Monica Ramsy مونيكا رمزي (she/they)

ex-atty now PhD’ing on restorative/transformative justice (@SociologyUcla @HPRScholars) •🇪🇬, disabled, 💙💜💖• your friendly neighborhood #feministkilljoy 🥲

[Monica Ramsy مونيكا رمزي (she/they) @monicagramsy]

Thank you so much for this lovely shout out @ianjq! Hearing about this post inspired me out of a years-long twitter hiatus. 🙂 Ty for creating in SU a story-world so lovingly subversive & kaleidoscopic in its political imagination as to rewrite justice mediascapes.

[Immigrant Justice Network @ImmJustice]

The Laken Riley Act is not about public safety.

This report confirms what we have been saying all along, this bill is about mass detention and deportation.

“The legislation…would require an additional 60,000 to 70,000 detention beds — costing about $3.2 billion”

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

The city of LA is still sweeping unhoused people in the middle of this unprecedented crisis. Instead of bringing folks on the streets inside, the city is destroying what little they have & threatening them with arrest.

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

While celebrity losses grab headlines, the Eaton Fire has destroyed nearly 1,000 structures in Altadena, displacing Black families who’ve shaped the community for generations. Here's a brief history of the community. https://t.co/CMU4RizMs0

[Yesha @YeshaCallahan]

I wrote about the history of #Altadena and its Black legacy & the resilience of families who’ve shaped the community for generations. #EatonFire https://t.co/PFiRGvjAfV

[David Stein @DavidpStein]

“Last year, on the same day that the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was murdered by an Israeli sniper in Jenin, the Dan David Prize winners were paraded on stage in an extravagant ceremony just fifty miles west on the grounds of Tel Aviv University.” - @thaqafatalhind

[Mohammed El-Kurd @m7mdkurd]

I wrote about the Nakba, revolution, and jasmine. https://t.co/9CBgQYIRkj

[Hamza Yusuf @Hamza_a96]

Just going to leave this here.

[National Students for Justice in Palestine @NationalSJP]

📍Birzeit University 🇵🇸

*FALASTEEN HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*

images from @ Nazzal.BZU on Instagram

#StudentIntifada

[BreakThrough News @BTnewsroom]

A Berkeley Law professor assaulted a student as she was speaking up about UC Berkeley’s ties to Israel’s genocide in Gaza at a dinner on the final night of Ramadan. The institution has over $2 million invested in weapons companies that supply Israel.

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

UC BERKELEY LAW PROFESSOR ASSAULTS PALESTINIAN MUSLIM HIJABI LAW STUDENT‼️

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of @BerkeleyLaw, (huge Zionist) hosted a dinner for graduating law students. Chemerinsky’s wife & law professor, Catherine Fisk, assaulted a Palestinian Muslim hijabi law student

[Nadia Rahman 駱雯 @nadiarahmansf]

It’s estimated that somewhere between 1200-1500 people are currently at San Francisco city hall in line to comment on the ceasefire resolution.

The line runs outside of the building.

[AROC #FreePalestine #AbolishICE @AROCBayArea]

1300 people waiting in line for 2+ hours demand demand that city council call for a ceasefire! @abc7newsbayarea @kgodesk @nbcbayarea @KTVU @kron4news

[Zahra Billoo @ZahraBilloo]

Over 12,000 people emailed, over 2,500 people are in attendance, public comment is non-stop, and the City Hall walls are ringing with chants of “#ceasefire now” for the third consecutive hour.

[tara al-alami @taraalami]

here is @USC professor John Strauss saying “every one of them should be killed, and I hope they all are” while passing by students who organised a memorial for 10,000+ Palestinian martyrs killed in the past month

[#SurvivedAndPunished @survivepunish]

Take action today to #FreeArlene. It takes just 1-2 min to support her freedom. Instructions here: https://t.co/zdLRdOU4Xc

[#SurvivedAndPunished @survivepunish]

Arlene Dugmore is a Filipina survivor who was prosecuted for another person's actions. Arlene has dedicated herself to serving her community. @GavinNewsom please give Arlene a chance to come home to her children & grandchildren! #ClemencyNow #FreeArlene: https://t.co/vnCWkLO072

[#SurvivedAndPunished @survivepunish]

Take action Monday, May 22nd to support clemency for incarcerated survivor, Arlene Dugmore!

We need your help to Bring Arlene Home! Toolkit here: https://t.co/zdLRdOU4Xc #FreeArlene #ClemencyNow

[Asian Law Caucus @AsianLawCaucus]

For #APAHM2023 let's uplift community members like Arlene Dugmore, a Filipina mother and survivor of domestic violence, who should be given a chance to reunite with her loved ones.

ACTION: Can you urge @GavinNewsom to grant #ClemencyNow to #FreeArlene? https://t.co/GaAqaJKsHL

[CCWP @c_c_w_p]

ALL DAY TODAY! #FreeAllSurvivors #FreeArlene #ClemencyNow 💥

[Sonia Sulaiman Ignyte Award winner! @SoniaSulaiman]

Palestinian writers! Submissions now open for Thyme Travelers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction
Speculative fiction up to 5 000 words
Publication, and a pro rate of 8 cents per word.
https://t.co/0jhRF0A45m

#palestinianwriters #palestine #callsforsubmissions #sff