#mariamekaba

[thecutestantifa]

Prison is not Feminist!

[jeeheipark]

"For me that’s looked sitting in a church with community members, hashing out a situation that occurred with a group of young men in the community, who had been responsible for mugging, terrorizing really in some ways, an older white man in the neighborhood—a man who was now incredibly fearful as a result of what had happened to him. Figuring out: why would you do that? What led to this? What might we imagine other than turning to the cops in this instance? How do we resolve both the fear that you’ve now introduced in this person’s life and the pain and dispossession that you’ve been experiencing in your own? I guess that answer won’t satisfy people who want you to provide them with a solution, with the solution. Who immediately want to know: “how are we going to deal with the rapists and the murderers?” This is the question that always gets thrown at anybody who identifies as abolitionist—and my question back is “what are you doing right now about the rapists and the murderers?” That’s the first thing: Is what’s happening right now working for you? Are you feeling safer? Has the current approach ended rape and murder? The vast majority of rapists never see the inside of a courtroom, let alone get convicted and end up in prison. In fact, they end up becoming President. So the system you feel so attached to and that you seem invested in preserving is not delivering what you say you want, which is presumably safety and an end to violence. Worse than that it is causing inordinate additional harm. The logics of policing and prisons are not actually addressing the systemic causes and roots of violence." . . — Mariame Kaba “Towards the horizon of abolition: A conversation with Mariame Kaba” twitter: prisonculture

[nessequals7]

Morning Read 📚#MariameKaba (at Police State) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFuYYUwF947/?igshid=1ebl5nq2eh3dz

[sonofoshun]

#Repost @allofusornone ・・・ Repost from @piperkerman • Police in #Minneapolis slowly killed #GeorgeFloyd in broad daylight while a horrified crowd screamed for them to stop. If you don’t have a context for this form of killing visit the site of @eji_org National Memorial to Peace & Justice in Montgomery AL. The Memorial documents the longstanding, still-standing practice of lynching in America, including the role law enforcement has played in the killings. Police who kill civilians in the US are almost never held accountable. If you want to organize against white supremacist violence check out this discussion w/ #MariameKaba https://truthout.org/audio/adventures-in-digital-organizing-with-mariame-kaba/ & follow @colorofchange Art: @shirien.creates #Repost @shirien.creates ・・・ Yesterday, in yet another act of racial injustice causing mass outrage, George Floyd yelled “I can’t breathe” and pleaded for his life as a white Minneapolis police officer violently pinned him down. George died after. He was murdered in broad daylight. His death is reminiscent of the death of Eric Garner. Even with a crowd yelling at him to stop and while folks filmed the murder, the cop did it anyway, showing the massive injustice and little value our “criminal justice” system has toward black lives. Heartbroken, angry and disgusted. This must end. May George Floyd Rest in Power. Say his name. #blacklivesmatter #sayhisname #georgefloyd https://www.instagram.com/p/CArFNuDnlbs/?igshid=1f7nd9812bt78

[differentshadesofamber]

I'm using this quote completely out of context but I needed this little reminder. Thinking positive is bloody hard work #Repost @opalayo • • • • • A WORD. Apply it how you will. From the spiritual to the political all of it’s interconnected and maintaining a posture of hope is required. ⁣ ⁣ Much love to my sister, mentor and fellow abolitionist Mariame Kaba for this poignant articulation.⁣ ⁣ [image description: quote on pale yellow background in yellow letters. Quote says: Hope is a diacripline. - Mariame Kaba] #soulfulsunday ⁣ #quotestoliveby ⁣ #quoteoftheday ⁣ #MariameKaba https://www.instagram.com/p/BtiLkWBBItd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fq753qccvun1

[tqpannie]

@Regranned from @mattmcgorry - Repost from @micahbazant “This was the piece that kicked off many things. It was my FIRST piece of public, non-commissioned art. Art that just came out of my longing for trans people to be able LIVE, and my respect for #CeCeMcDonald - a Black trans woman who continues to speak out + teach all of us. . . I stressed over this piece for a year. #MariameKaba finally encouraged me that it was needed and to get it done. On this night before #TDOR, 5 years ago, I was up all night finishing it, and shared it on #TDOR 2013. 5000+ tumblr notes ltr I realized this longing was bigger than me. . . The words are from labor organizer Mother Jones, but I love how, after this piece, they became a call for trans lives. Im sharing this not to boost myself, but b/c I think its valuable to share our creative processes & impact. This is how culture shift happens. . . You can buy this piece on my site [micahbazant.com] and all the $$ goes direct to #CeCeMcDonald to support her survival. Because when most trans people of color are criminalized, they don't just have to survive the initial attack, they have to survive abuse in prison & then chronic unemployment b/c of a criminal record. . . This #TDOR lets all recommit to fighting like hell for Black Trans Lives. . . #BlackTransLivesMatter “ - #regrann

[dmnsqrl]

#Repost @micahbazant (@get_repost) ・・・ This was the piece that kicked off many things. It was my FIRST piece of public, non-commissioned art. Art that just came out of my longing for trans people to be able LIVE, and my respect for #CeCeMcDonald - a Black trans woman who continues to speak out + teach all of us. . . I stressed over this piece for a year. #MariameKaba finally encouraged me that it was needed and to get it done. On this night before #TDOR, 5 years ago, I was up all night finishing it, and shared it on #TDOR 2013. 5000+ tumblr notes ltr I realized this longing was bigger than me. . . The words are from labor organizer Mother Jones, but I love how, after this piece, they became a call for trans lives. Im sharing this not to boost myself, but b/c I think its valuable to share our creative processes & impact. This is how culture shift happens. . . You can buy this piece on my site [micahbazant.com] and all the $$ goes direct to #CeCeMcDonald to support her survival. Because when most trans people of color are criminalized, they don't just have to survive the initial attack, they have to survive abuse in prison & then chronic unemployment b/c of a criminal record. . . This #TDOR lets all recommit to fighting like hell for Black Trans Lives. . . #BlackTransLivesMatter

[kaploded2]

#Repost @micahbazant (@get_repost) ・・・ This was the piece that kicked off many things. It was my FIRST piece of public, non-commissioned art. Art that just came out of my longing for trans people to be able LIVE, and my respect for #CeCeMcDonald - a Black trans woman who continues to speak out + teach all of us. . . I stressed over this piece for a year. #MariameKaba finally encouraged me that it was needed and to get it done. On this night before #TDOR, 5 years ago, I was up all night finishing it, and shared it on #TDOR 2013. 5000+ tumblr notes ltr I realized this longing was bigger than me. . . The words are from labor organizer Mother Jones, but I love how, after this piece, they became a call for trans lives. Im sharing this not to boost myself, but b/c I think its valuable to share our creative processes & impact. This is how culture shift happens. . . You can buy this piece on my site [micahbazant.com] and all the $$ goes direct to #CeCeMcDonald to support her survival. Because when most trans people of color are criminalized, they don't just have to survive the initial attack, they have to survive abuse in prison & then chronic unemployment b/c of a criminal record. . . This #TDOR lets all recommit to fighting like hell for Black Trans Lives. . . #BlackTransLivesMatter