#Abolition

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

To all the people who argue that the "left" should stop using phrases like "defund the police" and words like "socialism" or "reparations"It's a STUPID STUPID STUPID argument. History has

blithe spirit

emmkick

I think sometimes when people say “abolitionists offer no alternative to prison” what they mean, and maybe don’t realize, is that they want an alternative that feels as vindictive as

Free Them All For Public Health

FreeThemAll2020

Want to save the earth? ABOLISH PRISONS #EarthDay #EarthDay2020 #FreeThemAll4PublicHealth [A thread on toxic prisons] Prisons are a manifestation of environmental racism. The struggles for environmental justice and

Historian

OlivetteOtele

I saw that Mauritius was trending yesterday bec of food, nice beaches and overall beauty. The island is indeed stunning. I spent 1month there for research exactly 2yrs ago for

Korey Zelda

ksterlingzelda

america’s capitalist society built its foundation on the super exploitation of Africans who were brought as slaves; the stealing of land from Indigenous and Mexican people; and the genocide of

thelonelytranssexual 🤔

iamtranssexual

I am delighted that sense has prevailed over the GRA and am proud to have supported many great women in their campaigning to block self ID.This morning I feel hurt.I

Katie

Katie47615677

Juneteenth celebrations are underway nationally to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Recent events illustrate there is still much reform necessary in the United States to achieve

Black African of Color: The Negro Subversive

negrosubversive

Folks really overestimate how conservative and reactionary "regular," Black folks are. No, I don't think I could walk into the deacon board meeting at Mt. Abyssinia Baptist church in Whocaresville,

April

ReignOfApril

I’m reading. I’m trying to understand. I’m not there yet.But... abolition can’t mean freedom from consequence, can it? Because I’m seeing some of that today.I’m not saying Amy Cooper should

Kyle Brooks

ThaNubianPrince

I'm reckoning with the ways my particular journey of childhood religious formation and academic study of religion has produced a disenchantment that is both useful and antagonistic. 1/7 It particularly

Anti-Fascist Abolitionist AWK

AWKWORDrap

Derek Chauvin was involved in 5 police killings before suffocating George Floyd to deathBut Chauvin's far from the only cop to get away with murder.In fact, those who *are* fired

Julie S. Lalonde

JulieSLalonde

I am drowning in "BUT IF WE DEFUND COPS, WHO WILL PUNISH RAPISTS?!" messages. *Deep breath* I've been working with sexual assault survivors since 2003.I have, without exaggeration, supported literal

Silent of Talok VIII

SilentFan85

I'm perplexed how overwhelming numbers of obtuse people can change fantastic words and/or titles into something negative; given enough time, sarcasm or ill-will.Such as SJW, snowflake, bully or egregious (to

Mia Mingus

miamingus

I will never understand how people ask me, a disabled person who was part of forwarding the disability justice framework, to be part of events that don't prioritize accessibility (e.g.

Hamilton Student Mobilization Network

HamStu_

The following statement is in solidarity with @WpgPoliceHarm as part of the ongoing call for police abolition and mass decarceration. Incarceration is a violent state of isolation & seclusion and

Yousuf

604yousuf

A lot of people have a rose-tinted, naive view of the "traditional ulama" and what their role is or has been in Muslim societies. This isn't an attack on the