Nicole M. G-B

7-12 ELA Teacher, EdD student at Hamline University, Aspiring abolitionist and researcher

[Dr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist @drjenwolkin]

When you’re down about the fact that Trauma Changes the Brain

I want you to remember:

SO. DOES. HEALING.

[Hanif Abdurraqib @NifMuhammad]

the Sharpton clip I've seen bouncing around is upsetting, but not surprising. one of the last of a handful of times I got arrested it was for stealing deodorant, toothpaste and a toothbrush. I was living out of a storage unit, and had finally gotten a job interview after months.

[swm @sheathescholar]

i am exhausted and overwhelmed. i am living through a pandemic and i deserve grace. i am exhausted and overwhelmed. i am living through a pandemic and i deserve grace. i am exhausted and overwhelmed. i am living through a pandemic and i deserve grace.

[Sheila Nezhad @SheilaFTP]

2/2 Practical ways to do that:
Demilitarize, disarm (dissolve SWAT & special ops, take down surveillance, etc.)
Build alt emergency response to scale (mental health teams, unarmed deescalators)
And put A LOT more resources into UBI, mental healthcare, harm reduction housing, etc.

[Sheila Nezhad @SheilaFTP]

3. We have tried every reform in the book, and it doesn't work. We need abolition.
The way we get to abolition is thru a) shrinking the size and scope of police while b) reducing societal reliance on policing by building up alternatives and addressing the root causes of harm 1/2

[B.B. Alston @bb_alston]

Book Banning: When you erase the history/experience of one kid to "protect" another, what you're also saying is that there is one type of kid worth protecting.

[Josh Delaney @jddelaney]

To the women next door who has been blasting Adele on repeat all day and singing/sobbing at the top of her lungs…I’m sure he didn’t deserve you.

[Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks]

Happy Birthday, Angela Davis!

[Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky]

Maxwell trafficked these girls to somebody. Hold each and every one of those somebodies accountable.

[Nicole M. G-B @nicolemgbee]

@HiExpectasianz Love you 😘

[ChristopherBlackwell @ChrisWBlackwell]

There's another covid outbreak on my prison unit. DOC has plenty of N95 masks now, but prisoners will get a disciplinary infraction if they're caught with one. Why? Because N95s also protect us from their tear gas, which they still freely use during a respiratory pandemic.

[Nicole M. G-B @nicolemgbee]

This is now an account to post about my dissertation research and unabashed hatred of the prison industrial complex.
The criminal justice system is designed to prevent any possibility of equality and I'm tired of pretending we can reform our way out of it.