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“New Bones” Abolitionism, Communism, and Captive Maternals”
Joy James uses poet Lucille Clifton’s image of “new bones’ to reflect on a series of revolutionary anniversaries in 2021 and the nature of political leadership.
Minnesota Uprising Alert: Request for Support
On this, the 50th anniversary of the Attica Prison protests/uprising for human rights, we highlight that the April 23, 2021, Mellon Sawyer UC-Davis “Abolitionism and Communism” panel included urgent requests from community activists in the chat requesting support and donations to legal defense/commissaries for protesters arrested in Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd’s execution by police. Although former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted, government, DAs, police continue highly punitive and draconian repression against protesters across the country. Please read and respond to requests from targeted activists.
Defund the Police is Not Abolition
The demand to defund the police has become a central narrative responding to the graphic killing of Black people. Black organizers must now discuss if this strategy can move us closer to community control of public safety and unpoliced Black neighborhoods.
Women Political Prisoners: Defending Our Communities, Defending Our Lives Inbox
March 25th for an International Women’s Month conversation with four courageous women who have stood up for their lives and their communities.
Official Statement from Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, Lisa Simpson, mother of Richard Richer, and the Collective
Samaria Rice, Lisa Simpson, Richard Richer, and the Collective, public statement calling on Tamika D. Mallory and others to stop capitalizing off their loved ones and to call on the People to join their fight for accountability.
FTP Coalition Responds to NYC DOI Report
The FTP Coalition led street actions so Black communities can see that while the police will always respond with unbridled violence even to peaceful assembly, we have the collective right and duty to stop them.