Three years ago, we hosted a conversation with Michelle Alexander, Naomi Klein, and @KeeangaYamahtta in Chicago.
Here’s @NaomiAKlein’s concluding remark on what we should expect from a Trump Administration during a moment of deep crisis, and how we should respond.
So here, in 60 secs, CRT de-mystified. Watch, share, and challenge the lies that are being used to justify the GOP repression of history, knowledge, and justice.
Do @thechicks need to agree to an interview to have their music played on country radio? Why not just play the music because it’s pretty friggin amazing? Why do women have to constantly be available and accessible to a format that is uninterested in playing their songs?
We wanted to communicate with everyone for transparency. Our Louisville Community Bail Fund money has been held up by Action Network since mid May. Our lawyers are working on this, and we hope to have these funds soon. Currently we are using the fundraising links below (1/2)
Police unions really have rigged the system. They got cities to sign legally binding contracts that prohibit any layoffs of police. So they can’t really cut size of the police force. And they can’t cut the budget because they also agreed to automatic salary/benefits increases.
Taurus: So I realized I wanted to be alone on a rock...for like a really long time
Therapist: Wow
Taurus: And then I just thought, what if I bought a desert. Like as an emotional and financial investment.
Therapist:
Philonise Floyd (George Floyd’s brother) called on the @UN to investigate US racism and police violence. The day before 54 African countries submitted a proposal to do the same. But that proposal was dropped and the resolution watered down in support of Washington and its allies.
Thanks @louisvillemayor for showing us how incredibly broken our system is. We need to completely defund the police in #louisvilleky and build a just solution that actually increases safety, is accountable to community concerns, and that centers our most vulnerable residents!
BREAKING: It’s 6am and we are live at Mitch McConnell’s house on #Juneteenth demanding justice for #BreonnaTaylor and for all of us.
Every single problem in our country, Mitch McConnell stands in the way of solving.
Wake up, or get ready to get voted out. #WakeUpMitch
Good morning, we made a zine on police and prison abolition, featuring a very helpful conversation with @prisonculture.
We're going to be printing out and giving it away in Baltimore but we made a pdf to share as well:
https://t.co/ZGyMFvkSNI
By continuing to fund the police and giving them the means to take Black lives — whether it be by incarcerating them or killing them — then we are, with our action and our inaction, saying that Black lives don’t matter https://t.co/EHKoBox8Bt
Metro Council is meeting tomorrow. here's how you can tune in. They are discussing the 2020-21 proposed budget. Let them know we demand #divestfromlmpd. they need to #defundpolice and #defendBlackLife