As part of a work project I recently participated in writing a statement addressing racism in the United States and against police violence and militarization in black and brown communities, see complete statement here – AFSC statement. In addition I worked on these demands post the police killing in Ferguson of Mike Brown. A section… Continue reading We Need Demands and Plans to Fight Police Violence
Sections of the activist community are challenging the idea of body cameras on police officers. Their objections seem to stem from several rationales: (1) the grand jury’s failure to indict the officer in killing of Eric Garner despite the video tape, (2) the camera’s lack of ability to completely eradicate police violence, (3) civil libertarian… Continue reading In Defense of Body Cameras – An Important Short Term Movement Demand
December 9th marks a historic day in the case of one of the most well-known political prisoners in the world. On that day in 1981, Mumia Abu-Jamal was critically wounded in an incident with Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, who was killed. Mumia has continually proclaimed his innocence in the officer’s death. At the time… Continue reading The Need to Continue Our Support for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Kamau guest appearance on Voices of Dissent to speak out on the current state of organizing against police violence. Voices of Dissent with Kamau
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