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It& #39;s jarring to see folks who are speaking as abolitionists on webinars also calling for charges to be brought against cops. I absolutely get why our people ask for that.
But also, u shouldn& #39;t be doing public talks on abolition if you aint one, friends.
But also, u shouldn& #39;t be doing public talks on abolition if you aint one, friends.
That& #39;s not gate keeping. Do right & give those opportunities to folks who& #39;ve been studying and working on abolition. I got a list.
Abolitionists don& #39;t believe in affirming or legitimizing the prison system at all.
Not shade to folks who aint there yet.
Abolitionists don& #39;t believe in affirming or legitimizing the prison system at all.
Not shade to folks who aint there yet.
its weird that folks are responding & #39;you mean i cant speak as an expert on abolition if I& #39;m not an abolitionist?! How condescending!"
We all got room to grow. Everyone of us. This isn& #39;t to ridicule anyone who aint there yet, its saying maybe dont speak on it as an expert yet?
We all got room to grow. Everyone of us. This isn& #39;t to ridicule anyone who aint there yet, its saying maybe dont speak on it as an expert yet?
it aint shade. It certainly was a journey for me getting here.
But this work deserves the same rigor & respect as other things. You learn, you grow, you open space for others. Thats not gatekeeping- its protecting the integrity of work so many folks have built.
But this work deserves the same rigor & respect as other things. You learn, you grow, you open space for others. Thats not gatekeeping- its protecting the integrity of work so many folks have built.
And this ain’t to young folks more so as it’s to folks who’ve already built a following or platform & see this as the next thing to talk about cuz everyone’s curious.
It’s not always a/b how long you’ve been at this politic, but how developed and cosistent you are on it.
It’s not always a/b how long you’ve been at this politic, but how developed and cosistent you are on it.
One thingto add to this thread from yday. There’s still room to deal w/the tensions and contradictions in this space. I don’t want to make the mistake of saying you can’t come into the church of abolition if your politics ain’t perfect. That’s not what this thread was a/b
