Tag Archives: Prisons
Thousands of Georgia prisoners on strike
TweetThere is a prisoner strike of historic proportions going on right now in Georgia. Since Thursday, thousands of prisoners have been refusing to leave their cells in protest of poor living and working conditions in GA prisons. Samhita mentioned the strike in yesterday’s What We Missed, but it deserves more attention. The protest has been [...]
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Angela Davis talks prison abolition on Democracy Now
Tweethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af1gQpkpk6Q Angela Davis is for sure one of my activist icons. Her longevity in the movement, her commitment to radical politics and her wisdom have been incredible to witness. The intro into Amy Goodman’s (swoon) interview lays out some of the highlights of her activist career (watch it here). In this segment on Democracy Now, [...]
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Nalini Nadkarni: Life science in prison
TweetNalini Nadkarni, “the queen of canopy research,” questions what we think of as static and what we think of as movement. She invites us all to explore unlikely intersections in our continued social justice movements. I’m sold. Tweet
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Kamala Harris Wins California AG Primary
Tweet The incredible Kamala Harris won the primary for the bid to become attorney general of California. If she wins she will be first woman and first person of color elected Attorney General of California. via SFBG Blog. She praised good ideas that her fellow Democrats raised during the primary around fighting gang crime, corporate [...]
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Kiran Bedi on unorthodox approaches to justice