Black Liberation and the Abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex: An Interview with Rachel Herzing (repost)

Over the next few weeks we will be posting select chapters from the first issue of Propter Nos. Below is an excerpt from our inaugural publication. Rachel Herzing lives and works in Oakland, CA, where she fights the violence of policing and imprisonment. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Black Liberation and …

Nathalie Moreau (1964-2016) (repost)

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our comrade Nathalie Moreau. Brilliant and dedicated activist, Nathalie passed away on September 5 surrounded by her family, victim of an ovarian cancer that was diagnosed a little less than four years ago. Read the rest of this post …

Policing and the Violence of White Being: An Interview with Dylan RodrĂ­guez (repost)

Over the next few weeks we will be posting select chapters from the first issue of Propter Nos. Below is an excerpt from our inaugural publication. Dylan is a Professor and former Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Riverside. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Policing and the Violence …

One Month Until National Prisoner Strike: Updates, News and Plugging in (repost)

One month till the National Prisoner Strike! In one month, prisoners across the country will answer the call to “let the crops rot in the plantation fields, to go on strike and cease reproducing the institutions of [their] confinement. Read the rest of this post on the original site at …

Some Concrete Anti-Repression Tools to Share with Striking Prisoners (repost)

The following are a couple of basic anti-repression tools that you can share with any prisoner contacts on the inside, in anticipation of, during, and in the aftermath of the September national prison strike. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Some Concrete Anti-Repression Tools to …

Sterilization of indigenous women an act of genocide, new book says (repost)

An Act of Genocide, Colonialism and the Sterilization of Aboriginal Women was written by Karen Stote, an assistant professor of women and gender studies at Wilfred Laurier University in Ontario. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Sterilization of indigenous women an act of genocide, new …

A quiet crime wave against Manitoba’s Sayisi Dene women (repost)

This week, CBC News has launched a nationwide special series that reveals the most intensive and updated look at Canada’s missing and murdered indigenous girls and women. Among the communities that have been affected is Manitoba’s Sayisi Dene First Nation. Read the rest of this post on the original site …

Combien ça coûte un livre? (repost)

Vendredi, c’était la journĂ©e «Le 12 aoĂ»t, j’achĂšte un livre quĂ©bĂ©cois!». Cet Ă©vĂ©nement est l’initiative des auteurs Patrice Cazeault et AmĂ©lie DubĂ©. Une journĂ©e comme celle-lĂ  ne change peut-ĂȘtre pas le monde, mais elle a son importance. Read the rest of this post on the original site at Combien ça …