7/25) are:
* 11:00AM: Corner of Drexel and East Main (Bexley March for Black Lives)
* 1:00PM: The Topiary Park (Power To The Students)
* 6:30 PM: Columbus City Hall (Roll out bike ride to Goodale)
Wear a mask, stay hydrated and save this info:
SAVE THE DATE! On July 31, BQIC will join a group of concerned Columbus residents in demanding the firing of Police Chief Quinlin. In the past weeks, Columbus residents have continued to wake up to the many arms of police state and state repression.
Sunday! "Join abolitionist dreamers, thinkers and practitioners for glimpses into a policing free future that is increasingly present." ft. @interruptcrim team @dreanyc123 & @prisonculture#AMC2020 https://t.co/uSVgddwWjA
Columbus folks: teach-in this Saturday, facilitated by @cbusfreedom and CPD Out Of CCS. definitely slide through if you've had an eye on that fight, or if you're interested in finding out how to support the students.
(Flyer design by @love_highest)