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Empire Must Die

Abolition Week 2024 focuses on Empire.

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Felony Murder Law

by E. Paris Whitfield August 30, 2024August 30, 2024

If you forget that these are real human beings whose life has value, regardless of their crime(s), then it becomes easier to make and accept laws that are damaging with long-term and generational consequences.

AI Surveillance
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AI Surveillance as a tool of state repression

by Michigan People's Defense Committee August 29, 2024August 28, 2024
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Policing Student Protests and the Imperial Feedback Loop

by Sumona Gupta August 29, 2024August 27, 2024
Apples & Olives: Mourning Ecocide in Kashmir and Palestine
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Apples & Olives: Mourning Ecocide in Kashmir and Palestine

by Laura O’Connor August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
The Thread That Binds: Settler Colonialism in Gaza and US Prisons
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The Thread That Binds: Settler Colonialism in Gaza and US Prisons

by Michael Ray August 28, 2024August 27, 2024
Los Colonos, settler colonial
Posted inRACE & PLACE

The undigested settler colonial violence of 'Los Colonos'

by Sammy Feldblum August 27, 2024August 27, 2024
Tied Employment as Plantation Labor
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Tied Employment as Plantation Labor

by Likam Kyanzaire August 27, 2024August 27, 2024
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Locked Out: From County Jails to Guantánamo Bay

by Emily Russell August 26, 2024August 26, 2024
This year, our focus is Empire, its endless expansion, and the carceral technologies that make it possible.
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Abolition Week: Empire Must Die

by Sherronda J. Brown and Scalawag Editors August 26, 2024August 26, 2024

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