Weekly Roundup, Vol. 7
It’s Friday yet again. We continue to support police and prison abolition and an uprising that will transform this country. We offer solidarity to everyone fighting the good fight.
Police
Cities Ask if It’s Time to Defund Police and ‘Reimagine’ Public Safety [8 min]
When protesters call for ‘defunding the police,’ what does it mean? [10 min]
From soldier to worker [20 min]
‘They don’t belong’: calls grow to oust police from US labor movement [5 min]
Abolition
Towards the horizon of abolition: A conversation with Mariame Kaba [52 min]
What Does Police Abolition Mean? [6 min]
The Domestic Violence I Survived Taught Me The Importance of Prison Abolition [8 min]
Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition [Audio, 85 mins. Transcript, 51 min]
Revolution
What the Heck is Going On In Seattle? [12 min]
When Rioting Works [5 min]
“We Are Fighting for Our Lives Against People With Money and Power” [5 min]
How Do We Change America? [25 min]
US faces allegations of human rights abuses over treatment of protesters [6 min]
Now is the time: Black struggle from Sudan to the US [10 min]
Solidarity with Our Trans Comrades
Dominique Fells, Riah Milton: 2 Black Trans Women Killed This Week [2 min]
Homeless Black Trans women fund [Fundraiser]
Resources
Abolish/Defund Police Master Resource List [Directory]
Master List of Black Revolutionary Readings [Directory]
The Abolitionist Toolkit [Directory]
The Black Anarchism Reader [Book, 122 pages]
Upcoming Events
Justice & Power to Thrive March
June 13th @ 5pm → view details
LVDSA Labor Committee Meeting
June 14th @ 2pm → register
LVDSA Socialist Feminist Committee Meeting
June 14th @ 4pm → register
LVDSA Poolside Chat
June 15th @ 6:30pm → register
DSA Restaurant Organizing Project: Organizing Against Racism in the Workplace
June 16th @ 4pm → register
LVDSA Ecosocialism Committee Meeting
June 17th @ 6pm → register
LVDSA June Regular Monthly Membership Meeting
June 18th @ 6:30pm → register
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