Fascism at the Door, Neighbors in the Street: Abolition in Practice
“I think a lot of us could level up our skills,” says researcher Tamara Nopper.
“I think a lot of us could level up our skills,” says researcher Tamara Nopper.
Let’s make this a winter of fortification, of learning, and bonding together like the winter snow that federal agents are so afraid of.
“Care really should be at the center of our strategy, of our analysis, and of our practice,” says Aaron Goggans.
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
“It’s all hands on deck and we have to fight. This is the only way,” says Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
"There are living, breathing people all around you who need your sense of decency to be made material. Don’t give up on them, or on you."
“We're going to need a lot more in-person opportunities for us to expand our humanity,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
“It’s meant to exhaust us. It’s meant to destroy us."
"Chicagoans will not be a conquered people."
“There is no neutral ground in this moment. You’re either resisting or you’re complicit,” says Eman Abdelhadi.
"Being out here to demand what is right is the only way to stay human," says Jessica Darrow.