Phela Townsend

interests = a more "socially conscious" & just economy & democracy -views are mine

[Phela Townsend @PhelaTownsend]

Check out my recent Letter to the Editor https://t.co/rtjmJLUsne supporting @drlisadcook and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman's recent op-ed https://t.co/DAHj10RSr4

[Phela Townsend @PhelaTownsend]

@sandeepvaheesan @Econ_Marshall @Claudia_Sahm Ha

[Phela Townsend @PhelaTownsend]

RSVP for "Tech & Policing – 1 Year Later." In the hands of police, tech continues to be yet another weapon. That’s why we’re hosting a virtual panel on “Tech & Policing" with experts from across our movements on Thursday, June 24th at 1pm ET. https://t.co/CPrkJig7LO

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

"by 1907 every Southern state had changed constitution to disenfranchise Black voters, through poll taxes, literacy tests, property requirements, etc. # of Black registered voters in MS fell from 130,483 in 1876 to 1,264 by 1900; in LA from 130,000 in 1896 to 1,342 in 1904"

[Erica Smiley @SmileyJWJ]

If you're looking to support the victims of the San Jose shooting, see the link set up by the labor movement there https://t.co/1TvxJZXvqm #Solidarity @ATUComm

[Mark Gaston Pearce @MarkGPearceWRI]

Gwynne Wilcox (friend and outstanding labor attorney) is the first Black Woman to be nominated to the NLRB! Although 86 years in the making, this is what democracy should look like.

[Phela Townsend @PhelaTownsend]

I'm marking the one year anniversary of the George Floyd uprisings by pledging to oppose @Amazon's policing of Black communities, workers and immigrants.

Join me to say we've got #EyesOnAmazon

https://t.co/SaiFe5YtzC

[Phela Townsend @PhelaTownsend]

Happy to share @TaifJany's latest project which he's been working on almost two years now at @TheNext100. #IAmNotAnAlien, which gives immigrants the chance to share their story, in their own voice, and aims to shift the immigration narrative. Watch now: https://t.co/dhuU51DLzO

[Phela Townsend @PhelaTownsend]

@BlessedOpal Thaaanks 🤗

[Phela Townsend @PhelaTownsend]

Very proud and excited about this piece with @angjack! If we’re serious about change, we must not just talk about “centering workers,” and actually invest in deep organizing and advocacy and policy work that gives real power to workers.

[Next100 @TheNext100]

In this new piece, @PhelaTownsend and @angjack of @newprofit discuss what it means to walk the walk of empowering workers to drive change.
https://t.co/4TXQej89px

[meghna #stopcopcity @meggykiki]

We’re all hearing about covid-19 conspiracies and disinformation, but all too often this conversation ignores the BIPOC reality of inequitable medical care and access. Join the convo w the bada$$ @IfyWorks @JacquieSMason @VNGinDC @thedronalisa Register at https://t.co/ZF0yZa1PI6

[Chris Martin @chrismartin100]

Honored to have my book be part of @ILRReview symposium with these brilliant labor thinkers: Michael Hillard, @brookeerinduffy @PhelaTownsend and @greenhousenyt. Thanks @Eric_Alterman @rwmcchesney @micahuetricht / Open access through May 14 https://t.co/5WDJDlHF0I

[MIC Center @MIC_Center]

Don’t miss this event! We will be speaking with the two lead claimants James Farrar & Yaseen Aslam abt the lawsuit they won against @Uber in the UK. Joining us are worker-organizers across the globe. 4/20 at 1pm
https://t.co/K2WgPBcEbL
Register here: https://t.co/Gr2h7Uokz8

[meghna #stopcopcity @meggykiki]

Still waiting for a race analysis of who disinformation and misinformation disproportionately harms...

Meanwhile, I'll leave this letter for the record here by the organizations of the Disinfo Defense League and led by @freepress #BigTechOnBlast

https://t.co/GOuNif8L6F

[BrandiCD wrote BLACK SKINHEAD (on sale now) @BrandingBrandi]

“We have a STRONG relationship with law enforcement” say more about that Jack 👀 #BigTechOnBlast

[Phela Townsend @PhelaTownsend]

@BostonJoan commenting "Disinformation Nation" hearing... on importance of workers organizing... “If we’re going to see any change from these companies, it is going to be because the employees make it so.”

[Phela Townsend @PhelaTownsend]

Tune in! #BigTechOnBlast

[MediaJustice @mediajustice]

We are LIVE Join our #BigTechOnBlast Watch Party:

You can watch the livestream on YouTube here: https://t.co/ecsNkwshEB

You can watch the livestream on Facebook here: https://t.co/11aT3HQIcb

You can download our Big Tech On Blast Bingo here: https://t.co/ILRKTlcEzk

[Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor @KeeangaYamahtta]

What’s behind the attacks on “critical race theory”? https://t.co/PjRe2CirQH

[Kate Bahn @LipstickEcon]

This is such a good and important piece.

"This is why talk about “overheating” the economy—as Larry Summers recently did in a Washington Post op-ed—is problematic. It detaches people from policy and commodifies the value and welfare of human life."

[Athena Coalition @athenaforall]

An incredible report on Amazon's "disposable labour" across the pond. Abusive zero hour contracts. Wage theft. Workers struggling to survive @Amazon.

Investigative reporting by @MaeveMCC @CatMcShane @cboutaud @Mellino @nimrashahid_ for @TBIJ

https://t.co/wqfWNfwww2